Valadez et al v. Ken Paxton, Attorney General of Texas et al
Plaintiff: Texas Entertainment Association, Inc., Felix Valadez, Abigail Reyes, Amada Man and Luis Carrizoza
Defendant: Ed Serna, in his official capacity as Executive Director of the Texas Workforce Commission, Ken Paxton, Attorney General of Texas, Ken Paxton and Ed Serna
Case Number: 1:2021cv00519
Filed: June 14, 2021
Court: US District Court for the Western District of Texas
Presiding Judge: Robert Pitman
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights: Other
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1343
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
August 12, 2021 Filing 31 MOTION for Reconsideration re #29 Order on Motion for Leave to File Excess Pages,, Order on Motion for Preliminary Injunction,,,, Order on Motion to Strike, by Luis Carrizoza, Amada Man, Abigail Reyes, Texas Entertainment Association, Inc., Felix Valadez. (King, William)
August 12, 2021 Filing 30 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by William X. King on behalf of Michael Murray ( Filing fee $ 100 receipt number 0542-15111035) by on behalf of Luis Carrizoza, Amada Man, Abigail Reyes, Texas Entertainment Association, Inc., Felix Valadez. (King, William)
July 20, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 29 ORDER DENYING Plaintiffs' #5 , #15 Motion for Preliminary Injunction. FURTHER ORDER that Plaintiffs' #4 Motion for Leave to Exceed Page Limits is Moot. ORDER DENYING as MOOT Plaintiffs' #26 Motion to Strike. Signed by Judge Robert Pitman. (lt)
July 16, 2021 Filing 28 List of witnesses at Preliminary Injunction Hearing. (cc3)
July 16, 2021 Filing 27 Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Robert Pitman: Motion Hearing held on 7/16/2021. Written order forthcoming. re #5 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction Expedited filed by Amada Man, Felix Valadez, Texas Entertainment Association, Inc., Abigail Reyes, Luis Carrizoza (Minute entry documents are not available electronically.). (Court Reporter Lily Reznik.)(cc3)
July 16, 2021 Filing 26 MOTION to Strike #18 Response to Motion, Exhibit A Declaration of Cara Foos Pierce by Luis Carrizoza, Amada Man, Abigail Reyes, Texas Entertainment Association, Inc., Felix Valadez. (King, William)
July 15, 2021 Filing 25 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Benjamin Allen on behalf of Luis Carrizoza, Amada Man, Abigail Reyes, Texas Entertainment Association, Inc., Felix Valadez (Allen, Benjamin)
July 15, 2021 Filing 24 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Casey T. Wallace on behalf of Luis Carrizoza, Amada Man, Abigail Reyes, Texas Entertainment Association, Inc., Felix Valadez (Wallace, Casey)
July 14, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 23 ORDER GRANTING #22 Unopposed MOTION to Appear Virtually or by Telephone. Signed by Judge Robert Pitman. (cc3)
July 14, 2021 Filing 22 Unopposed MOTION to Appear Virtually or by Telephone by Luis Carrizoza, Amada Man, Abigail Reyes, Texas Entertainment Association, Inc., Felix Valadez. (King, William)
July 14, 2021 Filing 21 RESPONSE to Motion, filed by Luis Carrizoza, Amada Man, Abigail Reyes, Texas Entertainment Association, Inc., Felix Valadez, re #13 MOTION to Dismiss filed by Defendant Ken Paxton, Defendant Ed Serna (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(King, William)
July 14, 2021 Filing 20 NOTICE Attorney Vacation Notification by Ken Paxton, Ed Serna (Kercher, Ryan)
July 14, 2021 Filing 19 Unopposed MOTION Defendant's Unopposed Motion to Set Briefing Schedule by Ken Paxton, Ed Serna. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Kercher, Ryan)
July 14, 2021 Opinion or Order Text Order GRANTING #19 Unopposed Motion to Set Briefing Schedule entered by Judge Robert Pitman. Defendants' deadline to respond to Plaintiffs' motion for class certification, (Dkt. 16), is continued until a date that will be set by the Court at or after the July 16, 2021 hearing in this matter. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (fw)
July 13, 2021 Filing 18 RESPONSE to Motion, filed by Ken Paxton, Ed Serna, re #15 Amended MOTION for Preliminary Injunction filed by Plaintiff Amada Man, Plaintiff Felix Valadez, Plaintiff Texas Entertainment Association, Inc., Plaintiff Abigail Reyes, Plaintiff Luis Carrizoza (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A)(Kercher, Ryan)
July 13, 2021 Filing 17 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Thomas Craig Sheils on behalf of Coaster Line-Coaster Club, Inc.. Attorney Thomas Craig Sheils added to party Coaster Line-Coaster Club, Inc.(pty:ntc) (Sheils, Thomas)
July 12, 2021 Opinion or Order Text Order GRANTING [12, 14] Motions for Leave to Exceed Page Limits entered by Judge Robert Pitman. Defendants' motion to dismiss, (Dkt. 13), is limited to no more than 23 pages. Plaintiffs' amended motion for preliminary injunction, (Dkt. 15), is limited to no more than 27 pages. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (fw)
