Smith v. BP Exploration & Production, Inc. et al
Plaintiff: Southern Smith
Defendant: BP America Production Company and BP Exploration & Production, Inc.
Case Number: 4:2019cv04988
Filed: December 23, 2019
Court: US District Court for the Southern District of Texas
Presiding Judge: George C Hanks
Nature of Suit: P.I.: Other
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
January 6, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 19 ORDER WITHDRAWING AND SUBSTITUTING COUNSEL granting #14 Motion to Substitute Attorney.(Signed by Judge George C Hanks, Jr) Parties notified.(SusanGram, 3)
January 6, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 18 CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PARTIES by Southern Smith, filed.(Amaro, Randolph)
January 6, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 17 NOTICE of Appearance by Matthew A. Elwell, David F. Miller, Ashlee E. Dunham, and Anna J. McMullen on behalf of Southern Smith, filed. (Amaro, Randolph)
December 30, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 16 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by BP Exploration & Production, Inc. identifying BP p.l.c. as Corporate Parent, filed.(Taylor, Thomas)
December 30, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 15 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by BP America Production Company identifying BP p.l.c. as Corporate Parent, filed.(Taylor, Thomas)
December 30, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 14 Unopposed MOTION to Substitute Attorney Thomas W. Taylor and Connell C. Hess in place of Kevin M. Hodges, Catherine Pyune McEldowney, Don K. Haycraft, Scott C. Seiler and Devin C. Reid by BP America Production Company, BP Exploration & Production, Inc., filed. Motion Docket Date 1/21/2020. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Taylor, Thomas)
December 23, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 13 ORDER for Initial Pretrial and Scheduling Conference and Order to Disclose Interested Persons. Initial Conference set for 4/23/2020 at 09:30 AM in Courtroom 600 in Houston before Magistrate Judge Andrew M Edison(Signed by Judge George C Hanks, Jr) Parties notified.(JenniferOlson, 4)
December 23, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 12 Case transferred in from Louisiana Eastern. Case Number 2:19-cv-09583; received electronically
November 25, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 11 ORDER that Case transferred to Southern District of Texas. Signed by Judge Wendy B Vitter on 11/22/19. (NEF: Judge Barbier)(ko)
November 5, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 10 NOTICE of Hearing. Scheduling Conference set for 12/11/2019 10:30 AM before case manager by telephone. By Clerk. (mmv)
October 1, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 9 ORDER OF RECUSAL. Magistrate Judge Dana Douglas recused. Case reassigned to Magistrate Judge Karen Wells Roby. Signed by Magistrate Judge Dana Douglas on 9/30/19.(ko)
September 30, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 8 Statement by All Defendants Amending Original Statement Regarding Venue (Haycraft, Don)
September 27, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 7 ORDER REASSIGNING CASE. Case reassigned to Judge Wendy B Vitter and Magistrate Judge Dana Douglas. Judge Carl Barbier, Magistrate Judge Joseph C. Wilkinson, Jr no longer assigned to case. Signed by Magistrate Judge Joseph C. Wilkinson, Jr on 9/27/19. (NEF: Judge Barbier)(ko)
September 23, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 6 Statement by BP America Production Company, BP Exploration & Production, Inc. Regarding Venue (Haycraft, Don)
August 5, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 5 ORDER: IT IS ORDERED THAT, no later than September 4, 2019, plaintiffs in the attached lists must provide full and complete initial disclosures. Failure to provide the disclosures by the above date will result in an order that plaintiffs and their counsel must appear in person before Judge Barbier to show cause why their cases should not be dismissed for failure to prosecute and/or pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P.37(b)(2)(A)(v). IT IS FURTHER ORDERED THAT, as to all of the listed cases in which plaintiffs produce full and complete disclosures in compliance with this order, the deadline by which the parties must submit their venue filing is extended to no later than October 4, 2019. Signed by Magistrate Judge Joseph C. Wilkinson, Jr on 8/5/2019.(clw)
May 22, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 4 ANSWER to #1 Complaint by BP America Production Company, BP Exploration & Production, Inc. Attorney Don Keller Haycraft added to party BP America Production Company(pty:dft), Attorney Don Keller Haycraft added to party BP Exploration & Production, Inc.(pty:dft).(Haycraft, Don)
April 24, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 3 INITIAL PROCEEDINGS CASE MANAGEMENT ORDERS No.'s 1 and 2. Signed by Magistrate Judge Joseph C. Wilkinson, Jr on 1/30/2015. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 BELO Settlement Agreement)(as)
April 23, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 2 Initial Case Assignment to Judge Carl Barbier and Magistrate Judge Joseph C. Wilkinson, Jr. (ess)
April 22, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 1 COMPLAINT against All Defendants (Filing fee $ 400 receipt number 053L-7590503) filed by Southern Smith. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet)Attorney Randolph James Amaro, Jr added to party Southern Smith(pty:pla).(Amaro, Randolph)

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Plaintiff: Southern Smith
Represented By: Randolph James Amaro, Jr
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Defendant: BP America Production Company
Represented By: Scott C. Seiler
Represented By: Georgia Lee Lucier
Represented By: Catherine Pyune McEldowney
Represented By: Don Keller Haycraft
Represented By: Devin C. Reid
Represented By: Kevin Michael Hodges
Represented By: Thomas W Taylor
Represented By: Connell Chad Hess
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Defendant: BP Exploration & Production, Inc.
Represented By: Scott C. Seiler
Represented By: Georgia Lee Lucier
Represented By: Catherine Pyune McEldowney
Represented By: Don Keller Haycraft
Represented By: Devin C. Reid
Represented By: Kevin Michael Hodges
Represented By: Thomas W Taylor
Represented By: Connell Chad Hess
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