in Re Valentina Spassova Sheshtawy
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Opinion
IN THE / J_ COURT OF APPEALS
Houston, Texas
Cause No .jMMm 7 ^ IN RE VALENTINA SPASSOVA SHESHTA
RELATOR nm^, to ~ Iff HONORABLE JUDGE LOYD WRIGHT, »6
PROBATE COURT ONE (1) OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS,
RESPONDENT
PETITION FOR WRIT OF PROHIBITION
OR
WRIT OF MANDAMUS
Valentina Spassova Sheshtawy ProSe 12206 Cabo Blanco Ct, Houston, Texas 77041 Phone: (832) 721-3606 E-mail: valentinasheshtawv@yahoo.com
EMERGENCY RELIEF REQUESTED IDENTITY OF PARTIES & COUNSEL
Relator is Valentina Spassova Sheshtawy, Pro Se. Valentina Spassova Sheshtawy resides at 12206 Cabo Blanco Ct., Houston, Texas 77041. Phone (832) 721-3606; e-mail: valentinasheshtawv@vahho.com. The Relator is the Appellant of Cause No. 14-14-00515-CV, styled Valentina Spassova Sheshtawy, Appellant v. Michael Fuqua, as Temporary Administrator of the Estate of Adel Sheshtawy, Deceased, Appellant, in the Fourteen Court ofAppeals in Houston, Texas.
Respondent is the Honorable Judge Loyd Write, in Probate Court One (1) ofHarris County, 201 Caroline, Ste. 600, Houston,Texas 77002. Phone: (713)368-6700; fax: (713)368-7300.
The following is a complete list of the parties, the attorneys, and persons who have an interest in the outcome of this proceeding:
Lily Alexandra Sheshtawy - minor child of Valentina Spassova Sheshtawy and Adel Sheshtawy, residing at 12206 Cabo Blanco Ct., Houston, Texas 77041, in care of Valentina Spassova Sheshtawy.
Nikolay Tassev - Valentina Spassova Sheshtawy's son and a step son to Adel Sheshtawy; residing at 12206 Cabo Blanco Ct., Houston, Texas 77041, in care of Valentina Spassova Sheshtawy.
Cameron McCulloch - Guardian of Estate for Lily Alexandra Sheshtawy, a minor, attorney with Maclntyre McCulloch Stanfield & Young, LLP, 2900 Weslayan, Suite 150, Houston, Texas 77027; Phone (713) 572-2900; Fax: (713) 572-2902; E- mail: cameron.mcculloch@mmlawtexas.com Nader Sheshtawy and Hanya Sustache, adult children of Adel Sheshtawy, represented by Sarah Patel Pacheco and Kathleen Turner Beduze, attorneys with Crain, Caton & James, PC, Five Houston Center, 1401 McKinney, 17th Floor, Houston, Texas 77010; Fax (713) 658-1921. Nader Sheshtawy and Hanya Sustache had been appointed on December 10, 2013 to serve as Dependent Co- Administrators of the Estate of Adel Sheshtawy along with Michael Fuqua, Temporary Administrator.
Michael Fuqua, Temporary Administrator of the Estate of Adel Sheshtawy. Michael Fuqua, is an attorney with FUQUA & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 5005 Riverway, Suite 250, Houston, Texas 77056. Phone (713) 960-0277; fax (713) 960-1064; e-mail: mlfuqua@fuqualegal.com. State Bar Number 24055511.9. Michael Fuqua is the Appellee in Cause No. 14-14-00515-CV.
u TABLE OF CONTENTS
IDENTITY OF PARTIES & COUNSEL /
TABLE OF CONTENTS Mi
INDEX OF AUTHORITIES iv
STATEMENT OF THE CASE pagenumber 1
STATEMENT OF FACTS pagenumber 3
STATEMENT OF JURISDICTION page number 8
ISSUES PRESENTED pagenumber 9
ARGUMENTS & AUTHORITIES page number 9
PRAYER page number 10
APPENDLX v
CERTIFICATION v;
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE vii
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE viii
Hi INDEX OF AUTHORITIES
Cases:
Chang, 814S.W.2dat545. jage 9 Holloway v. