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Court

Fort Bend County

Texas

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Case Information

Filed 2025-02-17
Status Active
Type Debt Contract Debt Contract
Docket 16 entries

Parties

Plaintiff American Express National Bank
Defendant Ortiz, Joseph
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Judge

Hon. Morales, Christopher G.

Fort Bend County (TX)

Texas

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Docket Entries

  1. Judge Docket Entry Bench Trial. Present is P/C. D/C and D did not appear. Judgment in favor in P. Final Judgment will be filed by 5pm tomorrow.
  2. Original Petition Plaintiff's Original Petition
  3. Citation Joseph Ortiz
  4. Citation Ortiz, Joseph Unserved
  5. Motion on Rule 106 Motion for Substitute Service
  6. Order on Rule 106 Signed 4/24/2025
  7. Answer/Response Defendant's Original Answer and Verified Denial (stw 7/1/2025 bn)
  8. Certificate Certificate of Written Discovery
  9. Order Uniform Scheduling Order (Level 1 or 2) Signed 7/22/2025
  10. Letter from Judge Email Regarding Bench Trail Date QC/VMV/AA
  11. Motion for Continuance Plaintiff's Motion for Continuance
  12. Bench Trial (9:00 AM) (Judicial Officer Morales, Christopher G.)
  13. Order on Continuance Signed 01/27/2026 qc/ans/VMV
  14. Judge Docket Entry Bench Trial. Motion for Continuance granted. Bench Trial set for 4/7/2026 at 1:30 PM. R.Kern
  15. Letter from Judge qc/bn/rj
  16. Bench Trial (1:30 PM) (Judicial Officer Morales, Christopher G.)

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