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Pre-PFR

No. 13-0068 HISPANIC HOUSING AND EDUCATION CORPORATION v. MELANIE DORSETT, AS EXECUTRIX OF MELANIE FOSTER'S ESTATE
No. 13-0292 MARTHA GREGORY D/B/A WORKZONE TECHNOLOGIES v. PORTER & HEDGES, L.L.P.
No. 13-0303 HARRIS COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT AND HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS v. EDWARD A. AND NORMA KERR, ET AL.
No. 13-0355 GULF CHEMICAL & METALLURGICAL CORPORATION v. MINER DEDERICK CONSTRUCTION, LLP
No. 13-0429 NEW YORK PARTY SHUTTLE, LLC v. JOHN BILELLO
No. 13-0431 CHRIST TEMPLE OF DELIVERANCE CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST, INC. v. FELICIA WILLIAMS, INDIVIDUALLY D/B/A IN THE URBAN CITY INVESTMENT

PFR Stage

No. 11-0949 THE CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS v. ROSALBA RODRIGUEZ
No. 11-0979 THE CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS v. JOSHUA COOPER, HENRY KANDEH AND WESLEY ALLEN
No. 11-0989 THE CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS v. KELVIN JOHNSON
No. 11-1015 TIFFANY STINSON v. STEPHEN FONTENOT
No. 12-0023 THE CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS v. JOHN MCCLAIN AND CARITA DOUVIO
No. 11-1029 THE CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS v. GLORIA ESPARZA
No. 12-0134 THE CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS v. LUIS CRESPO AMAZQUITA
No. 12-0116 THE CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS v. JESSICA GUNN
No. 12-0186 THE CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS v. GREGORY SAUCEDA
No. 12-0270 THE CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS v. DAVID JENKINS
No. 12-0272 THE CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS v. PRINCESS ELAINE STEWART
No. 12-0424 CITY OF HOUSTON v. GRETA MCMAHON, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS NEXT FRIEND OF KELSEY MCMAHON
No. 12-0553 CITY OF HOUSTON v. BLANCA VALLEJO AND ANJEL FLORES
No. 12-0554 CITY OF HOUSTON v. SAN JUANA RODRIGUEZ INDIVIDUALLY, AND AS NEXT FRIEND OF JUAN RODRIGUEZ
No. 12-0587 CITY OF HOUSTON v. RACHEL A. LACKEY
No. 12-0588 CITY OF HOUSTON v. ENRIQUE GUZMAN AND HARRIS COUNTY
No. 13-0047 ALLEN MARK DACUS, ELIZABETH C. PEREZ, AND REV. ROBERT JEFFERSON v. ANNISE D. PARKER AND CITY OF HOUSTON
No. 13-0051 CITY OF HOUSTON v. GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES INSURANCE COMPANY, AS SUBROGEE OF ERIK USTRUCK
No. 12-0379 THE CITY OF HOUSTON v. THEODORE GWINN
No. 12-0987 GHARDA USA, INC. AND GHARDA CHEMICALS, LTD. v. CONTROL SOLUTIONS, INC., UNITED PHOSPHORUS, INC. AND MARK BOYD
No. 12-0986 UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY v. RICHARD HAYNES
No. 12-0994 HARRIS COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT v. HOUSTON 8TH WONDER PROPERTY, L.P. D/B/A SIX FLAGS ASTROWORLD
No. 12-1006 CITY OF HOUSTON v. SHAYN A. PROLER
No. 13-0006 ZAHER EL-ALI v. THE STATE OF TEXAS
No. 13-0038 HUGO ESPINOSA AND DOMINO'S PIZZA, LLC v. LETICIA UMANZOR AND CHRISTOPHER UMANZOR
No. 12-0160 CITY OF HOUSTON v. KARLA SAN MIGUEL, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS NEXT FRIEND OF F.S., A MINOR AND CRISTINA CASIQUE
No. 12-0177 CITY OF HOUSTON v. SHAI TSAIG AND SAMI PEREZ
No. 13-0188 IN RE PAMELA ROCHELLE KINNEY
No. 12-0088 THE CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS v. CESAR I. URIBE-MENDOZA AND IVONNE AGUILAR-ANGELES
No. 13-0053 STATE OF TEXAS v. CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR, INC.
No. 12-1038 JESUS MIRANDA v. STEPHEN BYLES
No. 13-0216 BILL BUTCHER, KARI BUTCHER AND BUTCHER & BUTCHER v. KEN HOAGLAND
No. 13-0232 IN THE INTEREST OF J.R.W., CHILD v. DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES
No. 12-0111 THE CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS v. GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE INSURANCE COMPANY AS SUBROGEE OF JOHN GUNN
