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Court

Dallas County Civil

Texas

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Case Information

Filed 2025-01-21
Status CLOSED
Type Cntr Cnsmr Com Debt
Docket 16 entries
Disposition dismiss

Parties

Plaintiff Midland Credit Management, Inc.
Defendant Oates, Houston D
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Judge

Hon. Slaughter Gena

Dallas County (TX)

Texas

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Docket Entries

  1. 12/04/2025 NOTICE OF DISMISSAL FOR WANT OF PROSECUTION
  2. 01/21/2025 ORIGINAL PETITION View Document PLAINTIFF'S ORIGINAL PETITION
  3. 03/11/2025 REQUEST FOR SERVICE
  4. 03/12/2025 ISSUE CITATION View Document ISSUE CITATION - HOUSTON D OATES
  5. 03/13/2025 CITATION Served 07/19/2025 Anticipated Server ESERVE Anticipated Method Actual Server PRIVATE PROCESS SERVER Returned 07/22/2025 Comment HOUSTON D OATES
  6. 04/16/2025 MOTION-SUBSTITUTE SERVICE View Document MOTION SUBSTITUTE SERVICE
  7. 04/16/2025 PROPOSED ORDER/JUDGMENT View Document PROPOSED ORDER SUBSTITUTE SERVICE Comment PROPOSED ORDER SUBSTITUE SERVICE
  8. 07/09/2025 MOTION - RETAIN View Document MOTION RETAIN
  9. 07/09/2025 PROPOSED ORDER/JUDGMENT View Document PROPOSED ORDER RETAIN Comment PROPOSED ORDER RETAIN
  10. 07/15/2025 ORDER - SUBSTITUTE SERVICE View Document ORDER - SUBSTITUTE SERVICE
  11. 07/22/2025 RETURN OF SERVICE View Document EXECUTED CITATION - HOUSTON D OATES Comment EXECUTED CITATION - HOUSTON D OATES
  12. 08/21/2025 CORRESPONDENCE - LETTER TO FILE View Document CORRESPONDENCE/DEFAULT JUDGMENT Comment DEFAULT JUDGMENT
  13. 08/21/2025 MOTION - DEFAULT JUDGMENT View Document MOTION DEFAULT JUDGMENT
  14. 08/21/2025 PROPOSED ORDER/JUDGMENT View Document PROPOSED FINAL DEFAULT JUDGMENT Comment PROPOSED DEFAULT JUDGMENT
  15. 10/29/2025 ORDER - DENY View Document ORDER - DENY Comment DEFAULT JUDGMENT
  16. 11/13/2025 DISMISSAL FOR WANT OF PROSECUTION Judicial Officer SLAUGHTER, GENA Hearing Time 9:00 AM Cancel Reason CASE CLOSED

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