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Court

Angelina County

Texas

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Case Information

Filed 2022-10-21
Status Disposed
Type Child Protective Services
Docket 174 entries
Disposition final judgment

Parties

Plaintiff Department Of Family & Protective Services
Defendant Cheney, Elizabeth|Cheney, Tory|Mettlen, Daniel|Pinheiro, Christopher
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Judge

Hon. Herrington - Cc Clyde

Angelina County (TX)

Texas

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Docket Entries

  1. Attorney's Fees Expense Claim
  3. Original Petition (OCA)
  4. ORDER
  5. Affidavit
  6. Answer
  7. Request Doc ID# 1
  8. Request Doc ID# 2
  9. NOTICE Cheney, Elizabeth Returned Unserved 11/09/2022 Returned 11/09/2022 Pinheiro, Christopher Served 12/01/2022 Response Due 12/26/2022 Returned 12/21/2022 Mettlen, Daniel Returned Unserved 11/09/2022 Response Received 01/23/2023 Returned 11/09/2022
  10. ISSUE SUBPOENA
  11. SUBPOENA RETURN
  12. Request Doc ID# 3
  13. ORDER
  14. Waiver Doc ID# 4
  15. Request Doc ID# 5
  16. Report
  17. Report
  18. ORDER
  19. JUDGES DOCKET ENTRY
  20. ISSUE SUBPOENA
  21. SUBPOENA RETURN
  22. JUDGES DOCKET ENTRY
  23. Notice Doc ID# 6
  24. Agreement Doc ID# 7
  25. Notice Doc ID# 8
  26. FAMILY PLAN
  27. FAMILY PLAN
  28. Attorney's Fees Expense Claim
  29. Attorney's Fees Expense Claim
  30. Report
  31. Report
  32. Report
  33. Report
  34. FAMILY PLAN
  35. Report
  36. Report
  37. JUDGES DOCKET ENTRY
  38. ORDER
  39. Amended Order
  40. Attorney's Fees Expense Claim
  41. ORDER
  42. JUDGES DOCKET ENTRY
  43. ORDER
  44. Original Answer Doc ID# 9
  45. FAMILY PLAN
  46. Original Answer Doc ID# 10
  47. Amended
  48. Report
  49. JUDGES DOCKET ENTRY
  50. Attorney's Fees Expense Claim
  51. Attorney's Fees Expense Claim
  52. Motion
  53. Letter Doc ID# 11
  54. MOTION TO
  55. MOTION FOR
  56. Amended Order
  57. Request for Hearing Doc ID# 12
  58. ORDER
  59. ORDER
  60. Attorney's Fees Expense Claim
  61. Report
  62. HOME STUDY
  63. Report
  64. Report
  65. Report
  66. Report
  67. Report
  68. Report
  69. Report
  70. Assessment Doc ID# 13
  71. Report
  72. Report
  73. Attorney's Fees Expense Claim
  74. Attorney's Fees Expense Claim
  75. Amended Order
  76. ORDER
  77. Attorney's Fees Expense Claim
  78. Letter Doc ID# 14
  79. Attorney's Fees Expense Claim
  80. Attorney's Fees Expense Claim
  81. Request for Hearing Doc ID# 15
  82. MOTION FOR
  83. Report
  84. Report
  85. Report
  86. MOTION FOR
  87. Notice Doc ID# 16
  88. ORDER
  89. Report
  90. Attorney's Fees Expense Claim
  91. SUBPOENA
  92. SUBPOENA
  93. SUBPOENA
  94. SUBPOENA
  95. List Doc ID# 17
  96. SUBPOENA RETURN
  97. SUBPOENA RETURN
  98. SUBPOENA RETURN
  99. SUBPOENA RETURN
  100. JUDGES DOCKET ENTRY
  101. MOTION TO
  102. Attorney's Fees Expense Claim
  103. Certificate
  104. Report
  105. ISSUE SUBPOENA
  106. ISSUE SUBPOENA
  107. ISSUE SUBPOENA
  108. ISSUE SUBPOENA
  109. ISSUE SUBPOENA
  110. ISSUE SUBPOENA
  111. List Doc ID# 18
  112. List Of Exhibits Doc ID# 19
  113. ISSUE SUBPOENA
  114. ISSUE SUBPOENA
  115. Request Doc ID# 20
  116. Request Doc ID# 21
  117. CITATION Cheney, Elizabeth Unserved Mettlen, Daniel Unserved
  118. Attorney's Fees Expense Claim
  119. List Of Exhibits Doc ID# 22
  120. SUBPOENA RETURN
  121. SUBPOENA RETURN
  122. SUBPOENA RETURN
  123. SUBPOENA RETURN
  124. SUBPOENA RETURN
  125. SUBPOENA RETURN
  126. JUDGES DOCKET ENTRY
  127. ORDER
  128. JUDGES DOCKET ENTRY
  129. ORDER
  130. ORDER
  131. JUDGES DOCKET ENTRY
  132. Letter Doc ID# 23
  133. Report
  134. Attorney's Fees Expense Claim
  135. JUDGES DOCKET ENTRY
  136. Report
  137. ORDER
  138. JUDGES DOCKET ENTRY
  139. JUDGES DOCKET ENTRY
  140. Attorney's Fees Expense Claim
  141. Letter Doc ID# 24
  142. JUDGES DOCKET ENTRY
  143. ORDER
  144. JUDGES DOCKET ENTRY
  145. Affidavit
  146. Report
  147. Report
  148. Attorney's Fees Expense Claim
  149. JUDGES DOCKET ENTRY
  150. ORDER
  151. Attorney's Fees Expense Claim
  152. Report
  153. Attorney's Fees Expense Claim
  154. ORDER
  155. Report
  156. Report
  157. Petition To Modify Parent-Child Relationship Doc ID# 26
  158. Request Doc ID# 25
  159. CITATION Mettlen, Daniel Unserved
  160. Attorney's Fees Expense Claim
  161. ORDER OF TERMINATION Doc ID# 27
  162. ORDER SETTING HEARING
  163. Notice Doc ID# 28
  164. Report
  165. Report
  166. JUDGES DOCKET ENTRY
  167. ORDER
  168. Certificate
  169. Letter Doc ID# 29
  170. Notice Doc ID# 30
  171. Attorney's Fees Expense Claim
  172. Report
  173. Report
  174. ORDER

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