United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, 2012

110 opinions

Gerardo DIAZ, et al., Plaintiffs, v. CON-WAY TRUCKLOAD, INC., et al., Defendants 2012-01-06
ENERGY XXI, GOM, LLC, Plaintiff, v. NEW TECH ENGINEERING, L.P., et al., Defendants 2012-01-10
Donald ALLEN, et al., Plaintiffs, v. COIL TUBING SERVICES, L.L.C., Defendant 2012-01-11
Cesare WRIGHT, Plaintiff, v. SPINDLETOP FILMS, L.L.C., Defendant 2012-01-12
Gloria Sotuya FLESNER, Plaintiff, v. William G. FLESNER, Individually and as Independent Executor of the Estate of William M. Flesner, Deceased, and Maurine San Francis, Defendants 2012-01-13
Derek LEE v. CREDIT MANAGEMENT, LP. 2012-01-13
Mohammad Zubair SAFDAR, Plaintiff, v. AFW, INC., et al., Defendants 2012-01-13
Joann POWELL, Plaintiff, v. PROFILE DESIGN LLC, Defendant 2012-01-18
Joe B. PARTAIN, et al., Plaintiffs, v. MID-CONTINENT SPECIALTY INSURANCE SERVICES, INC., Defendant 2012-01-20
In the Matter of the Complaint of AEP RIVER OPERATIONS, LLC 2012-01-23
Ove William AKERBLOM, Plaintiff, v. EZRA HOLDINGS LTD., et al., Defendants 2012-01-25
AXXIOM MANUFACTURING, INC., Plaintiff, v. McCOY INVESTMENTS, INC. d/b/a Forecast Sales, Defendant 2012-01-31
SA BAY LLC, Plaintiff, v. Buford HALL, et al., Defendants 2012-02-01
Dwight BAZILE, et al., Plaintiffs, v. CITY OF HOUSTON, Defendant 2012-02-06
Milton RICHARDSON, Jr., Plaintiff, v. TEX-TUBE COMPANY, Defendant 2012-02-10
SAFECO INSURANCE COMPANY OF INDIANA, Plaintiff, v. Ashish KAMAT, Aparna Kamat, and Ashmita Unni Prakash, Defendants 2012-02-10
In re BP P.L.C. SECURITIES LITIGATION 2012-02-13
In re: BP P.L.C. SECURITIES LITIGATION 2012-02-13
ANDEL, et al., Plaintiffs, v. PATTERSON-UTI DRILLING CO., LLC, Defendant 2012-02-15
Francisco DE LUNA, et al., Plaintiffs, v. HIDALGO COUNTY, TEXAS, et al., Defendants 2012-02-15
NuVASIVE, INC., Plaintiff, v. RENAISSANCE SURGICAL CENTER NORTH, L.P., et al., Defendants 2012-02-17
JINGPING XU, Plaintiff, v. The UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER, et al., Defendants 2012-02-22
Michael A. ALEX, Plaintiff, v. MANAGEMENT & TRAINING CORPORATION, Defendant 2012-02-24
Gayathri MURTHY, Plaintiff, v. ABBOTT LABORATORIES, Defendant 2012-03-06
John SLAUGHTER, Plaintiff, v. Michael J. ASTRUE Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, Defendant 2012-03-08
Toby JAMES, Plaintiff, v. CONCEPTUS, INC., Defendant 2012-03-12
Michael CHICCA, Plaintiff, v. ST. LUKES EPISCOPAL HEALTH SYSTEM, Defendant 2012-03-12
Debbie Ann PETRI, as Administrator of the Estate of Paul Torres, Deceased, and as Guardian and Next Friend of Patrick Damian Torres, a Minor Child and Sole Heir of the Estate of Paul Torres, Deceased, Plaintiffs, Trinidad O. Torres and Jesusita M. Torres, Intervenors, v. KESTREL OIL & GAS PROPERTIES, L.P., et al., Defendants 2012-03-15
Pete GONZALES, Plaintiff, v. AUTOZONERS, LLC, et al., Defendants 2012-03-16
MORGAN KEEGAN & COMPANY, INC., Plaintiff, v. John J. GARRETT, et al., Defendants 2012-03-19
In Re: HEARTLAND PAYMENT SYSTEMS, INC. CUSTOMER DATA SECURITY BREACH LITIGATION 2012-03-20
Timothy KEEN, Plaintiff v. WAUSAU BUSINESS INSURANCE COMPANY 2012-03-20
TIMEGATE STUDIOS, INC., Plaintiff, v. SOUTHPEAK INTERACTIVE, LLC, et al., Defendants 2012-03-20
Deborah ARREDONDO, Plaintiff, v. HARTFORD LIFE AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY, et al., Defendants 2012-03-20
HERN FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP and Montreux Investments, Inc., Plaintiffs, v. COMPASS BANK, dba BBVA Compass Bank, Defendant 2012-03-26
Jack J. GRYNBERG, et al., Plaintiffs, v. BP P.L.C. d/b/a BP Corp. North America et al., Defendants 2012-03-27
UNITED STATES of America, ex rel. Elaine GEORGE, Plaintiffs, v. BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION and Guidant Corporation, Defendants 2012-03-27
