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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA

Kim Fox-Jones, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Brennan James Atkeson, Deceased,
Plaintiff/Appellee,
vs.

National Oil Well Varco, L.P.,
Defendant/Appellant,

and

Union Carbide Corporation, et al,
Defendants.		 No. DF-118290
(District Court Final Order or Judgment)

Consolidated With:
No. 118295
Filed: 10/03/2019
Closed: 02/09/2022

Appealed from: PONTOTOC County District Court

Parties

Fox-jones, Kim, Appellee
National Oil Well Varco, Lp, Appellant
 

Attorneys

Attorney Represented Parties
Braly,  Ben
302 NORTH MARKET STREET
SUITE 300
DALLAS, TX 75202
  		 
BRALY,  GEORGE  WEBSTER (Bar #1056)
PO Box 2739
Ada, OK 74821
  		 
Broocks,  Linda
1900 PENNZOIL SOUTH TOWER
711 LOUISIANA ST.
HOUSTON, TX 77002
  		National Oil Well Varco, Lp
ELLIS,  HARVEY  D (Bar #2694)
Crowe & Dunlevy
324 N Robinson Ave
Suite 100
Oklahoma City, OK 73102
  		National Oil Well Varco, Lp
Hall,  James  M  Jr
1900 PENNZOIL SOUTH TOWER
711 LOUISIANA ST.
HOUSTON, TX 77002
  		National Oil Well Varco, Lp
Hartman,  Andrew  S. (Bar #3948)
6520 South Lewis Ave, Suite 15
Tulsa, OK 74136
  		 
HEGENBART,  FREDERICK  J (Bar #10846)
525 SOUTH MAIN STREET
SUITE 700
TULSA, OK 74103
  		 
HENRY,  ANDREW  E (Bar #32009)
CROWE & DUNLEVY
BRANIFF BUILDING
324 N ROBINSON SUITE 100
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73102
  		National Oil Well Varco, Lp
Jordan,  Kevin  M
1980 Post Oak Blvd, Suite 2300
Houston, TX 77056
  		 
Kiefner,  Lauren  Elizabeth (Bar #33936)
324 N. Robinson Ave.
Suite 100
Oklahoma City, OK 73102
  		National Oil Well Varco, Lp
LYNCH,  WALTER  GAYLORD
1980 Post Oak Blvd Suite 2300
Houston, TX 77056
  		 
Meyer,  Judith  A
1900 PENNZOIL SOUTH TOWER
711 LOUISIANA ST.
HOUSTON, TX 77002
  		National Oil Well Varco, Lp
Miller,  John  D (Bar #6213)
3810 N Piniel Ave
Bethany, OK 73008
  		 
Miller,  Kean
1900 PENNZOIL SOUTH TOWER
711 LOUISIANA ST.
HOUSTON, TX 77002
  		National Oil Well Varco, Lp
RAHMAN,  LAURA  S (Bar #33086)
711 Louisiana Street
Ste 1800, South Tower
Houston, TX 77002
  		 
Shirley,  Lisa  W
302 N. MARKET STREET
SUITE 300
DALLAS, TX 75202
  		 
Silverman,  Andrew  David
Orrick Herrington Sutcliffe LLP
51 W. 52nd Street
New York, NY 10019
  		 
Terry,  Michael  G
800 N. Shoreline Blvd
Ste 2000, North Tower
Corpus Christi, TX 78401
  		 
THOMAS,  SHARON  T (Bar #8881)
6305 WATERFORD BLVD.
SUITE 325
OKC, OK 73118
  		 
Warren,  Jennifer  Marie (Bar #30284)
6305 WATERFORD BLVD.
SUITE 325
OKC, OK 73118
  		 

Events

  None

Lower Court Counts and Other Information

Count Case Number Statute Crime Sentence Judge Reporter
- CJ-2016-57 - Kessinger, Steve

Docket

Date Code Description Count Party Amount
09-06-2019  DOOA

DATE OF ORDER APPEALED

10-03-2019  CASE

DISTRICT COURT FINAL ORDER OR JUDGMENT INITIAL FILING

10-03-2019  PAY

RECEIPT # 76138 ON 10/03/2019. OVER THE COUNTER
PAYOR: HARVEY D ELLIS TOTAL AMOUNT PAID: $ 200.00.
LINE ITEMS:
$200.00 ON DISTRICT COURT FINAL ORDER OR JUDGMENT INITIAL FILING.

