DOCUMENTED EVIDENCE TIMELINE
Evidence Timeline: Willis v. Rendon Legal PLLC, Cause No. 202595850
Proposed — not Texas law
The SAFE SAPCR Act is draft legislation. It has not been introduced, has not passed either chamber, and is not in effect. Nothing on this page describes a rule a Texas court applies today.
A documented timeline of filings and events drawn from public Harris County court records
Last updated: September 9, 2026
Key Facts
- Eviction (by her mom) attempted and failed - Take Nothing Judgment
- Writ of Re-Entry granted after illegal lockout
- Assault charge filed and later DEFERRED AND DISCHARGED
- Default judgment obtained after a Certificate of Last Known Address naming an address both parties had abandoned in 2013
- 500+ days without seeing his children
2013
September 13, 2013
MISSPELLED ADDRESS — CASE DISMISSED
Cause No. 191853401010 • Disposition: DISMISSED
The address recorded in this case contained two misspellings — the street name and the city name were both entered incorrectly.
Result: DISMISSED.
Pattern of address irregularities begins.
The address itself is omitted here. It is the same address both parties abandoned in 2013, later certified as a "last known address" in the 2024 SAPCR — see the case study.
Result: DISMISSED.
Pattern of address irregularities begins.
The address itself is omitted here. It is the same address both parties abandoned in 2013, later certified as a "last known address" in the 2024 SAPCR — see the case study.
2022
October 27, 2022
Eviction Petition Filed
Cause No. 223100382686
Elizabeth's brother drags sick mother to courthouse to try to evict Scott.
The pattern begins.
2023
February 20, 2023
TAKE NOTHING JUDGMENT - Eviction Fails
Cause No. 1196921
Court rules in favor of Scott Willis. The eviction fails.
📄 Public record: Cause No. 1196921 — Take Nothing Judgment
May 15, 2023
WRIT OF RE-ENTRY GRANTED
Cause No. 233100181071
After illegal lockout, court grants Writ of Re-Entry.
Scott Willis is restored to possession.
📄 Public record: Cause No. 233100181071 — Writ of Re-Entry Granted
August 15, 2023
Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus Filed
Cause No. 202353496
Elizabeth Alvarado files habeas corpus petition.
December 27, 2023
Amended Habeas Corpus Petition
Cause No. 202353496
Amended petition filed with additional evidence.
2024
March 19, 2024
SAPCR Petition Filed by Elizabeth
Cause No. 202417675 / Court 311
Elizabeth Alvarado, represented by Laci Rendon of Rendon Legal PLLC,
files Suit Affecting Parent-Child Relationship. The petition was filed in the 312th District Court and transferred to the 311th the following morning, and was supported by the March 19, 2024 affidavit of Elizabeth Alvarado, filed March 20, 2024, on which the application for a temporary restraining order rested.
The pleadings in Cause No. 202595850 allege that the affidavits supporting the petition were false and unsupported by objective evidence. The defendants deny the allegation. No findings have been entered, and no court has found any affidavit in this cause to be perjured.
The pleadings in Cause No. 202595850 allege that the affidavits supporting the petition were false and unsupported by objective evidence. The defendants deny the allegation. No findings have been entered, and no court has found any affidavit in this cause to be perjured.
April 12, 2024
Assault Charge Filed
Cause No. 250447901010
Criminal assault charge filed against Scott Willis.
Police report indicate no visible marks.
April 15, 2024
Executed Citation Filed — Contents Under Subpoena
Cause No. 202417675
The docket in Cause No. 202417675 reflects a restricted entry dated April 15, 2024, titled “Citation/Temporary Restraining Order (Executed).” The contents of that filing, including the return of service, are the subject of subpoenas duces tecum in the pending Bill of Review. The officer’s return form inside it is unexecuted; the proof of service is a process server’s sworn affidavit, which records personal service at a Baytown hotel and lists the documents delivered, among them the temporary restraining order and the order setting a hearing. The respondent’s position is that he was arrested the same day, that the served documents were not returned with his property, and that he was left without a copy of what he had been handed or knowledge of the cause number.
April 28 - May 9, 2024
Emails to Laci Rendon
Scott Willis sends multiple emails to Laci Rendon attempting to communicate
about the case and his children. No substantive response received.
June 3, 2024
Respondent Appears in Court Despite Never Being Served
Cause No. 202353496
Court records for Cause No. 202353496 show citation was requested to respondent’s actual New Orleans address and never issued. Two of those requests are in hand, filed December 27, 2023 and January 31, 2024, each directing service to that address “or anywhere found” and asking the District Clerk to issue. The court had the address too: the Scheduling Order signed March 21, 2024, setting trial for June 3, 2024, was addressed to respondent there. The case was dismissed for want of prosecution on June 4, 2024; the order recites that no party appeared for trial on the merits.
