Faye Comte and Laura Severt v. Smith County Commissioners Court and Joel P. Baker, Cary Nix, Jeff Warr, Joann Hampton, and Terry Phillips, Each in His or Her Official Capacity as a Smith County Commissioner

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: January 6, 2015
• Docket: 06-14-00086-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

ACCEPTED 06-14-00086-CV SIXTH COURT OF APPEALS TEXARKANA, TEXAS 1/6/2015 3:41:55 PM DEBBIE AUTREY CLERK

No. 06-14-00086-CV

In The FILED IN 6th COURT OF APPEALS Sixth Court of Appeals TEXARKANA, TEXAS 1/6/2015 3:41:55 PM Texarkana, Texas DEBBIE AUTREY Clerk Faye Comte & Laura Severt, Appellants, v.

Smith County Commissioner’s Court, Joel Baker, Cary Nix, Jeff Warr, Joann Hampton & Terry Phillips

Appellees.

On Appeal from the 241st District Court of Smith County, Texas Trial Cause No. 13-2492-C

COUNSEL FOR APPELLANTS’ MOTION TO WITHDRAW AND TO SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL

Brandon Beck State Bar No. 24082671 Starr Schoenbrun Comte McGuire PLLC 110 N. College Ave., Suite 1700 Tyler, TX 75702 Appellate Counsel

TO THE SIXTH COURT OF APPEALS:

Now comes Brandon Beck and, pursuant to Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 6.5(d),

files this Motion to Withdraw and to Substitute Counsel. There is good cause for this Court to

grant the Motion to Withdraw because Brandon Beck is departing from his firm and moving to

1 Lubbock, Texas, where he has accepted a position that prohibits him from engaging in the

private practice of law. Laura Severt will be substituted as lead counsel for Appellants. Her

information is as follows:

Laura Severt Texas Bar No. 24051886 J. Bennett White, P.C. 1011 Pruitt Place Tyler, TX 75703 903.597.4300 903.597.4330 (fax) lsevert@jbwlawfirm.com

Both Appellants approve the withdrawal and substitution, which are not being done to

delay this case.

PRAYER

For these reasons, Brandon Beck asks this Court to grant his Motion to Withdraw and

substitute Laura Severt as lead counsel for Appellants.

Respectfully submitted,

Starr Schoenbrun Comte McGuire, PLLC 110 N. College Ave., Suite 1700 Tyler, Texas 75701 Telephone: 903-534-0200 Fax: 903-534-0511

/s/ Brandon Beck Brandon Beck State Bar No: 24082671 Attorney for Appellants

Agreed: /s/ Laura Severt Laura Severt Appellant and Substitute Counsel

Agreed: /s/ Faye Comte Faye Comte Appellant 2 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing document has been forwarded on January 6, 2014, to all interested parties, as set forth below:

Robert Davis By Fax Flowers Davis, PLLC 1021 ESE Loop 323, Suite 200 Tyler, Texas 75701 (903) 534-8063 (903) 534-1650 (fax) Attorney for Appellees

Laura Severt By Mail Texas Bar No. 24082655 J. Bennett White, P.C. 1011 Pruitt Place Tyler, TX 75703 903.597.4300 903.597.4330 (fax) Appellant and Substitute Counsel

Faye Comte By Hand Delivery Starr Schoenbrun Comte McGuire, PLLC 110 N. College Ave., Suite 1700 Tyler, Texas 75701 Telephone: 903-534-0200 Fax: 903-534-0511 Appellant

/s/ Brandon Beck Brandon Beck