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Candace Brooks Hires The Pope and The Lord Removes Her to a Higher Pulpit

It’s all BBQ and Brisket. Maybe Candace Brooks can get refinanced by former bankruptcy Chief Judge David R. Jones and his own legal BBQ team.

Brooks v. PHH Mortgage Corporation

(4:24-cv-01347)

District Court, S.D. Texas, Judge Charles Eskridge

SEP 3, 2024 | REPUBLISHED BY LIT: SEP 11, 2024
SEP 11, 2024

Above is the date LIT Last updated this article.

No movement or response in over a month after the Lord answered the complaint in August, an indication that the loan mod didn’t work out for Brooks.

ANSWER to Complaint by PHH Mortgage Corporation, filed.

(Jones, Taneska) (Entered: 08/09/2024)

MINUTE ENTRY AND ORDER:

Minute entry for proceedings before Judge Charles Eskridge by video conference on 5/29/2024.

INITIAL CONFERENCE.

All parties represented by counsel.

The Court addressed the scheduling and docket control order and the joint discovery/case management plan. Dkts 4 and 9 .

The parties were ORDERED to confer promptly to ensure that Defendant has information necessary to proceed as to a request for loan modification.

The parties should continue to confer in good faith regarding discovery and settlement.

Appearances: James Pope f/ Plaintiff; Taneska Jones f/ Defendant. Ct Reporter: ERO.

(Signed by Judge Charles Eskridge) Parties notified. (jmg4) (Entered: 05/31/2024)

U.S. District Court
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS (Houston)
CIVIL DOCKET FOR CASE #: 4:24-cv-01347

Brooks v. PHH Mortgage Corporation
Assigned to: Judge Charles Eskridge

Case in other court:  334th Judicial District Court of Harris County, TX, 24-13479

Cause: 28:1332 Diversity-Notice of Removal

Date Filed: 04/12/2024
Jury Demand: None
Nature of Suit: 220 Real Property: Foreclosure
Jurisdiction: Diversity
Plaintiff
Candace Brooks represented by James Q. Pope
The Pope Law Firm
6161 Savoy Drive
Ste 1125
Houston, TX 77036
713-449-4481
Email: jamesp@thepopelawfirm.com
LEAD ATTORNEY
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
V.
Defendant
PHH Mortgage Corporation represented by Robert T Mowrey
Locke Lord LLP
2200 Ross Ave
Ste 2800
Dallas, TX 75201-6776
214-740-8000
Fax: 214-740-8800
Email: rmowrey@lockelord.com
LEAD ATTORNEY
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICEDMatthew K Hansen
Locke Lord LLP
2200 Ross Ave
Suite 2800
Dallas, TX 75201-6776
214-740-8000
Email: mkhansen@lockelord.com
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICEDTaneska L Jones
Locke Lord LLP
Texas
600 Travis Street
Suite 2800
Houston, TX 77002
713-226-1563
Fax: 713-229-2563
Email: taneska.jones@lockelord.com
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

 

