Dodds v. Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC
(4:24-cv-00543)
District Court, S.D. Texas, Judge George Hanks Jr.
FEB 7, 23 MAR 9, MAY 14,
NOV 14, 2024
A day before the hearing…Brad appears to rescue the federal judge and court
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Fidelity National Law Group sends in two new lawyers, Tiffany Gilbert and Gregory Brewer. They file a Third Party Complaint. The case fires up once again as it visually appears Carrington have ditched Bradley.
The case goes cold again since the flutter at the end of June.
Fidelity National Law Group sends in two new lawyers, Tiffany Gilbert and Gregory Brewer. They file a Third Party Complaint. The case fires up once again as it visually appears Carrington have ditched Bradley.
U.S. District Court
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS (Houston)
CIVIL DOCKET FOR CASE #: 4:24-cv-00543
| Dodds v. Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC Assigned to: Judge George C Hanks, Jr
Cause: 28:1332 Diversity-Breach of Contract |
Date Filed: 02/14/2024 Jury Demand: None Nature of Suit: 220 Real Property: Foreclosure Jurisdiction: Diversity |
| Date Filed | # | Docket Text |
|---|---|---|
| 05/15/2024 | 12 | NOTICE of Appearance by Gregory Brewer and Tiffany S. Gilbert on behalf of Carrington Mortgage Services LLC, filed. (Serbousek Gilbert, Tiffany) (Entered: 05/15/2024) |
| 05/31/2024 | 13 | JOINT DISCOVERY/CASE MANAGEMENT PLAN by Carrington Mortgage Services LLC, filed. (Serbousek Gilbert, Tiffany) (Entered: 05/31/2024) |
| 06/11/2024 | 14 | NOTICE of Setting. This is a reminder of the upcoming Initial Conference. Please reference this Notice for the necessary Zoom Meeting information. Be prepared to discuss the attached proposed Docket Control Order (DCO) and Consent To Proceed Before a Magistrate Judge forms with Judge Edison that day. Parties notified. Initial Conference set for 6/12/2024 at 09:00 AM by video before Magistrate Judge Andrew M Edison, filed. (Attachments: # 1 Consent, # 2 Proposed Docket Control Order) (va3) (Entered: 06/11/2024) |
| 06/12/2024 | 15 | DOCKET CONTROL ORDER. ETT: 2-3 days. Jury. Amended Pleadings due by 6/21/2024. Joinder of Parties due by 6/21/2024 Pltf Expert Witness List due by 11/15/2024. Pltf Expert Report due by 11/15/2024. Deft Expert Witness List due by 1/10/2025. Deft Expert Report due by 1/10/2025. Discovery due by 3/21/2025. Dispositive Motion Filing due by 3/28/2025. Non-Dispositive Motion Filing due by 5/16/2025. Joint Pretrial Order due by 7/2/2025. Docket Call set for 7/11/2025 at 03:00 PM in Courtroom 9C before Judge George C Hanks Jr(Signed by Magistrate Judge Andrew M Edison) Parties notified. (agg3) (Entered: 06/13/2024) |
| 06/18/2024 | 16 | ORDER REFERRING CASE to Magistrate Judge Andrew M Edison(Signed by Judge George C Hanks, Jr) Parties notified. (knp4) (Entered: 06/18/2024) |
| 06/21/2024 | 17 | COUNTERCLAIM against Craig A Dodds filed by Carrington Mortgage Services LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2, # 3 Exhibit 3, # 4 Exhibit 4, # 5 Exhibit 5, # 6 Exhibit 6, # 7 Exhibit 7, # 8 Exhibit 8) (Serbousek Gilbert, Tiffany) (Entered: 06/21/2024) |
| 06/21/2024 | 18 | THIRD PARTY COMPLAINT against Deborah Dodds filed by Carrington Mortgage Services LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2, # 3 Exhibit 3, # 4 Exhibit 4, # 5 Exhibit 5, # 6 Exhibit 6, # 7 Exhibit 7, # 8 Exhibit 8) (Serbousek Gilbert, Tiffany) (Entered: 06/21/2024) |
| 06/26/2024 | 19 | ORDER. The Order referring the case is WITHDRAWN. Magistrate Judge Andrew M. Edison remains designated to handle matters that may be referred in this case.(Signed by Judge George C Hanks, Jr) Parties notified. (knp4) (Entered: 06/26/2024) |
| 06/26/2024 | 20 | Request for Issuance of Summons as to Deborah Dodds, filed. (Serbousek Gilbert, Tiffany) (Entered: 06/26/2024) |
