Whitaker v. Wal-Mart Stores Texas, LLC
| Deborah Whitaker |
| Wal-Mart Stores Texas, LLC doing business as Walmart Supercenter #752 |
| 4:2025cv05809 |
| December 3, 2025 |
| U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas |
| George C Hanks |
| P.I.: Other |
| 28 U.S.C. ยง 1332 Diversity-Notice of Removal |
| Both |
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Filing 13
SCHEDULING ORDER. Trial Term: February 2027 / March 2027. ETT: 3 days. Jury. Amended Pleadings due by 4/20/2026. Joinder of Parties due by 4/20/2026 Pltf Expert Report due by 6/12/2026. Deft Expert Report due by 7/24/2026. Discovery due by 9/4/2026. Dispositive Motion Filing due by 9/11/2026. Non-Dispositive Motion Filing due by 10/13/2026. Joint Pretrial Order due by 1/8/2027. Docket Call set for 1/15/2027 at 03:00 PM in Courtroom 600 in Houston before Judge George C Hanks Jr. (Signed by Magistrate Judge Yvonne Y Ho) Parties notified. (rlw4)
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| Minute Entry for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Yvonne Y Ho. SCHEDULING CONFERENCE held on 3/20/2026. Hearing held. Dates read into the record. Scheduling order to be entered. Appearances: Matthew Taylor Leslie, Joshua R. Willoughby.(ERO:Yes), filed. (rlw4) |
| Filing 12 NOTICE of Initial Disclosures by Wal-Mart Stores Texas, LLC, filed. (Leslie, Matthew) |
| Filing 11 JOINT DISCOVERY/CASE MANAGEMENT PLAN by Wal-Mart Stores Texas, LLC, filed. (Leslie, Matthew) |
| Filing 10 NOTICE of Resetting. Parties notified. Initial Conference reset for 3/20/2026 at 10:30 AM in by video before Magistrate Judge Yvonne Y Ho, filed. (rlw4) |
| Filing 9 CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PARTIES by Deborah Whitaker, filed. (Willoughby, Joshua) |
| Filing 8 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by Wal-Mart Stores Texas, LLC, filed. (Ramirez, John) |
| Filing 7 CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PARTIES by Wal-Mart Stores Texas, LLC, filed. (Ramirez, John) |
| Filing 6 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE IN A REMOVED ACTION by Wal-Mart Stores Texas, LLC, filed. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit) (Ramirez, John) |
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Filing 5
ORDER on Initial Discovery Protocols for Premise Liability Cases Involving Slips, Trips, or Falls. (Signed by Judge George C Hanks, Jr) Parties notified. (smg4)
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Filing 4
ORDER for Initial Pretrial and Scheduling Conference and Order to Disclose Interested Persons. Initial Conference set for 3/27/2026 at 10:30 AM by video before Magistrate Judge Yvonne Y Ho. (Signed by Magistrate Judge Yvonne Y Ho) Parties notified. (smg4)
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| Filing 3 CLERKS NOTICE Regarding Consent to Jurisdiction of Magistrate Judge. Parties notified, filed. (smg4) |
| Referral Judge Selected: Magistrate Judge Yvonne Y. Ho 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. (smg4) |
| Filing 2 NOTICE of Appearance by Matthew T. Leslie on behalf of Wal-Mart Stores Texas, LLC, filed. (Leslie, Matthew) |
| Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL from 129th District Court, Harris County, case number 2025-79943 (Filing fee $ 405 receipt number ATXSDC-34623744) filed by Wal-Mart Stores Texas, LLC. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Exhibit Plaintiff's Original Petition, #3 Exhibit Original Answer (State Court), #4 Exhibit Jury Demand (State Court)) (Ramirez, John) |
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| Plaintiff: Deborah Whitaker | |
| Represented By: | Joshua R. Willoughby |
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| Defendant: Wal-Mart Stores Texas, LLC doing business as Walmart Supercenter #752 | |
| Represented By: | John A. Ramirez |
| Represented By: | Matthew Taylor Leslie |
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