Date Filed # Docket Text
04/12/2024 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL from 334th Judicial District Court, Harris County, Texas, case number 2024-13479 (Filing fee $ 405 receipt number ATXSDC-31469591) filed by PHH Mortgage Corporation. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit C, # 4 Exhibit D, # 5 Exhibit E, # 6 Exhibit F, # 7 Exhibit G, # 8 Exhibit H) (Jones, Taneska) (Entered: 04/12/2024)
04/29/2024 2 ORDER for Initial Pretrial and Scheduling Conference and Order to Disclose Interested Persons. Initial Conference set for 5/29/2024 at 10:30 AM in Courtroom 9F before Judge Charles Eskridge(Signed by Judge Charles Eskridge) (Attachments: # 1 Attachments) Parties notified. (jmg4) (Entered: 04/29/2024)
04/29/2024 3 Order in Removed Case. Statement due within ten days.(Signed by Judge Charles Eskridge) Parties notified. (jmg4) (Entered: 04/29/2024)
05/01/2024 4 SCHEDULING and DOCKET CONTROL ORDER. Amended Pleadings due by 6/28/2024. Joinder of Parties due by 6/28/2024 Pltf Expert Report due by 7/30/2024. Deft Expert Report due by 8/14/2024. Discovery due by 9/13/2024. Mediation due by 10/1/2024. Joint Pretrial Order due by 10/16/2024. Docket Call set for 11/19/2024 at 01:30 PM in Courtroom 9F before Judge Charles Eskridge. (Signed by Judge Charles Eskridge) Parties notified. (jmg4) (Entered: 05/01/2024)
05/09/2024 5 STATEMENT OF INFORMATION IN A REMOVED ACTION re: 3 Order in Removed Case – FORM by PHH Mortgage Corporation, filed. (Jones, Taneska) (Entered: 05/09/2024)
05/09/2024 6 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE IN A REMOVED ACTION by PHH Mortgage Corporation, filed. (Jones, Taneska) (Entered: 05/09/2024)
05/14/2024 7 CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PARTIES by PHH Mortgage Corporation, filed. (Jones, Taneska) (Entered: 05/14/2024)
05/15/2024 8 CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PARTIES by Candace Brooks, filed. (Pope, James) (Entered: 05/15/2024)
05/15/2024 9 JOINT DISCOVERY/CASE MANAGEMENT PLAN by PHH Mortgage Corporation, filed. (Jones, Taneska) (Entered: 05/15/2024)
05/28/2024 10 NOTICE of Resetting. Parties notified. Initial Conference reset for 5/29/2024 at 10:30 AM in by video before Judge Charles Eskridge, filed. The court case manager will forward Zoom formation by e-mail. (abm4) (Entered: 05/28/2024)
05/29/2024 11 MINUTE ENTRY AND ORDER: Minute entry for proceedings before Judge Charles Eskridge by video conference on 5/29/2024. INITIAL CONFERENCE. All parties represented by counsel. The Court addressed the scheduling and docket control order and the joint discovery/case management plan. Dkts 4 and 9 . The parties were ORDERED to confer promptly to ensure that Defendant has information necessary to proceed as to a request for loan modification. The parties should continue to confer in good faith regarding discovery and settlement. Appearances: James Pope f/ Plaintiff; Taneska Jones f/ Defendant. Ct Reporter: ERO. (Signed by Judge Charles Eskridge) Parties notified. (jmg4) (Entered: 05/31/2024)
06/28/2024 12 Joint MOTION for Extension of Time to Amend Pleadings by PHH Mortgage Corporation, filed. Motion Docket Date 7/19/2024. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order Granting Joint Motion to Extend Time to Amend Pleadings) (Jones, Taneska) (Entered: 06/28/2024)
07/10/2024 13 ORDER granting 12 Motion for Extension of Time; Motion-related deadline set re: 12 Joint MOTION for Extension of Time to Amend Pleadings. Responsive pleading due by 08/09/2024.(Signed by Judge Charles Eskridge) Parties notified. (jmg4) (Entered: 07/10/2024)
07/19/2024 14 NOTICE of Appearance by Robert T. Mowrey on behalf of PHH Mortgage Corporation, filed. (Mowrey, Robert) (Entered: 07/19/2024)
08/02/2024 15 NOTICE of Appearance by Matthew K. Hansen on behalf of PHH Mortgage Corporation, filed. (Hansen, Matthew) (Entered: 08/02/2024)
08/09/2024 16 ANSWER to Complaint by PHH Mortgage Corporation, filed. (Jones, Taneska) (Entered: 08/09/2024)

 


 

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Candace Harlon continues the legacy of Harlon’s BBQ

The Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo has wrapped up another successful year. Much of that success is fueled by all the amazing food that patrons can indulge in. And for more than 35 years, one of the most popular food destinations has been Harlon’s BBQ.

A staple and rodeo favorite since the late 1980s, Harlons has showcased their award-winning barbecue much to the delight of rodeo goers.

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Defender: You guys have been around for a long time. How did the business start?

Candace Harlon: It started in 1977 with an idea for my father. He was coming home from a club one night drunk and stopped at a gas station at the corner of Martin Luther King and Selinsky.

The clerk told my dad, ‘if someone wants to make a million dollars, they need to buy that property right across the street, which was an abandoned gas station.’

My dad went home that night, told my mom he wanted to buy it. She supported him and three months later they started Harlon’s Barbecue with the help of Margaret and Harland West, who were their partners in the beginning.

202413479 –

BROOKS, CANDACE vs. PHH MORTGAGE CORPORATION

(Court 334, JUDGE DAWN ROGERS)

MAR 1, 2024 | REPUBLISHED BY LIT: SEP 11, 2024

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