David C. Ruch, Galvestonviews LLC, Entrust of Colorado, Inc. D/B/A Entrust New Direction Ira, Inc. D/B/A End-Ira, Inc. F/B/O David C. Ruch, IRA, Idle Time Investments, LLC, Robert F. Zant, Sue F. Zant, Ruthann Cassidy, Mari Van De Ven, Hadfield Communicat v. Ted. W. Allen & Associates, Inc., William Etheredge, III, Individually and D/B/A Etheredge Real Estate & Property Management and D/B/A Etheredge Real Estate

Court of Appeals of Texas

David C. Ruch, Galvestonviews LLC, Entrust of Colorado, Inc. D/B/A Entrust New Direction Ira, Inc. D/B/A End-Ira, Inc. F/B/O David C. Ruch, IRA, Idle Time Investments, LLC, Robert F. Zant, Sue F. Zant, Ruthann Cassidy, Mari Van De Ven, Hadfield Communicat v. Ted. W. Allen & Associates, Inc., William Etheredge, III, Individually and D/B/A Etheredge Real Estate & Property Management and D/B/A Etheredge Real Estate

Court of Appeals of Texas·Decided December 18, 2015·No. 01-15-01081-CV·Published

Opinion

FILED IN 1st COURT OF APPEALS HOUSTON, TEXAS 12/18/2015 4:08:36 PM John D. Kinard CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE Clerk DISTRICT CLERK GALVESTON COUNTY, TEXAS

DECEMBER 18, 2015

FIRST COURT OF APPEALS CHRISTOPHER A PRINE CLERK OF COURT 301 FANNIN 2ND FLOOR HOUSTON TX 77002-2066 BY ELECTRONIC FILING

NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT ON APPEAL

IN RE: Cause No. 11-CV-0697, Styled Michael Standley, et ux vs. Maravilla Owners' Association, et al- Filed in 10th District Court of Galveston County, Texas

Dear Clerk:

Please find enclosed a copy of the notice of appeal filed in the above case. This case is assigned to the First Court of Appeals, Houston, Texas.

Please note the following information: Date of Appealable Order or Judgment: September 22, 2015 Notice of Appeal: 2 notices of Appeal filed by separate case parties on 12-11-15 Motion for New Trial filed: 10-12-15 & 10-22-15 Request for Finding of Facts and Conclusions of Law filed: None filed Trial Judge: Kerry Neves Court Reporter: Gail Jalufka

Request is hereby made that all parties immediately file any designation of material to be included in the Clerk’s record. Any Motions for Extension of Time to file the record on appeal must be filed directly with the Court of Appeals A copy of this assignment letter is being sent via electronic service to all counsel of record. The Clerk anticipates an extension to file the record on appeal will be requested due to the complexity and documents on file.

600 59th Street, Room 4001, Galveston County Justice Center, Galveston, Texas 77551‐2388

Phone (409) 766‐2424 Fax (409) 766‐2292

Sincerely,

John D. Kinard District Clerk Galveston County, Texas

By: /s/ Linda Scott, Deputy Clerk

Copy sent via electronic service to:

WRIGHT & CLOSE LLP WANDA MCKEE FOWLER, ATTORNEY AT LAW FOWLER@WRIGHTCLOSE.COM ONE RIVERWAY SUITE 2200 HOUSTON TX 77056

ROYSTON, RAYZOR, VICKERY & WILLIAMS, L.L.P. MYRA K. MORRIS, ATTORNEY AT LAW MYRA.MORRIS@ROYSTONLAW.COM 802 N CARANCAHUA ST SUITE 1300 CORPUS CHRISTI TX 78401

ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS MARAVILLA OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION, INC., CATHLEEN COMEAUX BACH, JOHN KUBIS, LLOYD RINDERER, AND LYSSA M. GRAHAM REYNOLDS

600 59th Street, Room 4001, Galveston County Justice Center, Galveston, Texas 77551‐2388

HANSZEN – LAPORTE JEFFREY L DORRELL, ATTORNEY AT LAW JDORRELL@HANSZENLAPORTE.COM 11767 KATY FREEWAY SUITE 850 HOUSTON TX 77079

ATTORNEY FOR APPELLANTS JACQUE PASSINO AND LONE PINE PROPERTIES, LTD.