| 06/27/2024 | 21 | Request for Issuance of Summons as to Deborah Dodds, filed. (Serbousek Gilbert, Tiffany) (Entered: 06/27/2024) |
| 06/27/2024 | 22 | Summons Issued as to Deborah Dodds. Issued summons delivered to plaintiff by NEF, filed. (rlm4) (Entered: 06/27/2024) |
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| 06/28/2024 17:07:54 |
U.S. District Court
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS (Houston)
CIVIL DOCKET FOR CASE #: 4:24-cv-00543
| Dodds v. Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC Assigned to: Judge George C Hanks, Jr
Cause: 28:1332 Diversity-Breach of Contract |
Date Filed: 02/14/2024 Jury Demand: None Nature of Suit: 220 Real Property: Foreclosure Jurisdiction: Diversity |
| Date Filed | # | Docket Text |
|---|---|---|
| 02/26/2024 | 8 | NOTICE of Appearance by Jessie R. Manzewitsch Pulero on behalf of Carrington Mortgage Services LLC, filed. (Manzewitsch Pulero, Jessie) (Entered: 02/26/2024) |
| 02/26/2024 | 9 | CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PARTIES by Carrington Mortgage Services LLC, filed.(Manzewitsch Pulero, Jessie) (Entered: 02/26/2024) |
| 03/07/2024 | 10 |
LETTER OF AGREEMENT re: withdrawal of Renewed Motion for Temporary Restraining Order 3 by Craig A Dodds, filed.(ByronThomas, 4) (Entered: 03/07/2024) |
| 03/07/2024 | 11 | Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge George C Hanks, Jr. Preliminary INJUNCTION HEARING held on 3/7/2024. At the hearing, the following rulings were made as stated on the record: The parties announced that theyhave reached an agreement whereby Plaintiff will withdraw his request for apreliminary injunction at this time. Appearances: Jessie Ruth Manzewitsch Pulero, Marcella Arteal Hagger.(ERO:yes), filed. (KimberlyPicota, 4) (Entered: 04/01/2024) |
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| 04/04/2024 10:18:11 |
Melissa Alonso
Partner
malonso@bradley.com
713.576.0311 direct
March 6, 2024
Via email: mahagger.legal@gmail.com
Marcella A. Hagger
Land, Labor & Capital PLLC
5718 Westheimer Rd., Ste. 1000
Houston, Texas 77057
RE: Case No. 4:24-cv-00543, Craig A. Dodds v. Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC; in the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division
As you know, my firm represents Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC (“Carrington”) in the above-referenced litigation.
Please allow this letter to serve as our agreement that the property made the subject of this suit, located at 9317 Mohawk Dr., La Porte, Texas 77571 (the “Property”), is not currently posted for foreclosure.
Further, Carrington has agreed to provide you 60 days written notice prior to re-posting the Property for foreclosure in the future.
In exchange, your client has agreed to withdraw his Renewed Motion for Temporary Restraining Order (Doc. 3) and agreed to pass the temporary injunction hearing currently scheduled for March 7, 2024 at 1:30 pm.
Please confirm this accurately represents the Parties’ agreement by signing below. Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
/s/ Marcella A. Hagger
Marcella A. Hagger
Counsel for Plaintiff Craig Dodds
NOTICE OF ZOOM LINK re: 4 Order. A Preliminary Injunction Hearing is set for March 7, 2024 at 1:30 PM, filed. (ByronThomas, 4) (Entered: 02/22/2024)
Defense counsel Hagger’s affidavit was signed in Louisiana…
This is the first time we’ve seen a request for a TRO/Preliminary Injunction after removal from Harris County District Court.
As we said – very recently – the landscape has materially changed from the precedents applied in the past.
ORDER for Initial Pretrial and Scheduling Conference and Order to Disclose Interested Persons.
Initial Conference set for 6/12/2024 at 09:00 AM by video before Magistrate Judge Andrew M Edison.
