Farmers Group, Inc. v. Jan Lubin, Gilberto Villanueva, and Michael Paladino ( 2007 )

October 27, 2006
Mr. David C. Mattax
Chief Financial Litigation
Office of the Attorney General
P. O. Box 12548
Austin, TX 78711-2548
Mr. Joseph C. Blanks
P. O. Box 999
Doucette, TX 75942
Mr. David H. Burrow
Burrow & Parrott, L.L.P.
1301 McKinney, Suite 3500
Houston, TX 77010-3092
Mr. Philip K. Maxwell
Law Offices of Philip K. Maxwell
1717 West Avenue
Austin, TX 78701
Mr. Stephen L. McCleery
3212 Bonnie Road
Austin, TX 78703
Mr. William J. Skepnek
Skepnek & Maddox
900 Massachusetts, Suite 601
Lawrence, KS 66044
Mr. Dwight E. Jefferson
12 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1100
Houston, TX 77046
Thomas Nave Kiehnhoff
Reaud Morgan & Quinn LLP
P.O. Box 26005
Beaumont, TX 77720-6005
Ms. Marcy H. Greer
Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.
600 Congress Avenue, Suite 2400
Austin, TX 78701
Mr. Michael T. Gallagher
The Gallagher Law Firm
777 Walker, Suite 2500
Houston, TX 77002
Mr. Joe K. Longley
Law Offices of Joe K. Longley
1609 Shoal Creek Blvd., #100
Austin, TX 78701
Mr. Russell S. Post
Beck Redden & Secrest, L.L.P.
1221 McKinney, Suite 4500
Houston, TX 77010-2010
Mr. Steven M. Smoot
Smoot Law Firm, P.C.
4545 Mt. Vernon
Houston, TX 77006
Mr. John A. Davis Jr.
Davis & Davis
1301 McKinney, Ste. 3500
Houston, TX 77010-3092
Mr. Pat Maloney Jr.
239 East Commerce Street
San Antonio, TX 78205
Mr. Curtis L. Cukjati
Martin & Cukjati, L.L.P.
1802 Blanco Road
San Antonio, TX 78212
RE: Case Number: 05-0169
Court of Appeals Number: 03-03-00374-CV
Trial Court Number: GV202501
Style: FARMERS GROUP, INC., ET AL.
v.
JAN LUBIN, GILBERTO VILLANUEVA, AND MICHAEL PALADINO
Dear Counsel:
Today the Supreme Court of Texas granted the petitions for review in
the above-referenced case and set the case for oral submission on Thursday,
January 25, 2007. Counsel should be present in the courtroom by 8:30 a.m.
for check-in with the Marshals. Oral arguments begin at 9:00 a.m. If
desired, counsel may call the Clerk's Office for the order of setting on
Friday, January 19, 2007. Each side has been allotted twenty (20) minutes
for oral argument. Tex. R. App. P. No. 59. Joint Motion to Certify
Recusal of Justice and Seek Appointment of Temporary Replacement Justice is
dismissed as moot. (Justice Willett not sitting)
PLEASE NOTE it is the responsibility of the attorneys to determine who
will present argument and how the allotted time will be shared. Please
remember that each side, not each party, has been allotted twenty minutes
for argument. Except with prior permission from the Court, only two
attorneys may present argument for each side. Tex. R. App. P. 59.5.
Please indicate on the enclosed Oral Argument Submission Form only the
attorney/s who will present oral argument, and return the form to the
Clerk's Office no later than Wednesday, January 3, 2007. Oral argument
will be held at our location in the SUPREME COURT BUILDING at 201 W. 14th
Street (corner of 14th & Colorado). The Courtroom is located on the First
Floor. The Clerk's Office is also located on the First Floor, Room No.
104.
The petitioners are assessed a $75.00 fee for the submission and oral
argument of the petitions. Please note that the fee is due and payable
prior to the submission of this cause in oral argument before this Court.
Please make your check payable to "Clerk, Supreme Court of Texas", and
remit to the Clerk's Office of the Supreme Court of Texas at the above
address.
Sincerely,
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Blake A. Hawthorne, Clerk
by Claudia Jenks, Chief Deputy Clerk
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