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Hays County

Texas

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Case Information

Filed 2021-12-10
Status Disposed
Type Probate Of Will Dependent Administration
Docket 154 entries
Disposition judgment

Parties

Plaintiff Angelsword, Llc|Watson, Daniel
Defendant Watson, Daniel Martin
Photo of Hon. O'Brien Daniel Judgment Nisi Open Case Zelhart Tacie Final Judgment O'Brien Daniel

Judge

Hon. O'Brien Daniel Judgment Nisi Open Case Zelhart Tacie Final Judgment O'Brien Daniel

Hays County (TX)

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Docket Entries

  1. Appl. Determine Heirship (Open Case) Heirship and For Appointment of a Dependent Administrator
  2. Citation By Posting
  3. Citation Watson, Daniel Served 12/14/2021
  4. Application For Temporary Administration
  5. Motion To Appoint Attorney Ad Litem
  6. Appointment Of Ad Litem
  7. Probate Hearing (8:30 AM) (Judicial Officer O'Brien, Daniel)
  8. Order Appointing Temporary Administration (Judicial Officer: O'Brien, Daniel )
  9. Original Answer of Attorney ad Litem
  10. Docket Sheet
  11. Order Appointing An Attorney Ad Litem (Judicial Officer: O'Brien, Daniel )
  12. Citation By Posting for Temporary Administration
  13. Citation Watson, Daniel Served 12/21/2021
  14. Oath of Temporary Administrator
  15. Proof Of Death & Other Facts
  16. Counter Motion Counter-Application for Temp Administration
  17. Amended Counter-Application to Determine Heirship
  18. Report Of Atty. Ad Litem
  19. Citation Watson, Oksana Unserved
  20. Counter Motion COUNTER-APPLICATION TO DETERMINE HEIRSHIP AND APPLICATION FOR INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATION AND LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 401.003 OF
  21. Application for Widow's allowance, Application for Payment of Estate Income, Application for Abatement of Dallas Law Suit
  22. CANCELED Probate Hearing (9:00 AM) (Judicial Officer O'Brien, Daniel) Case Disposed 3 HOURS REQUESTED - IN PERSON
  23. Affidavit Of Heirship Ronald Spangenberg
  24. Affidavit Of Heirship Dean Watson
  25. Docket Sheet (Judicial Officer: O'Brien, Daniel )
  26. Judgment Declaring Heirship
  27. Probate Hearing (9:00 AM) (Judicial Officer O'Brien, Daniel) Result: Granted
  28. Citation By Posting
  29. Citation Watson, Oksana Served 02/22/2022
  30. Citation Returned Executed
  31. Order (Judicial Officer: O'Brien, Daniel ) Continuing TEmporary Administration Setting Bond and Additional Powers of Temporary Administrator
  32. Motion To Extend Temporary Administration Or Determine Dependent Administrator
  33. Original Answer OKSANA WATSON S RESPONSE TO ASHLEY WATSON S MOTION TO EXTEND TEMPORARY ADMINISTRATION OR DETERMINE DEPENDENT ADMINISTRATOR
  34. Notice Appearance Of Counsel
  35. Original Answer Oksana Watson's First Amended Response to Ashley Watson's Motion to Extend Temporary Administration or Determine Dependent Administration
  36. Order Notice of Setting -unsigned
  37. Amended OKSANA WATSON S FIRST AMENDED COUNTER-APPLICATION FOR TEMPORARY ADMINISTRATION
  38. Vacation Schedule
  39. Citation By Posting
  40. Citation Watson, Oksana Served 05/10/2022
  41. Order (Judicial Officer: O'Brien, Daniel ) to extend temporary administration
  42. Motion Hearing (9:00 AM) (Judicial Officer O'Brien, Daniel) VIA ZOOM - Motion to Clarify and/or to Add Necessary Authority of the Temporary Administrator Result: Other
  43. Application Oksana Watson's Application for TRO (w Exhibits)
  44. Docket Sheet
  45. Notice Appearance Of Counsel
  46. Motion To Appoint Dependent Third-Party Administrator and Election of Dependent
  47. Motion Oksana Watson's Motion to Appoint Clay Cowan as Dependent Third-Party Administrator
