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Hassell Construction Company, Inc., et al. v. Harris County Improvement District No. 18, et al.

Paid petition · Court of Appeals of Texas, First District, No. 01-17-00822-CV · judgment March 7, 2023


Certiorari denied · December 9, 2024
Pre-decision estimate: 1% cert probability

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

Question presented

Whether state courts may retroactively refuse to apply 11 U.S.C. §362(a)(3) as plainly worded, as well as attendant equitable tolling principles, after the bankruptcy court opined that asserting control over certain state court litigation claims would appear to violate the automatic stay because the claims were arguable property of the bankruptcy estate.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Silvia Todeschini Hassell

For respondent
Kelly Conklin
Conklin Sternfels Petty PLLC

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Dec 09 2024
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Nov 13 2024
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/6/2024.
  3. Oct 25 2024
    Waiver of right of respondents Springwoods Realty Company & Springwoods Realty, Inc. to respond filed.
  4. Aug 01 2024
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 1, 2024)