June 4, 2024
Habeas Corpus DISMISSED FOR WANT OF PROSECUTION
Cause No. 202353496
Elizabeth didn't show up. Her own habeas case is DWOP'd.
Scott wins because she failed to prosecute her case.
July 19, 2024
CERTIFICATE OF LAST KNOWN ADDRESS FILED
Cause No. 202417675
Laci Rendon files Attorney's Certificate of Last Known Address
that does NOT reflect Scott Willis's actual address.
This is the filing at issue. It is the document challenged in the bill of review and in Cause No. 202595850.
This is the filing at issue. It is the document challenged in the bill of review and in Cause No. 202595850.
📄 This document was automatically redacted - 4 redactions applied
August 19-20, 2024
DEFAULT JUDGMENT SIGNED
Cause No. 202417675
Scott Willis did not appear at the hearing. Default judgment entered against him.
Result: Elizabeth Alvarado awarded sole managing conservatorship. Scott Willis loses access to his children based on a hearing he never knew about.
Result: Elizabeth Alvarado awarded sole managing conservatorship. Scott Willis loses access to his children based on a hearing he never knew about.
2025
October 16, 2025
Scott Willis First Learns of Default Judgment
Cause No. 202417675
Over a year later, Scott Willis finally discovers that a default
judgment was entered against him. He had no knowledge of the August 2024 hearing.
October 31, 2025
ASSAULT CHARGE DEFERRED AND DISCHARGED
Cause No. 250447901010
The assault charge is deferred and discharged.
Scott Willis completes community service and the case is discharged.
The criminal allegation used to paint him as dangerous - gone.
The criminal allegation used to paint him as dangerous - gone.
December 12, 2025
Bill of Review Filed
Cause No. 202592876
Scott Willis files Bill of Review to set aside the default judgment,
along with Ex Parte Emergency Motion for Temporary Possession of Children.
The fight to reunite with his children begins.
The fight to reunite with his children begins.
December 27, 2025
TREC Complaint Filed
Complaint filed with the Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC)
regarding Laci Rendon's conduct.
📄 View TREC Complaint (PDF)
2026
January 10, 2026
Settlement Demand Sent
Willis v. Rendon Legal PLLC — Cause No. 202595850
A settlement demand of one dollar was sent to the defendants in
Cause No. 202595850. It was not accepted. The suit was dismissed with prejudice
on the defendants’ Rule 91a motion on 19 March 2026; see the notice at the
top of this page.
Reduced 9 September 2026. This entry previously reproduced the correspondence around that demand at length — recipient lists, a thread timeline, and quoted messages including messages from a child. It has been cut back to the fact of the demand and its outcome. Three reasons, recorded rather than left implicit. The messages from a child should never have been published here: this site states elsewhere that children’s identifying information is omitted to protect their privacy, and that promise was broken on this page. The correspondence characterised another person’s sworn statement as fabricated, which is a conclusion this site is not entitled to state as fact and which its own methodology forbids. And the surrounding framing presented a private settlement negotiation as a public escalation, which is not what an evidence timeline is for. The underlying correspondence remains in the possession of the parties and in the case file; it is simply not republished here. Logged in the corrections log.
Reduced 9 September 2026. This entry previously reproduced the correspondence around that demand at length — recipient lists, a thread timeline, and quoted messages including messages from a child. It has been cut back to the fact of the demand and its outcome. Three reasons, recorded rather than left implicit. The messages from a child should never have been published here: this site states elsewhere that children’s identifying information is omitted to protect their privacy, and that promise was broken on this page. The correspondence characterised another person’s sworn statement as fabricated, which is a conclusion this site is not entitled to state as fact and which its own methodology forbids. And the surrounding framing presented a private settlement negotiation as a public escalation, which is not what an evidence timeline is for. The underlying correspondence remains in the possession of the parties and in the case file; it is simply not republished here. Logged in the corrections log.
January 13, 2026
Settlement Deadline Passed
The deadline stated in the demand passed without a settlement. The litigation
continued and was dismissed with prejudice on 19 March 2026.
January 14, 2026
89th Texas Legislature Convenes
The 89th Legislature convenes. The SAFE SAPCR Act will be introduced in the 90th Texas Legislature (2027) to prevent this from happening to other families.
📄 Learn more at /legislation