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Court

Dallas County Civil

Texas

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Case Information

Filed 2022-07-07
Status CLOSED
Type Cntr Cnsmr Com Debt
Docket 36 entries
Disposition dismiss

Parties

Plaintiff Discover Bank
Defendant Zelaya, Rene
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Judge

Hon. Williams Kristina M

Dallas County (TX)

Texas

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Docket Entries

  1. 07/07/2022 NEW CASE FILED (OCA) - CIVIL
  2. 07/07/2022 ORIGINAL PETITION View Document ORIGINAL PETITION
  3. 07/07/2022 REQUEST FOR SERVICE View Document REQUEST FOR SERVICE
  4. 07/07/2022 ISSUE CITATION View Document ISSUE CITATION - RENE ZELAYA
  5. 07/14/2022 CITATION Served 09/15/2022 Anticipated Server ESERVE Anticipated Method Actual Server PRIVATE PROCESS SERVER Returned 09/19/2022 Comment RENE ZELAYA
  6. 07/28/2022 MOTION - SUBSTITUTE SERVICE View Document PLAINTIFF MTN SUBSTITUTE SERVICE Comment **sent policies and procedures to counsel 8/5/2022**
  7. 07/28/2022 NON-SIGNED PROPOSED ORDER/JUDGMENT View Document PROPOSED ORDER SUBSTITUTE SERVICE AS TO RENE ZELAYA Comment PROPOSED ORDER SUBSTITUTE SERVICE AS TO RENE ZELAYA
  8. 08/08/2022 MOTION HEARING Judicial Officer HURDLE, RONALD Hearing Time 10:45 AM Comment MOTION SUBST SERVICE - SUBMISSION DOCKET
  9. 08/10/2022 MOTION - SUBSTITUTE SERVICE View Document MOTION SUBSTITUTE SERVICE
  10. 08/10/2022 NON-SIGNED PROPOSED ORDER/JUDGMENT View Document PROPOSED ORDER - SUBSTITUTE SERVICE Comment PROPOSED SUBSTITUTE SERVICE
  11. 09/02/2022 MOTION - RETAIN View Document MOTION RETAIN
  12. 09/02/2022 NON-SIGNED PROPOSED ORDER/JUDGMENT View Document PROPOSED ORDER - RETAIN CASE ON DOCKET Comment PROPOSED RETAIN
  13. 09/06/2022 DISMISSAL FOR WANT OF PROSECUTION View Document 192 DWOPNO ACTION Notice Hearing Time 9:00 AM Cancel Reason REQUESTED BY ATTORNEY/PRO SE
  14. 09/07/2022 ORDER - RETAIN CASE ON DOCKET View Document RETAIN CASE ON DOCKET
  15. 09/12/2022 MOTION HEARING View Document MOTION SUBSTITUTE SERVICE View Document GRANTING SUBSTITUTE SERVICE Judicial Officer HURDLE, RONALD Hearing Time 10:15 AM Comment Motion subst Service - Submission docket
  16. 09/12/2022 ORDER - SUBSTITUTE SERVICE View Document GRANTING SUBSTITUTE SERVICE Comment - RENE ZELAYA
  17. 09/19/2022 RETURN OF SERVICE View Document EXECUTED CITATION - RENE ZELAYA Comment EXECUTED CITATION - RENE ZELAYA
  18. 10/10/2022 DISMISSAL FOR WANT OF PROSECUTION View Document 192 DWOPNO ACTION Notice Hearing Time 9:00 AM Cancel Reason REQUESTED BY ATTORNEY/PRO SE
  19. 10/24/2022 MOTION - DEFAULT JUDGMENT View Document PLAINITFF MTN DEFAULT JUDGMENT
  20. 10/24/2022 NON-SIGNED PROPOSED ORDER/JUDGMENT View Document PROPOSED ORDER DEFAULT JUDGMENT Comment PROPOSED ORDER DEFAULT JUDGMENT
  21. 11/07/2022 DISMISSAL FOR WANT OF PROSECUTION View Document 192 DWOPNO ACTION Notice Hearing Time 9:00 AM Cancel Reason REQUESTED BY ATTORNEY/PRO SE
  22. 11/07/2022 Motion - Default Judgment View Document PLAINITFF MTN DEFAULT JUDGMENT View Document PROPOSED ORDER DEFAULT JUDGMENT Judicial Officer HURDLE, RONALD Hearing Time 9:00 AM Comment Submission Docket
  23. 12/12/2022 DISMISSAL FOR WANT OF PROSECUTION View Document 192 DWOPNO ACTION Notice Hearing Time 9:00 AM Cancel Reason CASE CLOSED

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