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  • MELISSA TARVER, et al  vs.  ATMOS ENERGY CORPORATION, et alOTHER PERSONAL INJURY document preview
  • MELISSA TARVER, et al  vs.  ATMOS ENERGY CORPORATION, et alOTHER PERSONAL INJURY document preview
  • MELISSA TARVER, et al  vs.  ATMOS ENERGY CORPORATION, et alOTHER PERSONAL INJURY document preview
  • MELISSA TARVER, et al  vs.  ATMOS ENERGY CORPORATION, et alOTHER PERSONAL INJURY document preview
  • MELISSA TARVER, et al  vs.  ATMOS ENERGY CORPORATION, et alOTHER PERSONAL INJURY document preview
  • MELISSA TARVER, et al  vs.  ATMOS ENERGY CORPORATION, et alOTHER PERSONAL INJURY document preview
  • MELISSA TARVER, et al  vs.  ATMOS ENERGY CORPORATION, et alOTHER PERSONAL INJURY document preview
  • MELISSA TARVER, et al  vs.  ATMOS ENERGY CORPORATION, et alOTHER PERSONAL INJURY document preview
						
                                

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CAUSE NO. DC-21-09308 MELISSA TARVER, Individually and as §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Representative of the Estate of DERIC TARVER, and as next friend of B.T. and K.T., Minors, RANDY TARVER and DEBBIE TARVER IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF V. DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS 192ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT ATMOS ENERGY CORPORATION and BOBCAT CONTRACTING, LLC TAMMY BOEHLER, Individually and as Representative of the Estate of ETHAN KNIGHT, and CLAY BOEHLER V. ATMOS ENERGY CORPOMTION and FESCO, LTD. MICHAEL GLOVER v. ATMOS ENERGY CORPORATION and BOBCAT CONTRACTING, LLC [PROPOSED] AGREED AMENDED LEVEL 3 DOCKET CONTROL ORDER In accordance with Rules 166, 190, and 192 of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, the Court makes the following order to control discovery and the schedule of this cause. To the extent this order conflicts with the Court’s prior scheduling order or docket control orders, this order controls. Discovery in this case will be controlled by Rule 190.4 (Level 3) of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure. Except by agreement of the parties, leave of court, or Where expressly authorized by the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, no party may obtain discovery of information subject to disclosure under Rule 194 by any other form of discovery. [Proposed] Agreed Amended Level 3 Docket Control Order Page 1 of 6 Amended Description Date 08/01/2023 DEFENDANTS’ EXPERT WITNESS DESIGNATION (DAMAGES): Damages experts for all defendants and third party defendants shall be designated by this date, except to the extent their reports pertain to Mr. Glover’s damages claims. The designation must include the information listed in Rule 195.5 (a) and written reports of designated retained testifying experts in accordance with Rule 195 .5(b) shall be produced at the time of designation. Failure to timely respond will be governed by Rule 193.6. 8/ 15/2023 DEFENDANTS’ EXPERT WITNESS DESIGNATION (DAMAGES): Damages experts for all defendants and third party defendants shall be designated by this date to the extent their reports pertain to Mr. Glover’s damages claims. The designation must include the information listed in Rule 195.5(a) and written reports of designated retained testifying experts in accordance with Rule 195.5 (b) shall be produced at the time of designation. Failure to timely respond will be governed by Rule 193 .6. 8/16/2023 REBUTTAL EXPERT WITNESS DESIGNATION: Rebuttal experts for all experts designated July 14, 2023 or August 1, 2021 shall be designated by this date. The designation must include the information listed in Rule 195.5(a) and written reports of designated retained testifying experts in accordance with Rule 195.5(b) shall be produced at the time of designation. Failure to timely respond will be governed by Rule 193.6. 