10-03-2019  PETF

PETITION IN ERROR FILED BY ELLIS FOR NATIONAL OIL WELL VARCO, LP-DEF/APLNT

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10-03-2019  TEXT

ENTRY OF APPEARANCE BY HARVEY D. ELLIS AND ANDREW E. HENRY

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10-03-2019  DSRC

DESIGNATION OF RECORD

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10-03-2019  TEXT

APLNT'S MOTION TO ASSOCIATE LINDA JEAN BROOCKS

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10-03-2019  TEXT

APLNT'S MOTION TO ASSOCIATE JAMES M. HALL, JR. AND JUDITH A. MEYER AS COUNSEL

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10-07-2019  TEXT

JE: MOTS OF APLNT TO ASSOCIATE BROOCKS, HALL AND MEYER ETC GRANTED. ETC. BROOCKS, HALL AND MEYER SH/FILE ENTRIES OF APP ETC NLT 10-18-19. N/ATTYS

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10-08-2019  CONS

JE: TH/CASES (118290, 118295) ARE H/BY CONS UNDER SURV CASE 118290. ALL FILINGS SH/BE MADE IN CASE 118290, W/SURV CAP OF CASE 118290 ETC. CLERK OF DIST CT TO PREPARE ONE COMBINED REC FOR BOTH APPEALS, AND WH/READY, TO FILE NTCP OF REC IN CASE 118290, TO INCLUDE ALL DESGNATED ITEMS IN BOTH APPEALS. NTCP OF REC FOR COMBINED REC SH/BE FILED NLT 3-6-19. BRIEFING TIME SH/BE CALCULATED FR/FILING OF NTCP OF REC IN COMPLIANCE W/TH/ORDER. RESPECTIVE PARTIES MAY FILE SEP BRIEFS IN CHIEFS, ANSWER BRIEFS, AND REPLY BRIEFS, IF TH/SO CHOOSE, DESPITE CONS, SO TH/RESPECTIVE PARTIES W/NOT NEED TO FILE A SINGLE COMBINED BRIEF UNLESS TH/CHOOSE TO DO SO. N/ATTYS DC CLERK

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10-09-2019  TEXT

JE: ORDER ISSUED IN TH/CAUSE ON 10-8-19, H/BY CORRECTED SO TH/DEADLINE FOR NTCP FOR COMBINED REC IS 3-6-20. N/ATTYS DC CLERK

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10-11-2019  TEXT

ENTRY OF APPEARANCE BY LINDA BROOCKS

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10-11-2019  TEXT

ENTRY OF APPEARANCE BY JUDITH A. MEYER

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10-11-2019  TEXT

ENTRY OF APPEARANCE BY JAMES M. HALL, JR.

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10-16-2019  TEXT

ENTRY OF APPEARANCE BY ANDREW D. SILVERMAN

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10-25-2019  DSRC

AMENDED DESIGNATION OF RECORD

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11-12-2019  TEXT

JE: ETC. UNLESS RESP FILED BY 11-26-19, AEAB SH/BE LMTD TO ADDRESSING ARGUMENTS RAISED BY APLNT. APLNT SH/COMPLY W/BRIEFING SCHEDULE REGARDLESS OF NON-FILING OR FILING OF RESP. N/ATTYS

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11-20-2019  TEXT

APLNT'S MOTION TO WITHDRAW AS COUNSEL-JENNIFER M. WARREN

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11-22-2019  TEXT

JE: MOT OF ATTY WARREN TO W/DRAW AS ATTY FOR UNION CARBIDE CORP GRANTED, AND ATTY WARREN IS PERMITTED TO W/DRAW. UNION CARBIDE CORP W/CONT TO BE REP IN TH/MATTER BY THOMAS WHO H/PREVIOUSLY ENTERED AN APPEARANCE IN TH/CASE. N/ATTYS

