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Case Information

Filed 2024-02-16
Status Disposed
Type All Other Family Law Matters
Docket 70 entries

Parties

Plaintiff Emordi, Riel Ndukaego
Defendant Emordi, Yemi Adefowope
Photo of Hon. Heppard Janet B

Judge

Hon. Heppard Janet B

Fort Bend County (TX)

Texas

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Docket Entries

  1. Bill of Cost - Other Bill of Costs from Fourteenth Court of Appeals
  2. Request Index # 2 Request for Process
  3. Notice Index # 3 Notice of Hearing for Temporary Injunction
  4. Issuance Index # 4 Citation Issued to Yemi Adefowope Emordi
  5. Citation eService Emordi, Yemi Adefowope Unserved
  6. Judge Docket Entry File reviewed. Request for hearing on Temp Injunction denied at this time. Court will consider request for Temporary Injunction once the respondent has been served with the Petition for Bill of Review. JH
  7. Officers Return Index # 5 Officer's Return
  8. Answer/Contest/Response/Waiver Index # 6 Respondent's Original Answer
  9. Request Index # 7 Petitioner's Request for Inspection and Production
  10. DWOP Notice Sent Notice of Trial/Dismissal Setting
  11. No Fee Documents Index # 8 Request for Production
  12. No Fee Documents Index # 9 Petitioner's Initial Disclosures
  13. No Fee Documents Index # 10 Sworn Inventory and Appraisement
  14. Motion (No Fee) Index # 11 Motion to Compel Discovery and for Sanctions
  15. DWOP Hearing (9:00 AM) (Judicial Officer Heppard, Janet B)
  16. Judge Docket Entry DWOP: Attorney E Nwuli (appearing for attorney J Nwuli) appeared for R Emordi via zoom. Attorney M Bezan (appearing for attorney M Gregory) appeared for Y Emordi via zoom. The court notes the parties in this matter appeared at trial and a final decree of divorce was granted in 21-DCV-281895 and that a direct appeal was filed and dismissed by the COA. Bill of Review DWOP'd. DWOP Order signed. JH
  17. Dismissed for Want of Prosecution Index # 12 Order on Dismissal for Want of Prosecution
  18. Judgment Notice Sent/Rule 306A3 and 21 (f) (10) Index # 13
  19. Judgment Notice Sent/Rule 306A3 and 21 (f) (10) Index # 14
  20. Judgment Notice Sent/Rule 306A3 and 21 (f) (10) Index # 15
  21. Judgment Notice Sent/Rule 306A3 and 21 (f) (10) Index # 16
  22. Motion to Reinstate Index # 17 Plaintiff's Motion to Reinstate After Dismissal
  23. Notice Index # 18 Notice of Hearing for Motion for New Trial
  24. M/New Trial (9:00 AM) (Judicial Officer Heppard, Janet B)
  25. Judge Docket Entry M/Reinstate: Attorney J Nwuli appeared with movant, R Emordi appeared via zoom. Attorney M Bazan appeared with Y Emordi via zoom. Record made by M Cadena. Attorney Bazan argued, in a preliminary matter, that the Notice of Hearing was for a Motion for New Trial and not a Motion to Reinstate. Hearing passed due to no notice of a hearing on the M/Reinstate. Attorney Nwuli to get a new date for her M/Reinstate and provide a proper Notice of Hearing. JH
  26. Notice Index # 19 Notice of Hearing for Motion to Reinstate
  27. M/Reinstate Hearing (9:00 AM) (Judicial Officer Heppard, Janet B)
  28. Judge Docket Entry M/Reinstate: Attorney J Nwuli appeared with movant, R Emordi via zoom; Attorney M Bazan appeared with respondent, Y Emordi via zoom. Record made by M Cadena. After hearing argument of counsel, the court finds the M/Reinstate should be denied and it is so ordered. Entry: November 8, 2024 @ 9:00 am via zoom. JH
  29. Entry (9:00 AM) (Judicial Officer Heppard, Janet B) of Order denying M/Reinstate - JH
  30. No Fee Documents Index # 21 Proof of Service of Order on Motion to Reinstate Case on Docket
  31. Judge Docket Entry Entry (Order Denying M/Reinstate): Attorney L Cadena (appearing for Attorney M Bazan) appeared and announced the order had been filed. Order on M/Reinstate reviewed and signed. JH
  32. Order Index # 22 Order on Motion to Reinstate Case on Docket
  33. M/New Trial (9:00 AM) (Judicial Officer Heppard, Janet B) per JoanNwuli
  34. Judge Docket Entry M/New Trial: No appearances as of 10:00 am. Hearing passed. JH
  35. Notice of Appeal Index # 23 Notice of Appeal
  36. Notice Index # 24 Notice of Assignment to Fourteenth Court of Appeals
  37. Letters Confirmation of Notice of Assignment to Fourteenth Court of Appeals
  38. Letters Notice of Assignment Sent to Attorneys and Court Reporter
  39. Letters Letter from Fourteenth Court of Appeals
  40. Clerks Record Complete Index of One Volume of the Clerk's Record
  41. Bill of Cost - Other Bill of Costs for One Volume of the Clerk's Record
  42. Letters Bill of Costs sent to Attorney
  43. Request Index # 25 Request to Prepare Clerk's Record
  44. Request Index # 26 Request to Prepare Clerk's Record
  45. No Fee Documents Index # 27 Clerk's Record Payments
  46. Letters Confirmation of Clerk's Record Sent to Fourteenth Court of Appeals
  47. Letters Receipt and Copy of Index Mailed to Attorneys
  48. Letters Letter from Fourteenth Court of Appeals (Clerk's Record Filed)
  49. No Fee Documents Index # 28 Records Supplement Request
  50. Request Index # 29 Request to Supplement Clerk's Record
  51. Clerks Record Complete Index of One Volume of First Supplemental Clerk's Record
  52. Bill of Cost - Other Bill of Costs for First Supplemental Clerk's Record
  53. Letters Bill of Costs Mailed to Attorney
  54. Clerks Record Complete Index of One Volume of Second Supplemental Clerk's Record
  55. Bill of Cost - Other Bill of Costs for Second Supplemental Clerk's Record
  56. Letters Bill of Costs Mailed to Attorney
  57. Letters Payment for First Supplemental Clerk's Record
  58. Letters Confirmation of First Supplemental Clerk's Record sent to Fourteenth Court of Appeals
  59. Letters Receipt and Copy of Index of First Supplemetnal Clerk's Record Mailed to Attorneys
  60. Letters Letter from Fourteenth Court of Appeals (Supplemental Clerk's Record Filed)
  61. No Fee Documents Index # 30 Lis Pendens
  62. Letters Confirmation of Second Supplemental Clerk's Record sent to Fourteenth Court of Appeals
  63. Letters Receipt and Copy of Index of Second Supplemental Clerk's Record Mailed to Attorneys
  64. Letters Receipt and Copy of Index of Second Supplemental Clerk's Record Mailed to Attorneys
  65. Letters Letter from Fourteenth Court of Appeals (Supplemental Clerk's Record Filed)
  66. Notice Index # 31 Notice of Opinion Distribution from Fourteenth Court of Appeals
  67. Opinion Index # 32 Memorandum Opinion from Fourteenth Court of Appeals (Dismiss Appeal)
  68. No Fee Documents Index # 33 Judgment from Fourteenth Court of Appeals (Dismiss Appeal)
  69. Letters Letter from Fourteenth Court of Appeals
  70. Mandate Index # 34 Mandate from Fourteenth Court of Appeals (Appeal Dismissed)

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