  48. Motions Hearing (9:30 AM) (Judicial Officer O'Brien, Daniel) MOTION TO APPOINT DEPENDENT THIRD PARTY ADMINISTRATOR - VIA ZOOM Result: Granted
  49. Order Appointing Administrator David Glickler as Dependent Third-Party Administrator
  50. Oath of Administrator
  51. Status Hearing (10:00 AM) (Judicial Officer O'Brien, Daniel) 1 HR REQUESTED Result: Other
  52. Docket Sheet
  53. Status Hearing (3:30 PM) (Judicial Officer O'Brien, Daniel) Result: Other
  54. Docket Sheet
  55. Notice Of Hearing 9/28/2022@9am
  56. Status Hearing (9:00 AM) (Judicial Officer O'Brien, Daniel) Result: Granted
  57. Order Appointing Administrator Claiborne L Cowan as Dependent Administrator
  58. Oath of Dependent Administrator
  59. CANCELED Status Hearing (8:30 AM) (Judicial Officer O'Brien, Daniel) Other 8:45 VIA ZOOM
  60. Bond and Oath of Executor, Administrator or Guardian and Power of Attorney with Probate court.
  61. Motion to Deposit Funds in the court registry
  62. Status Hearing (10:00 AM) (Judicial Officer O'Brien, Daniel) VIA ZOOM Result: Other
  63. Motion To Deposit Funds-Court Registry (Judicial Officer: O'Brien, Daniel )
  64. CANCELED Trial Before The Court (9:00 AM) (Judicial Officer O'Brien, Daniel) Reset
  65. Inventory,Appr. & List Of Claims
  66. Motion for Payment
  67. Order Approving Inventory,Appr.& Claims
  68. Order Approving Inventory,Appr.& Claims
  69. Publisher's Tear Sheet & Affidavit
  70. Objections to Motion for Payment
  71. Motion (10:30 AM) (Judicial Officer O'Brien, Daniel) for Payment Result: Other
  72. Order Approving Inventory,Appr.& Claims (Judicial Officer: O'Brien, Daniel )
  73. Order (Judicial Officer: O'Brien, Daniel ) withdrawing Independent Executor
  74. Appl. For Payment Of Attorneys' Fees
  75. Original Answer Oksana Watson's Complaint Regarding Erroneous and Unjust Items in the Initial Inventory
  76. CANCELED Trial Before The Court (9:00 AM) (Judicial Officer O'Brien, Daniel) Case Disposed 2 DAYS
  77. CANCELED Trial Before The Court (9:00 AM) (Judicial Officer O'Brien, Daniel) Reset 2 DAYS
  78. Objections To Application For Attorneys Fees And Expenses
  79. Citation By Posting (Judicial Officer: O'Brien, Daniel )
  80. Citation Watson, Daniel Unserved
  81. Motion Ultra Maturation, LLC & Texas Alchemist Distillers, LLC's Intervention, Objections, Motion for Protective Order, & Motion for Sanctions
  82. Motion Jeremy Liebbe's Petition in Intervention, Objections, & Motion for Protective Order
  83. Notice of Appearance, Designation of Attorney in Charge and Request for Service of Notices, Pleadings and Orders
  84. Application To Probate Will
  85. Will Last and Testament of Daniel Martin Watson
  86. Citation By Posting
  87. Citation Watson, Daniel Served 01/19/2023 Returned 02/24/2023
  88. CANCELED Trial Before The Court (9:00 AM) (Judicial Officer Brown, Elaine) Reset 2 DAYS
  89. Waiver and Renunciation of Right to Letters Testamentary
  90. Waiver And Renunciation Of Right To Letters Testamentary
  91. Motion To Set And Notice Of Hearing
  92. Claims Aunthenticated Claims of Oksana Watson **FILE MARKED**
  93. Claims Amended Authenticated Claims of Oksana Watson
  94. Objections Oksana Watson's Objection to Setting of Hearing
  95. Original Answer Response to Oksana Watson's Objection to Hearing on Application to Probate Will
  96. Motion For Continuance Oksana Watson's Motion for Continuance and For Entry of Order Referring this Case to Mediation
  97. Order Granting Motion For Continuance and Motion for Entry of Order Reffering this Case to Mediation
  98. Memorandum Memorandum Partially Allowing and Partially Rejecting Claims of Oksana Watson
