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Court

Florida Civitech Unified Court

Florida

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Case Information

Filed 2024-08-08
Status ACTIVE
Type Other Trust Litigation
Docket 34 entries

Parties

Plaintiff Merril Dean And Judy Dean Join
Defendant Ownby, Emily Marie
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Judge

Hon. Beato Heather Elizabeth White

Highlands County (FL)

Florida

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Docket Entries

  1. Case 282024CA000334GCAXMX Filed with Clerk on 8/8/2024
  2. Updated Event CASE MGN HRG-GC on 8/7/2025 0150 PM Judge HEATHER BEATO results HEARING COMPLETED on 8/7/2025
  3. ORDER FOLLOWING CASE MANAGMENT CONFERENCE (AN AMENDED CIVIL CASE MANAGEMENT PLAN CONSISTENT WITH ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER 3-42.2, ALONG WITH A PROPOSED ORDER APPROVING, TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE COURT WITHIN 2 WEEKS OF THE DATE OF THIS CONFERENCE)
  4. RETURNED MAIL TO EMILY OWNBY RECEIVED 6/24/25 - UNABLE TO FORWARD
  5. ORDER FOLLOWING CASE MANAGMENT CONFERENCE (A CMC HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED FOR 8/7/25 @ 1:50PM VIA MICROSOFT TEAMS)
  6. Event CASE MGN HRG-GC scheduled on 8/7/2025 at 0150 PM, VC - Judge presiding.
  7. Updated Event CASE MGN HRG-GC on 6/5/2025 0400 PM Judge HEATHER BEATO results HEARING COMPLETED on 6/5/2025
  8. RETURNED MAIL TO MERRIL DEAN AND JUDY DEAN JOINT LIVING TRUST RECEIVED 5/12/25 - UNABLE TO FORWARD
  9. Event CASE MGN HRG-GC scheduled on 6/5/2025 at 0400 PM, VC - Judge presiding.
  10. ORDER SCHEDULING CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE VIA MICROSOFT (6/5/25 @ 4:00PM)
  11. PLTF'S NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF DEPOSITION (EMILY OWNBY 3/6/25 @ 10:00AM)
  12. NOTICE OF TAKING DEPOSITION VIA ZOOM (3/6/25 @ 10:00AM)
  13. ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER
  14. Judge: BEATO , HEATHER Assigned
  15. REQUEST FOR ADMISSIONS
  16. NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PLTF'S SECOND SET OF INTERROGATORIES TO DEF
  17. PLTF'S SECOND REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION TO DEF
  18. PLTF'S FIRST REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION TO DEF
  19. NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PLTF'S FIRST SET OF INTERROGATORIES TO DEF
  20. ORDER ESTABLISHING CIVIL CASE MANAGEMENT PLAN
  21. Defendant Attorney: PATRICK J O'CONNOR Assigned to FACC.CLERICUS.Identity.NamesBAO
  22. ANSWER (ATTY O'CONNOR FOR DEF/TRUSTEE - EMILY OWNBY)
  23. SUMMONS ISSUED TO ATTY BY CKW (EMILY)
  24. SUMMONS ISSUED TO ATTY BY CKW (EMILY OWNBY TRUSTEE)
  25. Trustee Attorney: Lon Worth Crow IV Assigned to FACC.CLERICUS.Identity.NamesBAO
  26. Plaintiff Attorney: Lon Worth Crow IV Assigned to FACC.CLERICUS.Identity.NamesBAO
  27. Judge: ESTRADA , PETER FRANK Assigned
  28. Payment received. Receipt Number: MX 291073
  29. Assessment 1 Total Assessed $420.00 Balance Remaining $0.00
  30. SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED BY CLERK ($10.00 FEE)
  31. SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED BY CLERK ($10.00 FEE)
  32. COMPLAINT
  33. CIVIL COVER SHEET
  34. Assessment 1 assessed at sum $420.00

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