City of Farmers Branch v. Stacy Wright

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: December 16, 2015
• Docket: 05-15-01497-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

ACCEPTED 05-15-01497-CV FIFTH COURT OF APPEALS Appellate Docket Number: 05c15,()f4

Companion Case No.: FILED IN 5th COURT OF APPEALS DALLAS, TEXAS 12/16/2015 2:24:32 PM Amended/corrected statement: DOCKETING STATEMENT (Civil) LISA MATZ Appellate Court: $\ll CgUrt'grApp~als Clerk (to be filed in the court of appeals upon perfection of appeal under TRAP 32)

D Person ISJ Organization (choose one) ISJ Lead Attorney Organization Name: Cl\Y.9{F.l!\:iil~fs J;lfiijlch, f.e)[~ First Name: First Name: Middle Name: Viri6el!i': Middle Name: Last Name: Bright Last Name: Suffix: Suffix: Law Firm Name: WalkerBtight; P.C,

Pro Se: 0 Address 1: lOON .. Gentt~iBipressway;~slli.!e.s;oo Address 2:

City: State: 1'.~x~il"'

Telephone: Fax: 97Z•?44,0067 Email: gerald.bfiglit@>;\

D Person ISi Organization (choose one) D Lead Attorney Organization Name: 9lty df,Fatlne~sBi'a'.tfoJ.i, Texas First Name: First Name: Middle Name: L~l'frel!>le Middle Name: Last Name:

Last Name: Suffix: Suffix: Law Firm Name: W~l~er:.firig!\i,/!'.G: Pro Se: 0 Address 1: 100 J)l'... ¢e!JliaJ Expressway;fstii\¢ soo Address 2:

Page 1 of8 City: J

Telephone: 9'7z•'744·0!l~zy ext. Fax: 972' ,:,,,.,...-744-0!16' ,.,,, 7:" .. '',,,,,_;:, . '""

Email: d~vid.craft@j,V~II'§•corri SBN: 00790$22; W:. Af!pell~e ;\.ito~ney(s) · · r8:J Lead Attorney First Name: loqrn First Name: Middle Name: Middle Name: Last Name: Last Name: Suffix: Suffix: Law Firm Name: f[ag~La»<(lr1>l,lp;LlcC Pro Se: 0 Address I:

Address 2: City: State: "r•lia~ Telephone: Fax: 46.9.'20$·?366 Email: Mih@lit•Ia\vgrouJ):c(Jfii, SBN: 24;Q()420~

D Lead Attorney First Name: ~JhtM"~ First Name: Middle Name: Middle Name: Last Name: Last Name: Suffix: Suffix: Law Firm Name: f[agan t,aW.9i'<.iuP:,L~G Pro Se: 0 Address l:

Address 2: city: f\.lleti State: Texas Zip+4: Telephone: Fax: Email: SBN:

Page 2 of 8 Nature of Case (Subject matter or type of case): Governmei\tafrfumJlt;litf: • Date order or judgment signed: l)jiJvemher"t~, 2()15 Type of judgment: Date notice of appeal filed in trial court: negiih(IJ~g;·~()'~S . If mailed to the trial court clerk, also give the date mailed:

Interlocutory appeal ofappealable order: IZJ Yes D No if yes, please specify statutory or other basis on which interlocutory order is appealable (See TRAP 28): Dtillial ofa plea-to thej)lrisrucfi(ll"f" Texas Civil Practice & ~.rnediesCode § 51.01.4(8)' :···.···· Accelerated appeal (See TRAP 28): IZJ Yes D No lfyes, ]Jle.~se_sp~cify statutory or other basis on which appeal is accelerated: 'i!f,~l\,W: z.a;'l(~} : <,:: " : ..· . i : • · . •·• : .

Parental Termination or Child Protection? (See TRAP 28.4): DY es ~No

Permissive? (See TRAP 28.3): D Yes [gJ No If yes, rtease specify statutory or other basis for such status:

Agreed? (See TRAP 28.2): D Yes IZJ No If yes, please specify statutory or other basis for such status: !!' ( ·" '· """ ,,,,,' ,,, "' ·h· :<:.;1;(' ;;·:-<;~.'.\'.\;:y'.'.';1;'

Appeal should receive precedence, preference, or priority under statute or rule: D Yes [gJ No lfyes, pleas: ~pecify statut~ry or other basis for such status:

