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Texas Supreme Court Notes Probable Jurisdiction of Fort Worth Case
On January 6, 2012, the Texas Supreme Court noted probable jurisdiction of the breakaway defendants’ appeal from Judge John P. Chupp’s February 8, 2011 partial summary judgment in favor of The Episcopal Church and the local officials and congregations of the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth. The Texas Supreme Court will set a briefing schedule and date for oral argument. While the Local Episcopal Parties believe that this case does not fit within the “very limited,” “strictly construed” requirements for…
Parties File Jurisdictional Statements in Texas Supreme Court
On June 16, 2011 the Episcopal Parties filed their response to the breakaway defendants’ statement of jurisdiction in the Texas Supreme Court. A copy of the breakaways’ statement is here; a copy of the Episcopal response is here. The Rt. Rev. C. Wallis Ohl, provisional bishop of Fort Worth, said, “We remain encouraged by Judge Chupp’s rulings in our favor. I know we all are eager to be reunited with those who have been separated from us, but I urge everyone…