Texas Northern District Court
Judge:David C Godbey
Referred: David L Horan
Case #: 3:16-cv-00527
Nature of Suit850 Other Statutes - Securities/Commodities/Exchange
Cause15:78m(a) Securities Exchange Act
Case Filed:Feb 25, 2016
Terminated:Feb 20, 2017
Last checked: Tuesday Aug 23, 2016 4:22 AM CDT
Counter Claimant
Sessa Capital (Master) LP
Represented By
Glen Eric Summers
Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott
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Paul Joseph Skiermont
Skiermont Derby LLP
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Eliot James Walker
Skiermont Derby LLP
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Nosson D Knobloch
Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott
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John David Byars
Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott LLP
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Joseph William Doman
Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott
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John McCaskill Hughes
Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott
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Shellie Stephens
Skiermont Derby LLP
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Counter Defendant
Ashford Hospitality Prime Inc
Represented By
Nathan M. Bull
Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP
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Jared J Stanisci
Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP
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William J Natbony
Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP
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Martin L. Seidel
Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP
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Ellen Halstead
Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft
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Thomas F Allen, Jr
Jones Day
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Wes Loegering
Jones Day
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Bradley W Foster
Andrews Kurth LLP
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Evan P Singer
Jones Day
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Jonathan M Hoff
Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft
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Matthew G Nielsen
Andrews Kurth LLP
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Defendant
Lawrence A Cunningham
Represented By
Glen Eric Summers
Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott
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Paul Joseph Skiermont
Skiermont Derby LLP
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Eliot James Walker
Skiermont Derby LLP
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Nosson D Knobloch
Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott
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John David Byars
Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott LLP
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Joseph William Doman
Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott
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John McCaskill Hughes
Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott
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Shellie Stephens
Skiermont Derby LLP
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Defendant
Philip B Livingston
Represented By
Glen Eric Summers
Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott
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Paul Joseph Skiermont
Skiermont Derby LLP
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Eliot James Walker
Skiermont Derby LLP
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Nosson D Knobloch
Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott
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John David Byars
Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott LLP
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Joseph William Doman
Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott
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John McCaskill Hughes
Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott
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Shellie Stephens
Skiermont Derby LLP
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Defendant
John E Petry
Represented By
Glen Eric Summers
Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott
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Paul Joseph Skiermont
Skiermont Derby LLP
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Eliot James Walker
Skiermont Derby LLP
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Nosson D Knobloch
Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott
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John David Byars
Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott LLP
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Joseph William Doman
Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott
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John McCaskill Hughes
Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott
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Shellie Stephens
Skiermont Derby LLP
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Defendant
Sessa Capital (Master) LP
Represented By
Glen Eric Summers
Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott
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Paul Joseph Skiermont
Skiermont Derby LLP
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Eliot James Walker
Skiermont Derby LLP
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Nosson D Knobloch
Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott
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John David Byars
Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott LLP
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Joseph William Doman
Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott
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John McCaskill Hughes
Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott
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Shellie Stephens
Skiermont Derby LLP
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Defendant
Sessa Capital GP LLC
Represented By
Glen Eric Summers
Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott
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Paul Joseph Skiermont
Skiermont Derby LLP
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Eliot James Walker
Skiermont Derby LLP
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Nosson D Knobloch
Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott
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John David Byars
Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott LLP
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Joseph William Doman
Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott
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John McCaskill Hughes
Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott
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Shellie Stephens
Skiermont Derby LLP
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Defendant
Sessa Capital IM GP LLC
Represented By
Glen Eric Summers
Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott
