Dennis Olivares v. State Farm Bank

Court of Appeals of Texas·Decided April 2, 2015·No. 04-14-00143-CV·Published

Opinion

Jones, Andrews & Ortiz

Attorneys At Law

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RE: Case No. 14-1067; Dennis Olivares v. State Farm Bank and Rausch, Sturm, Irael, Enerson & Hornik, In the Supreme Court of Texas. Case No. 04-14-00143-CV, In the FourthCourt of Appeals, San Antonio, Texas. Cause No. 370251, In the County Court at Law No. Two, BexarCounty, Texas.

Dear Court Clerks:

Enclosed please find for your records a copy of State Farm Bank, F.S.B.'s Response to Dennis Olivares' Petition for Review, which has been efiled with the Supreme Court of Texas.

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Very truly yours

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Mr. Dennis Olivares Via Regular Mail 10935 Whisper Ridge San Antonio, Texas 78230

Ms. Yvonne Mikulik Via Regular Mail Law Office of Yvonne Mikulik 6060 North Central Expressway, Suite 500 Dallas, Texas 75206

Mr. Steve Ali "Steve" Javandoost Via Regular Mail Mr. Seung W. Chae Rausch, Sturm, Israel, Enerson & Hornik, LLC 15660 North Dallas Parkway, Suite 350 Dallas, Texas 75248

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CASE NO. 14-1067

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Petition from

Case No. 04-14-00143-CV, in the Fourth Court of Appeals, San Antonio, Texas, and

Cause No. 370251, in the County Court at Law No. Two, Bexar County, Texas

STATE FARM BANK, F.S.B.'S RESPONSE TO DENNIS OLIVARES' PETITION FOR REVIEW

Ray R. Ortiz / State Bar No. 15324280 John Sudyka / State Bar No. 19463400 JONES, ANDREWS & ORTIZ, P.C. 10100 Reunion Place, Suite 600 San Antonio, Texas 78216 Telephone: (210) 344-3900 Facsimile: (210)366-4301

ATTORNEYS FOR STATE FARM BANK, F.S.B.

CASE NO. 14-1067

IN THE

SUPREME COURT OF TEXAS

Dennis Olivares,

Petitioner,

V.

STATE FARM BANK AND

RAUSCH, STURM, ISRAEL, ENERSON & HORNIK, Respondents

Petition from

Case No. 04-14-00143-CV, in the Fourth Court of Appeals, San Antonio, Texas, and

Cause No. 370251, in the County Court at Law No. Two, Bexar County, Texas

STATE FARM BANK, F.S.B.'S RESPONSE TO DENNIS OLIVARES' PETITION FOR REVIEW

Ray R. Ortiz / State Bar No. 15324280 John Sudyka / State Bar No. 19463400 JONES, ANDREWS & ORTIZ, P.C. 10100 Reunion Place, Suite 600 San Antonio, Texas 78216 Telephone: (210) 344-3900 Facsimile: (210) 366-4301

ATTORNEYS FOR STATE FARM BANK, F.S.B.

IDENTITY OF PARTIES AND COUNSEL

Petitioner: Dennis Olivares

Petitioner's Counsel: Dennis Olivares Acting Pro Se 10935 Whisper Ridge San Antonio, Texas 78230 210-492-1439 Telephone 210-492-1439 Telecopy

Respondent (or Bank): State Farm Bank, F.S.B.

Respondent's (or Bank's) Ray R. Ortiz Counsel in this Court: John Sudyka Jones, Andrews & Ortiz, P.C. 10100 Reunion Place, Suite 600 San Antonio, Texas 78216 Telephone: (210) 344-3900 Facsimile: (210) 366-4301

Respondent's (or Bank's) Steve Ali "Steve" Javandoost Counsel in the Trial Court: Seung W. Chae Michael R. Castro Nathanial D. Kitz , Lourdes R. Slinsky Christina S. Mitchell Michael J. Garza Kelvina Wiley Michael Young Rausch, Sturm, Israel, Enerson & Hornik, LLC 15660 North Dallas Parkway, Suite 350 Dallas, Texas 75248 .877-689-7966 Telephone 866-456-3744 Toll Free Telephone 877-492-5185 Telecopier

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Identity of Parties and Counsel i

Table of Contents ii

Index of Authorities iv

Record, Exhibit, Docket, and Appendix References vi

Statement of the Case vii

Statement of Jurisdiction viii

Issues Presented ix

Reasons to Refuse Review 1

Statement of Facts 4

Summary of the Argument 8

Argument 11

I. Petitioner was provided with the clerk's and reporter's records free of charge for purposes of his appeal from the summary judgment granted to the Bank and Local Rule 7.2(b) established reasonable safeguards relating to Petitioner's access to those records 11