1 1/03/2023 CHALLENGES TO EXPERT TESTIMONY: All motions to exclude expert testimony and evidentiary challenges to expert testimony must be filed by this date, unless extended by leave of court. 12/01/2023 MOTIONS TO COMPEL DISCOVERY: Any motion to compel responses to discovery (other than relating to factual matters arising after this date) must be filed no later than this date or such complaint is waived, except for the sanction of exclusion under Rule 193.6. 12/05/2023 DISCOVERY: All discovery must be conducted by this date. Parties seeking discovery must serve discovery requests sufficiently far in advance of the end of the discovery period so that the deadline for responding will be within the discovery period. Counsel may agree to continue discovery beyond this deadline by agreement of all parties. No agreement to extend discovery deadlines shall delay the trial date except for good cause shown. 12/05/2023 RULE 166a(c) MOTIONS: Except with leave of court, TRCP 166a(c) motions must be filed no later than this date. [Proposed] Agreed Amended Level 3 Docket Control Order Page 2 of 6 01/05/2024 EXCHANGE DESIGNATIONS AND EXHIBITS: The parties will file and otherwise exchange Witness lists, exhibit lists, deposition excerpts, motions in limine, and other materials outlined in Rule 166 by this date. This deadline does not prevent the filing of rebuttal or impeachment exhibits and/or deposition excerpts. 01/ 12/2024 EXCHANGE OF REBUTTAL TRIAL DESIGNATIONS AND EXHIBITS: The parties will file and otherwise exchange witness lists, exhibit lists, deposition excerpts, motions in limine, and other materials outline in Rule 166 by this date, to the extent such material is in rebuttal to the parties’ exchange of designations and exhibits on January 5, 2024. 01/ 15/2024 EXCHANGE OBJECTIONS AND CONFER 0N STIPULATIONS: The parties shall file responses and objections to all parties' exhibits, witness lists, motions in limine, deposition excerpts, and other Rule 166 materials by this date. The attorneys for all parties shall meet to confer on stipulations regarding the materials to be submitted to the Court and attempt to maximize agreement on such matters. 01/ 18/2024; FINAL PRE-TRIAL CONFERENCE: Parties shall be prepared to discuss all 01/19/2024 aspects of trial with court on this date. (if necessary) 02/01/2024- JURY SELECTION: Jury selection to begin on this date at 9:00 am. 02/02/2024 02/05/2024 TRIAL: This case is preferentially set for a JURY TRIAL on this date at 9:00 a.m. m Signed on 7/2 8/202 3 Wag/2&1,“ JUDG'E PRESIDIszé 192ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT [Proposed] Agreed Amended Level 3 Docket Control Order Page 3 of 6 Respectfully submitted on July 27, 2023 as agreed and signed with permission below: ABRAHAM, WATRKINS, NICHOLS, THE KAMM LAW OFFICE, PLLC AGOSTO, AZIZ & STOGNER Jr. /s/Bemzy Agosto, BENNY AGOSTO, Jr. JACOB M. KARAM State Bar No. 00794981 State Bar No. 24105653 BEN AGOSTO III One Sugar Creek Center Boulevard, Ste. 1010 State Bar No. 24091926 Sugar Land, Texas 77478 LENA LAURENZO Telephone: 281-302-5272 State Bar No. 24097973 Fax: 832-201-0480 EDWARD FESTERYGA jacob@thekaramlawoffice.com State Bar No. 24105857 800 Commerce Street Houston Texas 77002 Telephone: 713 -222-72l 1 Fax: 713-225-0827 bagosto@awtxlaw.com benagosto@awtxlaw.com llaurenzo@awtxlaw.com efesteryga@awtxlaw.com COUNSEL FOR TARVER PLAINTIFFS KHERKHER GARCIA, LLP /s/Matt L. Martin STEVE KHERKHER State Bar No. 11375950 JESUS GARCIA, JR. State Bar No. 24027389 KEVIN C. HAYNES State Bar No. 24055639 MATT L. MARTIN State Bar No. 24090246 2925 Richmond Ave., Ste. 1560 Houston, Texas 77098 Telephone: 713-333-1030 Fax: 713-333-1029 Skherkher—Team@kherkherGarcia.com COUNSEL FOR BOEHLER PLANTIFFS [Proposed] Agreed