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 Defendants Trenisha Niesha Houston and
Mary 	Johnson 	Lard’s 	(“Defendants”) 	Amended 	Motion 	for 	Payment 	of
Attorney’s Fees and Court Costs from Registry of the Court.2 	(ECF No. 33).
Based on a review of the motion and relevant law, the Court RECOMMENDS
Defendants’ 	Amended 	Motion 	(id.) 	be 	GRANTED. 	The 	Court 	further
RECOMMENDS Defendants Joint Motion for Attorney’s Fees (ECF No. 32)
be DENIED AS MOOT.
Should this Memorandum and Recommendation be adopted, the Court
ORDERS that the Clerk of Court is authorized and directed to draw a check
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).
2 This motion reflects an agreement between the parties as part of a joint settlement
agreement. (See ECF No. 33-5 at 5).
United States District Court
Southern District of Texas
ENTERED
January 21, 2026
Nathan Ochsner, Clerk
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on the $1,059,318.77 of total funds on deposit in the registry of this court in
the amount of $35,000.00 as attorneys’/paralegal’s fees and $1,250.00 as costs,
for a total sum of $36,250.00 payable to Wayman L. Prince, Attorney at Law.
The Court further ORDERS that payment of the foregoing attorney’s
fees and court costs to Wayman L. Prince, Attorney at Law shall be made prior
to any distribution of remaining funds to Trenisha Niesha Houston.
The Court further ORDERS that, following payment of the above-
described attorney’s fees and costs, the Clerk of Court shall distribute the
remaining balance of the registry funds to Trenisha Niesha Houston, subject
to any further orders of this Court.
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 January 21, 2026.
______________________________
Richard W. Bennett
United States Magistrate Judge
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