THE FAUBUS FIRM MR. DAX O. FAUBUS, ATTORNEY AT LAW DAX-NOTICE@FKBLAW.COM 1001 TEXAS AVENUE, 11TH FLOOR HOUSTON, TEXAS 77002

ATTORNEY FOR APPELLEES

DAVID C. RUCH, GALVESTONVIEWS LLC, ENTRUST OF COLORADO, INC. D/B/A ENTRUST NEW DIRECTION IRA, INC. D/B/A END-IRA, INC. F/B/O DAVID C. RUCH, IRA, IDLE TIME INVESTMENTS, LLC, ROBERT F. ZANT, SUE F. ZANT, RUTHANN CASSIDY, MARI VAN DE VEN, HADFIELD COMMUNICATIONS, INC., MAUREEN ZAMBO, REED A. SKIRPAN, ROBERT C. CARLSON, LYNDA M. CARLSON, BARBARA SHERMAN AND RICHARD SHERMAN

GAIL JALUFKA, 10TH DISTRICT COURT

COURT REPORTER

600 59th Street, Room 4001, Galveston County Justice Center, Galveston, Texas 77551‐2388

Filed: 12/11/2015 4:50:27 PM JOHN D. KINARD - District Clerk Galveston County, Texas Envelope No. 8208329 By: Shailja Dixit 12/14/2015 3:55:12 PM

11-CV-0697

DAVID C. RUCH, et al, § IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF Plaintiffs, § v. § § GALVESTON COUNTY, TEXAS MARAVILLA OWNERS’ ASSOC. § INC., et al, § Defendants § 10th JUDICIAL DISTRICT DEFENDANT JACQUE PASSINO’S AND DEFENDANT LONE PINE PROPERTIES, LTD.’S JOINT NOTICE OF APPEAL

1. Defendants Jacque Passino and Lone Pine Properties, Ltd.,

desire to appeal from the September 22, 2015, final judgment signed after a

jury trial.

2. Passino and Lone Pine Properties, Ltd., timely filed a joint

motion to modify the judgment, for partial judgment non obstante veredicto,

or for new trial. The Court has not ruled on the motion.

3. This joint notice of appeal is filed within 90 days of the Court’s

judgment. TEX. R. APP. P. 26.1(a).

4. Passino and Lone Pine appeal to the First or Fourteenth Court

of Appeals. Respectfully submitted,

By: /s/ Jeffrey L. Dorrell .

Jeffrey L. Dorrell State Bar No. 00787386 jdorrell@hanszenlaporte.com 11767 Katy Freeway, Suite 850 Houston, Texas 77079 Telephone: 713-522-9444 FAX: 713-524-2580 ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS JACQUE PASSINO AND LONE PINE PROPERTIES, LTD.

Ruch v. Maravilla Owners’ Association 2 Passino’s and Lone Pine’s Joint Notice of Appeal CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on 12-11 , 2015, a true and correct copy of the foregoing was sent by:

Hand delivery Certified mail Telephonic document transfer X E-service in accordance with TEX. R. CIV. P. 21a(a)(1)

to the following counsel of record:

Mr. Dax O. Faubus The Faubus Firm dax-notice@fkblaw.com 1001 Texas Avenue, 11th Floor Houston, Texas 77002 COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFFS

Ms. Wanda McKee Fowler Wright & Close, LLP fowler@wrightclose.com One Riverway, Suite 2200 Houston, Texas 77056 COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANTS MARAVILLA OWNERS ASSOC., INC., CATHIE BACH, LYSSA GRAHAM REYNOLDS, JOHN KUBIS, LLOYD RINDERER

Ms. Myra K. Morris Royston, Razor, Vickery & Williams, LLP myra.morris@roystonlaw.com 1300 Frost Bank Plaza 802 N. Carancahua Corpus Christi, Texas 78401-0021 COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANTS MARAVILLA OWNERS ASSOC., INC., CATHIE BACH, LYSSA GRAHAM REYNOLDS, JOHN KUBIS, LLOYD RINDERER

Mr. Robert E. Booth Mills Shirley, LLP rbooth@millsshirley.com 2228 Mechanic, Suite 400 Galveston, Texas 77550 COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT CRIS A. RASCO

/s/ Jeffrey L. Dorrell JEFFREY L. DORRELL

Ruch v. Maravilla Owners’ Association 3 Passino’s and Lone Pine’s Joint Notice of Appeal Filed: 12/11/2015 5:50:53 PM JOHN D. KINARD - District Clerk Galveston County, Texas Envelope No. 8210269 By: Shailja Dixit 12/14/2015 9:02:46 AM

CAUSE NO. 11-CV-0697

GLENDA BATSON § IN THE DISTRICT COURT § § VS. § 10TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT § MARAVILLA OWNERS’ § ASSOCIATION INC. et al. § GALVESTON COUNTY, TEXAS