  99. CANCELED Probate Hearing (9:30 AM) (Judicial Officer Brown, Elaine) Other IN PERSON
  100. Application For Approval Application For Authority to Sell LLC Membership Interests and Pay Debts with Exhibits A - D
  101. Notice Of Claim
  102. Waiver Revocation of Waiver and Renunciation of Right to Letters Testamentary
  103. Appl. For Payment Of Attorneys' Fees
  104. Order Authorizing Payment of Fees & Expenses 12/2/2022 - 5/31/23
  105. Objections To Application For Attorneys Fees And Expenses
  106. Annual Account Dependent Administrator's First Annual Account
  107. CANCELED APPLICATION HEARING (9:30 AM) (Judicial Officer Brown, Elaine) Other
  108. Probate Hearing (9:30 AM) (Judicial Officer Brown, Elaine) APPLICATION FOR PAYMENT OF ATTORNEY'S FEES Result: Reset
  109. Agreed Order Authorizing Sale of LLC Funds
  110. Docket Sheet
  111. Objections
  112. Objections Oksana Watsons First Amended Objections to Daniel Ashley Watson's Application for Probate of Will and Objection to the Appointment of Daniel Ashley Watson as Executor
  113. Probate Hearing (9:30 AM) (Judicial Officer Brown, Elaine) APPLICATION FOR PROBATE
  114. Docket Sheet
  115. Motion Applicant's Brief In Support Of Application For Issuance Of Letters Testamentary
  116. Motion Oksana Watson's Bench Brief Regarding the Applicability of the TX Property Code
  117. Supplement O. Watson's Bench Brief Regarding A. Watson's Application for Ltrs. Testamentary
  118. Supplement Applicant's Reply to Contestant's Supplemental Brief
  119. Order Approving Annual Account of Dependent Administrator; July 14, 2022-July 13, 2023
  120. Motion To Compel
  121. Order Admitting Will Probate Letter Testamentary (Judicial Officer: Brown, Elaine )
  122. Oath
  123. Proof Of Death & Other Facts
  124. Notice Of Hearing
  125. Final Account Dependent Administrator's Final Account
  126. Citation By Posting (Judicial Officer: Brown, Elaine )
  127. Citation Cowan, Claiborne L. Served 01/31/2024
  128. Citation By Posting
  129. Citation Cowan, Claiborne L. Served 01/31/2024
  130. CANCELED Motion to Compel Hearing (3:00 PM) (Judicial Officer Brown, Elaine) Reset 30 MIN REQ - IN PERSON
  131. Order Approving Acct For Final Settlement (Judicial Officer: Brown, Elaine )
  132. Motion To Withdraw As Counsel
  133. Motion To Set March 12, 2024 at 9:30 a.m
  134. Motion to Compel Hearing (9:30 AM) (Judicial Officer Brown, Elaine) 30 MINS - IN PERSON Result: Other
  135. Docket Sheet
  136. Order Permitting Withdrawal (Judicial Officer: Brown, Elaine ) of Counsel
  137. Waiver Of Service of Final Account- Daniel Watson
  138. Motion to Close Dependent Administration
  139. Motion To Consolidate
  140. Inventory,Appr. & List Of Claims
  141. Order Compelling (Judicial Officer: Brown, Elaine ) Oksana Watson to Produce Documents
  142. Notice Of Hearing May 7, 2024 at 2:30 p.m
  143. Exhibit to Motion to Consolidate
  144. Motion For Continuance
  145. Motion To Set
  146. Response In Opposition to Oksana Watson's Motion for Continuance
  147. CANCELED Motion Hearing (2:30 PM) (Judicial Officer Brown, Elaine) Reset MOTION TO TRANSFER AND CONSOLIDATE CASES
  148. Order Consolidating Suits (Judicial Officer: Brown, Elaine )
  149. Order Closing Dependent Administration (Judicial Officer: Brown, Elaine ) eserved 5/13/24
  150. Order Consolidating Suits (Judicial Officer: Brown, Elaine ) VACATED ORDER 9/18/2024
  151. Order to Vacate (does not re open case) (Judicial Officer: Brown, Elaine ) to vacate Order Consolidating 05/15/2024
  152. Notice Of Hearing October 21, 2024 at 3:30 p.m.
  153. Letter To Court Status Report re: Angelsword LLC v. Oksana Watson
  154. Letter To Judge

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