Case Input Form

Version 1.0
03/05/09

Please use this form to report Texas family law cases. Some information is required; most is not, but pleae fill in the form as completely as possible. Instructions accompany each field. If the instructions are unclear, or you have suggestions, please email me at jvmac@mac.com

Cause Number:

Examples:

Texas Supreme Court: 02-0599
Texas Courts of Appeals: 05-03-03376-CV

Note: The Second Court of Appeals (Fort Worth) omits the "0" preceding the "2" for the district number (e.g., Fort Worth would list cause no. 02-03-12376-CV as 2-03-12376-CV). Please include the "0" preceding the "2" for cause numbers for the Fort Worth Court of Appeals.
Note.2: Please include dashes in the cause number.

Case Name:

Style (parties only) of case, abbreviated by common conventions. Examples:

In the Matter of Marriage of Campbell
In re Brown
In re M.U.
Smith v. Smith
Jones v. National Ins. Co.

Name of Court:

Citation in South West reporter (if any):
Example: 21 S.W.3d 665

WestLaw citation (if you have it):
Example: 2006 WL 735549

Lexis citation (if you have it):
Example: 2007 Tex. App. LEXIS 447

Citation in Texas Reports (if applicable, and you have it):
Example: 48 Tex. 44

Texas Supreme Court Journal citation (if applicable, and you have it):
Example: 52 Tex. Sup. J. 884

Date of Decision:
Please use this format (including the dashes): YYYY-MM-DD

Names of Justices:

Please list the complete name for each Justice who participated in deciding the case. Justices for the Courts of Appeals sit in panels of three. On rare occasions, a panel consists of two Justices. The Texas Supreme Court has nine Justices. Justices are listed by seniority in opinions; please list the Justices by seniority. Please input three names for Court of Appeals opinions and leave the remaining six places blank. If the Texas Supreme Court has decided a case with fewer than nine Justices, simply leave blank spaces at the end.

Justice:

Justice:

Justice:

Justice:

Justice:

Justice:

Justice:

Justice:

Justice:

Author of Opinion:

Author of Dissenting Opinion (if any):

Author of Conrurring Opinion (if any):

Split Decisions: Check the box if this was a split opinion:

If did not check the box, skip to "Published?" below. If you checked the box, answer these questions (answer with numbers rather than in words):

How many Justices were in the majority?
How many Justices dissented?
How many Justices concurred?

Note: For purposes of this question, count Justices who dissented in part as dissenters.

Published? Check the box if the opinion either has been published or designated for publication (see end of opinion).

Type of Opinion:

Disposition:How did the court dispose of the case?

Subsequent History of Case:

Your Comments on Case:

Write a short paragraph (up to 250 words - the text will scroll) stating what you thought about the case. Strong points of view are acceptable, but profane or disrespectful language is not. What you publish will be posted on the website with the case.

State Bar Number:
This field will allows us to "join" your contact info to your case comments.