II. The Court of Appeals correctly dismissed Petitioner's appeal because, despite having access to the free-of-charge clerk's and reporter's records at the Court of Appeals' offices and despite several extensions of time and notices to do so, Petitioner failed to file a briefcomplying with Rule 38.1(g) of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure 15

III. The Trial Court correctly granted summary judgment to the Bank as it presented competent, uncontro verted evidence conclusively proving (a) the existence of a valid contract between the Bank and Petitioner, (b)

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performance or tendered performance by the Bank pursuant to the contract, (c) breach of the contract by Petitioner, and (d) damages sustained by the Bank as a result of Petitioner's breach 17

Conclusion and Prayer . 19

Certificate of Compliance 20

Certificate of Service 21

Appendix Tabs 1 - 9

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INDEX OF AUTHORITIES

Cases

State Farm Bank v. Olivares, No. 370251 (Bexar County Court at Law No. Two, Order on Plaintiffs Amended Motion for SummaryJudgment, filed May 8, 2014), appeal dism'd, Olivares v. State Farm Bank, No. 14-00143-CV, 2014 WL 5649794 (Tex. App. - San Antonio Nov. 5, 2014, pet. filed) (not designated for publication) vii

Olivares v. State Farm Bank, No. 14-00143-CV, 2014 WL 5649794 (Tex. App. - San Antonio Nov. 5, 2014, pet. filed) (not designated for publication) vii, 2, 7, 9, 16

In re C.H.C., 331 S.W.3d426 (Tex. 2011) viii, 8, 11, 19

Barnes v. First Victoria National Bank, 878 S.W.2d 666 (Tex. App. - Corpus Christi 1994, no pet.) 2, 9, 12, 13, 14

Boiling v. Farmers Branch Independent School District, 315 S.W.3d 893 (Tex. App.-Dallas 2010, no pet.) 2, 3, 9, 15, 16

Wakefield v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., 2013 WL 4414826 (Tex. App. - Houston [14th Dist] Nov. 14, 2013, no pet.) (not designated for publication) 3, 10, 18

Webster v. Allstate Insurance Co., 833 S.W.2d 747 (Tex. App. -Houston [1st Dist] 1992, no pet.) 5, 17

Quanaim v. Frasco Restaurant & Catering, 17 S.W.3d 30 (Tex. App. - Houston 14th Dist. 2000, pet. denied) 10, 18

In re Guardianship of Olivares, 2008 WL 5206169 (Tex. App. - Amarillo Dec. 12, 2008, pet. denied) (not designated for publication) 14

Mansfield State Bank v. Cohn, 573 S.W.2d 181 (Tex. 1978) ' 15

IV

Mitchell v. Dallas County, 2014 WL 7685422 (Tex. App. - Dallas Dec. 18, 2014, no pet.) (not designated for publication) 15

Strange v. Continental Casualty Co., 126 S.W.3d 676 (Tex. App. - Dallas 2004, pet. denied), cert, denied, 543 U.S. 1076 (2005) 15

Strachan v. FIA Card Services, 2011 WL 794958 (Tex. App. - Houston [14th Dist.] March 8, 2011, pet. denied) (not designated for publication) 18

Keenan v. Gibraltar Savings Association, 754 S.W.2d 392 (Tex. App. - Houston [14th Dist.] 1988, no writ) 18

Life Insurance Co. of Virginia v. Gar-Dai, Inc., 570 S.W.2d 378 (Tex. 1978) 18

Rules and Statutes

4th TEX. APP. (SAN ANTONIO) LOC. R. 7.2(b) 1, 8, 12 TEX. GOV'T CODE ANN. § 51.204(a)(1) (Vernon 2015) 1,11

TEX. R. APP. P. 12.3 1, 11

TEX. R. APP. P. 38.1(g) 2, 9, 15

TEX. R. APP. P. 42.3 3, 9, 15, 16

TEX. GOV'T CODE ANN. § 22.004(a) (Vernon 2015) 12

TEX. R. APP. P. 1.2 12

TEX. R. CIV. P. 3a 12

TEX. R. CIV. P. 7 15

Other Authorities

4th TEX. APP. (SAN ANTONIO) LOC. R., OrderAdopting Local Rules . 1,12

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RECORD, EXHIBIT, DOCKET, AND APPENDIX REFERENCES

If and where applicable:

References to the Clerk's Record are in the form "CR Vol.[ #], P. [ #]."

References to the Reporter's Record are in the form "RR Vol. [ #], P. [#]."

References to Petitioner's Exhibits are in the form "PX [#]."

References to the Bank's Exhibits are in the form "BX [#]."

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