First Court of Appeals

Case: 01-21-00103-CV    
01-21-00103-CV
03/01/2021
Real estate
Brandon Dutch Mendenhall 
Deutsche Bank National Trust Company as Trustee for Novastar Mortgage Funding Trust, Series 2006-5 Novastar Home Equity Loan Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2006-5; Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC; and Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. 
No 
 
 
 
 
 
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Appellate Briefs
Date▲▼Event Type▲▼Description▲▼Document
07/02/2021Brief filed - oral argument not requestedAppellee
06/03/2021Brief filed - oral argument requestedAppellant
Case Events
Date▲▼Event Type▲▼Disposition▲▼Document
12/29/2022Memorandum opinion issuedAffirm TC judgment
12/29/2022Judgment Issued 
11/16/2022Submitted 
10/06/2022Set for submission on briefs - oral argument denied 
08/04/2023Mandate issued 
07/22/2021Supplemental clerks record filed 
07/22/2021Reply brief due 
07/21/2023Document filed 
07/05/2021Appellees brief due 
07/02/2021Brief filed - oral argument not requested 
07/02/2021Case ready to be set 
06/09/2023Petition for review disposed by Supreme CourtSC denies petition for review
06/03/2021Brief filed - oral argument requested 
06/03/2021Appellants brief due 
06/02/2021Document filed 
05/24/2021Appellants brief due 
05/20/2021Motion for extension of time to file brief disposedMotion or Writ Granted
05/20/2021Motion for extension of time to file brief filed 
05/03/2021Appellants brief due 
04/28/2023Petition for review filed in Supreme Court 
04/26/2021Motion for extension of time to file brief disposedMotion or Writ Granted
04/26/2021Motion for extension of time to file brief filed 
04/01/2021Notification received that no record was taken 
03/30/2021Clerks record filed 
03/30/2021Record due 
03/22/2021Docketing statement filed 
03/22/2021Court fee due 
03/22/2021Docketing statement due 
03/14/2023Order enteredDENIED
03/14/2023Motion for rehearing disposedDENIED
03/02/2021Fee paid 
03/01/2021Case began in court of appeals 
03/01/2021Notice of appeal received 
02/26/2021Notice of appeal filed in trial court 
01/29/2021Judgment signed by trial court judge 
01/13/2023Motion for rehearing filed 
01/13/2023Motion for rehearing enbanc due 
01/13/2023Motion for rehearing due 
Calendars
Set Date▲▼Calendar Type▲▼Reason Set▲▼
08/04/2023Case StoredCase stored
08/04/2029RetentionDate civil case will be destroyed (6 yrs after mandate)
Parties
Party▲▼Party Type▲▼Representative▲▼
Mendenhall, Brandon DutchAppellantJeffrey Jackson
Novastar Mortgage, Inc.; Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as trustee for Novastar Mortgage Funding Trust, series 2006-5; Saxton Mortgage Services Inc,; Deutsche Bank National Trust Company as Trustee Novastar Mortgage Funding Trust, Series 2006-5 NovAppelleeMatthew Knox
Jeffrey Ray Seewald
Brian Paino
Trial Court Information
189th District Court 
Harris 
Honorable Judge 189th District Court 
2017-28155 
Amanda King