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11-25-2019  TEXT

MAIL DATED 11-12-19 TO WALTER GAYLORD LYNCH RETURNED TH/DATE (RETURN TO SENDER NOT DELIVERABLE AS ADDRESSED UNABLE TO FORWARD (REMAILED TH/DATE TO NEW ADDRESS FOUND IN FILE)

11-25-2019  TEXT

MAIL DATED 11/12/19 TO ANDREW DAVID SILVERMAN RETURNED TH/DATE (RETURN TO SENDER-ATTEMPTED-NOT KNOWN-UNABLE TO FORWARD) RETURNED TO FILE

11-26-2019  RESP

CONSOLIDATED RESPONSE TO PETITIONS IN ERROR

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12-10-2019  TEXT

MAIL DATED 11/22/2019 TO ANDREW DAVID SILVERMAN RETURNED TH/DATE (RETURN TO SENDER-ATTEMPTED-NOT KNOWN-UNABLE TO FORWARD) RETURNED TO FILE

03-11-2020  TEXT

MOTION TO ASSOCIATE COUNSEL - LISA W. SHIRLEY

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03-12-2020  TEXT

APLNT UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION'S MOTION TO EXTEND TIME FOR FILING NOTICE OF COMPLETION OF RECORD

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03-12-2020  TEXT

JE: APLEE'S MOT TO ASSOC SHIRLEY AS COUNSEL ETC GRANTED. ETC. SHIRLEY SH/FILE AN ENTRY OF APPEARANCE, AS REQUIRED BY SUP. CT. R. 1.5(A), NLT 3-24-20. N/ATTYS

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03-13-2020  TEXT

JE: APLNT'S MOT FOR AN EXT OF TIME TO FILE NTCP OF REC GRANTED. NTCP OF REC SH/BE FILED BY 3-23-20. ETC. N/ATTYS DC CLERK

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03-16-2020  NTCP

NOTICE OF COMPLETION

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03-18-2020  TEXT

ENTRY OF APPEARANCE BY LISA W. SHIRLEY

Document Available (#1045999673) TIFF    PDF
04-28-2020  COMP

JE: TH/CASES (118761, 118290), ARE H/BY MADE COMP CASES. CASES W/CONTAIN SEP RECORDS AND W/BE BRIEFED SEP, BUT WH/AT ISSUE, SH/BE ASSIGNED TO SAME REVIEWING CT FOR DISPO. ETC. N/ATTYS DC CLERK

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05-18-2020  TEXT

ENTRY OF APPEARANCE BY LAUREN KIEFNER

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07-13-2020  ATBC

BRIEF IN CHIEF OF APLNTS UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION AND MONTELLO, INC.

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07-13-2020  TEXT

APPENDIX TO BRIEF IN CHIEF OF APLNTS UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION AND MONTELLO, INC.

07-14-2020  ATBC

BRIEF IN CHIEF OF APLNT NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO, L.P.

Document Available (#1046940051) TIFF    PDF
07-21-2020  TEXT

AMENDED NOTICE OF COMPLETION

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08-03-2020  TEXT

AMENDED NOTICE OF COMPLETION

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08-24-2020  AEAB

ANSWER BRIEF OF APLEE KIM FOX-JONES TO BRIEF IN CHIEF OF APLNT NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO, L.P.

Document Available (#1046935702) TIFF    PDF
08-24-2020  AEAB

ANSWER BRIEF OF APLEE KIM FOX-JONES TO BRIEF IN CHIEF OF APLNTS UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION AND MONTELLO, INC.

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09-11-2020  ATRB

REPLY BRIEF OF APPELLANT NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO, L.P.

Document Available (#1046934949) TIFF    PDF
09-14-2020  ATRB

REPLY BRIEF OF APLNTS UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION AND MONTELLO, INC.