Consolidated with CAUSE NO. 11-CV-0886

DAVID C. RUCH et al. § IN THE DISTRICT COURT § VS. § 10TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT § MARAVILLA OWNERS’ § ASSOCIATION INC. et al. § GALVESTON COUNTY, TEXAS

DEFENDANTS’ NOTICE OF APPEAL

Defendants Maravilla Owners’ Association, Inc., Cathleen Comeaux Bach, John

Kubis, Lloyd Rinderer, and Lyssa M. Graham Reynolds file this Notice of Appeal,

pursuant to Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 25.1, and show the Court as follows:

1. This appeal is from the 10th Judicial District Court of Galveston County,

Texas, the Honorable Kerry Neves presiding.

2. The style of the cause in the trial court is: Glenda Batson vs. Maravilla

Owners’ Association Inc., et al.; Cause No. 11-cv-0697 and David C. Ruch, et al. vs.

Maravilla Owners’ Association, Inc. et al.; Cause No. 11-cv-0886.

3. Defendants Maravilla Owners’ Association, Inc., Cathleen Comeaux Bach,

John Kubis, Lloyd Rinderer, and Lyssa M. Graham Reynolds desire to appeal the Court’s final judgment, signed on September 22, 2015, together with all written orders, oral

rulings, or rulings by operation of law.

4. This appeal is taken to the First or Fourteenth Court of Appeals in Houston,

Texas.

Respectfully Submitted,

By: /s/ Wanda McKee Fowler Wanda McKee Fowler State Bar No. 13698700 Bradley W. Snead State Bar No. 24049835 WRIGHT & CLOSE, LLP One Riverway, Suite 2200 Houston, Texas 77056 (713) 572-4321 (Telephone) (713) 579-4320 (Facsimile) fowler@wrightclose.com snead@wrightclose.com

/s/ Brian Miller Myra K. Morris State Bar No. 14495850 Brian Miller State Bar No.

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FILED IN 1st COURT OF APPEALS HOUSTON, TEXAS 12/18/2015 4:08:36 PM John D. Kinard CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE Clerk DISTRICT CLERK GALVESTON COUNTY, TEXAS

DECEMBER 18, 2015

FIRST COURT OF APPEALS CHRISTOPHER A PRINE CLERK OF COURT 301 FANNIN 2ND FLOOR HOUSTON TX 77002-2066 BY ELECTRONIC FILING

NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT ON APPEAL

IN RE: Cause No. 11-CV-0697, Styled Michael Standley, et ux vs. Maravilla Owners' Association, et al- Filed in 10th District Court of Galveston County, Texas

Dear Clerk:

Please find enclosed a copy of the notice of appeal filed in the above case. This case is assigned to the First Court of Appeals, Houston, Texas.

Please note the following information: Date of Appealable Order or Judgment: September 22, 2015 Notice of Appeal: 2 notices of Appeal filed by separate case parties on 12-11-15 Motion for New Trial filed: 10-12-15 & 10-22-15 Request for Finding of Facts and Conclusions of Law filed: None filed Trial Judge: Kerry Neves Court Reporter: Gail Jalufka

Request is hereby made that all parties immediately file any designation of material to be included in the Clerk’s record. Any Motions for Extension of Time to file the record on appeal must be filed directly with the Court of Appeals A copy of this assignment letter is being sent via electronic service to all counsel of record. The Clerk anticipates an extension to file the record on appeal will be requested due to the complexity and documents on file.

600 59th Street, Room 4001, Galveston County Justice Center, Galveston, Texas 77551‐2388

Phone (409) 766‐2424 Fax (409) 766‐2292

Sincerely,

John D. Kinard District Clerk Galveston County, Texas

By: /s/ Linda Scott, Deputy Clerk

Copy sent via electronic service to:

WRIGHT & CLOSE LLP WANDA MCKEE FOWLER, ATTORNEY AT LAW FOWLER@WRIGHTCLOSE.COM ONE RIVERWAY SUITE 2200 HOUSTON TX 77056

ROYSTON, RAYZOR, VICKERY & WILLIAMS, L.L.P. MYRA K. MORRIS, ATTORNEY AT LAW MYRA.MORRIS@ROYSTONLAW.COM 802 N CARANCAHUA ST SUITE 1300 CORPUS CHRISTI TX 78401

ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS MARAVILLA OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION, INC., CATHLEEN COMEAUX BACH, JOHN KUBIS, LLOYD RINDERER, AND LYSSA M. GRAHAM REYNOLDS

600 59th Street, Room 4001, Galveston County Justice Center, Galveston, Texas 77551‐2388

HANSZEN – LAPORTE JEFFREY L DORRELL, ATTORNEY AT LAW JDORRELL@HANSZENLAPORTE.COM 11767 KATY FREEWAY SUITE 850 HOUSTON TX 77079

ATTORNEY FOR APPELLANTS JACQUE PASSINO AND LONE PINE PROPERTIES, LTD.

