VI. CAUSE OF ACTION Brief description of cause:

JS 44 (Rev. 10/20) CIVIL COVER SHEET

The JS 44 civil cover sheet and the information 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 NEXT PAGE OF THIS FORM.)

I. (a) PLAINTIFFS

Sarah Cartee

(b) County of Residence of First Listed Plaintiff

(EXCEPT IN U.S. PLAINTIFF CASES)

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

Douglas B. Welmaker, Welmaker Law PLLC, 409 N. 

Fredonia, Suite 118, Longview Tx 75601 (512) 799-2048

DEFENDANTS

BBK Business, LLC et al

County of Residence of First Listed Defendant

(IN U.S. PLAINTIFF CASES ONLY)

NOTE: IN LAND CONDEMNATION CASES, USE THE LOCATION OF

THE TRACT OF LAND INVOLVED.

Attorneys (If Known)

II. BASIS OF JURISDICTION (Place an “X” in One Box Only)

1 U.S. Government ✖ 3 Federal Question

Plaintiff (U.S. Government Not a Party)

2 U.S. Government 4 Diversity

Defendant (Indicate Citizenship of Parties in Item III)

III. CITIZENSHIP OF PRINCIPAL PARTIES (Place an “X” in One Box for Plaintiff

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

PTF DEF PTF DEF

Citizen of This State 1 1 Incorporated or Principal Place 4 4

of Business In This State

Citizen of Another State 2 2 Incorporated and Principal Place 5 5

of Business In Another State

Citizen or Subject of a 3 3 Foreign Nation 6 6

Foreign Country

IV. NATURE OF SUIT(Place an “X” in One Box Only) Click here for: Nature of Suit Code Descriptions.

CONTRACT TORTS FORFEITURE/PENALTY BANKRUPTCY OTHER STATUTES

110 Insurance PERSONAL INJURY PERSONAL INJURY 625 Drug Related Seizure 422 Appeal 28 USC 158 375 False Claims Act

120 Marine 310 Airplane 365 Personal Injury - of Property 21 USC 881 423 Withdrawal 376 Qui Tam (31 USC

130 Miller Act 315 Airplane Product Product Liability 690 Other 28 USC 157 3729(a))

140 Negotiable Instrument Liability 367 Health Care/ 400 State Reapportionment

150 Recovery of Overpayment 320 Assault, Libel & Pharmaceutical PROPERTY RIGHTS 410 Antitrust

& Enforcement of Judgment Slander Personal Injury 820 Copyrights 430 Banks and Banking

151 Medicare Act 330 Federal Employers’ Product Liability 830 Patent 450 Commerce

152 Recovery of Defaulted Liability 368 Asbestos Personal 835 Patent - Abbreviated 460 Deportation

Student Loans 340 Marine Injury Product New Drug Application 470 Racketeer Influenced and

(Excludes Veterans) 345 Marine Product Liability 840 Trademark Corrupt Organizations

153 Recovery of Overpayment Liability PERSONAL PROPERTY LABOR 880 Defend Trade Secrets 480 Consumer Credit

of Veteran’s Benefits

160 Stockholders’ Suits

190 Other Contract

195 Contract Product Liability

196 Franchise

REAL PROPERTY

210 Land Condemnation

220 Foreclosure

230 Rent Lease & Ejectment

240 Torts to Land

245 Tort Product Liability

290 All Other Real Property

350 Motor Vehicle

355 Motor Vehicle

Product Liability

360 Other Personal

Injury

362 Personal Injury -

Medical Malpractice

CIVIL RIGHTS

440 Other Civil Rights

441 Voting

442 Employment

443 Housing/

Accommodations

445 Amer. w/DisabilitiesEmployment

446 Amer. w/Disabilities -

Other

448 Education

370 Other Fraud

371 Truth in Lending

380 Other Personal

Property Damage

385 Property Damage

Product Liability

PRISONER PETITIONS

Habeas Corpus:

463 Alien Detainee

510 Motionsto Vacate

Sentence

530 General

535 Death Penalty

Other:

540 Mandamus & Other

550 Civil Rights

555 Prison Condition

560 Civil Detainee -

Conditions of

Confinement

✖ 710 Fair Labor Standards

Act

720 Labor/Management

Relations

740 Railway Labor Act

751 Family and Medical

Leave Act

790 Other Labor Litigation

791 Employee Retirement

Income Security Act

IMMIGRATION

462 Naturalization Application

465 Other Immigration

Actions

Act of 2016

SOCIAL SECURITY

861 HIA (1395ff)

862 Black Lung (923)

863 DIWC/DIWW (405(g))

864 SSID Title XVI

865 RSI (405(g))

FEDERAL TAX SUITS

870 Taxes(U.S. Plaintiff

or Defendant)

871 IRS—Third Party

26 USC 7609

(15 USC 1681 or 1692)

485 Telephone Consumer

Protection Act

490 Cable/Sat TV

850 Securities/Commodities/

Exchange

890 Other Statutory Actions

891 Agricultural Acts

893 Environmental Matters

895 Freedom of Information

Act

896 Arbitration

899 Administrative Procedure

Act/Review or Appeal of

Agency Decision

950 Constitutionality of

State Statutes

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

✖1 Original 2 Removed from 3 Remanded from 4 Reinstated or 5 Transferred from 6 Multidistrict 8 Multidistrict

Proceeding State Court Appellate Court Reopened Another District

(specify)

Litigation -

Transfer

Litigation -

Direct File

Cite the U.S. Civil Statute under which you are fili

29 U.S.C. § 201, et seq., as amended

Suit to recover unpaid overtime under the Fair Labor

VII. REQUESTED IN CHECK IF THIS IS A CLASS ACTION

COMPLAINT: UNDER RULE 23, F.R.Cv.P.

ng (Do not cite jurisdictional statutes unless diversity):

Standards Act

DEMAND $ CHECK YES only if demanded in complaint:

JURY DEMAND: Yes No

VIII. RELATED CASE(S)

IF ANY (See instructions):

JUDGE DOCKET NUMBER

DATE SIGNATURE OF ATTORNEY OF RECORD

January 19, 2024 /s/ Douglas B. Welmaker

FOR OFFICE USE ONLY

RECEIPT # AMOUNT APPLYING IFP JUDGE MAG. JUD

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