Parker v. Better Now Than Later Bail Bond et al
Plaintiff: Lenisha J Parker
Defendant: Daniel Price, Lisa Gail Porter, John Joseph, Scott Taylor, Brian Levine, Tarrant County, Phill Sorrels, Kenneth Price and Ed Gonzalez
Case Number: 4:2025cv01075
Filed: March 7, 2025
Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
Presiding Judge: Keith P Ellison
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights: Other
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1441 Petition for Removal- Civil Rights Act
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
September 2, 2025 Filing 38 Request for Issuance of Summons as to Ed Gonzalez, filed. (Lewis, U.A.)
August 29, 2025 Filing 37 REPLY in Support of #28 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM , filed by Kenneth Price. (Burnett, Gregory)
August 27, 2025 Filing 36 NOTICE of Setting. Parties notified. Status Conference set for 9/3/2025 at 02:00 PM in by telephone before Judge Keith P Ellison, filed. (aar4)
August 26, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 35 SCHEDULING ORDER. ETT: 3 days. Jury trial. ( Amended Pleadings due by 9/12/2025., Joinder of Parties due by 9/12/2025, Pltf Expert Report due by 5/1/2026., Deft Expert Report due by 6/1/2026., Discovery due by 7/3/2026., Dispositive Motion Filing due by 8/7/2026., Non-Dispositive Motion Filing due by 8/7/2026., Joint Pretrial Order due by 11/2/2026., Jury Trial set for 11/9/2026 at 09:00 AM in Courtroom 3A Houston before Judge Keith P Ellison), Initial conference is terminated (Signed by Judge Keith P Ellison) Parties notified. (aar4)
August 25, 2025 Filing 34 RESPONSE in Opposition to #28 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM , filed by Lenisha J Parker. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order Proposed Order) (Lewis, U.A.)
August 21, 2025 Filing 33 NOTICE of Setting. Parties notified. Initial Conference reset for 9/9/2025 at 02:00 PM in by telephone before Judge Keith P Ellison, filed. (aar4)
August 20, 2025 Filing 32 NOTICE of Setting. Parties notified. Initial Conference reset for 8/26/2025 at 03:15 PM in by telephone before Judge Keith P Ellison, filed. (aar4)
August 19, 2025 Filing 31 NOTICE of Setting. Parties notified. Initial Conference set for 8/21/2025 at 02:45 PM in by telephone before Judge Keith P Ellison, filed. TIME CHANGE. (aar4)
August 15, 2025 Filing 30 Agreed PROPOSED ORDER Scheduling Order, filed. (Burnett, Gregory)
August 15, 2025 Filing 29 JOINT DISCOVERY/CASE MANAGEMENT PLAN by Kenneth Price, filed. (Burnett, Gregory)
August 4, 2025 Filing 28 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM by Kenneth Price, filed. Motion Docket Date 8/25/2025. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit 2) (Burnett, Gregory)
July 24, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 27 ORDER denying as moot #24 Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim.(Signed by Judge Keith P Ellison) Parties notified. (aar4)
July 21, 2025 Filing 26 AMENDED COMPLAINT with Jury Demand against Ed Gonzalez filed by Lenisha J Parker. (Lewis, U.A.)
July 10, 2025 Filing 25 NOTICE of Setting. Parties notified. Initial Conference reset for 8/21/2025 at 02:15 PM in by telephone before Judge Keith P Ellison, filed. (aar4)
June 30, 2025 Filing 24 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM as to Plaintiff's First Amended Complaint by Kenneth Price, filed. Motion Docket Date 7/21/2025. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Proposed Order) (Burnett, Gregory)
June 25, 2025 Filing 23 NOTICE of Setting. Parties notified. Initial Conference reset for 7/17/2025 at 03:45 PM in by telephone before Judge Keith P Ellison, filed. (aar4)
June 18, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 22 ORDER granting #21 Motion to Dismiss.(Signed by Judge Keith P Ellison) Parties notified. (aar4)
June 13, 2025 Filing 21 Unopposed MOTION to Dismiss #1 Notice of Removal, Amended Complaint by Troy McLehany, filed. Motion Docket Date 7/7/2025. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit) (Sundermeyer, Alicia)
June 9, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 20 ORDER granting #18 Motion for Extension of Time.(Signed by Judge Keith P Ellison) Parties notified. (aar4)
June 9, 2025 Filing 19 RETURN of Service of SUMMONS Executed as to Daniel Price served on 6/7/2025, answer due 8/6/2025, filed. (Lewis, U.A.)
