City of Nassau Bay, Texas v. H. Ray Barrett, and 1438 Kingstree Lane, in Rem

Opinion

ACCEPTED

01-15-00148-CV

FIRST COURT OF APPEALS

HOUSTON, TEXAS 12/10/2015 4:23:57 PM CHRISTOPHER PRINE

CLERK

NO. 01-15-00148-CV

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IN THE COURT OF APPEALS FILED IN 1st COURT OF APPEALS

FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT HOUSTON, TEXAS HOUSTON, TEXAS 12/10/2015 4:23:57 PM CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE

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CITY OF NASSAU BAY, TEXAS, Appellant,

v.

H. RAY BARRETT and 1438 KINGSTREE LANE Appellees.

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On Appeal from the 152nd Judicial District Court of Harris County, Texas Trial Court No. 2013-10661

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JOINT MOTION TO DISMISS APPEAL

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CHAMBERLAIN, HRDLICKA, WHITE, WILLIAMS & AUGHTRY

William S. Helfand State Bar No. 09388250 Attorney-in-Charge Charles T. Jeremiah State Bar No. 00784338 1200 Smith Street, Suite 1400 Houston, Texas 77002 Telephone: (713) 654-9630 Telecopier: (713) 658-2553

ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLANT CITY OF NASSAU BAY, TEXAS

JOINT MOTION TO DISMISS

TO THIS HONORABLE APPEALS COURT:

The Parties file this Joint Motion to Dismiss the above-referenced appeal.

1. The parties in this matter, Case No. 01-15-00148-CV; styled “City of Nassau

Bay, Texas v. H. Ray Barrett and 1438 Kingstree Lane” have resolved the lawsuit

and underlying dispute.

2. Accordingly, the Parties ask the Court to dismiss the pending appeal.

3. For the reasons above the Parties pray that the Court grant their Joint Motion

to Dismiss this appeal and order costs be taxed to the party incurring same.

Respectfully submitted,

/s/ William S. Helfand William S. Helfand Attorney-in-Charge SBOT No. 09388250 bill.helfand@chamberlainlaw.com Charles T. Jeremiah SBOT No. 00784338 charles.jeremiah@chamberlainlaw.com ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLANTS

OF COUNSEL:

CHAMBERLAIN, HRDLICKA, WHITE, WILLIAMS & AUGHTRY 1200 Smith Street, Suite 1400 Houston, Texas 77002-4401 (713) 654-9630 (713) 658-2553 (Fax)

/s/ Iain Gordon Simpson * Iain G. Simpson SBOT No. 00791667 Email: iain@simpsonpc.com ATTORNEY FOR APPELLEES

*SIGNED BY PERMISSION

OF COUNSEL: SIMPSON, P.C. 1333 Heights Boulevard, Suite 102 Houston, Texas 77008 (281) 9089-0742 (281) 596-5960 – Facsimile

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the Joint Motion to Dismiss Appeal has been served via CM/ECF System and/or by certified mail, return receipt requested, on this 10th day of December, 2015 to:

Iain Gordon Simpson Simpson, P.C. 1333 Heights Blvd, Ste 102 Houston, Texas 77088 Email: iain@simpsonpc.com

Jeffrey N. Todd The Law Firm of Alton C. Todd 312 S. Friendswood Drive Friendswood, Texas 77546 Email: Jeff@actlaw.com

/s/ Charles T. Jeremiah Charles T. Jeremiah

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