THE FAUBUS FIRM MR. DAX O. FAUBUS, ATTORNEY AT LAW DAX-NOTICE@FKBLAW.COM 1001 TEXAS AVENUE, 11TH FLOOR HOUSTON, TEXAS 77002

ATTORNEY FOR APPELLEES

DAVID C. RUCH, GALVESTONVIEWS LLC, ENTRUST OF COLORADO, INC. D/B/A ENTRUST NEW DIRECTION IRA, INC. D/B/A END-IRA, INC. F/B/O DAVID C. RUCH, IRA, IDLE TIME INVESTMENTS, LLC, ROBERT F. ZANT, SUE F. ZANT, RUTHANN CASSIDY, MARI VAN DE VEN, HADFIELD COMMUNICATIONS, INC., MAUREEN ZAMBO, REED A. SKIRPAN, ROBERT C. CARLSON, LYNDA M. CARLSON, BARBARA SHERMAN AND RICHARD SHERMAN

GAIL JALUFKA, 10TH DISTRICT COURT

COURT REPORTER

600 59th Street, Room 4001, Galveston County Justice Center, Galveston, Texas 77551‐2388

Filed: 12/11/2015 4:50:27 PM JOHN D. KINARD - District Clerk Galveston County, Texas Envelope No. 8208329 By: Shailja Dixit 12/14/2015 3:55:12 PM

11-CV-0697

DAVID C. RUCH, et al, § IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF Plaintiffs, § v. § § GALVESTON COUNTY, TEXAS MARAVILLA OWNERS’ ASSOC. § INC., et al, § Defendants § 10th JUDICIAL DISTRICT DEFENDANT JACQUE PASSINO’S AND DEFENDANT LONE PINE PROPERTIES, LTD.’S JOINT NOTICE OF APPEAL

1. Defendants Jacque Passino and Lone Pine Properties, Ltd.,

desire to appeal from the September 22, 2015, final judgment signed after a

jury trial.

2. Passino and Lone Pine Properties, Ltd., timely filed a joint

motion to modify the judgment, for partial judgment non obstante veredicto,

or for new trial. The Court has not ruled on the motion.

3. This joint notice of appeal is filed within 90 days of the Court’s

judgment. TEX. R. APP. P. 26.1(a).

4. Passino and Lone Pine appeal to the First or Fourteenth Court

of Appeals. Respectfully submitted,

By: /s/ Jeffrey L. Dorrell .

Jeffrey L. Dorrell State Bar No. 00787386 jdorrell@hanszenlaporte.com 11767 Katy Freeway, Suite 850 Houston, Texas 77079 Telephone: 713-522-9444 FAX: 713-524-2580 ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS JACQUE PASSINO AND LONE PINE PROPERTIES, LTD.

Ruch v. Maravilla Owners’ Association 2 Passino’s and Lone Pine’s Joint Notice of Appeal CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on 12-11 , 2015, a true and correct copy of the foregoing was sent by:

Hand delivery Certified mail Telephonic document transfer X E-service in accordance with TEX. R. CIV. P. 21a(a)(1)

to the following counsel of record:

Mr. Dax O. Faubus The Faubus Firm dax-notice@fkblaw.com 1001 Texas Avenue, 11th Floor Houston, Texas 77002 COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFFS

Ms. Wanda McKee Fowler Wright & Close, LLP fowler@wrightclose.com One Riverway, Suite 2200 Houston, Texas 77056 COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANTS MARAVILLA OWNERS ASSOC., INC., CATHIE BACH, LYSSA GRAHAM REYNOLDS, JOHN KUBIS, LLOYD RINDERER

Ms. Myra K. Morris Royston, Razor, Vickery & Williams, LLP myra.morris@roystonlaw.com 1300 Frost Bank Plaza 802 N. Carancahua Corpus Christi, Texas 78401-0021 COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANTS MARAVILLA OWNERS ASSOC., INC., CATHIE BACH, LYSSA GRAHAM REYNOLDS, JOHN KUBIS, LLOYD RINDERER

Mr. Robert E. Booth Mills Shirley, LLP rbooth@millsshirley.com 2228 Mechanic, Suite 400 Galveston, Texas 77550 COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT CRIS A. RASCO

