Supreme Court

Case: 16-0142    
16-0142
02/26/2016
Multidistrict Litigation
IN RE FARMERS INSURANCE COMPANY WIND/HAIL STORM LITIGATION 2 
 
Appellate Briefs
Date▲▼Event Type▲▼Description▲▼RemarksDocument
06/01/2018Rehearing before the Multidistrict Litigation PanelMovant Farmers Insurance Companies' Motion for Rehearing of Remand of Tag-Along Cases filed by attorney Scot Doyen
06/13/2016MDL Response filed   Letter in response to May 26, 2016 correspondence from the Mostyn Law Firm regarding range of dates in the MDL Panel's May 13, 2016 Order filed on behalf of Farmers by attorney Scot G. Doyen
04/25/2016MDL Response filed Respondent Response to Farmers Insurance Companies' Partially Unopposed Motion for Leave to File Farmers Insurance Companies' Amended Reply to Real Parties in Interests' Responses to Farmers' Motion to Transfer for Consolidated and Coordinated Pretrial Proceedings filed by attorney J. Steve Mostyn
04/14/2016Multidistrict Litigation Reply filedMovant Farmers Insurance Companies' Amended Reply to Real Parties in Interests' Responses to Farmers Insurance Companies' Motion to Transfer for Consolidated and Coordinated Pretrial Proceedings filed by attorney Scot G. Doyen.
03/29/2016Multidistrict Litigation Reply filedMovant Farmers Insurance Companies' Reply to Real Parties of Interests' Response to Farmers Insurance Companies' Motion to Transfer for Consolidated and Coordinated Pretrial Proceedings filed by attorney Scot G. Doyen
03/16/2016MDL Response to Motion for TransferRespondent Response in opposition to Farmers Insurance Companies’ Motion to Transfer for Consolidated and Coordinated Pretrial Proceedings. On behalf of Real Parties in Interest, people represented by Mostyn Law.
03/16/2016MDL Response to Motion for TransferRespondent Response in Opposition to Farmers Insurance Company and Related Entities Motion to Transfer for Consolidated and Coordinated Pretrial Proceedings filed on behalf of Real Parties in Interest, individuals represented by PHIPPS, LLP.
03/02/2016MDL Response filed Respondent Response to Farmers Insurance Companies' Emergency Motion to Stay filed by attorney J. Steve Mostyn
02/26/2016Multidistrcit Litigation Motion to TransferMovant Farmers Insurance Companies' Motion to Transfer for Consolidated and Coordinated Pretrial Proceedings
Case Events
Date▲▼Event Type▲▼Disposition▲▼RemarksDocument
12/19/2018Case Stored  Case e-stored
12/19/2018Appointment of Pretrial Judge   MDL Panel appoints and assigns former Judge Sylvia Matthews as the MDL Pretrial Judge pursuant to Chapter 74 of the Texas Government Code.
(12/19/2018 3:09:32 PM) 160142 MDL Appointment of Pretrial Judge.pdf
08/30/2016Opinion issued by Multidistrict Litigation Panel  Presiding Judge Peeples delivered the opinion of the MDL Panel.
08/05/2016Multidistrict Litigation Order sent  MDL Order Issued stating, "Having received suggestions from counsel, the pretrial judges have issued their "MDL Pretrial Courts' Recommendation of Assignment of Cases," dated July 28.   They have recommended that the cases subject to this proceeding and tag-along cases be assigned to them individually pursuant to Exhibits 1, 2, and 3, which were attached.  The Recommendation is hereby approved.  
   It is ordered that: (1) the cases listed in Exhibit 1 of the Recommendation are assigned to the Hon. Elma Teresa Salinas Ender; (2) the cases listed in Exhibit 2 of the Recommendation are assigned to the Hon. David L. Evans; and (3)  the cases listed in Exhibit 3 of the Recommendation are assigned to the Hon. Sylvia A. Matthews."

