Supreme Court

Case: 21-0385    
21-0385
05/05/2021
Multidistrict Litigation
IN RE ITC DEER PARK FIRE LITIGATION 
 
Appellate Briefs
Date▲▼Event Type▲▼Description▲▼RemarksDocument
08/09/2021Multidistrict Litigation letter received  Letter from Chief Justice Nathan Hecht stating, "Pursuant to Administrative Rule 13.6(a) and effective immediately, the Honorable Mike Engelhart, active district judge, is authorized to serve as a pretrial judge upon assignment by the Panel on Multi-District Litigation in the above-referenced case."
06/04/2021Multidistrict Litigation Reply filed  Defendants' Reply in Support of Motion for Transfer to MDL filed by ITC by attorney Russell C. Lewis
05/27/2021Multidistrict Litigation Reply filedMovant Defendants' Reply in Support of Motion for Transfer to MDL filed by ITC by attorney Russell C. Lewis
05/25/2021MDL Response to Motion for TransferRespondent Response to Defendants' Motion for Transfer filed on behalf of Total Petrochemicals & Refining (USA), Inc., et al.
05/17/2021MDL Response to Motion for TransferRespondent Response to Defendants' Motion for Transfer filed on behalf of Michael Randolph, et al.
05/05/2021Multidistrcit Litigation Motion to TransferMovant Defendants' Motion for Transfer to a Multidistrict Litigation Pretrial Court and Request for Stay of All Trial Court Proceedings filed on behalf of Intercontinental Terminals Company LLC, et al. filed by attorney Russell Lewis
Case Events
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09/01/2021Letter sent to parties from Supreme Court - See Remarks  Appointment of Pretrial Judge Order resent to correct the pretrial judge name as Honorable Mike Engelhart.
(9/1/2021 1:16:49 PM) 21-0385 Appointment of Pretrial Judge 08-18-21.pdf
08/18/2021Appointment of Pretrial Judge   Order states the MDL Panel "designates the 151st District Court of Harris County Texas as the Pretrial Court and assigns the Honorable Mike Engelhart as the Pretrial Judge."
08/09/2021Multidistrict Litigation letter received  Letter from Chief Justice Nathan Hecht stating, "Pursuant to Administrative Rule 13.6(a) and effective immediately, the Honorable Mike Engelhart, active district judge, is authorized to serve as a pretrial judge upon assignment by the Panel on Multi-District Litigation in the above-referenced case."
07/01/2021Multidistrict Litigation Motion to Transfer disposedFiling granted Order Issued stating: "we GRANT the request for a transfer of the cases listed in the Motion to Transfer, and we transfer the cases to a designated pretrial court to be named by this Panel by separate order. We limit the scope of the MDL Pretrial Court to those cases listed in the Motion to Transfer, together with tag-along cases  that relate to the alleged fire at the ITC Deer Park facility on or about March 17, 2019. We will name a pretrial court and appoint an MDL pretrial judge by separate order

(7/1/2021 2:41:28 PM) 21-0385 ORDER ISSUED_MO TRANSFER_GRANTED.pdf
07/01/2021Motion before the MDL Panel disposedDenied Motion by Michael Randolph, Daniel Sanchez, and David Hayes for Leave to File Sur-Response in Opposition of Defendants' Motion for Transfer to a Multidistrict Litigation Pretrial Court denied
06/07/2021Multidistrict Litigation Motion  Motion by Michael Randolph, Daniel Sanchez, and David Hayes for Leave to File Sur-Response in Opposition of Defendants' Motion for Transfer to MDL filed by Joseph Walker
06/04/2021Multidistrict Litigation Reply filed  Defendants' Reply in Support of Motion for Transfer to MDL filed by ITC by attorney Russell C. Lewis
05/27/2021Multidistrict Litigation Reply filed  Defendants' Reply in Support of Motion for Transfer to MDL filed by ITC by attorney Russell C. Lewis
05/25/2021MDL Response to Motion for Transfer  Response to Defendants' Motion for Transfer filed on behalf of Total Petrochemicals & Refining (USA), Inc., et al.
05/17/2021MDL Response to Motion for Transfer  Response to Defendants' Motion for Transfer filed on behalf of Michael Randolph, et al.
05/05/2021Motion to Stay filed before the MDL Panel  Request for Stay of All Trial Court Proceedings, incorporated within Motion for Transfer, filed by Defendants Intercontinental Terminals Company LLC, et al.
05/05/2021Multidistrcit Litigation Motion to Transfer  Defendants' Motion for Transfer to a Multidistrict Litigation Pretrial Court and Request for Stay of All Trial Court Proceedings filed on behalf of Intercontinental Terminals Company LLC, et al. filed by attorney Russell Lewis
Calendars
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No Calendar.
Parties
Party▲▼Party Type▲▼Representative▲▼
Intercontinental Terminals Company LLC, et al.MovantMr. Russell Carter Lewis
Plaintiffs Personal InjuryRespondentMr. George Shipley
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