Document Available (#1046934220) TIFF    PDF
09-21-2020  RORD

RECORD ORDERED

10-01-2020  ORGR

25 VOLUME ORIGINAL RECORD - 5688 PAGES; 9 EXHIBIT BINDERS

10-01-2020  TRAN

TRANSCRIPT 4/15/19 - 19 PAGES (4/22/19)

10-01-2020  TRAN

TRANSCRIPT 4/15/19 - 19 PAGES (6/12/19)

10-01-2020  TRAN

TRANSCRIPT 4/26/19 - 76 PAGES

10-01-2020  TRAN

TRANSCRIPT 5/3/19 - 14 PAGES

10-01-2020  TRAN

TRANSCRIPT 8/19/19 - 37 PAGES

10-01-2020  TRAN

TRANSCRIPT 5/6/19 - 101 PAGES

10-01-2020  TRAN

TRANSCRIPT DAY 1 OF 13 - 177 PAGES

10-01-2020  TRAN

TRANSCRIPT DAY 2 OF 13 - 217 PAGES

10-01-2020  TRAN

TRANSCRIPT DAY III - 239 PAGES

10-01-2020  TRAN

TRANSCRIPT DAY 4 OF 13 - 246 PAGES

10-01-2020  TRAN

TRANSCRIPT DAY 5 OF 13 - 15 PAGES

10-01-2020  TRAN

TRANSCRIPT DAY VI - 205 PAGES

10-01-2020  TRAN

TRANSCRIPT DAY 7 OF 13 - 159 PAGES

10-01-2020  TRAN

TRANSCRIPT DAY VIII - 289 PAGES

10-01-2020  TRAN

TRANSCRIPT DAY IX - 101 PAGES

10-01-2020  TRAN

TRANSCRIPT DAY 10 OF 13 - 164 PAGES

10-01-2020  TRAN

TRANSCRIPT DAY 11 OF 13 - 115 PAGES

10-01-2020  TRAN

TRANSCRIPT DAY XI (5/20/19) - 90 PAGES

10-01-2020  TRAN

TRANSCRIPT DAY 12 OF 13 - 109 PAGES

10-01-2020  TRAN

TRANSCRIPT DAY XII (5/21/19) - 120 PAGES

10-01-2020  TRAN

TRANSCRIPT DAY 13 OF 13 - 77 PAGES

10-07-2020  CCAO

ASSIGNED TO COURT OF CIVIL APPEALS, OKLAHOMA CITY; N/ATTYS

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05-14-2021  COPN

JE: OPINION--------------------AFFIRMED------------------------MITCHELL, J. PRINCE, J, CONCURRING SPECIALLY ETC. GOREE, PJ, DISSENTING ETC------------------------SUMMARY----------------------C/ATTYS DC JUDGE

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05-14-2021  1004

AFFIRMED (OPINION)

06-01-2021  CERT

PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI OF APPELLANT NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO, L.P. ($/OC) COA/OKC

Document Available (#1049351811) TIFF    PDF
06-03-2021  PAY

RECEIPT # 80562 ON 06/03/2021. OVER THE COUNTER
PAYOR: SHARON T THOMAS TOTAL AMOUNT PAID: $ 100.00.
LINE ITEMS:
$100.00 ON PET FOR CERT #118290.

06-03-2021  TEXT

ENTRY OF APPEARANCE BY ANDREW S. HARTMAN

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06-03-2021  TEXT

MONTELLO, INC.'S SUGGESTION TO THE COURT

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06-03-2021  CERT

PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI OF UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION AND MONTELLO, INC ($/OC) COA/OKC

Document Available (#1049352676) TIFF    PDF
06-08-2021  TEXT

JE: CT NOTES APLNT MONTELLO, INC.'S SUGGESTION TO CT ETC. IF APLNT SEEKS LEAVE OF CT TO ALLOW AN ATTY TO W/DRAW, IT IS DIRECTED TO COMPLY WITH RULE 1.5(B) ETC. N/ATTYS

