Comments on: Thanksgiving week briefing requests http://www.scotxblog.com/news-and-links/thanksgiving-week-briefing-requests/ Legal Issues Before the Texas Supreme Court Tue, 20 Jul 2010 19:11:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Don Cruse http://www.scotxblog.com/news-and-links/thanksgiving-week-briefing-requests/comment-page-1/#comment-2323 Don Cruse Sun, 29 Nov 2009 13:14:33 +0000 http://www.scotxblog.com/news-and-links/thanksgiving-week-briefing-requests/#comment-2323 <p>It's early yet. As you know, the court doesn't (yet) ask the parties to file an electronic version until the Court makes this briefing request. The petition-stage briefs usually show up online with the merits briefs.</p> <p>My understanding is that the Court would like to move to a system where all petitions are accompanied by an electronic version when first filed. But that day is not yet here.</p> <p>For now, I try to get the gist of new briefing requests by looking at the COA opinions. (That's one reason I put direct links to those opinions on most of my docket-tracking pages. The Fifth Court cases and most mandamus petitions are problems, but the others should show up automatically.)</p> <p>The COA opinions aren't a perfect way to tell what's before the Court. The issues presented page would be much better. But, so far as I know, there is not an easy way to get access to that page for each new petition filed.</p> It’s early yet. As you know, the court doesn’t (yet) ask the parties to file an electronic version until the Court makes this briefing request. The petition-stage briefs usually show up online with the merits briefs.

My understanding is that the Court would like to move to a system where all petitions are accompanied by an electronic version when first filed. But that day is not yet here.

For now, I try to get the gist of new briefing requests by looking at the COA opinions. (That’s one reason I put direct links to those opinions on most of my docket-tracking pages. The Fifth Court cases and most mandamus petitions are problems, but the others should show up automatically.)

The COA opinions aren’t a perfect way to tell what’s before the Court. The issues presented page would be much better. But, so far as I know, there is not an easy way to get access to that page for each new petition filed.

]]> By: Kendall Gray http://www.scotxblog.com/news-and-links/thanksgiving-week-briefing-requests/comment-page-1/#comment-2294 Kendall Gray Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:42:33 +0000 http://www.scotxblog.com/news-and-links/thanksgiving-week-briefing-requests/#comment-2294 <p>Kind of frustrating that almost none of them have any of the petition briefing online to enable one to easily see what the issues are.</p> Kind of frustrating that almost none of them have any of the petition briefing online to enable one to easily see what the issues are.

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