2010 Judicial elections: Jeff Brown is running for Texas Supreme Court seat to be vacated by Justice Harriet O'Neill, who is not seeking re-election.
Mullins v. Briarwick Condo Owners Ass'n (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Nov. 24, 2009)(Brown) (premises liability, falling object)(sanctions for discovery violations) (hindrance of the discovery process justified a presumption her claims lacked merit, the trial court did test and consider lesser sanctions, the sanction was not too severe given the circumstances of the case, and the sanction was not based solely on litigant's failure to produce documents) AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Brown Before Justices Seymore, Brown and Sullivan 14-08-00129-CV Susan McGee Mullins v. Briarwick Condominium Owners Association, Inc and KRJ Management, Inc Appeal from 80th District Court of Harris County Trial Court Judge: LYNN M. BRADSHAW-HULL
U.S. Bank N.A. v. Stanley (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Sep. 15, 2009)(Brown) (creditor's fiduciary duty claim against director) (Delaware law applied) AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Brown Before Justices Seymore, Brown and Sullivan 14-08-00567-CV U.S. Bank National Association, a National Banking Association, as Liquidating Trustee v. John R. Stanley, Walter S. Piontek, Ted E. Davis, Ronald H. Benson, R. Gerald Bennett, and John Does I-X Appeal from 133rd District Court of Harris County Trial Court Judge: LAMAR MCCORKLE
Losier v. Ravi, M.D. (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist] Sep. 10, 2009)(Brown) (res ipsa loquitur, complaint of improper conduct of juror overruled, communication with party's agent outside the courtroom) AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Brown Before Justices Seymore, Brown and Sullivan 14-08-00399-CV Orville Losier and Wife Joelle Losier v. Shivarajpur K. Ravi, M.D., and Ambika Medical Group, P.A. Appeal from 129th District Court of Harris County Trial Court Judge: Samuel Grant Dorfman
Anthony v. Owens (Tex. App. - Houston [14th Dist.] Jul. 7, 2009)(Brown) (prisoners pro se IFP suit complaining of denial of parole dismissal without opportunity to amend, dismissal with prejudice, dismissal without evidentiary hearing) AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Brown Before Justices Frost, Brown and Boyce 14-07-01077-CV Milton James Anthony v. Rissie Owens, Linda Garcia, Charles Aycock, Juanita Gonzales, Jose Aliseda, Jane/John Doe (1 , Jane/John Doe (2 Appeal from 412th District Court of Brazoria County
Kennedy v. Steen (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Jun. 18, 2009)(Op. By Brown) (prisoner suit, pro se litigants, IFP litigation)(inmate suit against judges dismissed) AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Brown Before Justices Frost, Brown and Boyce 14-08-00603-CV Michael Kennedy v. Charles Steen and Detective Munniz, in their individual and official capacity Appeal from 3rd District Court of Anderson County
Ob-Gyn Assoc, P.A. v. McCoy (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Apr. 9, 2009)(Brown) (HCLC, ILA, motion to dismiss, expert report requirement) AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Sullivan, Opinion by Justice Brown, Opinion by Justice Boyce Before Justices Brown, Boyce and Sullivan 14-08-00762-CV Obstetrical and Gynecological Associates, P.A. v. Andre McCoy, Individually and as Permanent Guardian of Shannon Miles McCoy, an incapacitated person Appeal from Probate Court No 3 of Harris County Trial Court Judge: Rory R. Olsen
Ob-Gyn Assoc, P.A. v. McCoy (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Apr. 9, 2009)(Brown) (HCLC, ILA, motion to dismiss, expert report requirement) AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Sullivan, Opinion by Justice Brown, Opinion by Justice Boyce Before Justices Brown, Boyce and Sullivan 14-08-00762-CV Obstetrical and Gynecological Associates, P.A. v. Andre McCoy, Individually and as Permanent Guardian of Shannon Miles McCoy, an incapacitated person Appeal from Probate Court No 3 of Harris County Trial Court Judge: Rory R. Olsen
In the Matter of ECL (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Feb. 12, 2009)(Brown) (juvenile case, murder of father) REVERSED AND REMANDED: Opinion by Justice Jeff Brown Before Justices Brock Yates, Anderson and Brown 14-06-01106-CV In the Matter of E.C.L. Appeal from 315th District Court of Harris County Trial Court Judge: Michael H. Schneider
In re Fort Bend County (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Feb. 3, 2009)(Brown) (venue mandamus) MOTION OR WRIT GRANTED: Opinion by Justice Brown Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Guzman and Brown 14-08-00912-CV In Re Fort Bend County Appeal from 334th District Court of Harris County Trial Court Judge: Sharon McCally Concurring Opinion by Justice Guzman
