Stephens v. U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Plaintiff: Jon Stephens
Defendant: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Case Number: 4:2018cv01878
Filed: June 7, 2018
Court: US District Court for the Southern District of Texas
Office: Houston Office
County: Harris
Presiding Judge: Sim Lake
Nature of Suit: Personal Injury- Medical Malpractice
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 1391
Jury Demanded By: None

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November 19, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 88 ORDER ADOPTING MEMORANDUM AND RECOMMENDATIONS - the 86 Memorandum and Recommendations is ADOPTED by this Court and Deft's 80 MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Prosecution is DENIED.(Signed by Judge Sim Lake) Parties notified.(sanderson, 4)
July 9, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 67 ORDER ADOPTING MEMORANDUM AND RECOMMENDATIONS re: 63 Memorandum and Recommendations is hereby ADOPTED re: 58 Defendant's MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Subject Matter Jurisdiction is granted and Plaintiffs current claims are dismissed for lac k of subject matter jurisdiction. ORDERED that Plaintiff's request for leave to file the Proposed Second Amended Complaint attached to his 64 objections is DENIED. It is further ORDERED that Plaintiff is GRANTED leave to file a second amended complaint which is consistent with this Court's order dismissing all claims involving questions of law or fact related to a benefits decision such as the surgical procedures provided to Plaintiff. Plaintiff may file a second amended complaint ba sed only on his allegation that the process for obtaining his consent to the surgeries violated the standard of care. The second amended complaint shall not contain any allegation of negligence or seek to recover for the failure to provide a particul ar surgical procedure because all such claims involve questions of law or fact related to a benefit decision, are barred by the Veterans Judicial Review Act, and have been dismissed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. Plaintiff shall file the second amended complaint on or before July 23, 2021. (Signed by Judge Sim Lake) Parties notified.(sanderson, 4)
September 11, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 57 ORDER ADOPTING MEMORANDUM AND RECOMMENDATIONS re: 56 Memorandum and Recommendations, denying 45 MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Service of Process (Signed by Judge Sim Lake) Parties notified. (aboyd, 4)
February 21, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 44 ORDER ADOPTING MEMORANDUM AND RECOMMENDATIONS re: 42 Memorandum and Recommendations, denying 20 MOTION for Summary Judgment, denying 39 MOTION to Exclude Plaintiff's Expert, and Supplement to Motion for Summary Judgment (Signed by Judge Sim Lake) Parties notified. (aboyd, 4)
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Plaintiff: Jon Stephens
Represented By: Joseph Kyle Jones
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Defendant: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Represented By: Fred Turner Hinrichs
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