Freeman, William Hayward Sr.

• Court: Texas Supreme Court
• Decided: April 30, 2015
• Docket: WR-83,228-01
• Status: Published

Opinion

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Re:·c~USE \\lOS, \gzzz5q ~ 1·322 2_fo0 Styled IN Re \NiH~aM "aywarel FreeMa~~Sr: . ·i• C\e,~ K.tor -+he Couri- a+ AppeaL . ·, P. o~-'Bo-~ l230i Aus+'1N,Texas 1i1!1 ·

Dear 1\1\r. Abe.l Acosta.) P\ease~t\1\id ~"!~\o.sed +~e or\qirV8L~af\>d oN~ <:.op)(~ ofjhe : _,. re. ~a.+ors pe+,+,oiV·tor Wrl+ ot ,lYlclf\>~af'I'USJ p~ease. +t le if- _, \Af\4--h ·+he c.our-+ a Copy o+-~\~ pe:h-hoN has bee~ se~J+ -.. ·i-o +he ·dis+ric+ C.our-f- c.\erK V~o--+his le·-H-e.r.ThcuJ k ~ou ~r your \{\Nd help aNd as~lstarvce. lkl___4h;s_JY'\a#e~ i . -- s \~ C.e-r-e.lt.b ~8-w.~~~~.

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TABLE .OF CONTE N'TS _·-___ · · Paqe -N um hers I DENTlT'Y OE.PART:IES ~CDUNSEL _ _._3- ' . · INOE~ OF A\JTJ40R\TlES ·. -- Lf- -. .s·TATEN\£.NT-or-TI-H- CASE_--_-...;_-·_·_·--b 5\ATEN\\:_NT OF JURISDJCTION _ _··~ 5 ISSUES PR£SENT~D I STATEN\ENT OF.l="ACT£ 1 ___ _ ---

ARGUMENT _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 9-- Issue \ :The rr.'\a l. Cc;>ur+S 'record~r has ·\al\e,d -to prov·,~e -the_r-eJator UJith cop\e-s ot +he. mo+,o~5 of reco'td a~d -the. ·.+r',a~ c.our+s decisioN otJ these lv\ofl~~s . ~ -~·-· 1.?s~e-4:··The. R,e~poNde;uf, r;e:t'uses 1o_per·tor~. - .. tv\i.~~~4etlal du+1e.s b'f prov1d.1 Nq +he Relator wr+h +he . eY.hLbd·5_o±_ reCO"Cd . . -· ..

lD{·- N-t (TY 0~ PARTIES f co·u-NSEL- ..;.

ReLa·tor c.er+·j·f··i~s tha-i- t~&. to\\o\.(Ji Nq Is a c_;~el ~+e. (Is+ of +he par-\-',e'l>,-+he. a+h9r~eysJaNd arJy 6+ner persorJ who has a(l..)y iN+e.tes+ ljf'J -fhe. outc.otv~e o+ +h;s pe.+i+iotJ : RelBto r l= re.e Ma,u Sr._i 5 a: pro(se- I;+ iqa~ a_~_d_-_rs~~ ~o+ ~epr~seJV+ed by ~O~tJseL ltJ +h6 pro ~ee.d; ~'l., No B-\-tvrtJ~Y ~~5 beeN de.SICjN'd+e..d or IY\~fV'-~i~!V.ea' ON_~~ be~a_\-f_D-P-t\~e re'=>potvdatJ+,-the.. par-ty o+ lf\l+eres+_,s ·the s+a+e c·+-Tex.as.

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Tex. 0 ov'·+ Cod e_~_NN Sec.+I oN )..2.,.21. ( (b) .~ !Te~. Pe.rva\ Code Se,c.4-~ot\l 3~-\0Cq)Co')(cl) I

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RELATOR S PET,.1lON FOR\t~~IT OF 1

