Trident Homes, Inc. and Ryan Strickland v. Ramesh Kainthla and Neetu Kainthla
Opinion
ACCEPTED 15-25-00078-CV $SSHOODWH'RFNHW1XPEHU 15-25-00078-CV FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS $SSHOODWH&DVH6W\OH Trident Homes, Inc. and Ryan Strickland AUSTIN, TEXAS 9V Ramesh Kainthla and Neetu Kainthla 5/14/2025 5:03 PM &RPSDQLRQ CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE &DVH V CLERK $PHQGHG&RUUHFWHG6WDWHPHQW FILED IN 15th COURT OF APPEALS '2&.(7,1*67$7(0(17 &LYLO AUSTIN, TEXAS $SSHOODWH&RXUW 15th Court of Appeals 5/14/2025 5:03:03 PM WREHILOHGLQWKHFRXUWRIDSSHDOVXSRQSHUIHFWLRQRIDSSHDOXQGHU75$3 CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE Clerk 127( %HFDXVHVSDFHIRUDGGLWLRQDOSDUWLHVDWWRUQH\VLVOLPLWHGRQWKLVIRUP\RXFDQLQFOXGHWKHLQIRUPDWLRQRQDVHSDUDWHGRFXPHQW$VSHU75$3 DQG SOHDVHLQFOXGHSDUW\¶VQDPHDQGWKHQDPHDGGUHVVHPDLODGGUHVVWHOHSKRQHQXPEHUID[QXPEHULIDQ\DQG6WDWH%DU1XPEHURIWKH SDUW\¶VOHDGFRXQVHO,IWKHSDUW\LVQRWUHSUHVHQWHGE\DQDWWRUQH\WKDWSDUW\¶VQDPHDGGUHVVWHOHSKRQHQXPEHUID[QXPEHUVKRXOGEHSURYLGHG , $SSHOODQW ,, $SSHOODQW$WWRUQH\ V &RQWLQXHG 3HUVRQ2UJDQL]DWLRQ /HDG$WWRUQH\ Retained Attorney 1DPH Trident Homes, Inc. and Ryan Strickland 1DPH 3UR6H %DU1R ,I3UR6H3DUW\HQWHUWKHIROORZLQJLQIRUPDWLRQ )LUP$JHQF\ $GGUHVV $GGUHVV &LW\6WDWH=LS $GGUHVV 7HO([W)D[ &LW\6WDWH=LS (PDLO 7HO ([W)D[ ,, $SSHOODQW$WWRUQH\ V (PDLO /HDG$WWRUQH\ Retained Attorney /HDG$WWRUQH\ Select 1DPH Matthew D. Sharpe 1DPH %DU1R 24067160 %DU1R )LUP$JHQF\ Sharpe Law, PC )LUP$JHQF\ $GGUHVV 416 Tarrow Street $GGUHVV $GGUHVV $GGUHVV &LW\6WDWH=LS College Station, TX 77840 &LW\6WDWH=LS (832) 416-1133 7HO (832) 835-1910 ([W)D[ 7HO ([W)D[ (PDLO [email protected] (PDLO /HDG$WWRUQH\ Select /HDG$WWRUQH\ Select 1DPH 1DPH %DU1R %DU1R )LUP$JHQF\ )LUP$JHQF\ $GGUHVV $GGUHVV $GGUHVV $GGUHVV &LW\6WDWH=LS &LW\6WDWH=LS 7HO ([W)D[ 7HO ([W)D[ (PDLO (PDLO 3DJHRI ,,, $SSHOOHH ,9 $SSHOOHH$WWRUQH\ V &RQWLQXHG 3HUVRQ2UJDQL]DWLRQ /HDG$WWRUQH\ Retained Attorney 1DPH Ramesh Kainthla and Neetu Kainthla 1DPH Sean Hester 3UR6H %DU1R 00784266 If Pro Se Party, enter the following information: )LUP$JHQF\ Watson Law Firm, LLP $GGUHVV $GGUHVV 1450 Copperfield Pkwy &LW\6WDWH=LS $GGUHVV Suite 300 7HO([W)D[ &LW\6WDWH=LS College Station, TX 77845 (PDLO 7HO ([W)D[ (979) 703-4044 (PDLO [email protected] ,9 $SSHOOHH$WWRUQH\ V /HDG$WWRUQH\ Retained Attorney /HDG$WWRUQH\ Select 1DPH J. Davis Watson 1DPH %DU1R24004979 %DU1R )LUP$JHQF\ Watson Law Firm, LLP )LUP$JHQF\ $GGUHVV 1450 Copperfield Pkwy $GGUHVV $GGUHVV Suite 300 $GGUHVV &LW\6WDWH=LS College Station, TX 77845 &LW\6WDWH=LS 7HO ([W)D[ (979) 703-4044 7HO ([W)D[ (PDLO [email protected] (PDLO
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Matthew Sharpe on behalf of Matthew Sharpe Bar No. 24067160 [email protected] Envelope ID: 100848748 Filing Code Description: Docketing Statement Filing Description: Docketing Statement Status as of 5/15/2025 6:52 AM CST Case Contacts Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status Matthew D.Sharpe [email protected] 5/14/2025 5:03:03 PM SENT J. Davis Watson [email protected] 5/14/2025 5:03:03 PM SENT Sean Hester [email protected] 5/14/2025 5:03:03 PM SENT
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