Supreme Court of Texas

Because prisoner failed to justify the need for his presence at civil hearings, and because the trial court was not required to inquire independently into the necessity of his appearance, the court did not abuse its discretion by implicitly denying prisoner's request for a bench warrant.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/21/2003
• Published 11/21/2003

Judges

• Justice O'NEILL delivered the opinion of the Court.

Court

• Supreme Court of Texas

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• John Cornyn,Atty. General's Office, Howard G. Baldwin, First Asst. Atty. Gen., Amy Warr, Office of Atty. Gen., Cynthia Bryant, Deputy Atty. Gen. for Child Support, Julie Caruthers Parsley, Office of Solicitor Gen., John B. Worley, Office of Atty. Gen., Austin, for Other., Roschelle Henry, San Antonio, Greg Abbott, Atty. Gen., Michelle Young Leding, Atty. Gen.-Child Support Div., San Antonio, Philip A. Lionberger, Office of Atty. Gen., Barry Ross McBee, Office of Atty. Gen., Austin, for Petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Zeb Lee Thompson, San Antonio, for Respondent.