No. 12-0835 UNITED BUSINESS SERVICES, L.P. v. BANKCARD PROCESSING INTERNATIONAL, L.L.C., MERCHANT PROCESSING, INC., OLLIE S. ACKLEY, JEFF MAINE, KENNETH MAINE, DIVERSIFIED CHECK SOLUTIONS, L.L.C., DIVERSIFIED PAYMENT SOLUTIONS, L.L.C., ACHECK21, L.L.C. AND JEANINNE MCCONNELL
No. 13-0115 MARK RILEY v. ROMAN ALPERT, DANIEL ALPERT, AND LINDA STANLEY, AS SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE OF THE ROMAN MERKER ALPERT TRUST AND THE DANIEL ALPERT TRUST
No. 13-0116 BRYAN JAMES DANET AND WILLIAM TODD KRANZ v. JESSICA BHAN
No. 12-0063 THE CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS v. FRANCISCO EDUARDO MARQUEZ AND EDNA ARVIZU MARQUEZ, EACH INDIVIDUALLY AND AS REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ESTATE OF RENE MARQUEZ, DECEASED, AND FRANCISCO MARQUEZ, JR.
No. 13-0129 U.S. BANK, N.A. v. MITCHELL KOBERNICK AND ALLAN KLEIN
No. 13-0169 IN RE VAISHANGI, INC. ET. AL.
No. 13-0173 CITY OF HOUSTON v. ATSER, L.P.
No. 13-0276 TOC ROCKY MOUNTAIN, INC. v. ENTERPRISE FIELD SERVICES, INC.
No. 13-0285 KAMAL S. KADI v. AUTUMN CHASE TOWNHOMES OWNER'S ASSOCIATION, INC.
No. 13-0281 PATRICE MCBRIDE v. ALBERT MCBRIDE
No. 13-0290 CBS OUTDOOR, INC. v. LARRY E. POTTER
No. 13-0298 INTERNATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE v. DAN SILVESTRI AND THE ESTATE OF TYLER TODD
No. 13-0297 SHIRLEY MARTINEZ AND RICHARD MARTINEZ v. HOUSTON MCLANE COMPANY, LLC D/B/A HOUSTON ASTROS BASEBALL CLUB
No. 13-0304 YOUNG SONG AND GINGER SONG D/B/A WHEEL BURGER, GENE NAZLANKIN D/B/A SILBER ROAD AUTO AND WORLD CATERING, INC. v. THE CITY OF HOUSTON
No. 13-0309 CELESTE GRYNBERG AND JACK J. GRYNBERG D/B/A GRYNBERG PETROLEUM v. M-I L.L.C.
No. 13-0315 IN RE TERRI COX FERGUSON
No. 13-0319 OLIVER ALAN HUNT AND JOHN WILLIAM DEAVER v. ELIZABETH HELBING
No. 13-0236 WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. v. PATRICK O’BRIEN MURPHY AKA O’BRIEN MURPHY AND BEVERLY MURPHY
No. 13-0157 HARRIS COUNTY FRESH WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT NO. 61 v. FWO DEVELOPMENT, LTD.
No. 13-0332 HARMOHINDER S. BHATIA, M.D. v. WOODLANDS NORTH HOUSTON HEART CENTER, P.L.L.C., ET AL.
No. 13-0333 HARRIS COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY v. GUY RANKIN, IV
No. 13-0346 IN RE GARY DON PERRYMAN, NANCY K. PERRYMAN AND LEASHA PERRYMAN BOWDEN
No. 13-0360 TIAN JIA v. XU HUA
No. 13-0146 JUVENAL ALVARADO AND FELICIANO ALVARADO v. SOON PHAT, L.P., INDIVIDUALLY AND D/B/A CHARLESTON COURT, APARTMENTS, YIN SOON CHOI, MEI LIAN CHOI AND DERSING, INC., ET AL.
No. 13-0370 MEMORIAL HERMANN SURGERY CENTER TEXAS MEDICAL CENTER, LLP v. LESTER SMITH AND WIFE, PATRICIA NELSON-SMITH
No. 13-0390 IN RE PATRICK O'CONNOR & ASSOCIATES, L.P. AND GULF APARTMENT INVESTORS, L.P.
No. 13-0408 MARCUS HILES v. ARNIE & COMPANY, P.C.
No. 13-0414 FAIRWAYS OFFSHORE EXPLORATION, INC. v. PATTERSON SERVICES, INC.
No. 13-0411 IN RE DAVID CARL WORMINGTON
No. 13-0398 ADRIENNE GALLIEN v. GOOSE CREEK CONSOLIDATED INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
No. 13-0419 WILLIAM DAVID GOLDEN v. JANET SUE GOLDEN
No. 13-0222 THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS M.D. ANDERSON CANCER CENTER AND THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM v. PRESTON BAKER AND JENNIFER BAKER, INDIVIDUALLY AND NEXT FRIENDS OF PRESTON BAKER, JR., JESSICA BAKER, CAYLA BAKER, AND CALEB BAKER
No. 13-0201 HDW2000 256 EAST 49TH STREET, LLC AND WESTBURY, INC. v. THE CITY OF HOUSTON
No. 13-0441 KENNETH WASHINGTON, AS INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF CLINTON WASHINGTON v. MICAELA E. LIEM AND TRUMPS, INC.
No. 13-0313 MIKE BOULANGER, TRUSTEE, ON BEHALF OF WESTLUM TRUST v. WASTE MANAGEMENT OF TEXAS, INC., WASTE MANAGEMENT, INC., AND USA WASTE LANDFILL OPERATIONS & TRANSFER, INC.
No. 13-0395 MICHAEL EMMOTT v. JOHN BOUDREAUX
No. 13-0438 FELIX MICHAEL KUBOSH D/B/A KUBOSH BAIL BONDING, ET AL. v. HARRIS COUNTY, CHRIS DANIEL, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS DISTRICT CLERK OF HARRIS COUNTY, ET AL.