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06-10-2021  TEXT

MOTION TO WITHDRAW AS COUNSEL OF RECORD FOR APPELLANT MONTELLO, INC

Document Available (#1049352724) TIFF    PDF
06-14-2021  TEXT

JE: ATTY RAHMAN'S MOT TO W/DRAW AS ATTY OF REC FOR APLNT MONTELLO GRANTED. CT NOTES RAHMAN H/W/DRAWN AS COUNSEL FOR APLNT AND HARTMAN H/ENTERED AN APPEARANCE AS COUNSEL FOR MONTELLO, ETC. N/ATTYS

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06-16-2021  CERA

ANSWER OF APLEE KIM FOX-JONES TO PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI OF UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION AND MONTELLO, INC.

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06-16-2021  CERA

ANSWER OF APLEE KIM FOX-JONES TO PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI OF NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO, L.P.

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06-17-2021  TEXT

CORRECTION TO PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI OF APLNT NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO, L.P.

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06-24-2021  CERR

REPLY SUPPORTING PET FOR CERT OF APLNT NATIONAL OIL WELL VARCO, LP

Document Available (#1049899918) TIFF    PDF
06-30-2021  CERR

REPLY TO APLEE'S ANSWER TO PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI OF UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION AND MONTELLO, INC.

Document Available (#1049900194) TIFF    PDF
07-16-2021  TEXT

ORGR RECEIVED FROM CCAO

11-05-2021  TEXT

APLNTS' UNOPPOSED NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT AND MOTION TO SUSPEND CONSIDERATION OF APLNTS' PETITIONS FOR WRIT OF CERT

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11-09-2021  TEXT

JE: APLNTS' UNOPPOSED NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT AND MOT TO SUSP CONSIDERATION OF APLNTS' PET FOR CERT GRANTED. CONSIDERATION OF APLNTS' PET FOR CERT WILL BE SUSP UNTIL 1-3-22. N/ATTYS

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12-29-2021  TEXT

NOTICE OF CHANGE OF ADDRESS-SHARON T. THOMAS

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12-29-2021  TEXT

APLNTS UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION AND MONTELLO, INC'S UNOPPOSED MOTION TO WITHDRAW PET FOR WRIT OF CERT

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01-04-2022  CTDI

JE: APLNTS UNION CARBIDE CORP. AND MONTELLO, INC'S UNOPPOSED MOT TO W/DRAW PET FOR CERT GRANTED: APLNTS' PET FOR WRIT OF CERT IS DSMD. NO FURTHER PROCEEDINGS CONTEMPLATED IN MATTER. N/ATTYS COA/OKC*****ENTRY CORRECTEFD FOR PS******

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01-04-2022  TEXT

MOTION OF NATIONAL OIL WELL VARCO, L.P. FOR DISMISSAL OF ITS PET FOR WRIT OF CERT

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01-06-2022  CTDI

JE: APLNT NATL OIL WELL VARCO'S MOT FOR DSML OF PET FOR CERT GRANTED. APLNT'S PET FOR WRIT OF CERT DSMD. NO FURTHER PROCEEDINGS CONTEMPLATED IN MATTER. N/ATTYS COA/OKC

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02-09-2022  MAND

MANDATE ISSUED

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03-02-2022  TEXT

MOTION OF APLEEKIM FOX-JONES FOR PUBLICATION OF COURT OF CIVIL APPEAL'S OPINION

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03-03-2022  TEXT

JE: APLNTS TO RESP TO APLEE'S MOT FOR PUB OF COA OPIN W/IN 15 DAYS OF THE DATE OF THIS ORDER. N/ATTYS

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03-18-2022  TEXT

NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO'S RESPONSE IN OPPOSITION TO PUBLICATION OF THE COURT OF CIVIL APPEALS' OPINION AND BRIEF IN SUPPORT

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05-02-2022  TEXT

JE: MOT OF APLEE FOX-JONES FOR PUB OF COA OPIN DENIED. ETC. ALL JUSTICES CONCUR. C/ATTYS

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05-03-2022  RRCD

RECORD RETURNED TO DISTRICT COURT