Dara v. Dresser
| Joshua Dara and Joseph McLaren, Bellwether Plaintiff |
| Baker Hughes Company, Baker Hughes Energy Services, L.L.C., formerly known as G.E. Oil & Gas L.L.C., General Electric Company, Dresser, L.L.C., formerly known as Dresser Incorporated, formerly known as Dresser Industries, Incorporated, Dresser R E, L.L.C. and Halliburton Energy Services, Incorporated |
| 25-30544 |
| September 26, 2025 |
| U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit |
| Torts to Land |
Docket Report
This docket was last retrieved on March 10, 2026. A more recent docket listing may be available from PACER.
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| Filing 57 EXTENSION RECEIVED for Appellants Mr. Joshua Dara and Mr. Joseph McLaren. Extension Granted to and including 04/15/2026. A/Pet's Brief deadline updated to 04/15/2026 for Appellants Joshua Dara and Joseph McLaren [25-30544] (IAC) [Entered: 03/10/2026 11:50 AM] |
| Filing 56 UNOPPOSED LEVEL 1 EXTENSION REQUESTED by Appellants Mr. Joshua Dara and Mr. Joseph McLaren for filing Appellants' Brief and Record Excerpts until 04/15/2026 [25-30544] (Jimmy Faircloth Jr.) [Entered: 03/09/2026 04:43 PM] |
| Filing 55 BRIEFING NOTICE ISSUED. A/Pet's Brief Due on 03/16/2026 for Appellants Joshua Dara and Joseph McLaren. [25-30544] (RLL) [Entered: 02/02/2026 03:26 PM] |
| Filing 54 ELECTRONIC RECORD ON APPEAL FILED. Admitted Exhibits on File in District Court? No. Video/Audio Exhibits on File in District Court? No. Electronic ROA deadline satisfied. [25-30544] (RLL) [Entered: 02/02/2026 03:24 PM] |
| Filing 53 ELECTRONIC RECORD ON APPEAL REQUESTED from District Court for 1:21-CV-24. Electronic ROA due on 01/20/2026. [25-30544] (JAK) [Entered: 01/05/2026 01:10 PM] |
| Filing 52 ACKNOWLEDGMENT received from Court Reporter Cathleen E. Marquardt Transcript Order: Court Reporter: Cathleen E. Marquardt, Est. Completion Dt: 11/21/2025, Est. No.of Pgs: 400, Dt. Fin Arrangements Made: 10/21/2025, Dt. Trans. to be Filed: 11/20/2025, Proceeding Type and Date: Jury Trial 10/28/2024 - 11/01/2024, Jury Trial 11/04/2024 - 11/06/2024, Class Certification Hearing 06/22/2023 , Status Conference 07/22/2024 , Status Conference 08/02/2024 , Motion Hearing 10/25/2024 , Pre-Trial Conference 10/25/2024. Transcript Due/Court Reporter Discount Date canceled [25-30544] (JAK) [Entered: 01/05/2026 01:09 PM] |
| Filing 51 COURT REPORTER ACKNOWLEDGMENT received from Court Reporter Ms. Cathleen E. Marquardt. [25-30544] (Cathleen E. Marquardt ) [Entered: 12/29/2025 09:28 PM] |
| Filing 50 DISCOUNT OF 10% invoked.. To avoid further action the transcript must be filed by 12/30/2025. Transcript Due/Court Reporter Discount Date updated to 12/30/2025 for Cathleen E. Marquardt, Court Reporter. [25-30544] (RLL) [Entered: 12/05/2025 02:48 PM] |
| Filing 48 ACKNOWLEDGMENT Transcript Order: Court Reporter: Cathleen E. Marquardt, Est. Completion Dt: 11/21/2025, Est. No.of Pgs: 400, Dt. Fin Arrangements Made: 10/21/2025, Dt. Trans. to be Filed: 11/20/2025, Proceeding Type and Date: Jury Trial 10/28/2024 - 11/01/2024, Jury Trial 11/04/2024 - 11/06/2024, Class Certification Hearing 06/22/2023 , Status Conference 07/22/2024 , Status Conference 08/02/2024 , Motion Hearing 10/25/2024 , Pre-Trial Conference 10/25/2024. Ct. Reporter Acknowledgment ddl satisfied. Transcript Due/Court Reporter Discount Date is 11/20/2025 for Cathleen E. Marquardt, Court Reporter [25-30544] (ABT) [Entered: 11/06/2025 01:48 PM] |
