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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
WESTERN DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA 
 
DICKLA GAINES, ) 
 ) 
 Plaintiff, ) 
 ) 
v. ) No. CIV-25-661-R 
 ) 
HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, ) 
INC., ) 
 ) 
 Defendant. ) 
ORDER 
 Currently pending before this Court is Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment 
[Doc. No. 20], which is fully briefed [Doc. Nos. 23, 24]. However, in light of the Supreme 
Court’s recent opinion, Keathley v. Buddy Ayers Constr., Inc., 25-6, 2026 WL 1686028 
(U.S. June 11, 2026), the Court requests further briefing on the issue of judicial estoppel. 
Defendant is hereby ordered to file a supplemental brief by July 6, 2026. Plaintiff shall file 
a response by July 27, 2026. Should Defendant wish to reply, such reply will be due August 
3, 2026. 
The non-jury trial in this case, set to begin July 14, 2026, is STRICKEN, to be re-
set after all dispositive motions are resolved. 
IT IS SO ORDERED this 15
th day of June, 2026. 

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