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HOUSTON - The adult grandson of a deceased 90-year-old Texas woman was appointed as independent executor of her estate following a lawsuit filed against the recused Harris County Probate Judge who had disqualified his mother from serving in the position, a press release states.
Judge Jason Cox, a Democrat, appointed Dr. Roy Lester Collins independent executor of the estate of Mrs. Hattie Owens after a hearing in which Dr. Collins’ cousin Aisha Ross, aunt Angelia Owens Sapp and uncle Mel Owens challenged his suitability, according to a press release.
“No bond or other security is required and that upon the taking and filing of the oath required by law, Letters of Testamentary shall issue to Dr. Roy Lester Collins, the IV, and that no other action be had in this court other than the return of an inventory appraisement and list of claims as required by law and notice pursuant to Texas state s code chapter 308,” wrote Judge Cox in his o
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HOUSTON - The Houston-area probate judge accused of estate trafficking and racketeering is disputing the allegations of a Texas physician who sued in federal court after her 91-year-old mother Hattie Owens died under court-appointed guardianship, a press release states.
As previously reported in the SE Texas Record, Dr. Sheila Owens Collins sued Harris County Probate Judge Michael Newman, individually and in his official capacity in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas on Oct. 22, 2020.
“Judge Newman is entitled to judicial immunity on all of Plaintiff’s claims against him, wrote Attorney Rachel Fraser in Judge Newman’s Feb. 19 Motion to Dismiss. Judge Newman seeks a judgment that Plaintiff takes nothing against him.”