Supreme Court

Case: 24-0715    
24-0715
08/28/2024
Multidistrict Litigation
IN RE GALVESTON BAY REFINERY UU3 FIRE LITIGATION 
 
Appellate Briefs
Date▲▼Event Type▲▼Description▲▼RemarksDocument
06/30/2025Multidistrict Litigation letter received  Letter stating: "Pursuant to Rule 13.6(a) of the Texas Rules of Judicial Administration, I authorize the Honorable Mark Davidson, a senior district judge, to serve as a pretrial judge upon assignment by the panel on multidistrict litigation in the above-referenced case."
03/13/2025Multidistrict Litigation Filing Other than Petitioner, Respondent, Relator etc.
03/06/2025Multidistrict Litigation Filing Other than Petitioner, Respondent, Relator etc. Notice of Appearance of Counsel for Worley Field Services Inc. filed by Gary Reed Law Firm
02/12/2025Multidistrict Litigation Filing   Notice of Appearance and Request for Notice made by attorney James T. Clancy
09/23/2024Multidistrict Litigation Reply filedMovant Defendants Marathon Petroleum Company LP, et al.'s Reply in Support of Motion to Transfer
09/17/2024MDL Response to Motion for TransferRespondent Plaintiffs Fernando Avila, Antonio Garcia, Rigoberto Guillen, Adrian Noyola, Eduardo Olivo Ogaz, Alonso Saracay, and Bonnie McGill’s Response to Movants’ Motion to Transfer to Pretrial Court
08/28/2024Multidistrcit Litigation Motion to TransferMovant Motion to Transfer filed on behalf of Defendants Marathon Petroleum Company LP and Blanchard Refining Company LLC by attorney Joel Montgomery
Case Events
Date▲▼Event Type▲▼Disposition▲▼RemarksDocument
12/31/2024Multidistrict Litigation Motion to Transfer disposedFiling granted Order issued: "After considering the Motion to Transfer, the Response, and the Reply, as well as the applicable law, we find that the cases are related because they involve one or more common questions of fact and further that transfer to a specified MDL district court will be for the convenience of the parties and witnesses and will promote the just and efficient conduct of the cases. See, TEX. GOVT. CODE SEC. 74.162; TEX. R. JUD. ADMIN. 13.3."
"The Panel will issue a second order designating the Pretrial Court and assigned Judge."
(12/31/2024 2:27:42 PM) 24-0715 Order Issued - 12-31-24.pdf
10/01/2024MDL Notice of Submission 
09/23/2024Multidistrict Litigation Reply filed  Defendants Marathon Petroleum Company LP, et al.'s Reply in Support of Motion to Transfer
09/17/2024MDL Response to Motion for Transfer  Plaintiffs Fernando Avila, Antonio Garcia, Rigoberto Guillen, Adrian Noyola, Eduardo Olivo Ogaz, Alonso Saracay, and Bonnie McGill’s Response to Movants’ Motion to Transfer to Pretrial Court
08/28/2024Multidistrcit Litigation Motion to Transfer  Motion to Transfer filed on behalf of Defendants Marathon Petroleum Company LP and Blanchard Refining Company LLC by attorney Joel Montgomery
07/07/2025Multidistrict Litigation notice received  Notice of Appearance on behalf of Flowserve Corporation filed by attorney Raymond A. Neuer
07/07/2025Appointment of Pretrial Judge   Order stating: "IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED THAT: The 11th District Court is hereby designated as the Pretrial Court, and the Honorable Mark Davidson is hereby assigned to serve as the Pretrial Judge."
(7/7/2025 5:21:01 PM) 24-0715 MDL Appointment of Pretrial Judge and Court 07-07-25.pdf
07/07/2025Motion before the MDL Panel disposedFiling granted Joint Motion to Appoint Pretrial Court and Judge granted
06/30/2025Multidistrict Litigation letter received  Letter stating: "Pursuant to Rule 13.6(a) of the Texas Rules of Judicial Administration, I authorize the Honorable Mark Davidson, a senior district judge, to serve as a pretrial judge upon assignment by the panel on multidistrict litigation in the above-referenced case."
05/20/2025Multidistrict Litigation Motion  Plaintiffs Fernando Avila, Antonio Garcia, Rigoberto Guillen, Adrian Noyola, Eduardo Olivo Ogaz, and Alonso Saracay and Defendants Marathon Petroleum Company LP, Blanchard Refining Company LLC’s Joint Motion to Appoint a Pretrial Court filed by attorney Misty A. Hataway-Coné
03/13/2025Multidistrict Litigation Filing  
03/06/2025Multidistrict Litigation Filing   Notice of Appearance of Counsel for Worley Field Services Inc. filed by Gary Reed Law Firm
02/12/2025Multidistrict Litigation Filing   Notice of Appearance and Request for Notice made by attorney James T. Clancy
01/29/2025Notice of Appearance  Notice of Appearance filed on behalf of Plaintiffs Fernando Avila, Antonio Garcia, Rigoberto Guillen, Adrian Noyola, Eduardo Olivo Ogaz, and Alonso Saracay.
Calendars
Set Date▲▼Calendar Type▲▼Reason Set▲▼Remarks▲▼
No Calendar.
Parties
Party▲▼Party Type▲▼Representative▲▼
Flowserve CorporationDefendant(s)Mr. Raymond A. Neuer
Universal Plant Services Inc.Defendant(s)Mr. James Clancy
MDL PlaintiffRespondentMr. Muhammad S. Aziz
Ms. Misty A. Hataway-Coné
Mistras Group, Inc.Defendant(s)Mr. Joe Michael Dodson
Robin Nicole Blanchette  
Worley Field Services Inc.Defendant(s)Mr. John Joseph Hardig Jr.
Marathon Petroleum Company LPMovantMr. Joel Z. Montgomery
Blanchard Refining Company MovantMr. Joel Z. Montgomery
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