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Case Information

Filed 2025-02-20
Status Disposed
Type Consumer/commercial Debt Under $250,000
Docket 95 entries
Disposition final judgment

Parties

Plaintiff American Express National Bank
Defendant Arcelia Emerson A/k/a Arcelia L. Emerson
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Judge

Hon. Bays Kristin

Montgomery County (TX)

Texas

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Docket Entries

  1. Appeal - Correspondence
  2. E-Filed Original Petition Document
  3. Request for Service
  4. Citation Arcelia Emerson a/k/a Arcelia L. Emerson Served 03/22/2025 Returned 03/24/2025
  5. Return of Service
  6. Proposed Order
  7. Motion (No Fee)
  8. Affidavit
  9. Answer
  10. Affidavit
  11. Certificate
  12. Motion for Default Judgment
  13. Proposed Order
  14. Docket Control Order
  15. Notice of Submission
  16. Notice of Submission
  17. Motion (No Fee)
  18. Proposed Order
  19. Submission (9:00 AM) (Judicial Officer Bays, Kristin)
  20. Submission (9:00 AM) (Judicial Officer Bays, Kristin)
  21. Signed Order
  22. Signed Order
  23. E-Notice Envelope Number:
  24. E-Notice Envelope Number:
  25. No Fee Documents
  26. Affidavit
  27. Motion (No Fee)
  28. Signed Order
  29. E-Notice Envelope Number:
  30. Request
  31. Answer
  32. Amended Petition
  33. Amended Answer
  34. Motion for Summary Judgment
  35. Proposed Order
  36. Certificate
  37. Notice
  38. Response
  39. Notice of Submission
  40. Proposed Order
  41. Notice of Submission
  42. Motion (No Fee)
  43. Notice of Submission
  44. Proposed Order
  45. Submission (9:00 AM) (Judicial Officer Bays, Kristin)
  46. Response
  47. Motion (No Fee)
  48. Proposed Order
  49. Signed Order
  50. E-Notice Envelope Number:
  51. Response
  52. Notice
  53. Notice
  54. No Fee Documents
  55. Notice
  56. No Fee Documents
  57. Findings of Fact
  58. Submission (9:00 AM) (Judicial Officer Bays, Kristin)
  59. Motion (No Fee)
  60. Proposed Order
  61. Signed Order
  62. E-Notice Envelope Number:
  63. Notice
  64. Response
  65. Certificate
  66. Motion (No Fee)
  67. Proposed Order
  68. No Fee Documents
  69. Notice of Hearing
  70. Submission (9:00 AM) (Judicial Officer Bays, Kristin)
  71. Submission (9:00 AM) (Judicial Officer Bays, Kristin)
  72. Signed Order
  73. Motion (No Fee)
  74. Proposed Order
  75. Motion to Reinstate
  76. Amended Answer
  77. Motion (No Fee)
  78. Proposed Order
  79. E-Notice Envelope Number:
  80. Bench Trial (1:00 PM) (Judicial Officer Bays, Kristin) 11/17/2025 Reset by Court to 11/21/2025
  81. Docket Entry
  82. Final Order After Non-Jury Trial
  83. E-Notice Envelope Number:
  84. Appeal - Notice of Appeal
  85. Appeal - Clerk's Notice of Appeal
  86. E-Notice Envelope Number:
  87. Appeal - Correspondence
  88. Appeal - Bill of Cost
  89. E-Notice Envelope Number:
  90. Appeal - Correspondence
  91. Appeal - Clerk Record
  92. E-Notice Envelope Number:
  93. Appeal - Correspondence
  94. Appeal - Correspondence
  95. Appeal - Correspondence

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