Your case is unique, but you are not alone.

About 41,000 new cases are filed in U.S. courts every weekday. Behind each one is a person trying to understand what happens next. Here’s what the public record can tell you about this matter — and about the people deciding it.

  • Know your judge

    Every judge has a pattern — what they grant, what they deny, how they handle the kinds of motions your case will see.

  • Know your attorney

    See an attorney’s actual track record — case types, courts, and how they’ve performed in front of this judge before.

  • Know your court

    Every courthouse has its own rhythm — filing-to-resolution times, common dispositions, how often cases like yours settle.

Is this judge more likely to rule for the plaintiff or the defendant in cases of this type?

How has your attorney actually performed in front of this judge?

AICasePredict surfaces patterns from public court records. We don’t predict outcomes and we don’t recommend changing your attorney — that’s a conversation for you and them. We just show you what the record already says.

Full Analytics Report

  • Complete case narrative
  • Judge details and rulings
  • Case disposition and outcome
  • All docket entries
  • Related cases and filings
$20
One-time purchase
Photo of Panola County

Court

Panola County

Texas

View Court Profile

Case Information

Filed 2022-05-17
Status Disposed
Type Dependent Administration
Docket 65 entries

Parties

Plaintiff Sims, Elaine Garrison|Sims, Jr., Wendell|Sims, Latravian Vanchan|Sims, Telisha
Defendant Sims, Wendell Roy

Lawyers

Docket Entries

  1. rder Closing Estate
  2. itation by Posting
  3. ervice Sims, Wendell Roy Served 05/20/2022 Returned 06/06/2022
  4. itation by Publication
  5. itation Sims, Wendell Roy Served 05/23/2022 Returned 06/06/2022
  6. pplication - NON OCA Amended Application to Determine Heirship
  7. EQUEST Request for Issuance
  8. AIVER OF CITATION Telisha Sims
  9. AIVER OF CITATION Wendell Roy Sims Jr
  10. itation by Personal Service -Elaine Sims
  11. itation SIMS, ELAINE GARRISON Served 06/01/2022 Returned 06/13/2022
  12. nswer of Heir and Request for Notice in Proceedings
  13. pplication - NON OCA Application for Letters of Dependent Administration
  14. AIVER OF CITATION Latravian Sims
  15. itation by Posting
  16. itation Sims, Wendell Roy Served 06/14/2022 Returned 06/27/2022
  17. UBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT
  18. ISCELLANEOUS Copy of Published Citation
  19. robate Hearing (12:30 PM) (Judicial Officer Bailey, Terry D)
  20. OCKET ENTRY (Judicial Officer: Bailey, Terry D ) Case called. Applicant appeared with counsel Applicant testified. Children of deceased also appeared. Telisha Sims testified. Wendell Sims testified. Court declares heirship and appoints widow (applicant herein) as Administratrix of the Estate. Court requires account for all assets disposed of by applicant subsequent to the death of deceased and a freeze order on all assets. Bond set at $1,000.00 personal surety bond with freeze order. No settlements to be entered without approval of the court;
  21. ISCELLANEOUS Information on Joint Checking Account
  22. UDGMENT Declaring Heirship
  23. OTICE Accounting - pre suit
  24. otion for Safekeeping (Freeze) Order
  25. OCKET ENTRY (Judicial Officer: Bailey, Terry D ) Safekeeping agreement approved;
  26. rder Approving Safekeeping of Estate Assets (Freeze Order)
  27. OCKET ENTRY (Judicial Officer: Bailey, Terry D ) Order entered granting dependent administration;
  28. rder Granting Administration Dependent
  29. ond Personal Surety Bond
  30. ath of Dependent Administrator
  31. PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT Notice to Creditors
  32. Inventories Filed Late (OCA) Inventory, Appraisement and List of Claims
  33. Application - NON OCA to Approve Settlement
  34. Motion to Set Aside Exempt Property for Surviving Spouse
  35. Motion Motion for Appointment of Disinterested Persons as Appraiser
  36. Motion Motion for Additional Inventory
  37. REQUEST Letter to County Clerk Request for Citation
  38. PROPOSED ORDER TO APPOINT APPRAISERS TO APPRAISE PROPERTY - Returned Unsigned by Judge. See Court Note on Doc.
  39. PROPOSED ORDER to Show Cause. Returned Unsigned by Judge. See Court Note on Doc.
  40. Answer Administrator's Response to Addition Inventory and Show Cause
  41. LETTER to Court - Pending Motions
  42. Order Approving Settlement
  43. Order Set Aside
  44. Order Approving Inventory, Appraisement and List of Claims
  45. Motion Request for Show Cause Hearing and Redetermination of Contested Portion of Estate
  46. DOCKET ENTRY (Judicial Officer: McPherson, Rick S ) Order rejected; Order Setting Hearing to be resubmitted with citation to be served on Dependent Administrator - Tex Est. Code 309.103.
  47. Motion REQUEST FOR SHOW CAUSE HEARING AND REDETERMINATION OF CONTESTED PORTION OF ESTATE
  48. Answer Response to Movants' Inventory Recharacterization and Show Cause
  49. ORDER SETTING HEARING
  50. REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE
  51. Citation-Executed
  52. Citation SIMS, ELAINE GARRISON Served 09/14/2023 Returned 09/20/2023
  53. PROPOSED ORDER Motion/Order for Continuance - Rejected per Judge
  54. Hearing (9:00 AM) () Show Cause Hearing and Redetermination of Contested Portion of Estate.
  55. OCKET ENTRY (Judicial Officer: McPherson, Rick S ) Case called; Gerald Davis, Courtney Harris present; Carolyn Okorafor in the hospital; case to be carried over and recharacterization to be taken up at the hearing of the final accounting.
  56. nnual or Final Accounts (OCA) Account for Final Settlement
  57. itation by Posting Executed
  58. itation Sims, Wendell Roy Served 06/04/2024 Returned 06/04/2024
  59. OTICE E-mail to all counsel re Show Cause hrg
  60. OTICE Affidavit of Service of Citation - Courtney Anne Harris
  61. aiver for Accounting on Final Settlement - Wendell Roy Sims Jr
  62. aiver for Accounting of Final Settlement - Telisha Larell Sims
  63. aiver for Accounting of Final Settlement - LaTravian V. Sims
  64. rder Approving Final Settlement
  65. pplication - NON OCA to Close Estate and Discharge Personal Rep

See the patterns behind this case

The free view above tells you who’s in the room. The detailed reports below show how the room tends to behave — using the same public records lawyers quietly rely on before every hearing.

  • Judge Report

    How this judge has ruled in cases like yours — case mix, motion outcomes, and historical docket. Judges set the floor of what’s possible in your courtroom.

  • Attorney vs Judge Report

    Everything in the Judge Report, plus how your attorney has actually performed in front of this judge. Attorneys move you off the floor — or don’t.

One-time payment, no subscription. Reports describe past public court activity — they don’t predict outcomes and they aren’t legal advice.

Get Free Case Details

Enter your email to receive case information including parties, docket entries, and status updates.

By submitting you agree to our Privacy Policy.

Need this case removed? Enter your email above — the confirmation email includes a case removal link.

Legal Analytics Has Been Featured In

Featured in Forbes, Bloomberg, The New Yorker, Above The Law, American Bar Association, and more