JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A v. Houston et al

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
HOUSTON DIVISION
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
Plaintiff,
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v. 	CIVIL ACTION NO. 4:25-cv-3245
TRENIESHA NIESHA HOUSTON
AND MARY JOHNSON LARD,
Defendants.
MEMORANDUM AND RECOMMENDATION
Pending before the Court1 is Plaintiff JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.’s
(“Chase”) Unopposed Application for Attorneys’ Fees and Costs pursuant to the
Court’s October 24, 2025 Order. (ECF No. 26). Based on a review of the motion
and relevant law, the Court RECOMMENDS Chase’s Unopposed Application
for Attorneys’ Fees and Costs (id.) be GRANTED.
Should this Memorandum and Recommendation be adopted, the Court
ORDERS that the Clerk of Court is authorized and directed to draw a check
on the $1,059,318.77 of total funds on deposit in the registry of this court in
the amount of $18,958.70 as attorneys’/paralegal’s fees and $405.00 as costs,
1 This case was referred to the Undersigned for all purposes pursuant to 28 U.S.C.
§ 636(b)(1)(A) and (B) and Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 72. (ECF No. 8).
United States District Court
Southern District of Texas
ENTERED
November 14, 2025
Nathan Ochsner, Clerk
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for a total sum of $19,363.70 payable to Wright, Close & Barger LLP and mail
or deliver check to:
Wright, Close & Barger LLP
PO Box 674647
Dallas, TX 75267-4647
The Clerk shall send copies of this Memorandum and Recommendation
to the respective parties who have fourteen days from the receipt thereof to file
written objections thereto pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 72(b)
and General Order 2002-13. Failure to file written objections within the time
period mentioned shall bar an aggrieved party from attacking the factual
findings and legal conclusions on appeal.
SIGNED in Houston, Texas on November 14, 2025.
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Richard W. Bennett
United States Magistrate Judge
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