BOM Stage

No. 11-0481 ATKINS NORTH AMERICA, INC. F/K/A POST, BUCKLEY, SCHUH & JERNIGAN, INC., PBS&J CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, INC. AND YU-CHUN SU, P.E. v. CCE, INC.
No. 11-0606 DEPUTY COREY ALEXANDER AND SERGEANT JIMMIE COOK v. APRIL WALKER
No. 11-0541 DYNEGY INC. v. TERRY W. YATES, INDIVIDUALLY AND TERRY W. YATES, P.C.
No. 12-0431 FOUNDATION DESIGN, LTD. AND LARRY SMITH, P.E. v. NICOLAS BARZOUKAS
No. 12-0495 ILIAS GIANNAKOPOULOS v. BILL ERIS
No. 12-0541 DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE FOR NEW CENTURY HOME LOAN TRUST 2006-2 v. STOCKDICK LAND COMPANY
No. 12-0539 KEVIN T. MORTON v. HUNG NGUYEN AND CAROL S. NGUYEN
No. 12-0628 MARC H. NATHAN v. STEPHEN WHITTINGTON
No. 13-0257 IN THE INTEREST OF K.N.D., A CHILD
No. 11-0905 THE CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS v. JANE UCHE AMADI, CONSTANCE NNADI AND WORLD ANOINTING CENTER MINISTRIES, INC.
No. 12-0839 AMEDISYS, INC. D/B/A AMEDISYS TEXAS, LTD. v. KINGWOOD HOME HEALTH CARE, LLC D/B/A HEALTH SOLUTIONS HOME HEALTH
No. 12-0608 IN THE MATTER OF R.R.
No. 12-0643 CITY OF HOUSTON v. KELVIN ATKINS
No. 12-0019 THE CITY OF HOUSTON v. ANTOINETTE WASHINGTON
No. 12-0968 IN THE INTEREST OF SMR, GJR, AND CNR, CHILDREN v. S.H.R.
No. 12-0880 SPENCE KERRIGAN, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS ATTORNEY-IN-FACT FOR KATHLEEN KERRIGAN v. MEMORIAL HERMANN HOSPITAL SYSTEM D/B/A MEMORIAL HERMANN MEMORIAL CITY HOSPITAL
No. 12-0990 RONALD JERROLS v. TEXAS MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
No. 12-0991 CEDRIC WILLIAMS AND JAIME LUNA v. TEXAS MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
No. 12-0906 TRAIL ENTERPRISES, INC. D/B/A WILSON OIL COMPANY, ET AL. v. CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS
No. 12-0772 ZACHRY CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION v. PORT OF HOUSTON AUTHORITY OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS
No. 12-1030 IN RE BRYAN C. WAGNER, JAMES D. FINLEY, TRADE EXPLORATION CORP., AND DUER WAGNER, III
No. 12-1034 MITCHELL RYDER, DECEASED v. LESLIE NORDAN HUDSON RYDER AND ANITA SPEIER, GUARDIAN OF THE PERSON AND ESTATE OF LESLIE NORDAN HUDSON RYDER
No. 12-0707 SHEDRICK CHANDLER v. CSC APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.
No. 12-0721 CITY OF HOUSTON v. CHRISTOPHER RHULE
No. 13-0073 IN RE JOHN DOE A/K/A “TROOPER”
No. 12-0825 CUSTOM TRANSIT, L.P. AND CUSTOM OPERATIONS, LLC v. FLATROLLED STEEL, INC.
No. 12-0952 IN RE CHAMPION INDUSTRIAL SALES, LLC, ET AL.
No. 12-0621 EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION v. WILLIAM T. DRENNEN, III
No. 12-0617 UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION v. DAISY E. SYNATZSKE AND GRACE ANNETTE WEBB, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS REPRESENTATIVES AND CO-EXECUTRIXES OF THE ESTATE OF JOSEPH EMMITE, SR., JOSEPH EMMITE, JR., DOROTHY A. DAY, VERA J. GIALMALVA AND JAMES R. EMMITE
No. 12-0045 ROBERT WAYNE SNEED, JAMES H. TICHENOR, FRED WOLGEL, JAMES F. O’DONNELL, TEXAS UNITED CORPORATION AND UNITED SALT CORPORATION v. LLOYD P. WEBRE, JR., INDIVIDUALLY AND DERIVATIVELY ON BEHALF OF TEXAS UNITED CORPORATION AND UNITED SALT CORPORATION
No. 13-0057 IN RE ST. LUKE’S SUGAR LAND PARTNERSHIP, L.L.P.
No. 12-0824 ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY v. MICHAEL SPELLINGS, ET AL.

