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IN THE COURT OF CIVIL APPEALS OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA
Oklahoma City

In the Matter of the Estate of: Warren J. Bates, aka Jack Bates, aka Warren Jackson Bates, deceased,


Vision Bank, trustee of The McCall's Chapel School Endowment Trust,
Appellant,

vs

Michael P. O'Brien, successor personal representative of The Estate of Warren J. Bates, aka Jack Bates, aka Warren Jackson Bates,
Appellee.
No. IN-123580
(Interlocutory)


Filed: 11/25/2025


Appealed from: PONTOTOC County District Court

Parties

O'Brien, Michael P., Appellee
Vision Bank, Appellant
 

Attorneys

Attorney Represented Parties
CADENHEAD,  JACK (Bar #30030)
PO BOX 2067
SEMINOLE, OK 74818
 
O'Brien  Michael  P.
Davison,  Denver  N (Bar #2229)
PO Box 326
Ada, OK 74821
 
Vision Bank
MILTON,  JAMES (Bar #16697)
521 E. 2nd Street, Suite 1200
Tulsa, OK 74120
 
 
SEARS,  NATALIE  S (Bar #32273)
HALL, ESTILL, HARDWICK, GABLE, GOLDEN & NELSON, PC
521 EAST 2ND STREET, SUITE 1200
TULSA, OK 74120
 
 
SPEED,  WILLIAM  W (Bar #19031)
PO BOX 2739
ADA, OK 74821
 
 

Events

  None

Lower Court Counts and Other Information

Count Case Number Statute Crime Sentence Judge Reporter
- P-2008-89 - Kessinger, Steve

Docket

Date Code Description Count Party Amount
11-04-2025  DOOA

DATE OF ORDER APPEALED

11-25-2025  CASE

INTERLOCUTORY INITIAL FILING

11-25-2025  PAY

RECEIPT # 93160 ON 11/25/2025.
PAYOR: DENVER N DAVISON TOTAL AMOUNT PAID: $ 200.00.
LINE ITEMS:
$200.00 ON INTERLOCUTORY INITIAL FILING.

11-25-2025  PETF

PETITION IN ERROR FILED BY DAVISON FOR VISION BANK-APLNT

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11-25-2025  TEXT

ENTRY OF APPEARANCE BY DENVER N. DAVISON

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11-25-2025  DSRC

DESIGNATION OF RECORD

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12-01-2025  TEXT

ENTRY OF APPEARANCE BY JACK CADENHEAD

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12-01-2025  TEXT

APLEE'S MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE RESPONSE TO PETITION IN ERROR AND COUNTER-DESIGNATION OF RECORD

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12-03-2025  TEXT

JE: APLEE'S MOT FOR EXT OF TIME TO FILE RESP TO PET IN ERROR AND COUNTER-DSRC GRANTED. RESP AND COUNTER-DSRC SH/BE FILED NLT 12-23-25. N/ATTYS

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12-09-2025  TEXT

ENTRY OF APPEARANCE BY WILLIAM W. SPEED

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12-09-2025  RESP

RESPONSE TO PETITION

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12-09-2025  DSRC

COUNTER-DESIGNATION OF RECORD

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12-10-2025  TEXT

ENTRY OF APPEARANCE BY JAMES C. MILTON

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12-10-2025  TEXT

ENTRY OF APPEARANCE BY NATALIE S. SEARS

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12-10-2025  RESP

RESPONSE TO PETITION IN ERROR

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12-19-2025  RESP

RESPONSE TO PETITION IN ERROR

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01-27-2026  TEXT

JE: NTCP NOT FILED WITHIN TIME PRESCRIBED ETC. APLNT BEARS BURDEN OF SECURING TIMELY COMPLETION OF APPELLATE REC. ETC. UNLESS NTCP IS FILED BY 2/16/26, APPEAL W/BE SUBJECT TO DISMISSAL W/O FURTHER NOTICE ETC. N/ATTYS DC CLERK

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02-05-2026  ATBC

BRIEF IN CHEIF OF APLNT MCCALL'S CHAPEL SCHOOL ENDOWMENT TRUST

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02-06-2026  NTCP

NOTICE OF COMPLETION W/INDEX

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02-25-2026  AEAB

ANSWER BRIEF OF APLEE DOUG HANEY, PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF PANSY BATES, DECEASED

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02-26-2026  TEXT

UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE OUT OF TIME AND FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE ANSWER BRIEF, BY RSPNT/APLEES (1) THE TRUST COMPANY OF OKLAHOMA, AS TRUSTEE OF THE LAVERNE BATES REVOCABLE TRUST AND (2) CYNTHIA ATWOOD, SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE OF THE JAMES R. BATES LIVING TRUST

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02-27-2026  TEXT

JE: APLEES' UNOPPOSED MOT FOR LEAVE TO FILE OUT OF TIME AND FOR AN EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE ANSWER BRIEF GRANTED. ANSWER BRIEF SH/BE FILED NLT 3/17/26. N/ATTYS

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03-02-2026  TEXT

APLEE, O'BRIEN'S MOTION TO EXTEND TIME TO FILE BRIEF

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03-03-2026  TEXT

JE: MOT OF APLEE O'BRIEN FOR EXTENSION OF TIME W/N WHICH TO FILE ANSWER BRIEF GRANTED. BRIEF SH/BE FILED NLT 3/17/26. APLNT MAY FILE REPLY BRIEF W/N 15 DAYS FROM THE FILING DATE OF THE ANSWER BRIEF. N/ATTYS

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03-09-2026  ATRB

APPELLANT'S REPLY BRIEF

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03-12-2026  AEAB

BRIEF IN CHIEF OF APLEE, MICHAEL P.O'BRIEN, SUCCESSOR PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF WARREN J. BATES AKA JACK BATES AKA WARREN JACKSON BATES DECEASED

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03-17-2026  TEXT

AMENDED ENTRY OF APPEARANCE BY NATALIE S. SEARS

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03-17-2026  TEXT

AMENDED ENTRY OF APPEARANCE BY JAMES C. MILTON

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03-17-2026  AEAB

ANSWER BRIEF TO BRIEF IN CHIEF-TRUST COMPANY OF OKLAHOMA

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03-24-2026  ATRB

APNT'S COMBINED REPLY BRIEF TO THE BRIEFS OF THE APLEES

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03-27-2026  RORD

RECORD ORDERED

05-01-2026  RORD

RECORD ORDERED

05-04-2026  ORGR

ORIGINAL RECORD - 225 PAGES

05-04-2026  TRAN

TRANSCRIPT 7/10/2025 - 25 PAGES

05-04-2026  TRAN

TRANSCRIPT 9/4/2025 - 49 PAGES

05-14-2026  CCAO

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

Document Available at Court Clerk's Office

07-31-2026  COPN

JE: OPINION--------------------AFFIRMED------------------BELL, J. CONCUR: SWINTON, PJ, GOREE, J--------------------SUMMARY-------------------C/ATTYS DC JUDGE

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07-31-2026  1004

AFFIRMED (OPINION)