Amended Level 3 Docket Control Order Page 4 of 6 KLITSAS & VERCHER, P.C. /s/L0ren G. Klitsas Loren G. Klitsas State Bar No. 00786025 550 Westcott, Suite 570 Houston, Texas 77077 Telephone: 713 862-1365 Fax: 713-862-1465 klitsas@kV-law.com COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF MICHAEL GLOVER BAKER BOTTS L.L.P. PLAUCHE MASELLI PARKERSON LLP /s/Jessica B. Pulliam Jessica B. Pulliam G. BRUCE PARKERSON State Bar No. 24037309 State Bar No. 00793106 Susan Cannon Kennedy 701 Poydras Street, Suite 3800 State Bar No. 24051663 New Orleans, Louisiana 70139 2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 1100 Telephone: (504) 5 82-1 142 Dallas, Texas 75201 Telefax: (504) 582-1172 Telephone: 214-953-6500 bparkerson@pmpllp.com Fax: 214-953-6503 jessica.pu11iam@bakerbotts.com susan.kennedy@bakerbotts.com COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT ATMOS ENERGY CORPORATION /S/Sarah H. Long SARAH HOLLEY LONG State Bar No. 24036798 Meadow Park Tower, Suite 1500 10440 North Central Expressway Dallas, Texas 75231 Telephone: 214-749-4805 Fax: 214-760-1670 LongEDocsNotifications@wbclawfirm.com COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT BOBCAT CONTRACTING, LLC [Proposed] Agreed Amended Level 3 Docket Control Order Page 5 of 6 THOMSPON, COE, COUSINS & IRONS, HOBLIT DARLING RALLS HERNANDEZ L.L.P. & HUDLOW LLP /S/Christ0pher P. Hansen J enniFER D. AUFRIGHT R. CLAY HOBLIT State Bar No. 01429050 State Bar No. 09743100 jaufricht@thomp soncoe.com choblit@hdr—law.com CHRISTOPHER P. Hansen MICHAEL D. HUDLOW, JR. State Bar No. 00790818 State Bar No. 24007403 chansen@thompsoncoe.com mhudlow@hdr-law.com Plaza of the Americas 802 N. Carancahua, Ste. 200 700 N. Pearl St., 25th Floor Corpus Christi, TX 78401-0037 Dallas, Texas 75201 Telephone: 361-888-9329 Telephone: 214-871-8200 Fax: 361-888-9187 Fax: 214-871-8209 [Proposed] Agreed Amended Level 3 Docket Control Order Page 6 of 6 Automated Certificate of eService This automated certificate of service was created by the efiling system. The filer served this document via email generated by the efiling system on the date and to the persons listed below. The rules governing certificates of service have not changed. Filers must still provide a certificate of service that complies with all applicable rules. Olga Marshall on behalf of Jessica Pulliam Bar No. 24037309 olga.marshall@bakerbotts.com Envelope ID: 77947693 Filing Code Description: Non-Signed Proposed Order/Judgment Filing Description: [Proposed] Agreed Amended Level 3 Docket Control Order Status as of 7/27/2023 2:03 PM CST Associated Case Party: MELISSA TARVER Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status Benny Agosto, Jr. bagosto@awtxlaw.com 7/27/2023 1:24:14 PM SENT Shari Welch swelch@awtxlaw.com 7/27/2023 1:24:14 PM SENT Michael P.Lyons mlyons@lyons-simmons.com 7/27/2023 1:24:14 PM SENT Ben Agosto ||| ben.agosto@awtxlaw.com 7/27/2023 1:24:14 PM SENT Wady Rahbani-Chavez wchavez@awtxlaw.com 7/27/2023 1:24:14 PM SENT lssys Orellana iorellana@awtxlaw.com 7/27/2023 1:24:14 PM SENT Suzanne Le Blanc sleblanc@lyons-simmons.com 7/27/2023 1:24:14 PM SENT Case Contacts Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status Roger Howerton rhowerton@thorntonfirm.com 7/27/2023 1:24:14 PM SENT Jennifer DAufricht jaufricht@thompsoncoe.com 7/27/2023 1:24:14 PM SENT Sallie Jenkins sjenkins@thompsoncoe.com 7/27/2023 1:24:14 PM SENT Renee Smith Renee.Smith@thompsoncoe.com 7/27/2023 1:24:14 PM SENT Steven Joseph Kherkher 11375950 SKherkher-Team@KherkherGarcia.com 7/27/2023 1:24:14 PM SENT Michael Dale Hudlow 24007403 mhudlow@hdr-Iaw.com 7/27/2023 1:24:14 PM SENT Robin Clay Hoblit 9743100 hdrccservice@hdr-law.com 7/27/2023 1:24:14 PM SENT Dana Ward dward@thompsoncoe.com 7/27/2023 1:24:14 PM SENT Tim K. Singley tsingley@thorntonfirm.com 7/27/2023 