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R-e\a+or f.:"reefV1aN; 'f;,ub-~\+s th.ls p·e.-fi+joiJ ~r wr-',+ at L'(\atJdaMus o++he detv1al c:+ ;WMR\atNirVll_ _. par+,'c.~~a" por+-ro.rJ o+ th~ tr~aL records as r+ p·er~IN$ +o h~ s , ~Noc.~!'-'c~ aNd .h's r1qh+s ·to a ~ofY'refe c.qpy o~ hi's +rtal re.co~ m o+loNs,al\.)d ~\ l_ e.,c.\,, b1 -tJs_ f1\e.d irJ . ~hose ptp~ee,di f'JCf6 j N 1C1M~\if.-t\,s r"-lak,~ C.O\Mplaii\JS o+-- +he d ei\J 1a L ffi ·-the tno-hDNS +,l eJ a+ n\ ~ +rt a\ J a10d -ltJe. riqh+ -to.Kt'Jow VJh~ch !"'o+iotJ~ were qratJ.t:eJ aruddeN1d,, }:()r c.\~ri+y, re-\a-hDr tSJ:e.ferr.ed ~a~ 'rreeM;,JJ; respo.~Jd@,v+) Ms. E_drVC), \ho;N7otJ IS re~erred 4o by . \\JaMe; aNd +he re.al party \tJ lNteres+ \S re~@rreJ ,~: as -+'-'e s+a+e D+ Te~as~ -s·l~ATEN\E t\IT 0~- TURISD\C.TION ·This Cour+ has )urisdi~+ioN -to \ssue_a wrl·+ ot · tv'\ eNd aM u s ., ;Tex. C. oNs+~ ar}. S § bj Te~. Gov)t Cod~,~ 2.2. ,.2.2l(o) STA'TE.MEl~T OF THE- CASE The. uNder \_y 1NC\ pro ~ee.d-~rvq)-=-reeM~N has app~L~-d has CON \U ct I,Q~ aNJ if'J. proce S~ purchasedJ),s·-±.tl6lL 1

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. \ \-)orf'Jfo_AJ, al\.d i ~ +he-h-1al COur+o (X;Ut.f \ re_po_tfer J w~ ere -+he. Horvora6le. ~JaN'Ies A.Nd-ers orJ JS ·+he, __ pres\~! Nq judqe o+ -\-he, \ ~~. tJd D'istrk.--+ Court o+. Harris Cou.'\J·ty ;Te~.. · _ · . ResPao~deAJ+s ac.+;ot--. 1) Ot-J Au9us-i- \?th~OI3 +he +rial COur:f: ha cl a _he.ar; tJq O!'l-fh.e. MOhoN'S -P. \eel by -+he re\a-+ors ~ria\. ccuN7e\_" Th~\ rel~tor ~a~ ·~ut.Jd qu•!+y ~y jury1 df\Jd-+,,rv\e ly,_-rd~ h(::,,tJa+,ce o.P appeell; Luh1c'h ,s c.urreN+\,y p~Nt:hNq 1N +h1s caur-+; howe.ve.t>. +he ·r~l_a+or· pu~chased.C.Qp\~s o~ his·-h-\·a-l.r-ec..ords. hJ v;t h,t~ ;fhe_ ~espo.~deNf dei\J ;e~ h:Mi+he copies d e'3,£1N a+tNfj :~e. ft.. tal Co~ rl-~ dec\ s 1O!V ol\1 eac~. fV!o-hoN/ aNd ;4-he e~V\,bd~,o+ -\1"~+ +rtaL~e. rec;p_o.vclf2rJ'f has deN.I e.d af\Jd <:oN~ I "-lues,~ deNy-the re. \~for c:>+ ·-tho.se fVLo·f.loi\JS a~;~eir 4ec1 S1 Of\1 rnacle by -the ·-h-I a\ C:...ourf . d.Jvd ~e ex h' kn+s -the.re o·t ... . ~ : ' '

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I ss.o~ 2 :_lhe _ret'>po N B6AJ;±. . re\'uses to_ p~"e4\)tfYl .. rvdl'liS~Y'~al du+ies by prav·tdlf\/Cl-+he ·re\a+Or With ihe exhihi.ts or record. STA:TEN\ENT Of: ~T\1\: I=A.CTS Re.La+or \-ree.,MaiJ uuas ch~rqe,d arud .c_ol\1 vicffi:l ~JJ DAle Se¥.-u~l a~sau(.+ c...asc:-~t3rJ_1s_etv+-eNtec:J -+co s:evetJ~-+we 4ears iN pr1 s~rJ · ~e\.~to~ ~i N\_elt appealed arud_ fhese are. · C, Ut CtetJ ·t\y p erv dliVer I~ ~~ .l ~t W Ll rt .0~ -dfp.ee.b~a±_ __.-:. . \-hou s o 1\l. · ·· -' 0~·-the d~y--r~J~for Free~aN.f~~-~h-as~d +h~-eopf~ o-FA;s +r1a\. rec..or-Js iN the eve". d::+ha+ h's Si1recf C?-Ppea\ I?r?-ves 1b IDe_ UN'Suc.c..-~S'5~u\, ho~~v_et ..~p_o.N_ te~~et pT o,~' +he _. 1-r\~l re~or-ds-1-he.. relator o~e.-t-~ed :~a~t ter+e~f."'. parfs oC +he -tr:;al reC:.elrd s were en, ss• N'f ~N\'%e +n a\ records.J C1t-Jd--\hexetore wrote back to -\-he. respo~""di:bi+aNd ... \NCbUtred abou-t/~~ '":\ssLvq paqes fro~ -+"'e ,1-~ial_.reeohls, , I

