Narrative Opinion Summary
An order was issued on October 4, 2018, by the Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas in the case of Ruth Torres (Appellant) versus Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Marie Diaz, Mark Galvan, and Pursuit of Excellence, Inc. (Appellees). The court addressed a motion from the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Board to supplement its brief, which requested the addition of citation references on pages 25 and 27 that were omitted due to the late filing of the supplemental clerk’s record. The court interpreted this motion as a request to amend the brief. Consequently, the court granted the motion, striking the appellee's brief filed on September 13, 2018, and ordered the filing of an amended brief by October 11, 2018.
Legal Issues Addressed
Amendment of Briefssubscribe to see similar legal issues
Application: The court permitted the appellee to amend its brief by adding citation references that were omitted due to a late filing of the supplemental clerk’s record.
Reasoning: The court interpreted this motion as a request to amend the brief.
Court's Authority to Strike and Order Briefssubscribe to see similar legal issues
Application: The court exercised its authority to strike the existing appellee's brief and ordered the filing of an amended brief by a specified date.
Reasoning: Consequently, the court granted the motion, striking the appellee's brief filed on September 13, 2018, and ordered the filing of an amended brief by October 11, 2018.