Sumeera Sameera Kodithuwakku v. Midfirst Bank
(4:24-cv-02166)
District Court, S.D. Texas, Judge Al “Bent” Bennett
APR 1, 2024 | REPUBLISHED BY LIT: JAN 10, 2025
Special WD with Vendors Lien $199.5k (June 2024) – sale to Myron Moten.
Could not locate any release of the first mortgage to date (Feb. 8, 2025).
ORDER OF DISMISSAL ON STIPULATION – WITH PREJUDICE
Case terminated on June 18, 2024.
(Signed by Judge Alfred H Bennett) Parties notified. (jm4) (Entered: 06/18/2024)
| CLOSED |
U.S. District Court
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS (Houston)
CIVIL DOCKET FOR CASE #: 4:24-cv-02166
| Sumeera Kodithuwakku, et al v. Midfirst Bank Assigned to: Judge Alfred H Bennett
Cause: 28:1441 Petition for Removal- Breach of Contract |
Date Filed: 06/07/2024 Date Terminated: 06/18/2024 Jury Demand: None Nature of Suit: 220 Real Property: Foreclosure Jurisdiction: Federal Question |
| Plaintiff | ||
| Sumeera Kodithuwakku Successor in Interest to Laura Cassel |
represented by | Erick Joseph DeLaRue Law Office of Erick DeLaRue, PLLC 2800 Post Oak Boulevard Suite 4100 Houston, TX 77056 713-899-6727 Email: erick.delarue@delaruelaw.com LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED |
| V. | ||
| Defendant | ||
| Midfirst Bank | represented by | Crystal G Gibson Mackie Wolf Zientz & Mann P.C. Litigation 14160 Dallas Parkway Suite 900 Dallas, TX 75254 214-635-2670 Fax: 214-635-2686 Email: cgibson@mwzmlaw.com LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICEDNicholas Michael Frame Mackie Wolf Zientz Mann, P.C. 5177 Richmond Avenue Suite 1230 Houston, TX 77056 713-730-3219 Email: nframe@mwzmlaw.com ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED |
| Date Filed | # | Docket Text |
|---|---|---|
| 06/07/2024 | 1 | NOTICE OF REMOVAL (Filing fee $ 405 receipt number ATXSDC-31734314) filed by Midfirst Bank. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit, # 2 Civil Cover Sheet) (Frame, Nicholas) (Entered: 06/07/2024) |
| 06/07/2024 | 2 | CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PARTIES by Midfirst Bank, filed. (Frame, Nicholas) (Entered: 06/07/2024) |
| 06/12/2024 | 3 | ORDER for Initial Pretrial and Scheduling Conference and Order to Disclose Interested Persons. Initial Conference set for 11/8/2024 at 09:30 AM in Courtroom 9A before Judge Alfred H Bennett. (Signed by Judge Alfred H Bennett) Parties notified. (rrb4) (Entered: 06/12/2024) |
| 06/14/2024 | 4 | STIPULATION of Dismissal (Joint), by Midfirst Bank, filed. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order) (Gibson, Crystal) (Entered: 06/14/2024) |
| 06/18/2024 | 5 | ORDER OF DISMISSAL ON STIPULATION. Case terminated on June 18, 2024. (Signed by Judge Alfred H Bennett) Parties notified. (jm4) (Entered: 06/18/2024) |
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APR 1, 2024 | REPUBLISHED BY LIT: JAN 10, 2025
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