Elizabeth Thomas v. Meritage Homes of Texas LLC. F/K/A Meritage Homes of Texas L.P., F/K/A Legacy Monterey Homes L.P. MTH Lending Group L.P., F/K/A Meritage Lending Service Primary Residential Mortgage Inc., D/B/A F/K/A Flagstone Lending Group Stewart Title Company, MTH Ti

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ACCEPTED 01-15-00863-CV FIRST COURT OF APPEALS HOUSTON, TEXAS 12/1/2015 3:41:28 PM CHRISTOPHER PRINE CLERK

01-15-00863-CV

In the Court of Appeals FILED IN 1st COURT OF APPEALS For the First District of Texas at Houston HOUSTON, TEXAS __________________________________________________________________ 12/1/2015 3:41:28 PM CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE Clerk ELIZABETH THOMAS, Appellant, v.

MERITAGE HOMES OF TEXAS, LLC f/k/a MERITAGE HOMES OF TEXAS, L.P. f/k/a LEGACY MONTEREY HOMES, L.P.; MTH LENDING GROUP, L.P. f/k/a MERITAGE LANDING SERVICE PRIMARY RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE, INC. d/b/a f/k/a FLAGSTONE LENDING GROUP STEWART TITLE COMPANY; MTH TITLE COMPANY; Appellees.

On appeal from the 61st Judicial District Court of Harris County, Texas The Honorable Erin Lunceford, Presiding Cause number: 2014-54729 __________________________________________________________________

NOTICE OF THE FILING A PETITION FOR RELIEF UNDER THE BANKRUPTCY CODE BY APPELLANT ELIZABETH THOMAS __________________________________________________________________ Attorney for Appellant ELIZABETH THOMAS

By:/s/James M. Andersen James M. Andersen Texas State Bar No. 01165850 P. O. Box 58554 Webster, Texas 77598-8554 Tel. (218)488-2800 Fax. (281)480-1190 E-Mail:jandersen.law@gmail.com 01-15-00863-CV

In the Court of Appeals For the First District of Texas at Houston __________________________________________________________________

ELIZABETH THOMAS, Appellant, v.

MERITAGE HOMES OF TEXAS, LLC f/k/a MERITAGE HOMES OF TEXAS, L.P. f/k/a LEGACY MONTEREY HOMES, L.P.; MTH LENDING GROUP, L.P. f/k/a MERITAGE LANDING SERVICE PRIMARY RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE, INC. d/b/a f/k/a FLAGSTONE LENDING GROUP STEWART TITLE COMPANY; MTH TITLE COMPANY Appellees.

On appeal from the 61st Judicial District Court of Harris County, Texas The Honorable Erin Lunceford, Presiding Cause number: 2014-54729 __________________________________________________________________

TO THE HONORABLE JUSTICES OF THE COURT OF APPEALS

On November 30, 2015, the Appellant filed a petition for relief under Title 11, United States

Code, in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Texas; Houston Division that has

been assigned case number 15-36259, to the Honorable Judge Letitia Z. Paul U.S.B.J., and relief

was ordered on November 30, 2015, and suggests that this action has been stayed by the

operation of Title 11 U.S.C. §362. For the next thirty (30) days.

By:/s/James M. Andersen James M. Andersen Texas State Bar No. 01165850 P. O. Box 58554 Webster, Texas 77598-8554 Tel. (218)488-2800 Fax. (281)480-1190 E-Mail:jandersen.law@gmail.com CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

Pursuant to Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.5(e), the undersigned hereby certifies that a true and correct copy of the foregoing Suggestion of Bankruptcy was served on the following parties vie eService on December 1, 2015 upon;

Bryan Rutherford and Clayton E. Devin MACDONALD DEVIN, PC., 3800 Renaissance Tower 1201 Elm Street Dallas, Texas 75270 Attorneys for Appellees Codilis & Stawiarski P.C.

Allan D. Goldstein MORRIS, LENDIAS, HOLLRAH & SNOWDEN 1980 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 700 Houston, Texas 77056 Attorneys for non-party Appellees Meritage Homes of Texas, LLC f/k/a Meritage Homes of Texas, L.P. f/k/a Legacy Monterey Homes, L.P.; MTH Lending Group, L.P. f/k/a Meritage Landing Service Primary Residential Mortgage, Inc. d/b/a f/k/a Flagstone Lending Group Stewart Title Company; MTH Title Company;

By:/s/James M. Andersen James M. Andersen Attorney Texas State Bar No. 01165850 P. O. Box 58554 Webster, Texas 77598-8554 Tel. (218)488-2800 Fax. (281)480-4851 E-Mail:jandersen.law@gmail.com