Court record explainer
In re Peter Spiegel, 03-11-00108-CV.
What the 2011 Texas Third Court of Appeals opinion in the Peter Files record says — and what it does not prove.
Case at a glance
- Court: Texas Third Court of Appeals (Austin, Texas, United States).
- Case number: 03-11-00108-CV.
- Year: 2011.
- Caption as shown on the public mirror: In re Peter Spiegel et al.
- Why it matters: one of the Texas records behind the video’s claims about Peter Spiegel and the Prakashanand Saraswati case.
What the opinion records
Court record Reviewed summary
Under the August 28, 2026 baseline review, the opinion records that Spiegel and other parties unsuccessfully challenged subpoenas narrowed to records of payments, if any, for travel by people on Saraswati’s witness list.
Source-host note: the version reviewed for this baseline is the public Justia mirror (case page and PDF), not the official Texas judiciary host. Label the mirror as a public copy.
Source: case page (mirror) Source: opinion PDF (mirror)What it does not show
- It is not a merits judgment on the underlying criminal charges against Saraswati.
- It is not a finding of wrongdoing by Peter Spiegel.
- It is not a verdict, conviction, or conclusion about Ideal Living or financing.
- It does not show that any payment was made — the subpoenas concerned records of payments, if any.
Related Texas proceedings
Two 2009 appeals — 03-08-00767-CR and 03-08-00768-CR — are linked on the same mirror host. The 2009 opinion recording Spiegel’s $10 million personal bond guarantee is cited on The Peter Files ledger and in the Peter Spiegel relationship explainer.
How to verify
Open the mirror links above and compare the caption, case number, and the passages cited on The Peter Files ledger. Where possible, prefer the official Texas judiciary record over the mirror. A Hays County records request is one route to trial-level records.
Proves / does not prove
- Established: the proceeding exists with case number 03-11-00108-CV; Spiegel and other parties challenged the described subpoenas and did not succeed.
- Not established: any payment, any merits judgment, any wrongdoing by Spiegel, or any conclusion about Ideal Living.
Sources
- In re Peter Spiegel et al. case page (Justia mirror)
- Opinion PDF (Justia mirror)
- 03-08-00768-CR (2009) and 03-08-00767-CR (2009)
- The Peter Files ledger — claim-by-claim statuses with source limits.