City of Sealy, Texas Mark Stolarski, Mayor And Larry Kuciemba, City Manager v. Town Park Center, LLC

Opinion

To: The Clerk of the Court of Appeals for the I't Supreme Judicial District (Civil Appeal)

Trial Court Cause No.: 2015V-0129 From the 155ft Judicial DistrictFILED CourtIN Austin County, Texas 1st COURT OF APPEALS HOUSTON, TEXAS Appellants: City of Sealy, Texas, Mark Stolarski, Mayor, andLany 10/30/2015 11:04:07 AM Kuciemba, City Manager. Vs. CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE Clerk Appellee: Town Park Center,LLC

Judge Presiding: Court Reporter: Honorable Jeff R. Steinhauser Vicki Brown FILED IN 1st COURT OF APPEALS Counsel for Appellants: HOUSTON, TEXAS Counsel for Appellee: John J. Hightower 10/30/2015 11:04:07 AM Andy Taylor Attorney At Law CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE Attorney At Law Clerk Wortham Tower. Ste 600 2668 Hwv 36 S 2727 Allen Parkway Brenham TX 77833 Houston, TX 77019

Date of Hearing: October 27.2015 Date Order signed: October 27 .2015

Nature of Action: Breach of Contract - Accelerated Appeal Pursuant to Texas Rules of App.tt"t. Pr"".dr*R,r1.2 8'1

Disposition of Case: N/A

Jury Trial: No

Notice of Appeal Filed: October 29.2015

Signed: October 30. 2015 SUS, MURPHY, DIS Austin County, Texas

Attachments: Defendants' Notice of Appeal

ccr Mr. John J. Hightower

Mr. Andy Taylor Submitted: 1012912015 9:46:50 AM Sue Murphy, District Clerk

",H:i,i:Jfi:"'""J,1; CAUSE NO. 2015V-0I29

TOWN PARK CENTER,LLC, S IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF Plaintiff, $ $ VS. $ s CITY OF SEALY, TEXAS' $ AUSTIN COUNTY, TEXAS MARK STOLARSKI, MAYOR, AND $ LARRY KUCIEMBA, CITY S MANAGER, S Defendants. $ l55rH JUDICIAL DISTRICT DEFENDANTS' NOTICE OF APPEAL

TO TIIE HONORABLE JUDGE OF TI{E COURT: Defendants the City of Sealy, Texas, Mark Stolarski, Mayor, and Larry

Kuciemba, City Manager, (collectively the "City Defendants") desire to appeal.

The information required by Rule 25.1(d) of the Texas Rules of Appellate

Procedure is:

Trial Court: l55th Judicial District Court of Austin County, Texas.

Trial Court No.: 2015V-0129.

Style: Town Park Center, LLC v. City of Sealy, Texas, Mark Stolarski, Mayor, and Larry Kuciemba, City Manager

Order/judgment appealed from: The trial court's order denying the Cify

Defendants' plea to jurisdiction and granting a temporary injunction signed

October 27 .2015. Court to which appeal is taken: lst or l4th Court of Appeals

Name of each party filing this notice: The City of Sealy, Texas, Mark

Stolarski, Mayor, and Larry Kuciemba, Cify Manager.

Respectful ly submitted,

Or,soN & Or-soN, L.L.P.

By: /si John J. Hightower John J. Hightower State Bar No. 09614200 j hightower@olsonllp. com

Scott Bounds State Bar No. 02706000 sbounds@olsonllp.com Wortham Tower, Suite 600 2727 Allen Parkway Houston, Texas 77019 Telephone: (7 13) 533-3800 Facsimile: (713) 533-3888

ATTORNEY FOR DEFENDANTS

2 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certiff that on the 29th day of October 2015, a true and correct copy

of the foregoing document was sent as indicated to all counsel of record in

accordance with Tex. R. Civ. P. 2l and2Ia. as follows: Andy Taylor Vis electronic service ANDY TAYLOR & ASSOCIATES. PC 2668 Highway 365 Brenham, Texas 77833 ataylor@andytalu lorlaw. com

/s/ John J. Hightower John J. Hightower