Granted

No. 12-0124 IN RE CONTINENTAL TIRE THE AMERICAS, LLC
No. 12-0490 MAN ENGINES & COMPONENTS, INC. AND MAN NUTZFAHRZEUGE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT v. DOUG SHOWS
No. 12-0360 ARSENIO COLORADO, ET AL. v. TYCO VALVES & CONTROLS, L.P. AND TV&C GP HOLDINGS, INC.
No. 12-0251 CROSSTEX ENERGY SERVICES, L.P. v. PRO PLUS, INC.
No. 12-0348 DAVID HAMRICK, MAGGIE HAMRICK, SUE BERTRAM AND STEVE BERTRAM v. TOM WARD AND BETSEY WARD
No. 12-0255 GENE E. PHILLIPS, INDIVIDUALLY AND D/B/A PHILLIPS OIL INTERESTS, LLC, ET AL. v. CARLTON ENERGY GROUP, LLC
No. 10-0567 TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES v. OLIVER OKOLI

Submitted

No. 11-0732 IN RE STEPHANIE LEE
No. 12-0357 CHCA WOMAN’S HOSPITAL, L.P. D/B/A THE WOMAN’S HOSPITAL OF TEXAS AND WOMAN’S HOSPITAL OF TEXAS, INC. v. SCOTT LIDJI AND ANGELA LIDJI, AS NEXT FRIENDS OF R.L., A MINOR
No. 12-0183 ROSSCER CRAIG TUCKER, II v. LIZABETH THOMAS
No. 11-0438 JOSE L. ELIZONDO AND GUILLERMINA ELIZONDO v. RONALD D. KRIST, THE KRIST LAW FIRM, P.C., KEVIN D. KRIST AND WILLIAM T. WELLS
No. 11-0394 LENNAR CORPORATION, LENNAR HOMES OF TEXAS SALES & MARKETING LTD. AND LENNAR HOMES OF TEXAS LAND & CONSTRUCTION, LTD. v. MARKEL AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
No. 11-0778 THE CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS v. ROGER BATES, MICHAEL L. SPRATT AND DOUGLAS SPRINGER
No. 11-0213 COINMACH CORP. F/K/A SOLON AUTOMATED SERVICES, INC. v. ASPENWOOD APARTMENT CORP.

Pending MFR

No. 13-0061 GRACIE E. MCBROOM v. WAYNE DICKINSON, PRESIDENT AND CEO, AND METAL BUILDING COMPONENTS, INTERNATIONAL
No. 12-0620 RAHUL K. NATH, M.D. v. TEXAS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AND BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
No. 12-0625 MIGUEL ANGEL GONZALEZ GUILBOT, CARLOS A. GONZALEZ GUILBOT AND MARIA ROSA DEL ARENAL DE GONZALEZ v. MARIA DEL CARMEN GUILBOT SERROS DE GONZALEZ, ET AL.