Alliance Family of Companies and Justin Magnuson v. Jamisha Nevarez

CourtCourt of Appeals of Texas
DecidedJune 5, 2018
Docket05-18-00622-CV
StatusPublished

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Opinion

ACCEPTED 05-18-00622-cv FIFTH COURT OF APPEALS DALLAS, TEXAS 6/5/2018 10:08 AM LISA MATZ CLERK

No. 05-18-00622-CV

FILED IN In the Fifth District Court of Appeals 5th COURT OF APPEALS DALLAS, TEXAS 06/05/2018 10:08:46 AM at Dallas, Texas LISA MATZ Clerk

ALLIANCE FAMILY OF COMPANIES and JUSTIN MAGNUSON Defendants / Appellants v. JAMISHA NEVAREZ Plaintiff / Appellee

Appeal from Cause No. DC-18-01162 192d Judicial District Court, Dallas County, Texas Hon. Craig Smith, Judge Presiding

APPELLANTS’ FIRST OPPOSED MOTION TO STAY DISCOVERY PENDING APPEAL Gray Reed & McGraw LLP Michael C. Kelsheimer Jim Moseley Texas Bar No. 24029360 Texas Bar No. 14569100 mkelsheimer@grayreed.com jmoseley@grayreed.com Ruth Ann Daniels Dylan O. Drummond Texas Bar No. 15109200 Texas Bar No. 24040830 rdaniels@grayreed.com ddrummond@grayreed.com Marcus Fettinger Texas Bar No. 24078500 mfettinger@grayreed.com 1601 Elm Street, Suite 4600 Dallas, Texas 75201 (214) 954-4135 (Telephone) (214) 953-1332 (Facsimile Counsel for Defendants/Appellants Alliance Family of Companies and Justin Magnuson TO THE HONORABLE DALLAS COURT OF APPEALS: Subject to the Court granting Appellants’ First Opposed Motion

to Extend Time to File Notice of Appeal and the perfection of

Appellants’ appeal of the trial court’s Order Denying Defendants’

Motion to Compel Arbitration and to Stay or Dismiss Plaintiff’s

Claims, Appellants file this First Opposed Motion to Stay Discovery

Pending Appeal (the “Opposed Motion”). Appellants respectfully

show the Court the following:

This interlocutory appeal is taken from the trial court’s Order

Denying Defendants’ Motion to Compel Arbitration and to Stay or

Dismiss Plaintiff’s Claims (the “Order”) in JaMisha Nevarez v.

Alliance Family of Cos. and Justin Magnuson, No. DC-18-01162.

Pursuant to Tex. R. App. P. 29.3, “the appellate court may make any

temporary orders necessary to preserve the parties’ rights until

disposition of the appeal.”

After Appellants’ counsel conferred with Appellee’s counsel

concerning Appellants’ First Opposed Motion to Extend Time to File

Notice of Appeal, Appellee served written discovery on Appellants. See

Exhibit A, Affidavit of Michael C. Kelsheimer. Specifically, Appellee

Appellants Alliance Family of Companies and Justin Magnuson’s Page 2 of 8 First Opposed Motion to Stay Discovery Pending Appeal served 85 numbered and two unnumbered requests for production of

documents and seven interrogatories on Appellant Alliance Family of

Companies, and Appellant served nineteen requests for production of

documents and seven interrogatories on Appellant Justin Magnuson.

See id. Appellee also served requests for disclosure on both Appellants.

See id.

Thus, if discovery in the trial court is not stayed, within the next

26 days Appellants will be required to undertake the substantial

expenditure of time and resources to respond to 120 written discovery

requests, respond to requests for disclosure, and produce responsive

documents, all while awaiting this Court’s determination on its rights

to arbitrate the disputes between the parties.

“[T]he main benefits of arbitration lie in expedited and less

expensive disposition of a dispute.” Jack B. Anglin Co., Inc. v. Tipps,

842 S.W.2d 266, 269 (Tex. 1992). Moreover, the purpose of permitting

interlocutory appeals is to increase the efficiency of the judicial process.

Cf. Rusk St. Hosp. v. Black, 392 S.W.3d 88, 96 (Tex. 2012) (noting that

Appellants Alliance Family of Companies and Justin Magnuson’s Page 3 of 8 First Opposed Motion to Stay Discovery Pending Appeal “the main purpose of the interlocutory appeal statute … is to increase

efficiency of the judicial process”).