:I N8.M-~\~ ~e Maf1o.w o-Lre,CA~ C!rJd_-1-he diSJ2.05•iioN1AJ9 af th.e.se r<\tcrho~S by +he -4-)..:\a\. c..ouy-+.i drvd +he. et.k,bits cS r-ecord: . - . ·The ·-h-\a.l C.our·~ ha5 refused_-~ orde~· -+he re5poNda..J-1- Ms. E.dtva lhon\J+oN +o tY'\a.k-e ava,l·~b\e ~'\eSe docu N'\·eNts a~d -+he\'( cos+ +o ~e. Re\a+or i.f\l order +ha+ he. Mal .Pvrchase. +heN'I fnr- ~1e.- u.Se __i_N, h~ s ·a..p pe\ \a+e proc.e.ss. . . . :;

\ .. AlJGUN\EN.TS I s~u.e :I :.The +ria\ cour--1-5 recorder _b_as _ _ -\a'l \ed .-to p~ov\cie. +he r~_la-!or: wifh c_or·~e.s ~ f"e Mof~o.Ns of~ re,c...ord aNd -H-le +r·ja\_ Cour~ decl'5ION ON +he fY1oi1orJS~ IN de+er~'tNll\l9 t...uhe.Jher +he. w·r\·+- should be. \ssue. we. h\ ust tl:J#,e;r de.+erM 1NB wh~+her +he parfy ~-a~~ 1

~deC(,Ud-\--e. ~e.IY\ed~ by appeal . Id -1Y1arvda~v~ iS, i·N~~de.d ~ be. d.N ~~-+ra o \~~Nary ,reiV'edy?tJ ly .avad~_}J\e 'N hN\t+e~ · C.. u~ c. u M sfaN ce..s~ \ t\\ vo ht \ ~ q vna N•-~ e. s+ at-J d urqeN+ Nece.s1ly arvd ~o-7 ~r q~\e.\taroces +\~a+ IY\a.y be ad.d.re.ssed by o~er f'eMcad1es. \-\o\\oway \/.·.\i-\~\1 Cour+ o~ appea)s 1to1S,w. . l..d lo8V; b81- (Te.>e. lct~9ll.N ~e Je~\o\o .;Lb5.vJ. 3d 15~1S~ (Te'i... P.·pp.·- Hou:)+cN [ \1-t+h. D\s+ ].::Looo)..

Re \ator FreeMa~~ c.as.e .\-, CurreNfly ON a.ppe9L II\J +hi~ Cou:r+j \\ow·e\je;- the r-~\a+cr- purchaseJ h~s·:+r;al reLf:Jr?"f>j aNd the t.ouY"-t cler-\( nas ret used +o +or-ward ~e. C£Jp1es o+·m h\o-\-.\o.Ns be.ar:I»Jq +he deeis\oJ\Js cf·+he-trlal · Cout-+s de~s\o"' ot0 his Mo·ho:Js .a+ +'fidl arJd -~e ·e"'~:bi·-h:. used ac\a;Ns-\- h\M at+v-\aJ,+he r-e\a+or ~o Nof ha\ie a ~cle~ ud.,+·.~, r e ..M ~dy o·f Law be~ us~ 4-h\~ IS _Nof a h"tat+er I_N \Nbic.lr\ I+ caN IDe appea\eol to +h,s c..ourf. 1\IIIS -~e re\ a+or ask~;+""'\~ ~o~r+ +o .f1re}N+ his ·Mer't+ o~ N\aN darn us.., g \"aN+ uv9 h ,,V\ +he.. r .el1 e:P h e s e~. Issue .2 ·.The r-espotvcla~ "r e~uses -k> pertorM ·+he m; f\J.\s+r- 'ta\ d u+ I es by p rov'•JL"'q +he re la+o r w i-fh~e. ·e.'f. h\ b\+s tl~·- rec.ord .

