No. 23-718

Darryl Heffner v. Timothy Heffner, et al.

Lower Court: Texas
Docketed: 2024-01-03
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: civil-procedure civil-rights discovery due-process family-dispute judicial-discretion lis-pendens property-rights standing transcript-rate trust-litigation
Latest Conference: 2024-02-16
Question Presented (from Petition)

Appellate Jurisdiction — Refusal to exercise
1. Is expungement tantamount to dismissal?
("What/When is 'final? "]

Trial Jurisdiction — Refusal to exercise
2. Was it error to dismiss on the pleadings?

Trial Jurisdiction — Final Distribution
3. Was it error to expunge Denton Lis Pendens?

4. Was it error to expunge Gainesville homestead
Lis Pendens?

Actions speak louder than words
4.1. Did Gambit 1 (the May 19 documents) fail?
Was it abusive to exclude Ex. 27 (Ex. 28)?

4.2. Did Gambit 2 (Ex. 65, Nov./Dec. 2020) fail?
Was it abusive to exclude Ex. 65?

4.3. Did Gambit 3 (Exs. 80-84) (Ex. 65 reprise,
May, 2022) fail? Is it abusive to exclude
Ex. 80 (on appeal)?

Trial Jurisdiction — Non-judicial Decision-making
5. Was it error to order post-dismissal
Mediation?

Trial Jurisdiction — Discovery
Facially Defective Deposition Notice
6.1. Was it error to order the Deposition?

Post-dismissal
6.2. Was it error to order post-dismissal
Discovery?

Discretion — Trial [Merger]
7. Was it abusive to deny Temp. Inj.?

8. Was it error to deny Sum. Judgments?

Transcript rate/cost issue
9. Was it abusive to allow the charged Transcript
rate?

Trial Jurisdiction — "Fair and Impartial forum" —
Necessary Recusal
10. Is HAVERKAMP necessarily Recused?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Question not identified

Docket Entries

2024-02-20
Petition DENIED.
2024-01-24
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/16/2024.
2024-01-09
Waiver of right of respondent Timothy Heffner, et al. to respond filed.
2024-01-08
Application (23A621) denied by Justice Alito.
2023-12-08
Application (23A621) for a stay, submitted to Justice Alito.
2023-11-14
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 2, 2024)

Attorneys

Darryl Heffner
Darryl Heffner — Petitioner
Timothy Heffner, et al.
Katherine K. ElrichCobb Martinez Woodward, PLLC, Respondent