| Filing 47 COURT REPORTER ACKNOWLEDGMENT received from Court Reporter Ms. Cathleen E. Marquardt. [25-30544] (Cathleen E. Marquardt ) [Entered: 11/05/2025 04:54 PM] |
| Filing 46 CASE CAPTION updated. Involvement terminated for Appellees Dresser R E, L.L.C., Baker Hughes Company, Baker Hughes Energy Services, L.L.C. and Halliburton Energy Services, Incorporated in 25-30544., Party information modified for. [25-30544] (MVM) [Entered: 10/29/2025 12:31 PM] |
| Filing 45 CLERK ORDER granting Motion to amend caption filed by Appellee Dresser, L.L.C. [ # 38 ] [25-30544] (MVM) [Entered: 10/29/2025 12:25 PM] |
| Filing 42 APPEARANCE FORM FILED by Attorney(s) Mitchell Bryant for party(s) Appellee Dresser, L.L.C., in case 25-30544 [25-30544] (KJ) [Entered: 10/28/2025 01:48 PM] |
| Filing 41 APPEARANCE FORM FILED by Attorney Andrew Mark Stakelum for Appellee Dresser, L.L.C. in 25-30544 [25-30544] (KJ) [Entered: 10/28/2025 01:40 PM] |
| Filing 38 UNOPPOSED MOTION filed by Appellee Dresser, L.L.C. to amend caption [38]. Date of service: 10/24/2025 via email - Attorney for Appellees: Banks, Burvant, Cash, Del Turco, Gonsoulin, Janoe, Jarrell, LaFleur, Layrisson, Mastio, Renfroe, Smith, Stakelum, Upshaw, Weems, Wimberly; Attorney for Appellants: Faircloth, Norem [25-30544] (Amy R. Upshaw ) [Entered: 10/24/2025 01:46 PM] |
| Filing 36 APPEARANCE FORM FILED by Attorney(s) Tracie Jo Renfroe for party(s) Appellee Dresser, L.L.C., in case 25-30544 [25-30544] (KJ) [Entered: 10/21/2025 11:46 AM] |
| Filing 35 APPEARANCE FORM FILED by Attorney(s) Meghan Elizabeth Smith, Stephen Alan LaFleur for party(s) Appellee General Electric Company Appellee Halliburton Energy Services, Incorporated, in case 25-30544, by Attorney Charles S. Weems III for Appellee Halliburton Energy Services, Incorporated in 25-30544 [25-30544] (ABT) [Entered: 10/21/2025 11:43 AM] |
| Filing 33 APPEARANCE FORM FILED by Attorney(s) Mandie Michele Cash for party(s) Appellee Dresser, L.L.C., in case 25-30544 [25-30544] (KJ) [Entered: 10/21/2025 11:33 AM] |
| Filing 32 APPEARANCE FORM for the court's review. Lead Counsel? No. [25-30544] (Meghan Elizabeth Smith ) [Entered: 10/21/2025 10:42 AM] |
| Filing 31 TRANSCRIPT ORDER received from Appellants Mr. Joshua Dara and Mr. Joseph McLaren. DETAILS: Transcript Order: Court Reporter: Cathleen E. Marquardt, Proceeding Type and Date: Jury Trial 10/28/2024 - 11/01/2024, Jury Trial 11/04/2024 - 11/06/2024, Class Certification Hearing 06/22/2023 , Status Conference 07/22/2024 , Status Conference 08/02/2024 , Motion Hearing 10/25/2024 , Final Pre-Trial Conference 10/25/2024. Transcript Order ddl satisfied. Ct. Reporter Acknowledgment due on 10/31/2025 for Cathleen Marquardt, Court Reporter. Electronic Filing Processed: [ # 19 ] [25-30544] (SR) [Entered: 10/21/2025 10:09 AM] |
| Filing 29 APPEARANCE FORM FILED by Attorney(s) Martha Banner Banks for party(s) Appellee Dresser, L.L.C., in case 25-30544 [25-30544] (IAC) [Entered: 10/20/2025 01:34 PM] |
| Filing 28 APPEARANCE FORM for the court's review. Lead Counsel? No. [25-30544] (Charles S. Weems III) [Entered: 10/20/2025 12:09 PM] |
| Filing 27 APPEARANCE FORM for the court's review. Lead Counsel? No. [25-30544] (Stephen Alan LaFleur ) [Entered: 10/20/2025 12:00 PM] |
| Filing 25 APPEARANCE FORM FILED by Attorney(s) Benjamin Eric Gonsoulin, Jacob Scott Janoe for party(s) Appellee Halliburton Energy Services, Incorporated, in case 25-30544, by Attorney Louis Layrisson for Appellee Halliburton Energy Services, Incorporated in 25-30544 [25-30544] (ABT) [Entered: 10/20/2025 09:13 AM] |