Does this case involve an amount under $100,000? D Yes [gJNo Judgment or order disposes of all parties and issues: [gJ Yes D No Appeal from final judgment: D Yes [gJ No Does the appeal involve the constitutionality or the validity of a statute, rule, or ordinance? D Yes [gJNo

Motion for New Trial: DY es [gJ No If yes, date filed: Motion to Modify Judgment: DY es IZJ No If yes, date filed: Request for Findings of Fact 0Yes [gJ No If yes, date filed: and Conclusions of Law: oYes [gJ No If yes, date filed: Motion to Reinstate: 0Yes [gJ No If yes, date filed: : Motion under TRCP 306a: Other: 0Yes [gJ No If other, please specify:

Affidavit filed in trial court: D Yes 1ZJ No Jfyes, date filed:

Contest filed in trial court: 0Yes D No If yes, date filed:

Date ruling on contest due:

Ruling on contest: D Sustained D Overruled Date of ruling:

Page 3 ofS Has any party to the court's judgment filed for protection in bankruptcy which might affect this appeal? 0Yes iz::j No If yes, please attach a copy of the petition.

Date bankruptcy filed: · Bankruptcy Case Number:

Trial Court Clerk: iz::j District D County Trial Court Docket Number (Cause No.): Was clerk's record requested? iz::1 Yes D No If yes, date requested: Peceajbef8,2015 Trial Judge (who tried or disposed of case): If no, date it will be requested: First Name: Were payment arrangements made with clerk? Middle Name: LlSter' iz::jYes 0No 0Indigent Last Name: (Note: No request required under TRAP 34.S(a),(b)) Suffix: Address I: Address 2: City: State: T~as: Zip+ 4: 7$i2.0z> Telephone: ext.

Fax: Email:

1 Reporter s or Recorder's Record:

Is there a reporter's record? iz::j Yes D No Was reporter's record requested? iz::jYes 0No

Was there a reporter's record electronically recorded? D Yes D No If yes, date requested: D.ep~Q!IJ~r·8;:

If no, date it will be requested: Were payment arrangements made with the court reporter/court recorder? iz::jYes D No Oindigent

Page 4 of 8 IZJ Court Reporter D Court Recorder D Official D Substitute

First Name:

Middle Name: Last Name: Suffix: Address 1: Address 2: City: Didtas <

Telephone: ext. Fax:

Will file: D Yes IZJ No

Will you request extraordinary relief(e.g. temporary or ancillary relief) from this Court? If yes, briefly state the basis for your request:

Should this appeal be referred to mediation? D Yes IZI No If no, please specify: !F~is ¢.lise'.wlls.~iisµc~s~.flllly I11.e\l\a1e\J:juflliie ~f ~QIS.' T~~parties J\a~~~f.so a1'ree-~16i\ri.EE,9g nle

Type of case? \i<'.lYe\"l1'm~lltal"Irninilllity Give a brief description of the issue to be raised on appeal, the relief sought, and the applicable standard for review, if known (without prejudice to the right to raise additional issues or request additional relief):

'~Jl.·~~.f!\,'l.ij.;itt.•. .~.!ijp'\ifl!,·.·.'.,.J.i>.... :as·· · i ?i;!· · .'.j~. ·.·,·~.\.!~blow.•,>: A... t:JJ~';lJJesedVi()Jil.tioa·&ccui1~i!;'' i• !)Y···· .. ·.••·•. : •. .". r.·. :. c. .1.·a. .ir)l·.··.· . . .•,••,.t..~".,i\kS . .•• •.;:A;. I',· pe.,•.l,·.1. ::···· an · dl~m··. ·.: ·,·;~sill · b~c. ··,·.41\~ · ·.··· eefitil~dtt ··'. A.·ppell. ·· · ·. file··· · <• s.,·.u. it' "'. J: t.,.~iJ1:90 ·· · ·'d.·.~Y~.· (}f.tlJ.~.: . · ;d··•.··. ·.te'.Q'~. . •.·•'. ~i..·c.•.h. . ·.•'·•.'::. ·. '.·.· ·· ·•. w How was the case disposed of? Otll9!l: Summary of relief granted, including amount of money judgment, and if any, damages awarded. Pfeafo'th9j\i!'l~iffC:ti()l1·d~ll.(~cf.:'' If money judgment, what was the amount? Actual damages: $. o.:.:.oo. . ·.• , \"'i

Punitive (or similar) damages: '$OcOO, Page 5 ofS Attorney's fees (trial): $0.00, Attorney's fees (appellate): ·~o;Qo Other: Ifother, please specify:

Will you challenge this Court's jurisdiction? 0Yes IZJ No Does judgment have language that one or more parties "take nothing"? 0 Yes IZJ No Does judgment have a Mother Hubbard clause? 0Yes IZJ No Other basis for finality? llifil~1~()fiifi ;Tex,

Languages other than English in which the mediator should be proficient: Name of person filing out mediation section of docketing statement: I>a\'l\!¢rilll:

List any pending or past related appeals before this or any other Texas appellate court by court, docket number, and style.

