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Case Information

Filed 2024-12-19
Status OPEN
Type Damages (collision)
Docket 23 entries

Parties

Plaintiff Zuniga, Jose M.
Defendant Franco Santellano, Modesto | Jevon Hare, Jalen | Lanaesia Brown, Mackenzie
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Judge

Hon. Bellan Melissa

Dallas County (TX)

Texas

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Docket Entries

  1. 12/19/2024 NEW CASE FILED (OCA)
  2. 12/19/2024 ORIGINAL PETITION View Document PLAINTIFF'S ORIGINAL PETITION Comment PLAINTIFF'S ORIGINAL PETITION
  3. 12/26/2024 ISSUE CITATION View Document CITATION 2012 View Document CITATION 2012 View Document CITATION 2012 Comment ESERVE ENVELOPE 95795638
  4. 01/02/2025 CITATION (SERVICE) Served 02/17/202512:00 PM Anticipated Server ATTORNEY Anticipated Method Actual Server PRIVATE PROCESS SERVER Returned 02/18/2025 3:13 PM Served 05/22/2025 Anticipated Server ATTORNEY Anticipated Method Actual Server PRIVATE PROCESS SERVER Returned 05/28/2025 Unserved Anticipated Server ATTORNEY Anticipated Method
  5. 01/15/2025 RETURN OF SERVICE View Document RETURN OF SERVICE Comment MACKENZIE LANAESIA BROWN
  6. 01/21/2025 ORIGINAL ANSWER - GENERAL DENIAL View Document ORIGINAL ANSWER - GENERAL DENIAL
  7. 02/17/2025 NOTICE OF FILING BUSINESS RECORDS AFFIDAVITS Comment PLAINTIFFS NOTICE OF FILING
  8. 02/18/2025 RETURN OF SERVICE View Document RETURN OF SERVICE Comment MODESTO FRANCO SANTELLANO
  9. 03/05/2025 ORIGINAL ANSWER View Document ORIGINAL ANSWER AND JURY DEMAND Comment AND JURY DEMAND
  10. 03/05/2025 VACATION LETTER
  11. 03/07/2025 NOTICE - APPEARANCE View Document NOTICE Comment ADDITIONAL COUNSEL
  12. 03/25/2025 ORDER - MEDIATION View Document 2 MEDIATION ORDER (2ND)
  13. 04/01/2025 MOTION - SUBSTITUTE SERVICE View Document PLAINTIFF S MOTION FOR SUBSTITUTED SERVICE BY RULE 106 Comment PLAINTIFF S MOTION FOR SUBSTITUTED SERVICE BY RULE 106
  14. 04/01/2025 PROPOSED ORDER View Document ORDER ON PLAINTIFF S MOTION FOR SUBSTITUTED SERVICE BY RULE 106 Comment ORDER ON PLAINTIFF S MOTION FOR SUBSTITUTED SERVICE BY RULE 106
  15. 04/15/2025 SUPPLEMENTAL - NOTICE View Document PLAINTIFF S FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL NOTICE Comment PLAINTIFF S FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL NOTICE OF FILING OF BUSINESS RECORD AFFIDAVIT AND AFFIDAVIT OF COSTS PURSUANT TO SECTION 18.001 OF THE TEXAS CIVIL PRACTICE AND REMEDIES CODE
  16. 04/21/2025 ORDER - SUBSTITUTE SERVICE View Document ORDER - SUBSTITUTE SERVICE
  17. 04/29/2025 AMENDED ANSWER - AMENDED GENERAL DENIAL View Document DEFENDANTS FIRST AMENDED ANSWER Comment DEFENDANTS FIRST AMENDED ANSWER
  18. 04/29/2025 MOTION - LEAVE View Document MOTION Comment TO DESIGNATE JALEN JEVON HARE AND MACKENZIE LANZESIA BROWN AS A RESPONSIBLE THIRD PARTIES
  19. 04/29/2025 PROPOSED ORDER View Document PROPOSED ORDER Comment PROPOSED ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS MOTION FOR LEAVE TO DESIGNATE JALEN JEVON HARE AND MACKENZIE LANZESIA BROWN AS A RESPONSIBLE THIRD PARTIES
  20. 05/16/2025 ORDER - LEAVE View Document ORDER - LEAVE
  21. 05/28/2025 RETURN OF SERVICE View Document JALEN JEVON HARE Comment JALEN JEVON HARE
  22. 07/02/2025 NOTICE OF FILING Comment DEFENDANTS NOTICE OF COUNTER-AFFIDAVITS
  23. 07/02/2025 NOTICE OF FILING View Document NTC OF FILING Comment DEFENDANT MACKENZIE LANAESIA BROWN'S NOTICE OF FILING CONTROVERTING AFFIDAVITS

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