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1~1 CS.W_._~d IOicJ ~07( le);.,l\pp.-SlrJ Arvto"-''0 l'l%1 .. Or-·~· p r--oc.eedll\)q) 1d a:\- li\L 're vJash~\\)9foN 1 S,\,\\.&Ja+ )~c2. Th 'ts c:ovr-+ has -ihe~~r~~ ~ d I<::+iotJ ·to ~~sue a wr~r-1- ao;Jd +he r~ P-o r-J da.tJ+ 6 ·~C..aoS'e of -fhe f'(\'uv1s+~sdL ~e.J... iN'iolve.J..., aNd -the ·fact -~af_h_e_bas 811 ilpfeal p-eAJd.h{/JCj JN ·-fhl._s .... C.ovr-1- at ~·.s_+~ Me ... C:oN.S te.caue.Nfly +hi~ C.O vr-4- .Should issve +he mar~J~ma.rs ~1al~~+~~ tt'aal*ee,ur+ ~ltl1cnJ9h . +he maN daM oS rs ~\\ ~~ d9~;N'.S4- -~e+raaL C.owr+ J Ne..\ler ~e.\e.~~ +he. ~espe>~datJ+ '~ uASde.-~r -th~ CotJ+roL-:·d:~J au+~orl·4y ~ ~·1-rp!l coorf a,vd by Vi r+ur-e. o·~ l+.s :au~-1-hor~+Y do -+he-, ResRoNd~;vf a.ci- or ~al.\ _4-ti ac+1 bv+ 1+ 1s·+ne Re.spof\Jd·aN-l--iha+ has C.otu+roLofJ·he docvMe.Nis ~a.+ -\-\,e. Y'e \ afu r se.eks. . ____ . AN appellate rec.otds ;tN+eqr~+y 'Js c.ruc.ial: .-fb,y- p)--op~r ~dppe\\a+e rev~e.\lJ; wh',c..h __ \s +he rlqh+ aru appeliaf\J.+ \\Vvo t

_A tv 8 ppeJ I_ a f-e.~ r-1 q~t ·~ app ·12..\ \ate revi-ew \ s a ecaM.P a.JJ i ~ by+~ du+Lj -w pro~·ide atv ac..cura.+e ~ewrcJ ~u.~-~•'claJ+ ·~o\'_ +he appe .\.\a:tee c_ou r~ to pe\"~rl"' _, \-s ~uNc:·h orJ ,+o d e-tertv\ll\l e +"'e Q. orre.c-+l\.l e..ss o+ -\he ~owe..- C.O u r+ ~ ,{ Ud~ S .\AJ. ~ 14-lc)l51. C \e~. App.:-Dc:L~_\a_s ,qqo).

"lhe. bui--de.I\J Is oN +he.. par--~y see~lr.~~ rev'1ew ~see. 4ha+ d 5l)~ \ c\ eN-\- "('-e..c.o'fd \ s ~ t"e s e 1\J-t e.d ib s ~ o UJ error re~uiriNq yreverssl .Te~. R~ Af>Po P~o. So (d). - Ta-_r¥\_P.~.r·i NCJ -q·~vetN ~~e~+q ( -~eOc~-ord uJJcler 1 LU 1fh __ ·cev-+r~\e;a·\E or sea\ (S a~~rd de~re~ ~elDAJ4 .. See Te~_J?e N al C..od.e ~ 37. to (r.) (3)(d) \/e t"rvoJJ l'rqq)_ 1.d a:t 0 K.e...re. Cf 3D S ,w ..;t.d a·+ l 62 .

.t5sewt~a I l y -+he resflotvclaw+ has C-o MM \++ed d .refoA!Li ~e,v~e by OMi-H-ItJq p.ar+5 o-f'--+he relator~ re~orJs,. atJd a.\ so C:tQ.:-4-ed w i·+h purpose. ai\Jd ll\1·~+ -1c e,aL! S>e 4-h,e te(a.+or ha_rM by·de1Vyi.v9 h~Af\+he 1+~ he Sefl

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