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Panya Lerdthaisong, et al. v. Benjamin Cunningham, et al.

Paid petition · Supreme Court of Texas, No. 20-0956 · judgment March 5, 2021


Certiorari denied · October 4, 2021
Pre-decision estimate: 2% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Questions presented

  1. Whether the Supreme Court of Texas’ failure to follow its precedents in enforcing the forum selection clause by Writ of Mandamus is a denial of equal protection to the Petitioners?

  2. Whether the Petitioners were denied equal protection of law and due process of law when the trial court denied Petitioners’ Motion to Dismiss, which was based upon the Agreement’s forum selection clause?

  3. Whether the Petitioners’ due process rights were violated on the Supreme Court of Texas’ failure to provide valid reasons in the disposition of Writ of Mandamus and Petition for Rehearing?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
S. Bruce Hiran
Hiran & Streeter Law Firm

For respondent
Eileen O'Neill
Ware, Jackson, Lee, O'Neill, Smith & Barrow

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences

Proceedings

  1. Jan 10 2022
    Rehearing DENIED.
  2. Dec 08 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/7/2022.
  3. Oct 27 2021
    Petition of Panya Lerdthaisong, et al. for rehearing not accepted for filing. (November 03, 2021)
  4. Oct 27 2021
  5. Oct 04 2021
    Petition DENIED.
  6. Aug 18 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
  7. Aug 02 2021
    Waiver of right of respondent Benjamin Cunningham, et al. to respond filed.
  8. Jul 19 2021
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 25, 2021)