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Ismael Arreola, et al. v. Southern Industrial Contractors, LLC, et al.

U.S.D.C. (E.D. Tex.) No. 9:23-cv-50-MJT

Joint Motion for Leave to Appear Remotely at Rule 16 Management Conference

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS

LUFKIN DIVISION

ISMAEL ARREOLA and ISRAEL ARREOLA PLAINTIFFS 

Each Individually and on Behalf of All

Others Similarly Situated

vs. No. 9:23-cv-50-MJT 

SOUTHERN INDUSTRIAL CONTRACTORS,

LLC, and SAMUEL ESTIS DEFENDANTS

JOINT MOTION FOR LEAVE TO APPEAR REMOTELY 

AT RULE 16 MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE

Plaintiffs Ismael Arreola and Israel Arreola (“Plaintiffs”), each individually and on 

behalf of all others similarly situated, and Defendants Southern Industrial Contractors, 

LLC, and Samuel Estis (“Defendants”), by and through their undersigned counsel, for their

Joint Motion for Leave to Appear Remotely at Rule 16 Management Conference

(“Motion”), state and allege as follows:

1. The Court has scheduled a Rule 16 Case Management Conference on 

November 3, 2023, at 11:00 am before the Honorable Judge Michael J. Truncale. ECF 

No. 13. 

2. Lead counsel for Plaintiffs, Colby Qualls of Forester Haynie, PLLC, is not 

local to Beaumont, Texas, and would be required to travel from Little Rock, Arkansas for 

the Conference. 

3. Counsel for Defendants, Jacob Roussel of Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, 

L.L.P., is also not local to Beaumont, Texas, and would be required to travel from Baton 

Rouge, Louisiana for the Conference. 

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4. Given these geographic limitations, the Parties now respectfully request 

that their counsel be granted leave to appear for the Conference remotely via 

teleconference or video conference. 

5. The granting of the request would not prejudice any party and would help 

keep down the costs of litigation, saving the expense of counsel traveling to Beaumont, 

Texas. 

WHEREFORE, premises considered, the Parties request this Court to grant their 

Motion to allow leave for counsel for both Parties to appear telephonically or via video 

conference at the Rule 16 Management Conference set for November 3, 2023. 

Respectfully submitted,

 

ISMAEL ARREOLA and ISRAEL 

ARREOLA, Each Individually and on 

Behalf of All Others Similarly 

Situated, PLAINTIFFS 

FORESTER HAYNIE, PLLC

400 North Saint Paul Street, Ste. 700

Dallas, Texas 75201

Telephone: (214) 210-2100

/s/ Colby Qualls_______

Colby Qualls

 Ark. Bar No. 2019246

cqualls@foresterhaynie.com 

 Katherine Serrano

Tex. Bar No. 24110764

kserrano@foresterhaynie.com 

 and DEFENDANTS SOUTHERN INDUSTRIAL

 CONTRACTORS, LLC, and SAMUEL

 ESTIS

 BREAZEALE, SACHSE & WILSON, L.L.P.

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Joint Motion for Leave to Appear Remotely at Rule 16 Management Conference

 P.O. Box 3197

 Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70821-3197

 Telephone: (225) 381-4000

Facsimile: (225) 387-5397

 /s/ Jacob Roussel_______

Jacob Roussel 

La. Bar No. 34742

Jacob.roussel@bswllp.com 

 

 Jerry L. “Jay” Stovall, Jr.

 La. Bar No. 23318

Jerry.stovall@bswllp.com 

 Eve B. Masinter

La. Bar No. 1218

Eve.masinter@bswllp.com 

 Racheal A. Jeanfreau

La. Bar No. 33903

Rachael.jeanfreau@bswllp.com 

 

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Joint Motion for Leave to Appear Remotely at Rule 16 Management Conference

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I, the undersigned counsel, do hereby certify that one the date imprinted by the 

CM/ECF system, a copy of the foregoing MOTION was filed via the CM/ECF system, 

which will provide notice to the following attorneys of record: 

Jacob Roussel

Jerry L. “Jay” Stovall, Jr.

Eve. B. Masinter 

Rachel A. Jeanfreau

BREAZEALE, SACHSE & WILSON, L.L.P.

P.O. Box 3197

Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70821-3197

Telephone: (225) 381-4000

Facsimile: (225) 387-5397

Jacob.roussel@bswllp.com 

Jerry.stovall@bswllp.com

Eve.masinter@bswllp.com

Rachael.jeanfreau@bswllp.com

 /s/ Colby Qualls______

Colby Qualls

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