Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN Texas - In a March 28th meeting between Austin-based Judge Dietz (District Court Judge) and attorneys for the school finance lawsuits and the Office of the Attorney General which included the Texas Taxpayer & Student Fairness Coalition the MALDEF Haynes & Boone and Thompson-Horton cases Dietz discussed setting the trial to begin in mid-October but did not set the actual date. Dietz did set April 16 2012 as the deadline for agreement on the scheduling order.
In response to the Agreed and Unopposed Motion to Consolidate for Filing Purposes Discovery and Trial filed on March 27th the Judge indicated he would roll all four lawsuits (Texas Taxpayer & Student Fairness Coalition MALDEF Haynes & Boone and Thompson-Horton) together under one cause number.
Also included will be the Texans for Real Efficiency & Equity in Education group since they intervened with the Thompson-Horton lawsuit.
Expert reports for the plaintiffs are due by July 30th and expert reports for the State by August 27th.
Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN Texas - In a March 28th meeting between Austin-based Judge Dietz (District Court Judge) and attorneys for the school finance lawsuits and the Office of the Attorney General which included the Texas Taxpayer & Student Fairness Coalition the MALDEF Haynes & Boone and Thompson-Horton cases Dietz discussed setting the trial to begin in mid-October but did not set the actual date. Dietz did set April 16 2012 as the deadline for agreement on the scheduling order.
In response to the Agreed and Unopposed Motion to Consolidate for Filing Purposes Discovery and Trial filed on March 27th the Judge indicated he would roll all four lawsuits (Texas Taxpayer & Student Fairness Coalition MALDEF Haynes & Boone and Thompson-Horton) together under one cause number.
Also included will be the Texans for Real Efficiency & Equity in Education group since they intervened with the Thompson-Horton lawsuit.
Expert reports for the plaintiffs are due by July 30th and expert reports for the State by August 27th.
