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Fort Bend County

Texas

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Case Information

Filed 2024-05-17
Status Disposed
Type Contract Consumer/commercial/debt
Docket 21 entries

Parties

Plaintiff Universal Law Group, Pllc
Defendant Cao, Charlize
Photo of Hon. Pre Trial (9:00 Am) (judicial Officer Pattel, Surendran K.) 03/27/2020 Reset By Court To 06/26/2020 06/26/2020 Reset By Court To 09/18/2020 09/18/2020 Reset By Court To 11/13/2020 11/13/2020 Reset By Court To 01/29/2021 01/29/2021 Reset By Court To 03/26/

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Hon. Pre Trial (9:00 Am) (judicial Officer Pattel, Surendran K.) 03/27/2020 Reset By Court To 06/26/2020 06/26/2020 Reset By Court To 09/18/2020 09/18/2020 Reset By Court To 11/13/2020 11/13/2020 Reset By Court To 01/29/2021 01/29/2021 Reset By Court To 03/26/

Fort Bend County (TX)

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Docket Entries

  1. CANCELED Bench Trial (9:00 AM) () Case Disposed SO entered 6/10/25
  2. Issuance Index # 2 Citation Issued to Charlize Cao
  3. Citation eService Cao, Charlize Returned Unserved 11/26/2024 Returned 11/26/2024
  4. Proposed Order Index # 3 Order for Substitute Service Upon Defendant
  5. Officers Return Index # 4 Citation Return for Charlize Cao Unserved
  6. Motion (No Fee) Index # 5 Plaintiff's Motion for Substitute Service Upon Defendant Charlize Cao
  7. Order Index # 6 Order for Substitute Service Upon Defendant Charlize Cao
  8. DWOP Notice Sent
  9. Officers Return Index # 7 Citation Return for Charlize Cao Served on 3/19/2025
  10. Motion (No Fee) Index # 9 Plaintiff's Verified Motion to Retain
  11. Answer/Contest/Response/Waiver Index # 8 Respondent Verified Answer & Affirmative Defenses
  12. DWOP Hearing (9:00 AM) (Judicial Officer Pattel, Surendran K.)
  13. Order Index # 10 Order Granting Plaintiff's Verified Motion to Retain
  14. Order Index # 11 Uniform Scheduling Order (Level 1 or 2)
  15. Letters Correspondence from the Court
  16. Status Hearing (2:00 PM) (Judicial Officer Pattel, Surendran K.) Case retained 4/17/25 PT 9/22/25, BT 10/7/25 06/02/2025 Reset by Court to 07/07/2025
  17. Notice Index # 12 Notice of Pretrial Conference
  18. Notice Index # 13 Notice of Trial
  19. Motion (No Fee) Index # 14 Plaintiff's Notice of Non-Suit Without Prejudice
  20. CANCELED Pre-Trial Conference Hearing (2:00 PM) (Judicial Officer Pattel, Surendran K.) Case Disposed SO entered 6/10/25 BT 10/7/25
  21. Dismissed by Plaintiff/Non-Suit/Other Index # 15 Order of Non-Suit Without Prejudice

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