202375352
CANGAS, GILBERTO vs. GUARANTEED RATE INC
(Court 157, JUDGE TANYA GARRISON)
OCT 30, 2023 – 11 MONTHS SINCE PRIOR FILING BEFORE GARRISON IN NOV. 2022 | REPUBLISHED BY LIT: OCT 31, 2023
LIT UPDATE
Sept. 10, 2023
Cangas v. Guaranteed Rate, Inc
(4:22-cv-04502)
District Court, S.D. Texas
DEC 29, 2022 | REPUBLISHED BY LIT: DEC 30, 2022
FEB 1, 2023 – APR 20, 2023
Tickin’ along…Still Tickin’ Along
Case terminated on 8/10/2023. (Signed by Judge Keith P Ellison)
Parties notified.(GabrielleLyons, 4) (Entered: 08/10/2023)
JAN 10, JAN 18, 2023
It’s all quiet since removal. The state court TRO expired Jan 5, 2023.
U.S. District Court
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS (Houston)
CIVIL DOCKET FOR CASE #: 4:22-cv-04502
| Cangas v. Guaranteed Rate, Inc Assigned to: Judge Keith P Ellison
Cause: 28:1332 Diversity-Breach of Contract |
Date Filed: 12/29/2022 Date Terminated: 08/10/2023 Jury Demand: None Nature of Suit: 290 Real Property: Other Jurisdiction: Diversity |
| Plaintiff | ||
| Gilberto Cangas, Jr. | represented by | Robert Clayton Vilt Vilt and Associates – TX, P.C. 5177 Richmond Ave Ste 1142 Houston, TX 77056 713-840-7570 Fax: 713-877-1827 Email: clay@viltlaw.com LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED |
| V. | ||
| Defendant | ||
| Guaranteed Rate, Inc | represented by | Nicholas 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 NOTICEDMark Douglas Cronenwett Mackie Wolf Zientz & Mann, P.C. 14160 N. Dallas Parkway, Ste. 900 Dallas, TX 75254 214-635-2650 Fax: 214-635-2686 Email: mcronenwett@mwzmlaw.com ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED |
| Date Filed | # | Docket Text |
|---|---|---|
| 12/29/2022 | 1 | NOTICE OF REMOVAL from 157th District Court of Harris County, Texas, case number 202277783 (Filing fee $ 402 receipt number ATXSDC-29256040) filed by Guaranteed Rate, Inc. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit, # 2 Civil Cover Sheet)(Cronenwett, Mark) (Entered: 12/29/2022) |
| 12/29/2022 | 2 | CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PARTIES by Guaranteed Rate, Inc, filed.(Frame, Nicholas) (Entered: 12/29/2022) |
| 12/30/2022 | 3 | ORDER for Initial Pretrial and Scheduling Conference and Order to Disclose Interested Persons. Initial Conference set for 4/28/2023 at 02:00 PM in Courtroom 3A Houston before Judge Keith P Ellison. (Signed by Judge Keith P Ellison) Parties notified.(HeatherCarr, 4) (Entered: 12/30/2022) |
| 01/25/2023 | 4 | INITIAL DISCLOSURES by Gilberto Cangas, Jr, filed.(Vilt, Robert) (Entered: 01/25/2023) |
| 01/25/2023 | 5 | CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PARTIES by Gilberto Cangas, Jr, filed.(Vilt, Robert) (Entered: 01/25/2023) |
| 01/25/2023 | 6 | DESIGNATION OF EXPERT WITNESS LIST by Gilberto Cangas, Jr, filed. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Resume of Robert C Vilt)(Vilt, Robert) (Entered: 01/25/2023) |
| 04/18/2023 | 7 | JOINT DISCOVERY/CASE MANAGEMENT PLAN by Guaranteed Rate, Inc, filed. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Frame, Nicholas) (Entered: 04/18/2023) |
| 04/18/2023 | 8 | SCHEDULING ORDER: Deft Expert Report due by 8/26/2023. Discovery due by 10/25/2023. Dispositive Motion Filing due by 12/18/2023. Joinder of Parties due by 6/27/2023 Joint Pretrial Order due by 3/22/2024. Pltf Expert Report due by 7/27/2023. Bench Trial set for 3/29/2024 at 09:00 AM in Courtroom 3A before Judge Keith P Ellison.(Signed by Judge Keith P Ellison) Parties notified. (RachelWillborg, 4) (Entered: 04/19/2023) |
| 04/19/2023 | 9 | NOTICE OF SERVICE OF DISCLOSURES by Guaranteed Rate, Inc, filed. (Frame, Nicholas) (Entered: 04/19/2023) |
| 07/27/2023 | 10 | DESIGNATION OF EXPERT WITNESS LIST by Guaranteed Rate, Inc, filed. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit)(Frame, Nicholas) (Entered: 07/27/2023) |
| 08/08/2023 | 11 | STIPULATION of Dismissal without Prejudice by Gilberto Cangas, Jr, filed. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Vilt, Robert) (Entered: 08/08/2023) |
| 08/10/2023 | 12 | ORDER OF DISMISSAL. Case terminated on 8/10/2023. (Signed by Judge Keith P Ellison) Parties notified.(GabrielleLyons, 4) (Entered: 08/10/2023) |
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| 09/10/2023 22:06:43 |
Guaranteed Rate was founded in Chicago in 2000 by Victor F Ciardelli III, a native of Oak Brook, Illinois, who now resides in a $38 million Miami Beach mansion purchased in May 2021, serves as chairman and CEO.
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202277783
CANGAS, GILBERTO vs. GUARANTEED RATE INC
(Court 157, JUDGE TANYA GARRISON)
NOV 30, 2022 | REPUBLISHED BY LIT: DEC 1, 2022
Dec. 8, 2022: Bandit lawyer Clay Vilt files for TRO extension to Jan 2, 2023.
Granted on Dec. 13, extended until Jan 5.
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