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Paul Joseph Skiermont
Skiermont Derby LLP
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Eliot James Walker
Skiermont Derby LLP
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Nosson D Knobloch
Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott
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John David Byars
Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott LLP
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Joseph William Doman
Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott
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John McCaskill Hughes
Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott
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Shellie Stephens
Skiermont Derby LLP
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Defendant
Sessa Capital IM LP
Represented By
Glen Eric Summers
Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott
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Paul Joseph Skiermont
Skiermont Derby LLP
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Eliot James Walker
Skiermont Derby LLP
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Nosson D Knobloch
Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott
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John David Byars
Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott LLP
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Joseph William Doman
Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott
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John McCaskill Hughes
Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott
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Shellie Stephens
Skiermont Derby LLP
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Defendant
Daniel B Silvers
Represented By
Glen Eric Summers
Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott
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Paul Joseph Skiermont
Skiermont Derby LLP
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Eliot James Walker
Skiermont Derby LLP
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Nosson D Knobloch
Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott
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John David Byars
Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott LLP
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Joseph William Doman
Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott
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John McCaskill Hughes
Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott
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Shellie Stephens
Skiermont Derby LLP
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Defendant
Chris D Wheeler
Represented By
Glen Eric Summers
Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott
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Paul Joseph Skiermont
Skiermont Derby LLP
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Eliot James Walker
Skiermont Derby LLP
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Nosson D Knobloch
Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott
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John David Byars
Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott LLP
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Joseph William Doman
Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott
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John McCaskill Hughes
Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott
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Shellie Stephens
Skiermont Derby LLP
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Plaintiff
Ashford Hospitality Prime Inc
Represented By
Nathan M. Bull
Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP
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Jared J Stanisci
Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP
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William J Natbony
Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP
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Martin L. Seidel
Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP
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Ellen Halstead
Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft
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James C Bookhout
Andrews Kurth LLP
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Thomas F Allen, Jr
Jones Day
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Wes Loegering
Jones Day
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Bradley W Foster
Andrews Kurth LLP
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Evan P Singer
Jones Day
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Jonathan M Hoff
Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft
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Matthew G Nielsen
Andrews Kurth LLP
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ThirdParty Defendant
Ashford Inc
14185 Dallas Pkwy. Suite 1100
Dallas, TX 75254
Represented By
David Clarke, Jr.
Dla Piper Llp (us)
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James R Nelson
Dla Piper Us LLP
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James D. Mathias
Dla Piper Llp (us)
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Thomas F Allen, Jr
Jones Day
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Wes Loegering
Jones Day
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Evan P Singer
Jones Day
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John Wellschlager
Dla Piper Llp (us)
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ThirdParty Defendant
Monty J Bennett
14185 Dallas Pkwy. Suite 1100
Dallas, TX 75254
Represented By
David Clarke, Jr.
Dla Piper Llp (us)
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James R Nelson
Dla Piper Us LLP
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James D. Mathias
Dla Piper Llp (us)
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Thomas F Allen, Jr
Jones Day
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Wes Loegering
Jones Day
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Evan P Singer
Jones Day
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John Wellschlager
Dla Piper Llp (us)
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ThirdParty Defendant
Stefani D Carter
5665 Arapaho
Dallas, TX 75248
Represented By
Matthew G Nielsen
Andrews Kurth LLP
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ThirdParty Defendant
Douglas A Kessler
14185 Dallas Pkwy. Suite 1100
Dallas, TX 75254
Represented By
Matthew G Nielsen
Andrews Kurth LLP
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ThirdParty Defendant
Curtis B McWilliams
970 Via Lugano
Winter Park, FL 32789
Represented By
Matthew G Nielsen
Andrews Kurth LLP
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ThirdParty Defendant
W Michael Murphy
2727 Paces Ferry Road, Two Paces West, Suite 200
Atlanta, GA 30339
Represented By
Matthew G Nielsen
Andrews Kurth LLP
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ThirdParty Defendant
Matthew D Rinaldi
1717 Main Street; Ste. 4200
Dallas, TX 75201
Represented By
Matthew G Nielsen
Andrews Kurth LLP
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ThirdParty Defendant
Ashford Hospitality Advisors LLC
14185 Dallas Pkwy. Suite 1100
Dallas, TX 75254
Represented By
David Clarke, Jr.
