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Fort Bend County

Texas

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Case Information

Filed 2025-01-23
Status Pending
Type Termination Of Parental Rights
Docket 20 entries

Parties

Plaintiff Norton, Sarah
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Judge

Hon. Adoption (8:30 Am) ( Rawlins, Monica) in Person

Fort Bend County (TX)

Texas

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Docket Entries

  1. Judge Docket Entry The Motion for Summary Judgment must be set for hearing. This termination suit should be filed in Cause No. 22-DCV-299546 and not as a new case. This is a termination suit only and not an adoption. MR
  2. Jury Demand Index # 2 Jury Fee Paid
  3. Request Index # 3 Request for Process
  4. Issuance Index # 4 Citation Issued to Jerry Hannah Norton III
  5. Citation E-Service Norton, Jerry Served 02/18/2025 Returned 02/20/2025
  6. Officers Return Index # 5 Citation Return for Jerry Hannah Norton III. Issued on 02/03/2025
  7. Answer/Contest/Response/Waiver Index # 6 Respondent's Original Answer
  8. Motion (No Fee) Index # 7 Motion for Appointment of Amicus Attorney for Children
  9. Notice Index # 8 Notice of Court Proceeding
  10. M/Appointment Amicus (8:30 AM) (Judicial Officer Rawlins, Monica) IN PERSON
  11. Certificate Index # 9 Certificate of Written Discovery
  12. Notice Index # 10 Respondent Sarah Norton's Notice for Production or Inspection of Documents and Other Tangible Things
  13. Notice Index # 11 Respondent Sarah Norton's Notice for Production or Inspection of Documents and Other Tangible Things
  14. No Fee Documents Index # 12 Notice of Change of Attorney's Firm and Service Addresses
  15. No Fee Documents Index # 13 Sarah Norton's Designation of Expert Witnesses
  16. Motion for Summary Judgment Index # 14 Jerry H. Norton's Motion for No Evidence Summary Judgment
  17. Notice Index # 15 Notice of Intention to Take Oral Deposition of Respondent Jerry H. Norton
  18. Notice Index # 16 Notice of Intent to Subpoena Documents From a Non-Party Custodian of Records
  19. Amended Filing Index # 17 First Amended Petition for Termination
  20. No Fee Documents Index # 18 Subpoena to Compel Production of Documents and Tangible Things

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