(Signed by Judge George C Hanks, Jr) Parties notified.(RebeccaBecknal, 4) (Entered: 02/15/2024)
U.S. District Court
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS (Houston)
CIVIL DOCKET FOR CASE #: 4:24-cv-00543
| Dodds v. Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC Assigned to: Judge George C Hanks, Jr
Cause: 28:1332 Diversity-Breach of Contract |
Date Filed: 02/14/2024 Jury Demand: None Nature of Suit: 220 Real Property: Foreclosure Jurisdiction: Diversity |
| Plaintiff | ||
| Craig A Dodds | represented by | Marcella Arteal Hagger Land, Labor, Capital 5718 Westheimer Road Suite 1000 Houston, TX 77057 281-236-6456 Email: mahagger.legal@gmail.com LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED |
| V. | ||
| Defendant | ||
| Carrington Mortgage Services LLC | represented by | Melissa Sue Gutierrez Bradley Arant Boult Cummings 600 Travis St. Suite 5600 Houston, TX 77002 713-576-0300 Fax: 713-576-0301 Email: mgutierrez@bradley.com ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED |
| Date Filed | # | Docket Text |
|---|---|---|
| 02/14/2024 | 1 | NOTICE OF REMOVAL from 61st Judicial District Court of Harris County, Texas, case number 2024-07488 (Filing fee $ 405 receipt number ATXSDC-31201258) filed by CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Civil Cover Sheet, # 4 Supplement)(Gutierrez, Melissa) (Entered: 02/14/2024) |
| 02/15/2024 | 2 | ORDER for Initial Pretrial and Scheduling Conference and Order to Disclose Interested Persons. Initial Conference set for 6/12/2024 at 09:00 AM by video before Magistrate Judge Andrew M Edison. (Signed by Judge George C Hanks, Jr) Parties notified.(RebeccaBecknal, 4) (Entered: 02/15/2024) |
| 02/17/2024 | 3 | Renewed MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order by Craig A Dodds, filed. Motion Docket Date 3/11/2024. (Attachments: # 1 Affidavit Affidavit, # 2 Proposed Order Proposed Order)(Hagger, Marcella) (Entered: 02/17/2024) |
| 02/22/2024 | 4 | ORDER granting 3 Renewed MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order ( Preliminary Injunction Hearing set for 3/7/2024 at 01:30 PM in Courtroom 9C before Judge George C Hanks Jr). (Signed by Judge George C Hanks, Jr) Parties notified.(GabrielleLyons, 4) (Entered: 02/22/2024) |
| 02/22/2024 | 5 | NOTICE OF ZOOM LINK re: 4 Order. A Preliminary Injunction Hearing is set for March 7, 2024 at 1:30 PM, filed. (ByronThomas, 4) (Entered: 02/22/2024) |
| 02/22/2024 | 6 | ORDER on Initial Discovery Protocols for Residential Mortgage Cases.(Signed by Judge George C Hanks, Jr) Parties notified.(ByronThomas, 4) (Entered: 02/22/2024) |
| 02/22/2024 | 7 | STANDING PROTECTIVE ORDER. (Signed by Judge George C Hanks, Jr) Parties notified.(ByronThomas, 4) (Entered: 02/22/2024) |
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| 02/23/2024 19:51:41 |
202407488 –
DODDS, CRAIG A vs. CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES LLC (ITS SUCCESSORS AND/OR ASSIGNS)
(Court 061, JUDGE FREDERICKA PHILLIPS)
FEB 5, 2024 | REPUBLISHED BY LIT: FEB 7, 2024
FEB 7, 23 2024
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Bradley replace The Catholic Bandit and the Wolves.
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In doing so, unlawfully sealed Petition is unsealed.
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This is Texas Justice. Former Lone Star Legal Aid Lawyer strikes out on her own as a “Foreclosure Defense Lawyer” in Harris County and has two cases to stop foreclosure auction in HCDC Court. Both petitions are sealed and @MikeEngelhart sealed the TRO, in violation of Texas Laws. pic.twitter.com/XsTsF2Hzvw
— lawsinusa (@lawsinusa) February 6, 2024
202319969 –
CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES LLC vs. DODDS, CRAIG A
MAR 28, 2023 | REPUBLISHED BY LIT: FEB 7, 2024
| EXPEDITED DEFAULT JDGMT SGND |
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08/10/2023 |
| NO COSTS ALLOCATED |
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08/10/2023 |
| ORDER SGND GRANTING SALE OF PROPERTY |
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08/10/2023 |
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