JS 44 (Rev. 09/19) CIVIL COVER SHEET 

The JS 44 civil cover sheet and the infonnation contained herein neither replace nor supplement the filing and service of pleadings or other papers as required by law, except as provided by local rules of court. This form, approved by the Judicial Conference of the United States in September 1974, is required for the use of the Clerk of Court for the 

purpose of initiating the civil docket sheet. (SEE INSTRUCTIONS ON NEXI' PAGE OF THIS FORM.) 

1⁄4i~1l~~cJ~~d KLEBER PAUTA, on behalf of themselves and 

all others similarly situated 

(b) County of Residence of First Listed Plaintiff Hingham, MA 

(EXCEPT IN U.S. PLAINTIFF CASES) 

County of Residence of First Listed Defendant ~T~ra~v~i=s~T~X~------

(IN U.S. PLAINTIFF CASES ONLY) 

( c) Attorneys (Firm Name, Address, and Telephone Number) 

Howry, Breen & Herman, LLP 

1900 Pearl Street, Austin, Texas 78705 

512-474-7300 

NOTE: IN LAND CONDEMNATION CASES, USE THE LOCATION OF 

THE TRACT OF LAND INVOLVED. 

Attorneys (If Known) 

II. BASIS OF JURISDICTION (Place an "X"inOneBoxOnly) III. CITIZENSHIP OF PRINCIPAL PARTIES (Place an "X" inOneBoxforPlaintiff 

0 I U.S. Government 0 3 Federal Question 

Plaintiff (U.S. Government Not a Party) 

0 2 U.S. Government i:1( 4 Diversity 

Defendant (Indicate Citizenship of Parties in Item III) 

IV NATURE OF SUIT (Place an "X" in One Box Only) 

I CONTRACT TORTS 

0 110 Insurance PERSONAL INJURY PERSONAL INJURY 

0 120 Marine 0 3 IO Airplane 0 365 Personal Injury -

0 130 Miller Act 0 315 Airplane Product Product Liability 

0 140 Negotiable Instrument Liability 0 367 Health Care/ 

0 150 Recovery of Overpayment 0 320 Assault, Libel & Pharmaceutical 

& Enforcement of Judgment Slander Personal Injury 

0 151 Medicare Act 0 330 Federal Employers' Product Liability 

0 152 Recovery of Defaulted Liability 0 368 Asbestos Personal 

Stu dent Loans 0 340 Marine Injury Product 

(Excludes Veterans) 0 345 Marine Product Liability 

0 153 Recovery of Overpayment Liability PERSONAL PROPERTY 

of Veteran's Benefits 0 350 Motor Vehicle 0 370 Other Fraud 

0 160 Stockholders' Suits 0 355 Motor Vehicle 0 3 71 Truth in Lending 

Ol: 190 Other Contract Product Liability 0 380 Other Personal 

0 195 Contract Product Liability 0 360 Other Personal Property Damage 

0 196 Franchise Injury 0 385 Property Damage 

0 362 Personal Injury - Product Liability 

Medical Malpractice 

I REAL PROPERTY .. CIVIL RIGHTS PRISONER PETITIONS 

0 210 Land Condemnation 0 440 Other Civil Rights Habeas Corpus: 

0 220 Foreclosure 0 441 Voting 0 463 Alien Detainee 

0 230 Rent Lease & Ejectrnent 0 442 Employment 0 510 Motions to Vacate 

0 240 Torts to Land 0 443 Housing/ Sentence 

0 245 Tmt Product Liability Accommodations 0 530 General 

0 290 All Other Real Property 0 445 Amer. w/Disabilities - 0 535 Death Penalty 

Employment Other: 

0 446 An1er. w/Disabilities - 0 540 Mandanms & Other 

Other 0 550 Civil Rights 

0 448 Education 0 555 Prison Condition 

0 560 Civil Detainee -

Conditions of 

Confinement 

V. ORIGIN (Place an "X" in One Box Only) 

(For Diversity Cases Only) and One Box for Defendant) 

PTF DEF PTF DEF 

Citizen of This State O I I): I Incorporated or Principal Place O 4 0 4 

Citizen of Another State 

Citizen or Subject of a 

Forei n Coun 

FORFEITURE/PENALTY 

0 625 Drug Related Seizure 

of Business In This State 

CK 2 0 2 Incorporated and Principal Place 

of Business In Another State 

0 5 0 5 

0 3 0 3 Foreign Nation 0 6 0 6 

er IC k h ere t, or: N ature o Ult Co e Descnot10ns. fS . d 

BANKRUPTCY " OTHER STATUTES 

o 422 Appeal 28 use 158 0 375 False Claims Act 

of Property 21 USC 881 0 423 Withdrawal 0 376 Qui Tam (31 USC 

0 690 Other 28 USC 157 3729(a)) 

0 400 State Reapportionment 

· PRnPE 0 4 IO Antitrust 

0 820 Copyrights 0 430 Banks and Banking 

0 830 Patent 0 450 Commerce 

0 835 Patent - Abbreviated 0 460 Deportation 

New Drug Application 0 470 Racketeer Influenced and 

0 840 Trademark Corrupt Organizations 

LABOR SOCIAL SECURI'rY 0 480 Consumer Credit 

0 710 Fair Labor Standards 0 861 IDA (1395ft) (15 USC 1681 or 1692) 

Act 0 862 Black Lung (923) 0 485 Telephone Consun1er 

0 720 Labor/Management 0 863 DIWCIDIWW (405(g)) Protection Act 

Relations 0 864 SSID Title XVI 0 490 Cable/Sat TV 

0 740 Railway Labor Act 0 865 RSI (405(g)) 0 850 Securities/Commodities/ 

0 751 Family and Medical Exchange 

Leave Act 0 890 Other Statutory Actions 

0 790 Other Labor Litigation FEDERAL TAX SUITS 0 891 Agricultural Acts 

0 791 Employee Retirement 0 870 Taxes (U.S. Plaintiff 0 893 Environmental Matters 

Income Security Act or Defendant) 0 895 Freedom oflnfom18tion 

0 871 IRS-Third Party Act 

26 USC 7609 0 896 Arbitration 

0 899 Administrative Procedure 

IMMIGRATION Act/Review or Appeal of 

0 462 Naturalization Application Agency Decision 

0 465 Other Immigration 0 950 Constitutionality of 

Actions State Statutes 

~ I Original O 2 Removed from 

Proceeding State Court 

0 3 Remanded from 

Appellate Court 

0 4 Reinstated or Reopened 

0 5 Transferred from 

Another District 

(s ecijy) 

0 6 Multidistrict 

Litigation • Transfer 

0 8 Multidistrict 

Litigation - Direct File 

Cite the U.S. Civil Statute under which you are filing (Do 1101 citejurisdicti011a/ statutes unless diversity): 

VI. CAUSE OF ACTION Brief description of cause: 

VII. REQUESTED IN 

COMPLAINT: 

VIII. RELATED CASE(S) 

IF ANY 

DATE 

04/24/2020 

i2J CHECK IF THIS IS A CLASS ACTION 

UNDER RULE 23, F.RCv.P. 

(See instn1ctions): 

FOR OFFICE USE ONLY 

RECEIPT# AMOUNT 

DE!VIAND$ 

5,000,000.00 

EYOFRECORD 

JUDGE 

CHECK YES only if demanded in complaint: 

JURY DEMAND: ~ Yes No 

DOCKET NUMBER 

MAG.JUDGE 

I 

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