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

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
HOUSTON DMSION
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
Plaintiff,
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'fRENIESHA NIESHA HOUSTON AND MARY
JOHNSON LARD,
Defendants.
CIVIL ACTION NO. 4:25cv3245
ORDER ADOPTING MAGISTRATE JUDGE'S
MEMORANDUM AND RECOMMENDATION
Having reviewed the Magistrate Judge's Memorandum and Recommendation dated January
21, 2026 (Dkt. 34) and no party having filed objections thereto, the Court is of the opinion that said
Memorandum and Recommendation should be adopted by this Court.
It is therefore ORDERED that the Magistrate Judge's Memorandum and Recommendation
is hereby ADOPTED by this Court.
It is further ORDERED that Defendants Trenisha Niesha Houston and Mary Johnson Lard's
Amended Motion for Payment of Attorney's Fees and Court Costs from Registry of Court (docket
no. 33) is GRANTED; the Defendants' Joint Motion for Attorneys Fees (docket no. 32) is DENIED
AS MOOT.
It is further ORDERED that the Clerk of Court is AUTHORIZED and DIRECTED to draw
funds on deposit in the Registry of the Court in the amount of$35,000.00 as attorneys'/paralegal's
fees and $1,250.00 as costs, for a TOTAL of $36,250.00 payable to Wayman L. Prince, Attorney
at Law.
It is further ORDERED 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.
SIGNED at Houston, Texas this /'l-+~ 	day of Febl'Ufil')'. 	6.
SIMLA.KE
SENIOR UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE	2/18/2026
United States District Court
Southern District of Texas
ENTERED
February 18, 2026
Nathan Ochsner, Clerk
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