IN RE ACADEMY, LTD.

No. 19-0637.

625 S.W.3d 314 (2021)

IN RE ACADEMY, LTD. d/b/a Academy Sports + Outdoors, Relator.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Opinion Delivered: June 25, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elizabeth G. Bloch , Nicole Cordoba , Dale Wainwright , Austin, Kevin M. Young , David M. Prichard , San Antonio, Christopher B. Dove , Nicholas J. Demeropolis , Janet E. Militello , Houston, for Relator.

Laurie Michelle Higginbotham , Austin, Tom Jacob , Koby Kirkland , Jamal Khalid Alsaffar , Austin, for Real Parties in Interest Johnson, Junior, Dennis, Johnson, Michael, Vidal, Junior, Ramiro, Vidal, Robert, Vidal, Margarette, Graham, James, McNulty, Lisa, Shabbir, Monica, McKenzie, Margaret, Johnson, Christopher, Wall, Kati.

April A. Strahan , Houston, Daniel J.T. Sciano , San Antonio, Robert E. Ammons , Houston, for Real Party in Interest Macias, Jennifer.

Robert E. Ammons , April A. Strahan , Houston, for Real Parties in Interest Curnow, Kathleen, Curnow, Fred, Macias, Juan, Holcombe, Claryce, Holcombe, Joe.

Paul Edward Campolo , Stanley J. Bernstein , George LeGrand , San Antonio, Robert E. Ammons , Houston, Tim Maloney , San Antonio; April A. Strahan , Houston, for Real Party in Interest Ramsey, Gary.

David Jay Campbell , Dallas, Justin Brooks Demerath , Austin, for Real Parties in Interest Braden, Elizabeth, Corrigan, Preston, McCain, Patsy, Boyd, Kara, Corrigan, Benjamin, Stevens, Jimmy, Pachal, Martina, Braden, Deborah, Poston, Zachary, Racey, Jennifer, Metcalf, Rebecca.

Aaron L. Valadez , Daniel J.T. Sciano , San Antonio, for Real Parties in Interest Rodriguez, Guadalupe, Rodriguez, Jose, Amador, Regina.

Jamal Khalid Alsaffar , for Real Party in Interest Staton, Deana.

Joseph Michael Schreiber , Erik Andrew Knockaert , Houston, for Real Party in Interest Brown, Farida.

Dennis C. Peery , San Antonio, Robert Craig Bettis , for Real Party in Interest Uhl, Charlene.

Paul Edward Campolo , Tim Maloney , San Antonio, Robert E. Ammons , Houston, for Real Party in Interest Ramsey, Junior, Ronadl.


This mandamus proceeding, like the proceeding we resolve today in In re Academy, Ltd., 625 S.W.3d 19 (Tex. June 25 2021) (No. 19-0497), arises out of the 2017 Sutherland Springs church shooting. The underlying suits in both 19-0497 and this case were brought by victims of the shooting and their families against Academy, the retailer...

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