Stephen Bassey OFFIIONG, a/k/a Stephen Bassey, Plaintiff, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General of the United States; Janet Napolitano, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security; Alejandro Mayorkas, Director, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services; and Kenneth Landgrebe, United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement Field Office Director, Defendants 2012-03-27
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. Delfino LEDESMA, Defendant 2012-03-29
MLCSV10, Plaintiff, v. STATESIDE ENTERPRISES, INC., Consol Plaintiff, v. Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company, et al., Defendants 2012-03-30
STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO., Plaintiff, v. Kathy SCOTT; Trevor Moore; Angela Lochard, Individually and as Representative of the Estate of Brandon Scott Sali; Kassandra Cross; and Preston Cross, Defendants 2012-03-30
In re BP P.L.C. SECURITIES LITIGATION. In re BP p.l.c. Erisa Litigation 2012-03-30
In re DEMAY INTERNATIONAL LLC, Debtor. GSL of Ill, LLC, Appellant, v. McCaffety Electric Company, Appellee 2012-03-30
Robert R. TOLAN, Marian Tolan, Bobbby Tolan, and Anthony Cooper, Plaintiffs, v. Jeffrey Wayne COTTON, John C. Edwards, and the City of Bellaire, Defendants 2012-03-31
WESTERNGECO L.L.C., Plaintiff, v. ION GEOPHYSICAL CORPORATION, et al., Defendants 2012-04-25
AMEGY BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff, v. MONARCH FLIGHT II, LLC, et al., Defendants 2012-04-27
Roy ECKHARDT, et al., Plaintiffs, v. QUALITEST PHARMACEUTICALS INC., et al., Defendants 2012-04-30
Richard W. HARVEY, Sr., Plaintiff, v. MONTGOMERY COUNTY, TEXAS, Brett Ligon, Tommy Gage, Jonathan Dewey, and Steven Ortiz, Defendants 2012-04-30
Leonard MAY, et al., Plaintiffs, v. APACHE CORPORATION, et al., Defendants 2012-05-01
Bobby WALKER, Paul Frazier, David Fred Mehaffey II, Juan Garcia, Broderick McCloud, Michael Weathersby, Edgar Sanchez, and Javier Pineda, et al., Plaintiffs, v. HONGHUA AMERICA, LLC, Defendant 2012-05-07
CLEARLINE TECHNOLOGIES LTD., Plaintiff, v. COOPER B-LINE, INC., et al., Defendants 2012-05-09
Roshonda R. BROWN, Plaintiff, v. BOARD OF TRUSTEES SEALY INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, et al., Defendants 2012-05-09
UNITED STATES of America v. Robert Allen STANFORD 2012-05-10
Eddie KLEPPINGER, Jr., Plaintiff, v. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, et al., Defendants 2012-05-13
MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff, v. Michael MITCHELL, Defendant 2012-05-14
John S. WESOLEK, Deborah J. Wesolek, Joel T. Johnson, Randy Linstedt, Douglas A. Larson, Dr. Enrique Reyes-B, Maria Georgina Reyes, Levi Lindemann, Stephanie Lindemann, Michael P. Wagner, Daniel Miller, Kristina Miller, Roel Trevino, Tim Peterson, Janice Lau, Mike Taszarek, E. Brent Lundgren, Gloria Gackle, Pete Hill, Kelcey Hill, Ken Ullmann, Dale Schneider, Deborah Schneider, John McIntosh, Margaret McIntosh, Meryle A. Willert, Jr., Julie Willert, Tyler Roehl, Pamela G. Kloos, Jeffrey T. Kloos, Judy Kvaale, Cliff Larson, Judy Dvorazk, Mona Thorstad, Arlyn Land, Steve Johnson, Lori Johnson, Janet Skinner, and George Slight, Individually and On Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated and On Behalf of Layton Energy Wharton Fund, LP and Layton Energy Fund 2, LP, Plaintiffs, v. Daniel LAYTON, J. Clarke Legler, Layton Energy Texas, LLC, and Layton Corporation, Defendants 2012-05-18
ESTATE OF Asher BROWN, et al., Plaintiffs, v. CYPRESS FAIRBANKS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, Defendant 2012-05-23
Arthur Lee BURTON, Petitioner, v. Rick THALER, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division, Respondent 2012-05-29
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION, Plaintiff, v. BASS PRO OUTDOOR WORLD, LLC, et al., Defendants 2012-05-31
