Mediation Waiver Renewed and Settings Requested; Trial Holds for October 19, 2026

Last updated: October 10, 2026

Published: October 1, 2026  |  Category: Case Update

Tags: Bill of Review, 311th District Court, mediation, remote appearance, judicial notice, due process

What Changed Since the Last Update

The September 11, 2026 update reported three motions filed September 8: on mediation, on the discovery control plan, and for judicial notice. This update covers the filings made since then. The September 28 and 29 filings are reported from the clerk's notices that each was accepted. Nothing here reflects a ruling, and no court has made any finding on the merits.

Filed September 28, 2026

Each of the following was filed by the plaintiff and accepted by the clerk. The first three were each accompanied by a proposed order. A proposed order is a draft submitted for the judge's consideration; it has no effect unless and until a judge signs it.

• Request to Appear Remotely. Filed under Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 21d, which governs participation in court proceedings by remote means.
• Response to a nonparty's motion for protection. This is separate from the nonparty motion to quash described below. Consistent with this site's existing practice, the nonparty and its counsel are not named.
• Request for Settings and for Expedited Ruling on Mediation. It asks the court to set the motions already on file and to rule on the mediation question on an expedited basis.
• Supplement to Plaintiff's Motion for Judicial Notice. It attaches six certified copies of court records from Cause Nos. 202353496 and 202417675, the two causes named in the September 8 motion. The clerk returned the first submission for exhibit labelling, and the refiled version was accepted the same day.

Filed September 29, 2026: Mediation

A Notice of Mediation Unavailability and Renewed Request for Waiver of Mediation was filed and accepted, with a proposed order. The pleadings allege that the Harris County Domestic Relations Office had no mediation date available before the trial date.

The court's standing trial-scheduling policy requires mediation before trial unless the court waives it. The September 8 motion asked the court to refer the case to mediation or, in the alternative, to waive it. This notice renews the request for a waiver. Whether mediation is waived rests with the court.

Also on the Docket Since September 11

The docket read of September 27, 2026 showed three further entries after the last update. A nonparty filed a motion to quash a subpoena and for protection on September 17, 2026, and a response was filed the same day. A nonparty witness subpoena was returned executed on September 18, 2026. A motion for leave to modify the discovery period was filed on September 21, 2026.

Consistent with this site's existing practice, the identities of nonparties are not published here, and neither are the contents of any discovery request or exhibit.

Nothing Has Been Ruled On

As of the most recent docket read, on September 27, 2026, the clerk's Settings record showed no hearing set on any motion, and the Judgments/Events record showed no order signed in this cause since December 29, 2025. The filings of September 28 and 29 came after that read. This update makes no claim about any ruling after September 27.

A filing that has been accepted has been received; it has not been granted, denied, or considered. This site reports procedural posture rather than predicting outcomes. Whether any of these motions or requests is granted rests with the 311th District Court.

Every Fact Above, With Its Source

Each statement in this update traces to a filed instrument or to the clerk's own record. All are public court records in Cause No. 202592876, available through the Harris County District Clerk.

Previous Case Updates

Each update is preserved at its own permanent address so the procedural history stays intact and citable. The most recent update is always available at safesapcrtx.org/case-update.

• September 11, 2026 — Three pre-trial motions filed and pending; trial holds for October 19
• September 4, 2026 — Second Amended Bill of Review filed; mediation proposed; trial holds for October 19
• August 26, 2026 — Respondent served and answered; the Bill of Review is now contested
• July 20, 2026 — Amended Bill of Review filed, ex parte motion withdrawn, trial reset to October 19
• June 22, 2026 — Court notified of case misclassification; ex parte withdrawal and trial reset requested

This update describes filings and procedural events in pending litigation, and party names have been omitted. All referenced documents are public court records available through the Harris County District Clerk. The statements summarized above are allegations contained in filed pleadings. They are contested, no findings have been entered, and nothing here should be read as established fact. This is not legal advice.