THE SUPREME COURT OF TEXAS




Orders Pronounced September 28, 2000


ORDER ON DIRECT APPEAL




PROBABLE JURISDICTION IS NOTED IN THE FOLLOWING DIRECT APPEAL:

00-0936 TXU ELECTRIC COMPANY, ET AL. v. PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF TEXAS, ET AL.

8 notices of appeal

Public Utility Commission of Texas's motion for expedited briefing schedule granted

TXU Electric Company's motion for expedited briefing schedule dismissed as moot

ORDERS ON PETITIONS FOR REVIEW

THE FOLLOWING PETITIONS FOR REVIEW ARE DENIED:

00-0619 ROBERTO GARCIA ESPINOSA v. AGUSTIN RUIZ; from Brazos County; 14th district (14-99-00838-CV, RULE 47.7, 05-18-00)

00-0666 VAN LEE BREWER v. LARRY S. KAPLAN and MICHAEL I. KAHN; from Dallas County; 5th district (05-98-02123-CV, RULE 47.7, 05-09-00)

00-0668 RICKY TONNESEN v. MARLIN YACHT MANUFACTURING, INC.; from Collin County; 5th district (05-99-00641-CV, RULE 47.7, 03-13-00)







00-0709 PENNY ROBINS and AACRE, INC. v. CLETIUS D. WILDER and THELMA O. WILDER; from Hunt County; 5th district (05-97-00547-CV, RULE 47.7, 02-18-00)

motion to strike dismissed as moot

00-0751 TERRANCE J. PITTS v. DALLAS COUNTY BAIL BOND BOARD; from Dallas County; 7th district (07-99-00222-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 05-08-00)

00-0755 CELIA DURAN, individually and as next friend of E. D., a child v. CINEMARK U.S.A., INC.; from Dallas County; 5th district (05-99-01433-CV, RULE 47.7, 06-15-00)

3 petitions

00-0759 JOHN D. RICHARDSON v. ZURICH INSURANCE CO., INC., G.A.B. BUSINESS SERVICES CO., and G.A.B. ROBINS NORTH AMERICA, INC.; from Bexar County; 4th district (04-99-00438-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 05-31-00)

00-0768 BILLY COWART and JULIE ELAINE COWART, individually and as representative of THE ESTATE OF RICHARD GLENN COWART, deceased v. KMART CORPORATION; from Grayson County; 5th district (05-97-01635-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 05-08-00)

00-0775 REGENCY HOMES, INC., and GENE RUTLAND v. THE CADLE COMPANY; from Bell County; 3rd district (03-99-00318-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 06-15-00)

00-0790 HERBERT FRIAR v. MIKE MOSES, COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION, in his official capacity only, and AUSTIN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT; from Travis County; 3rd district (03-99-00394-CV, RULE 47.7, 05-11-00)

00-0794 JAMIE RISNER v. MCDONALD'S CORPORATION, MCDONALD'S RESTAURANTS OF TEXAS, INC., DANROSE CORPORATION, DANROSE MANAGEMENT COMPANY, and TINA DUNHAM; from Montgomery County; 9th district (09-98-00311-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 06-08-00)

00-0813 JACK L. IVEY, M.D. v. GALEN HOSPITALS OF TEXAS, INC. d/b/a MEDICAL CITY DALLAS HOSPITAL, DONALD J. CONEY, M.D., KATHRYN K. WALDREP, M.D., IRA KORMAN, PH.D., WINFRED PARNELL, M.D., NANCY CARLSTEDT, and DONALD L. STEWART; from Dallas County; 5th district (05-97-00435-CV, RULE 47.7, 03-30-00)

(Justice Enoch not sitting)

00-0825 ANCHOR PAVING COMPANY d/b/a ANCHOR, INC. v. KEVIN SMITH TRINH alias SAI LAM TRINH; from Harris County; 1st district (01-99-01199-CV, RULE 47.7, 05-11-00)

00-0836 JULIE HEARD v. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PROTECTIVE & REGULATORY SERVICES; from Dallas County; 5th district (05-99-00008-CV, RULE 47.7, 04-26-00)

00-0853 JOSEPH A. HANSLER v. JOSEPH P. WENDT, PURDUE INVESTMENTS CORPORATION, a Texas Corporation; from Nueces County; 13th district (13-99-00130-CV, RULE 47.7, 06-01-00)

THE FOLLOWING PETITIONS FOR REVIEW ARE ABATED:

00-0780 TEXAS NATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION COMMISSION v. JOE GRISSOM; from Travis County; 3rd district (03-99-00117-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 05-18-00)

order issued

2 petitions

The joint motion to stay ruling on petition for review, filed September 20, 2000, is granted to allow the parties to proceed with settlement negotiations. The petitions for review are abated for 120 days until January 22, 2001, and are removed from this Court's active docket.

(Order delivered September 22, 2000)


ORDERS ON MOTIONS FOR REHEARING

THE FOLLOWING MOTIONS FOR REHEARING OF PETITIONS FOR REVIEW

ARE DENIED:

00-0343 STEVEN J. INGRAM v. TRAVIS COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPT., MARGO FRAZIER, PRESENT COUNTY SHERIFF, ET AL.; from Travis County; 3rd district (03-99-00057-CV, RULE 47.7, 11-30-00)

00-0524 L. T. BRADT v. JUDY SEBEK, EARLE LILLY, PIRO & LILLY, DEPELCHIN CHILDREN'S CENTER, BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, ERNEST KENDRICK, MICHAEL D. COX, JEAN GUEZ, BARBARA TAYLOR, LUISA MARIA ACEVEDO LOHNER, ANN M. HODGES and JOEL A. NASS; from Harris County; 1st district (01-96-00943-CV, 14 SW3d 756, 01-13-00)

00-0620 PHYLLIS BROOKS and STANLEY T. MOORE v. AVIS RENT A CAR SYSTEM, INC. and DARA ENTERPRISES, INC.; from Jefferson County; 9th district (09-98-00116-CV, RULE 47.7, 02-24-00)

00-0669 JOHN WALTON CANNON v. EUGENE STERN, MATTHEW STERN, and STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTO INSURANCE COMPANY; from Dallas County; 5th district (05-97-02208-CV, RULE 47.7, 04-04-00)



THE FOLLOWING MOTION FOR REHEARING OF PETITION FOR WRIT OF

MANDAMUS IS DENIED:

00-0518 IN RE PAMELA G. DELAFIELD

MISCELLANEOUS

THE FOLLOWING PETITIONS FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS ARE DENIED:

00-0851 IN RE JOHNNY DWAYNE STATEN

00-0864 IN RE GUY L. ALLEN

00-0879 IN RE VITO CIRACI and wife, SONIA CIRACI






THE FOLLOWING MOTION FOR TEMPORARY RELIEF AND EMERGENCY

STAY IS GRANTED:

00-0973 IN RE CUT RATE MOBILE HOMES, INC.

stay order issued

[NOTE: The petition for writ of mandamus remains pending before this Court.]

(Order delivered September 22, 2000)




THE FOLLOWING MOTION TO STAY MANDATE IS DENIED:



00-0420 JAMES LEE SWEED v. THE COUNTY OF EL PASO, EDIE RUBALCABA, EL PASO COUNTY DISTRICT CLERK, HECTOR ENRIQUEZ, EL PASO COUNTY CLERK, THE HONORABLE KITTY SCHILD, and PATRICIA SEPULVEDA; from El Paso County; 8th district (08-98-00342-CV, RULE 47.7, 03-09-00)