| Filing 24 APPEARANCE FORM for the court's review. Lead Counsel? No. [25-30544] (Jacob Scott Janoe ) [Entered: 10/17/2025 04:45 PM] |
| Filing 22 APPEARANCE FORM FILED by Attorney(s) Amy R. Upshaw for party(s) Appellee Dresser, L.L.C., in case 25-30544 [25-30544] (IAC) [Entered: 10/17/2025 04:41 PM] |
| Filing 21 APPEARANCE FORM for the court's review. Lead Counsel? No. [25-30544] (Benjamin Eric Gonsoulin ) [Entered: 10/17/2025 02:45 PM] |
| Filing 20 APPEARANCE FORM received from Mr. Louis Layrisson for Halliburton Energy Services, Incorporated for the court's review. Lead Counsel? Yes. [25-30544] (Louis Layrisson ) [Entered: 10/17/2025 02:31 PM] |
| Filing 19 ATTORNEY TRANSCRIPT ORDER form filed by Appellants Mr. Joshua Dara and Mr. Joseph McLarenfor the Court to process. Date of service: 10/17/2025 via email - Attorney for Appellees: Burvant, Del Turco, Jarrell, Layrisson, Mastio, Stakelum, Weems, Wimberly; Attorney for Appellants: Faircloth, Norem. [25-30544] (Jimmy Faircloth Jr.) [Entered: 10/17/2025 09:13 AM] |
| Filing 18 APPEARANCE FORM for the court's review. Lead Counsel? No. [25-30544] (Mandie Michele Cash ) [Entered: 10/16/2025 03:12 PM] |
| Filing 17 APPEARANCE FORM for the court's review. Lead Counsel? No. [25-30544] (Mitchell Bryant ) [Entered: 10/16/2025 02:23 PM] |
| Filing 16 APPEARANCE FORM for the court's review. Lead Counsel? No. [25-30544] (Andrew Mark Stakelum ) [Entered: 10/16/2025 02:21 PM] |
| Filing 15 APPEARANCE FORM for the court's review. Lead Counsel? No. [25-30544] (Tracie Jo Renfroe ) [Entered: 10/16/2025 02:16 PM] |
| Filing 14 APPEARANCE FORM for the court's review. Lead Counsel? No. [25-30544] (Martha Banner Banks ) [Entered: 10/16/2025 11:57 AM] |
| Filing 13 APPEARANCE FORM for the court's review. Lead Counsel? Yes. [25-30544] (Amy R. Upshaw ) [Entered: 10/16/2025 11:50 AM] |
| Filing 12 ATTORNEY NOT PARTICIPATING for GE Co. Reason:entered for wrong party. [25-30544] (ABT) [Entered: 10/16/2025 08:34 AM] |
| Filing 10 APPEARANCE FORM FILED by Attorney(s) Lauren Courtney Mastio, Richard Frederick Norem III, Taylor Katherine Wimberly for party(s) Appellee General Electric Company, in case 25-30544, by Attorney Jimmy Faircloth Jr. for Appellant Joseph McLaren in 25-30544, Attorney Jimmy Faircloth Jr. for Appellant Joshua Dara in 25-30544 [25-30544] (ABT) [Entered: 10/16/2025 08:32 AM] |
| Filing 9 APPEARANCE FORM for the court's review. Lead Counsel? Yes. [25-30544] (Lauren Courtney Mastio ) [Entered: 10/15/2025 03:49 PM] |
| Filing 8 APPEARANCE FORM received from Mr. Richard Frederick Norem, III for Mr. Joshua Dara and Mr. Joseph McLaren for the court's review. Lead Counsel? No. [25-30544] (Richard Frederick Norem III) [Entered: 10/15/2025 03:43 PM] |
| Filing 7 APPEARANCE FORM received from Mr. Jimmy Faircloth, Jr. for Mr. Joshua Dara and Mr. Joseph McLaren for the court's review. Lead Counsel? Yes. [25-30544] (Jimmy Faircloth Jr.) [Entered: 10/15/2025 03:40 PM] |
| Filing 6 APPEARANCE FORM for the court's review. Lead Counsel? No. [25-30544] (Taylor Katherine Wimberly ) [Entered: 10/15/2025 03:30 PM] |
| Filing 5 INITIAL CASE CHECK by Attorney Advisor complete. Action: Case OK to Process. [5] Initial AA Check Due satisfied.. Transcript order due on 10/20/2025 for Appellants Joshua Dara and Joseph McLaren [25-30544] (IAC) [Entered: 10/03/2025 11:54 AM] |
| Filing 1 PRIVATE CIVIL DIVERSITY CASE docketed. NOA filed by Appellants Mr. Joshua Dara and Mr. Joseph McLaren [25-30544] (IAC) [Entered: 09/26/2025 02:00 PM] |
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