NIMMRICH & PRAHM REEDEREI GMBH & CO. KG MS SONJA, as owner of the M/V Susan K, Nimmrich & Prahm Bereederung Gmbh & Co. KG, as operator of the M/V Susan K, and the M/V Susan K, in rem, Plaintiffs, v. UNITED STATES of America, United States Coast Guard, and United States Customs and Border Protection Agency, Defendants 2012-05-31
In the Matter of THE APPLICATION OF THE UNITED STATES of America for AN ORDER AUTHORIZING THE INSTALLATION AND USE OF A PEN REGISTER AND TRAP AND TRACE DEVICE 2012-06-02
Susanna Hinojosa RODRIGUEZ, Plaintiff, v. CHRISTUS SPOHN HEALTH SYSTEM CORPORATION, et al., Defendants 2012-06-13
WESTERNGECO L.L.C., Plaintiff, v. ION GEOPHYSICAL CORPORATION, et al., Defendants 2012-06-26
ALLCHEM PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS, INC., Plaintiff, v. AQUALINE WAREHOUSE, LLC, Cactus Valley Pool Services and Repair, L.L.C., Doing Business as Cactus Valley Pools, Chad Kennedy, Aaron Hagen, David Hagen, Shiner Warehouse, LLC, Shiner Chemicals, LLC, and Shiner Products, LLC, Defendants 2012-07-13
Ernesto GARCIA, Plaintiff, v. Hillary CLINTON, Defendant 2012-07-17
Joslyn M. JOHNSON, Plaintiff, v. Harold HURTT, in his official capacity as Chief of Police of the Houston Police Department, the City of Houston, and Houston Police Department, Defendants 2012-07-25
Kamran M. ELLINI, Plaintiff, v. AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL, INC., et al., Defendants 2012-07-25
Syed FAREED, Plaintiff, v. ACCREDITATION COUNCIL FOR GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION and Thomas Nasca, in his capacity as C.E.O. of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, Defendants 2012-08-01
Elizabeth Ann RICHMOND, et al., Plaintiffs, v. COASTAL BEND COLLEGE DISTRICT, et al., Defendants 2012-08-01
William KIPER, Plaintiff, v. BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP aka Bank of America, N.A., and Federal National Mortgage Assoc. aka Fannie Mae, Defendants; William Kiper, Plaintiff, v. Bac Home Loans Servicing, LP Aka Bank of America, N.A., and Federal National Mortgage Assoc. aka Fannie Mae, Defendants 2012-08-02
BANCROFT LIFE & CASUALTY ICC, LTD., Plaintiff, v. FFD RESOURCES II, LLC, Defendant; Fed Resources II, LLC and FFD Ventures, LP, Counterclaim Plaintiffs, v. Bancroft Life & Casualty ICC, Ltd., Counterclaim Defendant 2012-08-02
VOTING FOR AMERICA, INC., et al, Plaintiffs, v. Hope ANDRADE, et al, Defendants 2012-08-02
MORENO ENERGY, INC., Plaintiff, v. MARATHON OIL COMPANY, Marathon E.G. Production Limited, and Marathon E.G. International Limited, Defendants 2012-08-03
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. BNP PARIBAS SA; BNP Paribas North America; BNP Paribas Houston Agency; and Jovenal Miranda Cruz, Defendants 2012-08-06
In re ASARCO LLC, Debtor. ASARCO LLC, Appellant, v. Baker Botts, L.L.P. and Jordan, Hyden, Womble, Culbreth & Holzer, P.C., Appellees 2012-08-08
Joan MILLER and David Miller, Plaintiffs, v. HOMECOMINGS FINANCIAL, LLC, GMAC Mortgage, LLC, Bank of New York Mellon Trust Co., Don Ledbetter, Patricia Poston, Gabriel Ozel, and Pite Duncan, LLP, Defendants 2012-08-08
Roy ECKHARDT, et al., Plaintiffs, v. QUALITEST PHARMACEUTICALS INC., et al., Defendants 2012-08-09
Brent ROGERS d/b/a, I-Net Spin.com, Plaintiff, v. The BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU OF METROPOLITAN HOUSTON, INC., Defendant 2012-08-15
R. David WEISSKOPF, Pro Se, Plaintiff, v. UNITED JEWISH APPEAL-FEDERATION OF JEWISH PHILANTHROPIES OF NEW YORK, INC., et al., Defendants 2012-08-22
Elidia PHARES, Plaintiff, v. ACTAVIS-ELIZABETH LLC, Actavis, Inc., Wyeth, Inc., Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and Schwarz Pharma, Inc., Defendants 2012-08-30
Lisa MABARY, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, v. HOMETOWN BANK, N.A., Defendant 2012-08-30