July 12, 2021 Opinion or Order Text Order GRANTING #14 Unopposed Motion for Leave to File Excess Pages entered by Judge Robert Pitman. Defendants' motion to dismiss, (Dkt. 13), is limited to no more than 23 pages. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (fw)
July 8, 2021 Filing 16 MOTION to Certify Class by Luis Carrizoza, Amada Man, Abigail Reyes, Texas Entertainment Association, Inc., Felix Valadez. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A Amada Man Declaration ISO Mtn to Certify Class, #2 Exhibit B Felix Valadez Declaration ISO Mtn to Certify Class, #3 Exhibit C Abby Reyes Declaration ISO Mtn to Certify Class, #4 Exhibit D Luis Carrizoza Declaration ISO Mtn to Certify Class, #5 Exhibit E WXK Declaration ISO Mtn to Certify Class)(King, William)
July 8, 2021 Filing 15 Amended MOTION for Preliminary Injunction by Luis Carrizoza, Amada Man, Abigail Reyes, Texas Entertainment Association, Inc., Felix Valadez. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order Granting Plaintiffs' Motions for Preliminary Injunction and Provisional Class Certification)(King, William)
July 8, 2021 Filing 14 Unopposed MOTION for Leave to Exceed Page Limitation by Luis Carrizoza, Amada Man, Abigail Reyes, Texas Entertainment Association, Inc., Felix Valadez. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order Granting Plaintiffs' Motion for Leave to Exceed Page Limitation)(King, William)
July 8, 2021 Filing 13 MOTION to Dismiss by Ken Paxton, Ed Serna. (Kercher, Ryan)
July 8, 2021 Filing 12 Unopposed MOTION Motion to Exceed Page Limit by Ken Paxton, Ed Serna. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Kercher, Ryan)
June 24, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 11 ORDER Setting Hearing on #5 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction: set for 7/16/2021 at 09:00 AM before Judge Robert Pitman. Signed by Judge Robert Pitman. (cc3)
June 24, 2021 Filing 10 Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Robert Pitman: Telephone Conference held on 6/24/2021. Written order to follow. (Minute entry documents are not available electronically.) (Court Reporter Lily Reznik.)(cc3)
June 23, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 9 ORDER SETTING Telephone Conference for 6/24/2021 at 01:30 PM before Judge Robert Pitman. Signed by Judge Robert Pitman. (lt)
June 23, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 8 ORDER TRANSFERRING this case to the Austin Docket of the Honorable Robert Pitman, United States District Judge, for all purposes. Judge Lee Yeakel no longer assigned to case. Signed by Judge Lee Yeakel. (lt)
June 21, 2021 Filing 7 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Luis Carrizoza, Amada Man, Abigail Reyes, Texas Entertainment Association, Inc., Felix Valadez #5 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction Expedited (King, William)
June 21, 2021 Filing 6 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Felix Valadez, Amada Man, Abigail Reyes, Luis Carrizoza, Texas Entertainment Association, Inc.. All Defendants. (King, William)
June 18, 2021 Filing 5 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction Expedited by Luis Carrizoza, Amada Man, Abigail Reyes, Texas Entertainment Association, Inc., Felix Valadez. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A1 Enrolled SB 315, #2 Exhibit A2 SB 315 Commitee Report, #3 Exhibit A3 SB 315 Bill Analysis, #4 Exhibit B1 HBO1655I, #5 Exhibit B2 HB 1655 Bill Analysis, #6 Exhibit CI HB03520I, #7 Exhibit C2 HB 3520 Bill Analysis, #8 Exhibit C3 HRO HB 3520 Bill Analysis, #9 Exhibit Declaration of Abigail Reyes, #10 Exhibit Declaration of Amada Man, #11 Exhibit Declaration of Felix Valadez, #12 Exhibit Declaration of Kevin Richardson, #13 Exhibit Declaration of Luis Carrizoza, #14 Proposed Order Granting Preliminary Injunction)(King, William)
June 18, 2021 Filing 4 MOTION for Leave to Exceed Page Limitation by Luis Carrizoza, Amada Man, Abigail Reyes, Texas Entertainment Association, Inc., Felix Valadez. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order Granting Plaintiffs' Motion for Leave to Exceed Page Limit)(King, William)
June 15, 2021 Filing 3 Summons Issued as to Ken Paxton, Attorney General of Texas, Ed Serna. (dl)
June 15, 2021 Filing 2 REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS by Luis Carrizoza, Amada Man, Abigail Reyes, Texas Entertainment Association, Inc., Felix Valadez. (King, William)
June 14, 2021 Case assigned to Judge Lee Yeakel. CM WILL NOW REFLECT THE JUDGE INITIALS AS PART OF THE CASE NUMBER. PLEASE APPEND THESE JUDGE INITIALS TO THE CASE NUMBER ON EACH DOCUMENT THAT YOU FILE IN THIS CASE. (dl)
June 14, 2021 If ordered by the court, all referrals and consents in this case will be assigned to Magistrate Judge Lane. (dl)
June 14, 2021 Filing 1 COMPLAINT For Declaratory and Injunctive Relief ( Filing fee $ 402 receipt number 0542-14911476). No Summons requested at this time, filed by Felix Valadez, Amada Man, Abigail Reyes, Luis Carrizoza, Texas Entertainment Association, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet)(King, William)

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