1:24:14 PM SENT BENNY AGOSTOJR bagosto@awtxlaw.com 7/27/2023 1:24:14 PM SENT Jessica Pulliam jessica.pulliam@bakerbotts.com 7/27/2023 1:24:14 PM SENT Automated Certificate of eService This automated certificate of service was created by the efiling system. The filer served this document via email generated by the efiling system on the date and to the persons listed below. The rules governing certificates of service have not changed. Filers must still provide a certificate of service that complies with all applicable rules. Olga Marshall on behalf of Jessica Pulliam Bar No. 24037309 olga.marshall@bakerbotts.com Envelope ID: 77947693 Filing Code Description: Non-Signed Proposed Order/Judgment Filing Description: [Proposed] Agreed Amended Level 3 Docket Control Order Status as of 7/27/2023 2:03 PM CST Case Contacts Susan Kennedy susan.kennedy@bakerbotts.com 7/27/2023 1:24:14 PM SENT Zachary Stone zachary.stone@bakerbotts.com 7/27/2023 1:24:14 PM SENT Kristin Sullivan Kristin.Sullivan@bakerbotts.com 7/27/2023 1:24:14 PM SENT Bruce Parkerson bparkerson@pmpllp.com 7/27/2023 1:24:14 PM SENT Debora Simonson debora.simonson@bakerbotts.com 7/27/2023 1:24:14 PM SENT Dana Lisenby dlisenby@thompsoncoe.com 7/27/2023 1:24:14 PM SENT Lisa Schmidt LSchmidt@PMPllp.com 7/27/2023 1:24:14 PM SENT Gadi Alvarado-Lopez gadi@thekaramlawoffice.com 7/27/2023 1:24:14 PM SENT Jacob Karam jacob@thekaramlawoffice.com 7/27/2023 1:24:14 PM SENT Edward AFesteryga edward@awtxlaw.com 7/27/2023 1:24:14 PM SENT Briseida Martinez briseida@thekaram|awoffice.com 7/27/2023 1:24:14 PM SENT Florence Monauer FMonauer@Thompsoncoe.com 7/27/2023 1:24:14 PM SENT Lena B.Laurenzo llaurenzo@awtxlaw.com 7/27/2023 1:24:14 PM SENT Ben Agosto lll ben.agosto@awtxlaw.com 7/27/2023 1:24:14 PM SENT Associated Case Party: ATMOS ENERGY CORPORATION Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status susan kennedy susan.kennedy@bakerbotts.com 7/27/2023 1:24:14 PM SENT Monica HughesSmith monica.hughes@bakerbotts.com 7/27/2023 1:24:14 PM SENT Jessica B. Pulliam jessica.pulliam@bakerbotts.com 7/27/2023 1:24:14 PM SENT Zachary Stone Zachary.Stone@bakerbotts.com 7/27/2023 1:24:14 PM SENT Brooke Vaydik brooke.vaydik@bakerbotts.com 7/27/2023 1:24:14 PM SENT Automated Certificate of eService This automated certificate of service was created by the efiling system. The filer served this document via email generated by the efiling system on the date and to the persons listed below. The rules governing certificates of service have not changed. Filers must still provide a certificate of service that complies with all applicable rules. Olga Marshall on behalf of Jessica Pulliam Bar No. 24037309 olga.marshall@bakerbotts.com Envelope ID: 77947693 Filing Code Description: Non-Signed Proposed Order/Judgment Filing Description: [Proposed] Agreed Amended Level 3 Docket Control Order Status as of 7/27/2023 2:03 PM CST Associated Case Party: FESCO, LTD. Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status Thompson Coe File Clerk ezfile@thompsoncoe.com 7/27/2023 1:24:14 PM SENT Christopher Hansen chansen@thompsoncoe.com 7/27/2023 1:24:14 PM SENT Associated Case Party: BOBCAT CONTRACTING, LLC Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status Sarah HolleyLong Long EDocsNotifications@wbclawfirm.com 7/27/2023 1:24:14 PM SENT Associated Case Party: TAMMY BOEHLER Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status Carmen S.Mitchell cmitchell@mitchellgoff.com 7/27/2023 1:24:14 PM SENT Heather Teer hteer@mitchellgoff.com 7/27/2023 1:24:14 PM SENT Sara Valladares sarav@mitchellgoff.com 7/27/2023 1:24:14 PM SENT Associated Case Party: MICHAEL GLOVER Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status Bobbie Gilbert bgilbert@kv-law.com 7/27/2023 1:24:14 PM SENT Loren Klitsas klitsas@kv-law.com 7/27/2023 1:24:14 PM SENT