June 7, 2025 Filing 18 MOTION for Extension of Time to Serve Defendant Daniel Price by Lenisha J Parker, filed. Motion Docket Date 6/30/2025. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order Proposed Order) (Lewis, U.A.)
June 5, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 17 ORDER OF DISMISSAL, Better Now Than Later Bail Bond, M Metze, Alleghany Insurance Company and Bankers Insurance Company terminated (Signed by Judge Keith P Ellison) Parties notified. (aar4)
June 4, 2025 Filing 16 NOTICE of Dismissal as to Alleghany Insurance Company, Bankers Insurance Company, Better Now Than Later Bail Bond, M Metze by Lenisha J Parker, filed. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order Proposed Order) (Lewis, U.A.)
May 14, 2025 Filing 15 Summons Issued as to Bankers Insurance Company, John Joseph, Brian Levine, Troy McLehany, Scott Taylor. Issued summons delivered to plaintiff by NEF, filed. (Attachments: #1 Summons re John Joseph, #2 Summons re T McLehany, #3 Summons re B. Levine, #4 Summons re S Taylor) (mmm4)
May 14, 2025 Filing 14 Summons Issued as to Alleghany Insurance Company, Better Now Than Later Bail Bond, M Metze, Daniel Price, Phill Sorrels. Issued summons delivered to plaintiff by NEF, filed. (rlm4)
May 13, 2025 Filing 13 Request for Issuance of Summons as to Bankers Insurance Company, John Joseph, Brian Levine, Troy McLehany, Scott Taylor, filed. (Attachments: #1 Summon, #2 Summon, #3 Summon, #4 Summon) (Lewis, U.A.)
May 10, 2025 Filing 12 Request for Issuance of Summons as to Alleghany Insurance Company, Better Now Than Later Bail Bond, M Metze, Daniel Price, Phill Sorrels, filed. (Attachments: #1 Summon, #2 Summon, #3 Summon, #4 Summon) (Lewis, U.A.)
May 9, 2025 Filing 11 Summons Issued as to Harris County, Lisa Gail Porter, Tarrant County. Issued summons delivered to plaintiff by NEF, filed. (Attachments: #1 Summon, #2 Summon) (hl4)
April 9, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 10 ORDER OF DISMISSAL granting #9 Notice of Dismissal, Harris County terminated (Signed by Judge Keith P Ellison) Parties notified. (aar4)
April 7, 2025 Filing 9 NOTICE of Dismissal as to Harris County by Lenisha J Parker, filed. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order) (Lewis, U.A.)
March 19, 2025 Filing 8 CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PARTIES by Harris County, filed. (Burnett, Gregory)
March 18, 2025 Filing 7 CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PARTIES by Lenisha J Parker, filed. (Lewis, U.A.)
March 17, 2025 Filing 6 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM as to Plaintiff's Amended Complaint by Harris County, filed. Motion Docket Date 4/7/2025. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order) (Burnett, Gregory)
March 12, 2025 Filing 5 NOTICE of Certificate of Service in Removed Action by Harris County, filed. (Burnett, Gregory)
March 11, 2025 Filing 4 Request for Issuance of Summons as to All Defendants, filed. (Attachments: #1 Summon, #2 Summon, #3 Summon, #4 Summon, #5 Summon, #6 Summon, #7 Summon, #8 Summon, #9 Summon, #10 Summon, #11 Summon, #12 Summon) (Lewis, U.A.)
March 10, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 3 ORDER for Initial Pretrial and Scheduling Conference and Order to Disclose Interested Persons. Initial Conference set for 6/27/2025 at 03:30 PM in Courtroom 3A Houston before Judge Keith P Ellison. (Signed by Judge Keith P Ellison) Parties notified. (bmn4)
March 10, 2025 Filing 2 CLERKS NOTICE Regarding Consent to Jurisdiction of Magistrate Judge. Parties notified, filed. (bmn4)
March 10, 2025 Referral Judge Selected: Magistrate Judge Peter Bray randomly selected to receive referrals. The selected Magistrate Judge is not assigned to this case until a District Judge refers the case or a motion or the parties consent to jurisdiction of the Magistrate Judge. Once a referral has been made, the name of the referral judge will appear at the top of the docket sheet. (bmn4)
March 7, 2025 Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL from 215th District Court of Harris County, Texas, case number 2024-59952 (Filing fee $ 405 receipt number ATXSDC-33042988) filed by Harris County. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit C, #4 Exhibit D, #5 Civil Cover Sheet) (Burnett, Gregory)

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Plaintiff: Lenisha J Parker
Represented By: U.A. A Lewis
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Defendant: Kenneth Price
Represented By: Gregory Ronell Burnett
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