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Collin County

Texas

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Case Information

Filed 2021-10-28
Status Closed
Type Medical Malpractice
Docket 58 entries

Parties

Plaintiff Johnson, Shalonda Individually And As Personal Representative Of The Estate Of Kei'onnah Johnson, Deceased
Defendant Colbert, Melissa, Do
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Judge

Hon. Willis, Jill) Reason: Oth

Collin County (TX)

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Docket Entries

  1. Returned Mail Undeliverable
  2. Order on Nonsuit - PARTIAL (Judicial Officer: Willis, Jill Renfro) Comment (Order Acknowledging Partial Nonsuit with Prejudice) Party( Johnson, Shalonda; Medical City McKinney; Colbert, Melissa, DO; Portis APN, Emily J; Rajala, Bruce W., DO; McCutchin, Brittnee E., M.D.
  3. Notice of Nonsuit (Judicial Officer: Willis, Jill Renfro) Party( Maliska, III MD, Charles M) Plaintiff's Notice of Nonsuit With Prejudice
  4. Order on Nonsuit - PARTIAL (Judicial Officer: Willis, Jill Renfro) Comment (Order Granting Nonsuit without Prejudice as to Charles M. Maliska, III, M.D.) Party( Johnson, Shalonda; Maliska, III MD, Charles M)
  5. Plaintiff's Original Petition (OCA) $350.00 Plaintiff's Original Petition
  6. Request for Citation $8.00
  7. Jury Fee Paid $40.00
  8. Citation Medical City McKinney Served 11/02/2021 Returned 11/02/2021 Colbert, Melissa, DO Unserved Maliska, III MD, Charles M Served 11/04/2021 Returned 11/05/2021 Portis APN, Emily J Served 11/02/2021 Returned 11/03/2021 Rajala, Bruce W., DO Served 11/09/2021 Returned 11/09/2021 McCutchin, Brittnee E., M.D. Served 11/05/2021 Returned 11/05/2021
  9. Service Return Return of Service - Citation - Medical Center McKinney
  10. Service Return Return of Service - Citation - Emily J Portis
  11. Service Return Return of Service - Citation - Charles M Maliska
  12. Service Return Return of Service - Citation - Brittnee E McCutchin
  13. Service Return Return of Service - Citation - Bruce W Rajala
  14. Original Answer Melissa Colbert, D.O.'s and Charles M. Maliska, III, M.D.'s Original Answer to Plaintiffs' Original Petition
  15. Original Answer Defendant Columbia Medical Center of McKinney Subsidiary, LP, D/B/A Medical City McKinney's Original Answer
  16. Defendant's Defendant Columbia Medical Center of McKinney Subsidiary, LP, D/B/A Medical City McKinney's Jury Demand, Subject to Previously Filed Motion to Abate
  17. Jury Fee Paid $40.00
  18. Original Answer Original Answer of Defendant Bruce W. Rajala, D.O. to Plaintiff's Original Petition
  19. Motion Defendants Emily J. Portis, RN, APRN-CNM and Brittnee E. McCutchin, M.D.'s Motion to Abate, Original Answer and Special Exceptions to Plaintiff's Original Petition
  20. Defendant's Jury Demand of Defendants Emily J. Portis, RN, APRN-CNM and Brittnee E. McCutchin, M.D.'S
  21. Jury Fee Paid $40.00
  22. Certificate of Written Discovery Defendants Emily J. Portis, APN and Brittnee E. McCutchin, M.D.'s Certificate of Written Discovery
  23. Rule 11 Agreement
  24. Notice of Intention to Take Deposition by Written Questions
  25. Notice of Intention to Take Deposition by Written Questions
  26. Notice of Intention to Take Deposition by Written Questions
  27. Amended Answer Melissa Colbert, D.O.'s and Charles M. Maliska, III, M.D.'s First Amended Answer to Plaintiffs' Original Petition
  28. CANCELED Dismissal for Want of Prosecution (8:25 AM) (Judicial Officer Willis, Jill Renfro) Agreed Discovery Control Plan/Scheduling Order Entered
  29. Discovery Control Plan and Scheduling Order Discovery Control Plan and Scheduling Order (Level 3 - Civil)
  30. Notice Plaintiff's Notice of Filing Ch. 74 Expert Reports
  31. Certificate of Deposition (Bill of Cost Form) Certification Rule 103 Filing
  32. Certificate of Deposition (Bill of Cost Form) Certification Rule 203 Filing
  33. Mailed or Faxed or Emailed Notice Notice of Nonsuit
  34. Mailed or Faxed or Emailed Order Order of Nonsuit
  35. Designation of Plaintiff's Designation of Expert Witnesses
  36. Motion for Continuance Joint Motion for Continuance
  37. Order for Continuance Order Granting Joint Motion for Continuance
  38. Discovery Control Plan and Scheduling Order Agreed Level 3 Scheduling Order
  39. Motion for Summary Judgment Defendant's No-Evidence Motion for Summary Judgment
  40. Rule 11 Agreement
  41. Motion for Continuance Agreed Motion for Continuance
  42. Order for Continuance Order Granting Agreed Motion for Continuance
  43. Certificate of Deposition (Bill of Cost Form) Virtual Videotaped Deposition of Kari Fitzgerald Jerge, M.D. Riverside, California Friday, September 15 2023
  44. Motion Defendant's Motion for Leave to Designate Responsible Third Parties
  45. Notice of Hearing Notice of In Person Hearing on Defendant's Motion for Leave to Designate Responsible Third Party
  46. Letter Letter to the Judge
  47. Order Granted Order Granting Defendant's Motion for Leave to Designate Responsible Third Parties
  48. Motion for Summary Judgment Defendant's Traditional and No-Evidence Motion for Summary Judgment on Willful and Wanton Standard and Causation and Motion to Exclude Testimony of Kari Jerge, M.D.
  49. Motion Defendant's Motion to Compel Initial Disclosures and Discovery Responses
  50. CANCELED Motion Hearing (9:00 AM) (Judicial Officer Willis, Jill Renfro) Other Defendant's Motion for Leave to Designate a Responsible Third Party
  51. Notice of Hearing Notice of Hearing by Submission on Defendant's Traditional and No- Evidence Motion for Summary Judgment on Willful and Wanton Standard and Causation and Motion to Exclude Testimony of Kari Jerge, M.D.
  52. Certificate of Deposition (Bill of Cost Form) Videoconference Deposition of Charles M. Maliska, III, M.D.
  53. CANCELED Formal Pretrial Conference (1:30 PM) (Judicial Officer Willis, Jill Renfro) Case Settled 02/02/2023 Reset by Court to 09/07/2023 09/07/2023 Reset by Court to 09/14/2023 09/14/2023 Reset by Court to 02/01/2024
  54. CANCELED Motion for Summary Judgment (9:00 AM) (Judicial Officer Willis, Jill Renfro) Case Settled **BY SUBMISSION** Defendant's No-Evidence and Traditional MSJ on Williful and Wanton Standard and Causation and Motion to Exclude Testimony of Karl Jerge, MD
  55. CANCELED Jury Trial (9:00 AM) (Judicial Officer Willis, Jill Renfro) Case Settled 6 hours/side 02/13/2023 Reset by Court to 09/18/2023 09/18/2023 Reset by Court to 02/12/2024
  56. Mailed or Faxed or Emailed Notice Notice of Nonsuit
  57. Mailed or Faxed or Emailed Order Order of Dismissal
  58. CANCELED Dismissal for Want of Prosecution (8:25 AM) (Judicial Officer Willis, Jill Renfro) Non-Suit

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