Trial Court:

Style:

Vs.

Page 6of8 The Courts of Appeals listed above, in conjunction with the State Bar of Texas Appellate Section Pro Bono Committee and local Bar Associations, are conducting a program to place a limited number of civil appeals with appellate counsel who will represent the appellant in the appeal before this Court.

The Pro Bono Committee is solely responsible for screening and selecting the civil cases for inclusion in the Program based upon a number of discretionary criteria, including the financial means of the appellant or appellee. If a case is selected by the Committee, and can be matched with appellate counsel, that counsel will take over representation of the appellant or appellee without charging legal fees. More information regarding this program can be found in the Pro Bono Program Pamphlet available in paper form at the Clerk's Office or on the Internet at www.tex-app.org. If your case is selected and matched with a volunteer lawyer, you will receive a letter from the Pro Bono Committee within thirty (30) to forty-five (45) days after submitting this Docketing Statement. Note: there is no guarantee that if you submit your case for possible inclusion in the Pro Bono Program, the Pro Bono Committee will select your case and that pro bono counsel can be found to represent you. Accordingly, you should not forego seeking other counsel to represent you in this proceeding. By signing your name below, you are authorizing the Pro Bono committee to transmit publicly available facts and information about your case, including parties and backgrouud, through selected Internet sites and Listserv to its pool of volunteer appellate attorneys. Do you want this case to be considered for inclusion in the Pro Bono Program? D Yes IZJ No Do you authorize the Pro Bono Committee to contact your trial counsel of record in this matter to answer questions the committee may have regarding the appeal? D Yes IZl No

Please note that any such conversations would be maintained as confidential by the Pro Bono Committee and the information used solely for the purposes of considering the case for inclusion in the Pro Bono Program.

If you have not previously filed an affidavit oflndigency and attached a file-stamped copy of that affidavit, does your income exceed 200% of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Federal Poverty Guidelines? D Yes IZJ No These guidelines can be found in the Pro Bono Program Pamphlet as well as on the internet at http://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty/06poverty.shtml.

Are you willing to disclose your financial circumstances to the Pro Bono Committee? D Yes IZJ No If yes, please attach an Affidavit oflndigency completed and executed by the appellant or appellee. Sample forms may be found in the Clerk's Office or on the internet at !:illJl://_Yiww.tex-aJlp.org. Your participation in the Pro Bono Program may be conditioned upon your execution of an affidavit under oath as to your financial circumstances.

Give a brief description of the issues to be raised on appeal, the relief sought, and the applicable standard ofreview, if known (without prejudice to the right to raise additional issues or request additional relief; use a separate attachment, ifnecessary).

Signature of counsel (or pro se party) Date: D~ci)!riber:r~,.2015\ ·

Printed Name: Ger.[!(il)i!~)g)li State Bar No.: 02991720

Electronic Signature: lsO'eJ.~l!IBflght (Optional)

Page 7 of8 The undersigned counsel certifies that this docketing statement has been served on the following lead counsel for all parties to the trial court's order or judgment as follows on Deeemlieiifio'2lli!F » '· ·'" ) .. •, .· .. o '' , , , ·,

Signature of counsel (or prose party) Electronic Signature: /sl.Geraid aright' . (Optional)

State Bar No.: 029917;10 Person Served Certificate of Service Requirements (TRAP 9.5(e)): A certificate of service must be signed by the person who made the service and must state: ( 1) the date and manner of service; (2) the name and address of each person served, and (3) if the person served is a party's attorney, the name of the party represented by that attorney

Please enter the following for each person served:

First Name: Middle Name:

Last Name: f.lagan · Suffix: Law Firm Name: ~ag~n La'WGrli\lp

Address 1: l~!39·:yV:~~tJ'W:\:tl~~~1t'D,i':; s\lij~ 20.0 Address 2:

City: State

Telephone: Fax: 469~298•$666!.i: : • : ., Email: If Attorney, Representing Party's Name: A.ttbtjjeyforA[lp~ll~e.Stacy'\V;ffght

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