(8/5/2016 3:16:52 PM) 16-0142 ORDER ISSUED_08-05-16.pdf
07/13/2018Opinion issued by Multidistrict Litigation Panel  Justice Lang-Miers delivered the opinion of the MDL Panel on Motion for Rehearing of Remand of Tag-Along Cases.  
07/13/2018Rehearing before the Multidistrict Litigation Panel disposedDenied Farmers Insurance Companies' Motion for Rehearing of Remand of Tag-Along Cases denied.  Justice Lang-Miers delivered the opinion of the MDL Panel.
(7/13/2018 10:27:04 AM) 16-0142 MDL Rehearing Order Issued 07-13-18.pdf, 16-0142 MDL Opinion on Rehearing 07-13-2018.pdf
06/20/2016Multidistrict Litigation Order sent  The May 13, 2016 is withdrawn and replaced with the order issued this date.  

(6/20/2016 5:24:14 PM) 16-0142 AMENDED ORDER ISSUED.pdf
06/13/2016MDL Response filed   Letter in response to May 26, 2016 correspondence from the Mostyn Law Firm regarding range of dates in the MDL Panel's May 13, 2016 Order filed on behalf of Farmers by attorney Scot G. Doyen
06/07/2021MDL Order Issued  The assignment of the Hon. David L. Evans as a pretrial judge is hereby terminated.
The Hon. R. H. Wallace is hereby assigned to serve as one of the three pretrial judges with case specific responsibilities for those cases assigned to the 48th District Court of Tarrant County.  It is further provided, that the three pretrial judges may exchange benches and sit for each other on case specific matters pending in any of the three pretrial courts.
06/01/2018Rehearing before the Multidistrict Litigation Panel  Farmers Insurance Companies' Motion for Rehearing of Remand of Tag-Along Cases filed by attorney Scot Doyen
05/26/2016Letter Filed  Correspondence to MDL Panel requesting correction to order filed on behalf of Insurance Plaintiffs.
05/13/2016Multidistrict Litigation Order sent  MDL Order Issued stating, "The cases listed in Appendix A of Farmers Insurance Companies’ Motion to Transfer, are assigned to the Hon. Elma Teresa Salinas Ender, retired judge of the 341st District Court of Webb County, the Hon. David Evans, judge of the 48th District Court of Tarrant County, and the Hon. Sylvia Matthews, judge of the 281st District Court of Harris County.  After receiving suggestions from counsel, the pretrial judges will consider which cases should be transferred to each pretrial court and will make a written recommendation to the MDL Panel for its decision."  Chief Justice McClure did not participate in the decision.

