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| 02/25/2026 | Appointment of Pretrial Judge | |
Order Issued stating: "The Panel now designates the Pretrial Court as the 60th Judicial District Court in Jefferson County, Texas, and the Panel assigns Judge Michael Mayes as the Pretrial Judge."
(2/25/2026 3:52:50 PM) 25-0616 MDL Appointment of Pretrial Judge and Court 02-25-26.pdf
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| 02/09/2026 | Electronic communication received from Party | |
Email received from MDL Panel Chair, Presiding Judge David Evans, stating: "Pursuant to Tex. R. Jud. Admin. 13.6(a) the Panel on Multi-District Litigation requests that the Honorable Michael Mayes, Senior Judge of 410th District Court of Montgomery County, be authorized to serve as a pretrial judge in the above-referenced case upon assignment by the Panel on Multi-District Litigation."
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| 02/03/2026 | Multidistrict Litigation letter received | |
Letter to MDL Panel regarding status of appointed judge from The Hall Law Group, PLLC
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| 11/25/2025 | Multidistrict Litigation Filing | |
Hotard Defendants' Notice of Tagalong CaseDefendants Hotard Coaches, Inc., et al.'s Notice of Tag-Along Case (Jeffrey Moore) filed by attorney Karen Nennett
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| 10/29/2025 | Multidistrict Litigation Motion to Transfer disposed | Filing granted |
Motion to Transfer granted. "The Panel will issue a second order designating the Pretrial Court and assigned Judge. We direct that notice of this Order be sent to the attorneys of record, the trial courts, and clerks of the respective Courts. We extend the stay previously granted to include the Luna Case, and we notify the parties that the stay will be lifted upon the designation of the Pretrial Court and the assigned judge."
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| 10/20/2025 | Call received | |
Call received about the status of the pending Moton to Stay. Contacted MDL Panel to follow up.
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| 10/13/2025 | Multidistrict Litigation Filing | |
Letter stating: "On September 9, 2025, Schwanda Sherman, Industrial Bus Lines, Inc., All Aboard America! Holdings, Inc., and Hotard Coaches, Inc. (collectively, “Hotard Defendants”) requested a stay of Martin Luna v. Schwanda Sherman, Industrial Bus Lines, Inc., All Aboard America! Holdings, Inc., and Hotard Coaches, Inc., Cause No. 25DCCV1305, in the 58th Judicial District of Jefferson County, Texas. Plaintiff Martin Luna has sent written discovery to the Hotard
Defendants in that cause. The Hotard Defendants request a ruling on their Motion to Stay, which is on file with the MDL Panel (filed September 9, 2025)."
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| 09/09/2025 | Multidistrict Litigation notice received | |
Notice of Related MDL Cases filed on behalf of Defendants Schwanda Sherman, All Aboard America! Holdings, Inc., and Hotard Coaches, Inc. (collectively, “Hotard Defendants”)
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| 08/19/2025 | Multidistrict Litigation Reply filed | |
Reply in Response to Motion to Transfer filed on behalf of Defendants Hotard Coaches, Inc., All Aboard America! Holdings, Inc., Schwanda Sherman, Patti Hall, and Guy Williams by attorney Karen Bennett.
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| 08/04/2025 | MDL Response to Motion for Transfer | |
Rodriguez Plaintiffs' Adoption and Joinder of Response to Motion to Transfer filed by attorney Adam Lewis
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| 08/04/2025 | MDL Response to Motion for Transfer | |
Response to Motion to Transfer filed on behalf of Yeates Plaintiffs by attorney Tommy Yeates
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| 08/04/2025 | MDL Response to Motion for Transfer | |
Response to Motion for Transfer and Request for Stay filed on behalf of the Ferguson Law Firm filed by attorney Mark Sparks
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| 07/21/2025 | MDL Motion to Stay disposed | Filing granted |
Order issued: "Defendants Hotard Coaches, Inc., All Aboard America! Holdings, Inc., Schwanda Sherman, Patti Hall, and Guy Williams filed a Motion to Transfer & Request For Stay on July 15, 2025 (hereinafter the Motion to Transfer). In the Motion to Transfer the Defendants requested a stay of all trial court proceedings pending the consideration by the MDL Panel of the Motion to Transfer. The Motion to Stay is granted. All trial court proceedings in the cases listed in the Appendix to the Motion to Transfer are stayed until further order of the MDL Panel."
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| 07/19/2025 | MDL Response to Motion for Transfer | |
Response to Motion to Transfer and Request for Stay filed on behalf of Plaintiffs Miguel Salazar, Lazaro Vasquez, Josehua Bourgeois, Jose Banda, Armando Ortiz, Anthony Rosati, Johnathan Sanchez, and Arturo Almanzan by attorney Joseph Stephens, Jr.
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| 07/15/2025 | Motion to Stay filed before the MDL Panel | |
Request for Stay incorporated within Motion to Transfer filed on behalf of Defendants Hotard Coaches, Inc., All Aboard America! Holdings, Inc., Schwanda Sherman, Patti Hall, and Guy Williams by attorney Karen Bennett
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| 07/15/2025 | Multidistrcit Litigation Motion to Transfer | |
Motion to Transfer filed on behalf of Defendants Hotard Coaches, Inc., All Aboard America! Holdings, Inc., Schwanda Sherman, Patti Hall, and Guy Williams by attorney Karen Bennett
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