/s/ Jeffrey L. Dorrell JEFFREY L. DORRELL

Ruch v. Maravilla Owners’ Association 3 Passino’s and Lone Pine’s Joint Notice of Appeal Filed: 12/11/2015 5:50:53 PM JOHN D. KINARD - District Clerk Galveston County, Texas Envelope No. 8210269 By: Shailja Dixit 12/14/2015 9:02:46 AM

CAUSE NO. 11-CV-0697

GLENDA BATSON § IN THE DISTRICT COURT § § VS. § 10TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT § MARAVILLA OWNERS’ § ASSOCIATION INC. et al. § GALVESTON COUNTY, TEXAS

Consolidated with CAUSE NO. 11-CV-0886

DAVID C. RUCH et al. § IN THE DISTRICT COURT § VS. § 10TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT § MARAVILLA OWNERS’ § ASSOCIATION INC. et al. § GALVESTON COUNTY, TEXAS

DEFENDANTS’ NOTICE OF APPEAL

Defendants Maravilla Owners’ Association, Inc., Cathleen Comeaux Bach, John

Kubis, Lloyd Rinderer, and Lyssa M. Graham Reynolds file this Notice of Appeal,

pursuant to Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 25.1, and show the Court as follows:

1. This appeal is from the 10th Judicial District Court of Galveston County,

Texas, the Honorable Kerry Neves presiding.

2. The style of the cause in the trial court is: Glenda Batson vs. Maravilla

Owners’ Association Inc., et al.; Cause No. 11-cv-0697 and David C. Ruch, et al. vs.

Maravilla Owners’ Association, Inc. et al.; Cause No. 11-cv-0886.

3. Defendants Maravilla Owners’ Association, Inc., Cathleen Comeaux Bach,

John Kubis, Lloyd Rinderer, and Lyssa M. Graham Reynolds desire to appeal the Court’s final judgment, signed on September 22, 2015, together with all written orders, oral

rulings, or rulings by operation of law.

4. This appeal is taken to the First or Fourteenth Court of Appeals in Houston,

Texas.

Respectfully Submitted,

By: /s/ Wanda McKee Fowler Wanda McKee Fowler State Bar No. 13698700 Bradley W. Snead State Bar No. 24049835 WRIGHT & CLOSE, LLP One Riverway, Suite 2200 Houston, Texas 77056 (713) 572-4321 (Telephone) (713) 579-4320 (Facsimile) fowler@wrightclose.com snead@wrightclose.com

/s/ Brian Miller Myra K. Morris State Bar No. 14495850 Brian Miller State Bar No. 24002607 ROYSTON, RAYZOR, VICKERY & WILLIAMS, L.L.P. Frost Bank Plaza 802 N. Carancahua St., Suite 1300 Corpus Christi, Texas 78401 Telephone: (361) 884-8808 Facsimile: (361) 884-7261 Email: myra.morris@roystonlaw.com Email: brian.miller@roystonlaw.com

ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS MARAVILLA OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION, INC., CATHLEEN COMEAUX BACH, JOHN KUBIS, LLOYD RINDERER, AND LYSSA M. GRAHAM REYNOLDS

2 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I certify that this document was served using the e-filing system on all counsel of record, including the following, on December 11th, 2015.

Dax O. Faubus THE FAUBUS FIRM 1001 Texas Avenue, 11th Floor Houston, TX 77002 Attorney for Plaintiffs David Ruch et al.

Jeffrey L. Dorrell Hanszen LaPorte 11767 Katy Freeway, Suite 850 Houston, TX 77079 Attorney for Defendants Jacque Passino Jr. and Lone Pine Properties, Ltd.

Neil H. McLaurin BARTLEY & SPEARS, P.C. 14811 St. Mary's Lane, Ste. 270 Houston, TX 77079 Attorney for Plaintiff Maravilla Homeowner’s Association as to Third-Party Claims

/s/ Wanda McKee Fowler Wanda McKee Fowler

David C. Ruch, Galvestonviews LLC, Entrust of Colorado, Inc. D/B/A Entrust New Direction Ira, Inc. D/B/A End-Ira, Inc. F/B/O David C. Ruch, IRA, Idle Time Investments, LLC, Robert F. Zant, Sue F. Zant, Ruthann Cassidy, Mari Van De Ven, Hadfield Communicat v. Ted. W. Allen & Associates, Inc., William Etheredge, III, Individually and D/B/A Etheredge Real Estate & Property Management and D/B/A Etheredge Real Estate, (Tex. Ct. App. 2015).

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