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Taylor County

Texas

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Case Information

Filed 2023-05-31
Status Filed
Type All Other Civil Cases
Docket 62 entries

Parties

Plaintiff Ackers, Pepper
Defendant Comerica Bank & Trust, N.a., As Trustee Of The Larry Ackers Generation Skipping Trust|Deckard, James|Gomez, Brittney
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Judge

Hon. Wheeler Thomas

Taylor County (TX)

Texas

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Docket Entries

  1. Returned Envelope Terri Green
  2. Original Petition Copy severed from 12967-D
  3. Answer/Response Defendant James Deckard's and Brittney Gomez's Original Answer and Claim for Affirmative Relief (Copy severed from 12967-D)
  4. Statement Of Facts Agreed (Copy severed from 12967-D)
  5. Answer/Response Defendant COmerica Bank & Trust N.A., Individually and in its Capacity as Trustee fo the Larry Ackers Generation Skipping Trust's Original Answer to Pepper D. Ackers', as a Trust Beneficiary and Executor of the Estate of Larry D. Ackers, Deceased, Original Petition (Copy severed from 12967-D)
  6. Answer/Response Defendant Comerica Bank & Trust N.A., Individually and in It's Capacity as Trustee fo the Larry Ackers Generation Skipping Trust's Original Answer to James Deckard's and Brittney Gomez's Claim for Affirmative Relief (Copy severed from 12967-D)
  7. Answer/Response Third Party Defendant Melissa Allsop's Original Answer, Request for Declaratory Judgment and Claim for Affirmative Relief (Copy severed from 12967-D)
  8. Brief James Deckard's and Brittney Gomez's Trial Brief (Copy severed from 12967-D)
  9. Motion For Severance Defendant's James Deckard's and Brittney Gomez's Motion for Severance and Submission of Agreed Case (Copy severed from 12967-D)
  10. Counterclaim Cross-Claim, and Third Party Claim of Defendant Comerican Bank & Trust N.A., in it's Capacity as Trustee of the Larry Ackers Generation Skipping Trust (Copy severed from 12967-D)
  11. Answer/Response Plaintiff's Answer to Comerica's Counterclaim (Copy severed from 12967-D)
  12. Answer/Response Third Party Defendant Melissa Allsop's Original Answer to Comerica Bank & Trust, N.A. Original Counterclaim, Cross-Claim, and Third Party Claim (Copy severed from 12967-D)
  13. Order For Severance
  14. Agreed Scheduling Order Scheduling Order
  15. Answer/Response Gary Ackers Answer to Comerica's Counterclaim, Cross-Claim and Third Party Claim
  16. Brief Of Authority RE: Melissa Allsop Remainder Beneficiary
  17. Amended Petition First Amended Petition
  18. Brief Brief of Plantiff, Pepper Ackers, Pursuant To Rule 263
  19. Reply James Deckard's and Brittany Gomez's Reply Brief
  20. Amended Scheduling Order
  21. Answer/Response Ackers Response on Descendants
  22. Answer/Response Allsop's Answer and Affirmative Def to Ackers First Amended Petition
  23. Reply Brief of Comerica Bank & Trust, N.A. (beneficiary)
  24. Reply Melissa Allsop's Reply Brief
  25. Motion Melissa Allsop's Motion for Referral to Mediation
  26. Letter Letter on Ruling
  27. Order Envelope # 79928567
  28. First Amended Petition Brittany Gomez and James Deckard's First Amended Petition
  29. Counterclaim Comerica Bank & Trust, N.A.'s First Amended Counterclaim, Cross-Claim and Third-Party Claim
  30. Motion to Modify Order
  31. Request for issuance of Citation to Robin Shane Patterson
  32. Citation R Patterson/Envelope # 93633398
  33. Citation Patterson, Robin Shane Served 11/14/2024 Returned 11/18/2024
  34. Request Request for issuance of Citation to Robin Shane Patterson (Certified Mail - Clerk's office)
  35. Citation by Mail Robin Shane Patterson
  36. Citation By Certified Mail Patterson, Robin Shane Unserved
  37. Citation Returned Served R Patterson
  38. Motion to Transfer (Non-OCA) Melissa Allsop's Motion to Modify Prior Court Order
  39. Answer/Response Plaintiff''s Answer to Trustee, Comerica's First Amended Counterclaim, Cross-Claim, and Third Party Claim
  40. Answer/Response Plaintiff's Answer to Third Party Defendant, Allsop's First Amended Petition for Declaratory Judgment and Court Ordered Distribution by Trustee
  41. Answer/Response Plaintiff Ackers' Answer to Gomez and Deckards First Amended Petition
  42. Amended Petition Brittany Gomez and James Deckard's Second Amended Petition
  43. Notice of Hearings
  44. Answer/Response Defendant's Original Answer
  45. Motion Comerica Bank & Trust, N.A.'s Motion for Traditional Summary Judgment on Request for Declaratory Judgment
  46. Notice Comerica Bank & Trust, N.A.'s Appendix ISO Motion for Traditional Summary Judgment on Request for Declaratory Judgment
  47. Notice of Hearing
  48. Motion For Distribution and Award of Attorney's Fees
  49. Answer/Response Defendant Comerica Bank & Trust N.A.'s Omnibus Response
  50. Second Amended Petition
  51. Answer/Response to Comerica's Traditional Motion for Summary Judgment
  52. Reply In Support of Motion For Distribution and Fees
  53. Answer/Response 2025.01.15 Comerica's Reply in Support of its Motion for Traditional Summary Judgment - Declaratory Judgment
  54. Civil Hearing (9:00 AM) (Judicial Officer Wheeler, Thomas) Mtn. to Modify
  55. Order
  56. Judge's Docket Entry Hearing on several matters; Geary for Pepper Ackers; Fain for Bank of America; Green for Mellissa Alsop; Hammit for R Patterson; Gibson for Deckard and Gomez; Agreed order re modification of trust distribution (as to form only by Plaintiff pending appeal of earlier order); All other matters including MSJ and determination of distribution/attorneys fees are abated pending interlocutory appeal; (TMW)
  57. Returned Envelope R Patterson
  58. Second Amended Petition Allsop's Second Amended Pet and Request for Dec Judgment
  59. Motion To Sever And Abate
  60. Plea in Abatement (2010 Inactive) Order Granting Motion to Sever and Abate
  61. Notice Of Change of Attorney's Address
  62. Returned Envelope Wyatt Brooks

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