Dla Piper Llp (us)
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James R Nelson
Dla Piper Us LLP
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James D. Mathias
Dla Piper Llp (us)
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Thomas F Allen, Jr
Jones Day
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Wes Loegering
Jones Day
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Evan P Singer
Jones Day
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John Wellschlager
Dla Piper Llp (us)
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ThirdParty Defendant
Andrew Strong
2 Houston Center, 909 Fannin Ste. 2000
Houston, TX 77010
Represented By
Matthew G Nielsen
Andrews Kurth LLP
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ThirdParty Plaintiff
Sessa Capital (Master) LP
Represented By
Glen Eric Summers
Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott
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Paul Joseph Skiermont
Skiermont Derby LLP
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Eliot James Walker
Skiermont Derby LLP
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Nosson D Knobloch
Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott
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John David Byars
Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott LLP
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Joseph William Doman
Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott
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John McCaskill Hughes
Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott
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Shellie Stephens
Skiermont Derby LLP
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GPO May 20 2016
ORDER denying Sessa's (12) Motion for Preliminary Injunction, denying as moot Sessa's (86) Motion to Amend Scope of Relief in Sessa's Motion for Preliminary Injunction in case 3:16-cv-00527-N-BN; granting (37) Ashford Prime's Motion for Preliminary Injunction in case 3:16-cv-00713-N-BN. (Ordered by Judge David C Godbey on 5/20/2016) (axm)

Docket last updated: 09/17/2024 11:59 PM CDT
Friday, February 24, 2017
162 162 3 pgs order Order Fri 02/24 11:46 AM
AGREED ORDER FOR RELEASE OF PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION BOND: The Court hereby ORDERS that the Bond and accrued interest be released to Ashford Hospitality Prime and directs the Clerk of the Court to release the Bond to Ashford Hospitality Prime and mail the check to Andrews Kurth Kenyon LLP, 1717 Main Street, Suite 3700, Dallas, Texas 75201, Attn: Debbie Reese. (Ordered by Judge David C Godbey on 2/24/2017) (sss)
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Monday, February 20, 2017
161 161 misc Stipulation Mon 02/20 2:58 PM
Joint STIPULATION For Release of Injunction Bond by Ashford Hospitality Prime Inc, Stefani D Carter, Douglas A Kessler, Curtis B McWilliams, W Michael Murphy, Matthew D Rinaldi, Andrew Strong. (Nielsen, Matthew)
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Att: 1 Proposed Order
160 160 misc Stipulation Mon 02/20 2:28 PM
Joint STIPULATION OF DISMISSAL (Voluntary) With Prejudice by Ashford Hospitality Prime Inc, Stefani D Carter, Douglas A Kessler, Curtis B McWilliams, W Michael Murphy, Matthew D Rinaldi, Andrew Strong. (Nielsen, Matthew)
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utility Terminate Civil Case Tue 02/21 10:54 AM
Civil Case Terminated per160 Joint Stipulation of Voluntary Dismissal With Prejudice. (twd)
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Friday, February 17, 2017
159 159 order Order Consolidating Cases Fri 02/17 4:22 PM
ORDER: The Court grants in part and denies in part Sessa's128 motion to dismiss plaintiffs' amended complaint, grants the44 motions to dismiss Counts IV of Sessa's first amended counterclaims and third-party claims, denies Sessa's114 motion for leave to file a surreply, grants the132 motion to consolidate related cases, grants Ashford Prime's96 motion to compel, and denies the150 motions for sanctions. Ashford I is hereby consolidated with Ashford II. All pleadings, motions, or other papers from this point forward will be filed in Civil Action No. 3:16-CV-00527-N. The clerk of court shall administratively close 3:16-CV-00713-N for statistical purposes. (Ordered by Judge David C Godbey on 2/17/2017) (sss)
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