The possibility of expending significant time and resources on

trial court discovery during the pendency of this appeal to decide

Appellants’ rights to arbitrate is neither hypothetical nor remote.

Responding to the requested discovery would be a significant

undertaking in a case that ultimately may be removed to arbitration. It

would also run counter to the purpose of arbitration and the

interlocutory appeal process and would undercut Appellants’ ability to

be provided full relief in the event Appellants prevail on appeal.

Allowing this case to proceed to discovery would decrease judicial

efficiency and increase the cost of disposing of the parties’ dispute. It

would instead subject the parties to substantial unnecessary

expenditures of time and resources, and it would require the trial court

to likewise expend its limited time and resources in resolving disputes

between the parties.

For the foregoing reasons, Appellants respectfully request that,

pursuant to Tex. R. App. P. 29.3, the Court enter temporary orders

Appellants Alliance Family of Companies and Justin Magnuson’s Page 4 of 8 First Opposed Motion to Stay Discovery Pending Appeal staying discovery in Cause No. DC-18-01162 until the Court decides

Appellants’ appeal of the trial court’s order denying their Motion to

Compel Arbitration and to Stay or Dismiss Plaintiff’s Claims.

Appellants Alliance Family of Companies and Justin Magnuson’s Page 5 of 8 First Opposed Motion to Stay Discovery Pending Appeal Respectfully submitted,

By: /s/ Jim Moseley

Gray Reed & McGraw LLP Michael C. Kelsheimer Texas Bar No. 24029360 mkelsheimer@grayreed.com Jim Moseley Texas Bar No. 14569100 jmoseley@grayreed.com Ruth Ann Daniels Texas Bar No. 15109200 rdaniels@grayreed.com Marcus Fettinger Texas Bar No. 24078500 mfettinger@grayreed.com Dylan O. Drummond Texas Bar No. 24040830 ddrummond@grayreed.com

1601 Elm Street, Suite 4600 Dallas, TX 75201 (214) 954-4135 Telephone (214) 953-1332 Facsimile

Counsel for Appellants Alliance Family of Companies and Justin Magnuson

Appellants Alliance Family of Companies and Justin Magnuson’s Page 6 of 8 First Opposed Motion to Stay Discovery Pending Appeal CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE I certify that, on May 30, 2018, I conferred with counsel for

Appellee JaMisha Nevarez via email correspondence regarding this

Opposed Motion, and he stated Appellee is opposed to the relief

requested herein.

/s/ Michael C. Kelsheimer Michael C. Kelsheimer Jim Moseley Ruth Ann Daniel Marcus Fettinger Dylan O. Drummond

Appellants Alliance Family of Companies and Justin Magnuson’s Page 7 of 8 First Opposed Motion to Stay Discovery Pending Appeal CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that, on June 5, 2018, in compliance with Tex. R.

App. P. 9.5(d), (e), I electronically filed the foregoing and

electronically served it on the following counsel of record:

Via efiletexas.gov: Fears | Nachawati, PLLC Matthew R. McCarley John W. Raggio 4925 Greenville Avenue, Suite 715 Dallas, Texas 75206 Telephone: (214) 890-0711 Counsel for Appellee JaMisha Nevarez

/s/ Michael C. Kelsheimer Michael C. Kelsheimer Jim Moseley Ruth Ann Daniel Marcus Fettinger Dylan O. Drummond

Appellants Alliance Family of Companies and Justin Magnuson’s Page 8 of 8 First Opposed Motion to Stay Discovery Pending Appeal EXHIBIT 1

CAUSE NO. DC-18-01162

JAMISHA NEVAREZ § IN THE DISTRICT COURT § PLAINTIFF, § § V. § § 192ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT ALLIANCE FAMILY OF COMPANIES § AND JUSTIN MAGNUSON § § DEFENDANTS. § DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS

PLAINTIFF’S REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION TO DEFENDANT, ALLIANCE FAMILY OF COMPANIES

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Related

Jack B. Anglin Co., Inc. v. Tipps
842 S.W.2d 266 (Texas Supreme Court, 1992)
Rusk State Hospital v. Black
392 S.W.3d 88 (Texas Supreme Court, 2012)

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