(5/13/2016 3:04:46 PM) 16-0142 ORDER ISSUED.pdf
04/29/2016Multidistrict Litigation Motion to Transfer disposedFiling granted Motion to Transfer granted.  Opinion will be issued at a later date.  A pretrial court will be established by separate order.
04/29/2016Motion before the MDL Panel disposedFiling dismissed as moot Farmers Insurance Companies' Partially Unopposed Motion for Leave to File Amended Reply to Real Parties in Interests' Responses to Motion to Transfer dismissed as moot
04/25/2016MDL Response filed   Response to Farmers Insurance Companies' Partially Unopposed Motion for Leave to File Farmers Insurance Companies' Amended Reply to Real Parties in Interests' Responses to Farmers' Motion to Transfer for Consolidated and Coordinated Pretrial Proceedings filed by attorney J. Steve Mostyn
04/19/2016Multidistrict Litigation Motion  Farmers Insurance Companies' Motion for Leave to File Amended Appendixes A and B and for Extension of Order Granting Emergency Motion to Stay filed by attorney Scot G. Doyen
04/14/2016Multidistrict Litigation Motion  Farmers Insurance Companies' Partially Unopposed Motion for Leave to File Amended Reply to Real Parties in Interests' Responses to Motion to Transfer filed by attorney Scot G. Doyen
04/14/2016Multidistrict Litigation Reply filed  Farmers Insurance Companies' Amended Reply to Real Parties in Interests' Responses to Farmers Insurance Companies' Motion to Transfer for Consolidated and Coordinated Pretrial Proceedings filed by attorney Scot G. Doyen.
04/13/2017Electronic communication sent to Party  Letter sent stating: The Multidistrict Litigation Panel is in receipt of Plaintiff’s Motion to Remand, filed April 6, 2017, regarding transferred case no. 2016CV2002017 D5, In re Farmers Insurance Company with Hail Storm Litigation2.  The Panel requests that tag along filings presented to the pretrial court and the pretrial court’s order be submitted to them for review.  
04/06/2017Multidistrict Litigation Motion  Plaintiff Jorge Sandoval's Motion to Remand filed by attorney Carlos Yzaguirre
03/29/2016Multidistrict Litigation Reply filed  Farmers Insurance Companies' Reply to Real Parties of Interests' Response to Farmers Insurance Companies' Motion to Transfer for Consolidated and Coordinated Pretrial Proceedings filed by attorney Scot G. Doyen
03/16/2016MDL Response to Motion for Transfer  Response in opposition to Farmers Insurance Companies’ Motion to Transfer for Consolidated and Coordinated Pretrial Proceedings. On behalf of Real Parties in Interest, people represented by Mostyn Law.
03/16/2016MDL Response to Motion for Transfer  Response in Opposition to Farmers Insurance Company and Related Entities Motion to Transfer for Consolidated and Coordinated Pretrial Proceedings filed on behalf of Real Parties in Interest, individuals represented by PHIPPS, LLP.
03/11/2016MDL Motion to Stay disposedFiling granted Emergency Motion to Stay is granted.  All trial court proceedings and depositions in the cases listed in Appendix A of the Motion to Transfer are stayed until further order of the MDL Panel.  The parties may proceed with written discovery but may not seek a ruling from any trial court on any discovery disputes.
03/07/2017Multidistrict Litigation Motion  Plaintiff Roy Cooper's Objection to "Tag-Along" Transfer and Stay filed by attorney Todd Hoch
03/02/2016MDL Response filed   Response to Farmers Insurance Companies' Emergency Motion to Stay filed by attorney J. Steve Mostyn
02/26/2016Multidistrcit Litigation Motion to Transfer  Farmers Insurance Companies' Motion to Transfer for Consolidated and Coordinated Pretrial Proceedings
02/26/2016Motion to Stay filed before the MDL Panel  Farmers Insurance Companies' Emergency Motion to Stay filed by attorney Scot G. Doyen
02/14/2025MDL Order Issued  Order Issued: "After consideration of the motion and pursuant to the applicable law and rules governing the MDL proceeding, the MDL panel concludes that the motion to remand should be filed directly with the MDL Pretrial Court rather than the MDL Panel.  Accordingly, we transfer the Objection and Motion to remand to the MDL Pretrial Court without reaching the merits of the motion."
(2/14/2025 4:07:19 PM) 16-0142 Order Issued 02-14-25.pdf
01/16/2025Multidistrict Litigation Motion  Plaintiffs' Objection to Tag-Along Transfer and Stay and Motion to Remand filed on behalf of Neeraj & Deepti Sharma
Calendars
Set Date▲▼Calendar Type▲▼Reason Set▲▼Remarks▲▼
No Calendar.
Parties
Party▲▼Party Type▲▼Representative▲▼
Sharma, Neeraj & Deepti Plaintiff(s)Mr. Matthew R. Pearson
Insurance PlaintiffsRespondentMr. John Steven Mostyn
Mr. Douglas Edwin Pennebaker
Farmers Insurance Company MovantMr. Scot Doyen
Texas Farmers Insurance CompanyOther interested party Mr. David Hill Bradley
Jennifer Kearns
Natalie D. Tarnosky
Jonathan Peirce
Sandoval, JorgeOther interested party Mr. Carlos M. Yzaguirre
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