Lloyd Wayne OLIVER, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Lane LEWIS, et al., Defendants 2012-08-31
EMERGENCY HEALTH CENTRE AT WILLOWBROOK, L.L.C. and Emergency Willowbrook, P.A., Plaintiffs, v. UNITEDHEALTHCARE OF TEXAS, INC. and UnitedHealthcare Insurance Company, Defendants 2012-08-31
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. CITGO PETROLEUM CORPORATION, Citgo Refining and Chemicals Company, L.P., Defendants 2012-09-05
Diana COATES, et al, Plaintiffs, v. BRAZORIA COUNTY TEXAS, et al, Defendants 2012-09-10
MAG-DOLPHUS, INC., et al, Plaintiffs, v. OHIO CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant 2012-09-12
LOGAN INTERNATIONAL INC., Plaintiff, v. 1556311 ALBERTA LTD., et al., Defendants 2012-09-13
Marta GARCIA, as Representative of the Estate of Juana Ochoa, Plaintiff, v. ROSS STORES, INC., Defendant 2012-09-13
NORTH CYPRESS MEDICAL CENTER OPERATING COMPANY LTD. and North Cypress Medical Center Operating Company GP, LLC, Plaintiffs, v. FEDEX CORPORATION and Federal Express Corporation, Defendants 2012-09-14
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. CITGO PETROLEUM CORPORATION, Citgo Refining and Chemicals Company, L.P., Defendants 2012-09-14
Melvina S. GOFFNEY, Plaintiff, v. BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, and Barrett Daffin Frappier Turner & Engel, L.L.P., Defendants 2012-09-17
Bradley KOENNING, Brian Martin, and Morgan Ryals, Plaintiffs, v. Thomas SUEHS, in his official capacity as Executive Commissioner, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Defendant 2012-09-18
In the Matter of the Application of the UNITED STATES of America for an ORDER PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. § 2703(D) Directing Providers to Provide Historical Cell Site Locations Records 2012-09-26
COMPASS BANK, Plaintiff, v. Max Loren KATZ and Kathleen Frances Katz, Defendants 2012-09-27
BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP, Plaintiff, v. TEXAS REALTY HOLDINGS, LLC, et al., Defendants 2012-09-28
Katie MAPLES, Plaintiff, v. UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH AT GALVESTON, Defendant 2012-09-28
Odelia ABECASSIS, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Oscar S. WYATT, Jr., et al., Defendants 2012-09-30
BERGE HELENE LTD., Plaintiff, v. GE OIL & GAS, INC. and John Does 1-10, Defendants 2012-09-30
Karen McPETERS, Plaintiff, v. LEXISNEXIS, Defendant 2012-10-03
DIAMOND OFFSHORE COMPANY, Plaintiff, v. SURVIVAL SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL, INC., Defendant 2012-10-10
TESCO CORPORATION, Plaintiff, v. WEATHERFORD INTERNATIONAL, INC., National Oilwell Varco, L.P., Offshore Energy Services, Inc., and Franks Casing Crew & Rental Tools, Inc., Defendants 2012-10-19
UNITED STATES of America, ex rel. Terri KING, Plaintiff and Plaintiff-Relator, v. The UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER-HOUSTON, Defendant 2012-10-31
EMTEL, INC., Plaintiff, v. LIPIDLABS, INC, et al. Defendants 2012-10-31
Timothy HEEG & Kristin Semon, On Behalf of Themselves and Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiffs, v. ADAMS HARRIS, INC., Defendant 2012-10-31
BEAR RANCH, LLC, Plaintiff, v. HEARTBRAND BEEF, INC., et al, Defendants 2012-11-01
COMPASS BANK, Plaintiff, v. Theron Mardiros SHAMGOCHIAN, Defendant 2012-11-02
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiffs, v. 2004 FERRARI 360 MODENO, Defendants 2012-11-06
TEMPUR-PEDIC INTL INC., et. al, Plaintiffs, v. ANGEL BEDS LLC et. al., Defendants 2012-11-06
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. CITGO PETROLEUM CORPORATION, CITGO Refining and Chemicals Company, L.P., Defendants 2012-11-06
Katie GERDIN, Plaintiff, v. CEVA FREIGHT, L.L.C. and CEVA Logistics U.S., Inc., Defendants 2012-11-08