The $52,950,000 Question: Should Houston Lawyers Prevail on Venue Transfer?

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U.S. District Court
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS (Galveston)
CIVIL DOCKET FOR CASE #: 3:22-cv-00294

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Date Filed	#	Docket Text
08/19/2022	1	COMPLAINT against All Defendants filed by Linda A Smith, Sandra Benoit. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet)(agould, 3) (Entered: 08/19/2022)
08/23/2022	2	ORDER for Initial Pretrial and Scheduling Conference and Order to Disclose Interested Persons. Initial Conference set for 12/7/2022 at 09:00 AM in by video before Magistrate Judge Andrew M Edison(Signed by Judge Jeffrey V Brown) Parties notified.(CynthiaBenavides, 3) (Entered: 08/23/2022)
09/07/2022	3	First CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PARTIES by Sandra Benoit, filed.(Bishop, George) (Entered: 09/07/2022)
09/07/2022	4	Request for Issuance of Summons as to Blake Deady, Scott A Love, Erin Murphy, filed.(Bishop, George) (Entered: 09/07/2022)
09/07/2022	5	Request for Issuance of Summons as to Scott A Love, filed.(Bishop, George) (Entered: 09/07/2022)
09/07/2022	6	Request for Issuance of Summons as to Blake Deady, filed.(Bishop, George) (Entered: 09/07/2022)
09/08/2022	7	Summons Issued as to Blake Deady, Scott A Love, Erin Murphy. Issued summons delivered to plaintiff by NEF, filed. (Attachments: # 1 summons, # 2 summons)(CynthiaBenavides, 3) (Entered: 09/08/2022)
10/10/2022	8	MOTION to Transfer Case by Clayton A. Clark, Clark Love & Huston, G.P., Blake Deady, Shelley Huston, filed. Motion Docket Date 10/31/2022. (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, # 9 Exhibit 9, # 10 Exhibit 10, # 11 Exhibit 11, # 12 Exhibit 12, # 13 Exhibit 13, # 14 Exhibit 14, # 15 Exhibit 15, # 16 Exhibit 16, # 17 Exhibit 17, # 18 Proposed Order Granting Motion to Transfer)(Jefferson, Dale) (Entered: 10/10/2022)
10/10/2022	9	MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM by Clayton A. Clark, Clark Love & Huston, G.P., Blake Deady, Shelley Huston, filed. Motion Docket Date 10/31/2022. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2)(Jefferson, Dale) (Entered: 10/10/2022)
10/10/2022	10	MOTION to Seal Court Records by Clark Love & Huston, G.P., filed. Motion Docket Date 10/31/2022. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2, # 3 Exhibit 3, # 4 Exhibit 4, # 5 Exhibit 5, # 6 Exhibit 6, # 7 Proposed Order Granting Motion to Seal)(Jefferson, Dale) (Entered: 10/10/2022)

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