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Caption (operative) Kevin N. Bass v. Darrin D'Agostino, D.O., M.P.H., M.B.A., and Amanda McSween, in their official capacities
Cause number DC-2025-CV-1817, 237th Judicial District Court, Lubbock County, Texas
Trial judge Hon. Les Hatch
Appeal Fifteenth Court of Appeals of Texas, No. 15-26-00132-CV
Plaintiff / Appellant Kevin N. Bass, pro se
Defense counsel Office of the Attorney General of Texas, General Litigation Division

Docket events

Date Event
Nov 5, 2025 First Amended Verified Original Petition and Application for Temporary Injunction filed
Dec 11, 2025 Second Amended Verified Original Petition and Application for Temporary Injunction filed
Dec 19, 2025 Affidavits of service filed for five defendants
Jan 22, 2026 Third Amended Verified Original Petition and Notice of Nonsuit Without Prejudice as to Certain Defendants filed
Feb 9, 2026 Defendants' Plea to the Jurisdiction or, in the Alternative, Plea in Abatement filed
Mar 3, 2026 Fourth Amended Verified Original Petition and Plaintiff's Response to Defendants' Plea to the Jurisdiction filed
Mar 13, 2026 Defendants' Notice of Submission and Amended Notice of Submission filed
Mar 18, 2026 Defendants' Reply in Support of the Plea to the Jurisdiction filed
Mar 26, 2026 Order on Defendants' Plea to the Jurisdiction signed
Apr 2, 2026 Notice of Judgment issued by the district clerk
Apr 3, 2026 Plaintiff's Sworn Motion Under Rule 306a(5) and Motion for New Trial filed
Apr 23, 2026 Plaintiff's Reply in Support of the motion, with Exhibits A–L, filed
Apr 28, 2026 Order setting an evidentiary hearing on the motion signed
May 20, 2026 Plaintiff's Verified Motion for Reasonable Modifications to the May 21, 2026 Hearing and Request for Official Court Reporter filed
May 21, 2026 Hearing on Plaintiff's Sworn Motion Under Rule 306a(5) and Motion for New Trial
May 27, 2026 Order on the Rule 306a(5) motion and motion for new trial signed
Jun 24, 2026 Notice of appeal served — appealing the March 26, 2026 order "and... every other order and ruling that is subject to appellate review upon appeal from that final judgment, including the trial court's order denying Plaintiff's Sworn Motion and Motion for New Trial"
Jun 25, 2026 Case began in the Fifteenth Court of Appeals (clerk's notice of that date)
Jul 2, 2026 Clerk's notice: no payment arrangements made with the trial court clerk for the clerk's record
Jul 8, 2026 Clerk's record and reporter's record requested
Jul 10, 2026 $449.00 paid to the district clerk (receipt DC-2026-08121)
Jul 13, 2026 Docketing statement signed and submitted — appellate docket No. 15-26-00132-CV
Jul 13, 2026 Letter to the court responding to the July 2 notice
Jul 14, 2026 Clerk's record filed
Jul 24, 2026 Reporter's record filed — the appellate record is complete
Aug 24, 2026 Appellant's brief received and filed, according to the clerk's letter of that date. The letter adds: "Appellees' brief is due on or before Wednesday, September 23, 2026."
Sep 23, 2026 Appellees' brief received and filed, according to the clerk's letter of that date. The letter adds: "Appellant's reply brief, if any, will be due twenty (20) days from this date."

Filings (PDF)

Date Document
2026-03-26 Order on Defendants' Plea to the Jurisdiction · text
2026-05-27 Order Denying Rule 306a(5) Motion and Motion for New Trial · text
2026-06-24 Plaintiff's Notice of Appeal · text

More trial-court filings (DC-2025-CV-1817)

Copies from the court's records system and from the clerk's record on appeal (filed in No. 15-26-00132-CV on July 14, 2026). This list is not the complete docket.

Date Filed by Document
2025-11-05 Clerk Civil docket sheet · text
2025-11-05 Plaintiff First Amended Verified Original Petition and Application for Temporary Injunction · text
2025-12-11 Plaintiff Second Amended Verified Original Petition and Application for Temporary Injunction · text
2025-12-19 Process server Affidavits of service (Myers, McSween, Mancini, Rice-Spearman, DeToledo) · text
2026-01-22 Plaintiff Third Amended Verified Original Petition · text
2026-01-22 Plaintiff Notice of Nonsuit Without Prejudice as to Certain Defendants · text
2026-02-09 Defendants Plea to the Jurisdiction or, in the Alternative, Plea in Abatement, with exhibits · text
2026-03-03 Plaintiff Fourth Amended Verified Original Petition · text
2026-03-03 Plaintiff Response to Defendants' Plea to the Jurisdiction and, in the Alternative, Plea in Abatement, with exhibits · text; student ID number blacked out
2026-03-13 Defendants Notice of Submission · text
2026-03-13 Defendants Amended Notice of Submission · text
2026-03-18 Defendants Reply in Support of Defendants' Plea to the Jurisdiction and Plea in Abatement · text
2026-04-02 Clerk Notice of Judgment · text
2026-04-03 Plaintiff Sworn Motion Under Rule 306a(5) and Motion for New Trial Under Rule 329b, with exhibits · text
2026-04-06 Plaintiff Erratum to Motion for New Trial · text
2026-04-14 Defendants Response in Opposition to Plaintiff's Motion for New Trial · text
2026-04-14 Plaintiff Notice of Correction of Case Contact Information · text
2026-04-23 Plaintiff Reply in Support of Sworn Motion Under Rule 306a(5) and Motion for New Trial Under Rule 329b · text
2026-04-23 Plaintiff Exhibits A–L to the reply · text; student ID number blacked out
2026-04-28 Plaintiff Motion to Set Evidentiary Hearing on Sworn Motion Under Rule 306a(5) and Motion for New Trial · text
2026-04-29 Defendants Response to Plaintiff's Motion to Set Evidentiary Hearing · text
2026-04-29 Court Order Setting Evidentiary Hearing on Sworn Motion Under Rule 306a(5) and Motion for New Trial · text
2026-05-04 Plaintiff Reply in Support of Motion to Set Evidentiary Hearing · text
2026-05-05 Plaintiff Objection to Defendants' Competing Proposed Order · text
2026-05-20 Plaintiff Verified Motion for Reasonable Modifications to the May 21, 2026 Hearing Under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act · text
2026-05-20 Plaintiff Request for Official Court Reporter · text
2026-07-08 Plaintiff Request for Preparation of Reporter's Record · text
2026-07-08 Plaintiff Request for Clerk's Record and Designation of Items · text
2026-07-10 Clerk Bill of Cost · text

Appeal (No. 15-26-00132-CV)

Date From Document
2026-05-21 Court reporter Reporter's Record, Volume 1 of 1 — hearing of May 21, 2026 · text
2026-06-25 Court Clerk's notice: case began in the court of appeals · text
2026-07-02 Court Clerk's notice: no payment arrangements made for the clerk's record · text
2026-07-13 Appellant Letter responding to the July 2 notice · text
2026-07-13 Appellant Docketing statement · text
2026-07-14 Court Clerk's notice: clerk's record filed · text
2026-07-24 Court Clerk's letter regarding the reporter's record · text
2026-08-24 Appellant Appellant's Brief (the court's file-stamped copy) · text
2026-08-24 Court Clerk's letter: appellant's brief received and filed · text
2026-09-23 Appellees Appellees' Brief · text
2026-09-23 Court Clerk's letter: appellees' brief received and filed · text

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