Morgan v. Home Depot U.S.A., Inc. et al
| Kevin Morgan |
| Home Depot U.S.A., Inc. doing business as Home Depot and Rentokil, North America, Inc. doing business as Copesan Services, Inc. |
| 4:2026cv02168 |
| March 18, 2026 |
| U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas |
| Lee H Rosenthal |
| P.I.: Other |
| 28 U.S.C. § 1332 Diversity-Personal Injury |
| Both |
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| Filing 22 NOTICE by Rentokil, North America, Inc., filed. (Welmaker, Wesley) |
| Filing 21 RESPONSE , filed by Rentokil, North America, Inc.. (Welmaker, Wesley) |
| Filing 20 NOTICE of Initial Discovery Protocols by Home Depot U.S.A., Inc., Rentokil, North America, Inc., filed. (Welmaker, Wesley) |
Filing 19
SCHEDULING AND DOCKET CONTROL ORDER. Amended Pleadings due by 9/11/2026. Pltf Expert Designation and Report due by 11/13/2026. Deft Expert Designation and Report due by 12/18/2026. Mediation due by 1/29/2027. Discovery due by 2/26/2027. Dispositive Motions due by 3/19/2027. Joint Pretrial Order and Motions in Limine due by 5/20/2027. Docket Call set for 5/27/2027 at 02:00 PM in Courtroom 11D before Judge Lee H Rosenthal. (Signed by Judge Lee H Rosenthal) Parties notified. (gmh4)
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| Filing 18 Minute Entry for INITIAL CONFERENCE held before Judge Lee H Rosenthal on 7/10/2026. The court will separately enter a scheduling and docket control order. Appearances: JaDarius Eason, Wesley Welmaker. (Court Reporter: D. Prather) (gmh4) |
| Filing 17 CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PARTIES by Home Depot U.S.A., Inc., filed. (Welmaker, Wesley) |
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Filing 16
ORDER on Substitution of Counsel granting #11 . Benjamin Roth Grau and John Adam Landreth are withdrawn as counsel for Home Depot USA. Wesley T. Welmaker is substituted. (Signed by Judge Lee H Rosenthal) Parties notified. (gmh4) (Main Document 16 replaced on 7/8/2026) (gmh4).
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| Filing 15 PROPOSED ORDER , filed. (Welmaker, Wesley) |
| Filing 14 JOINT DISCOVERY/CASE MANAGEMENT PLAN by Rentokil, North America, Inc., filed. (Welmaker, Wesley) |
| Filing 13 CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PARTIES by Kevin Morgan, filed. (Lowe, D'Angelo) |
| Filing 12 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by Rentokil, North America, Inc., filed. (Welmaker, Wesley) |
| Filing 11 MOTION to Substitute Attorney Wesley T. Welmaker in place of Benjamin R. Grau by Home Depot U.S.A., Inc., filed. Motion Docket Date 7/17/2026. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order) (Welmaker, Wesley) |
| Filing 10 NOTICE of Appearance by Sydney Keller Rubinstein on behalf of Rentokil, North America, Inc., filed. (Welmaker, Wesley) |
| Filing 9 NOTICE Plaintiff's Notice of Filing Medical and Billing Records Affidavits by Kevin Morgan, filed. (Lowe, D'Angelo) |
| Filing 8 NOTICE Plaintiff's Certificate of Written Discovery to Defendants by Kevin Morgan, filed. (Lowe, D'Angelo) |
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Filing 7
ORDER on Initial Discovery Protocols for Premise Liability Cases Involving Slips, Trips, or Falls. (Signed by Judge Lee H Rosenthal) Parties notified. (gmh4)
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Filing 6
ORDER Scheduling Rule 16 Conference With the Court and Setting Out the Requirements for Initial Pretrial Work. Initial Conference set for 7/10/2026 at 11:30 AM by video before Judge Lee H Rosenthal. (Signed by Judge Lee H Rosenthal) (Attachments: #1 Attachments) Parties notified. (gmh4)
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| Filing 5 First INITIAL DISCLOSURES by Kevin Morgan, filed. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Plaintiffs Bates documents MORGAN 00001-00502) (Lowe, D'Angelo) |
| Filing 4 NOTICE Plaintiff's Notice of Initial Disclosures to Defendants by Kevin Morgan, filed. (Lowe, D'Angelo) |
| Filing 3 NOTICE of Transfer. Case reassigned to Judge Lee H Rosenthal for the following reason(s): Recusal. Judge Charles Eskridge no longer assigned to the case. Parties notified, filed. (jmg4) |
| Filing 2 CLERKS NOTICE Regarding Consent to Jurisdiction of Magistrate Judge. Parties notified, filed. (dmm4) |
| 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. (dmm4) |
| Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL from In the District Court of Harris County, 190th JDC, case number 2026-09754 (Filing fee $ 405 receipt number ATXSDC-35354351) filed by HOME DEPOT U.S.A., INC. d/b/a THE HOME DEPOT. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit, #2 Exhibit, #3 Exhibit, #4 Exhibit, #5 Exhibit, #6 Exhibit, #7 Exhibit, #8 Exhibit, #9 Exhibit) (Grau, Benjamin) |
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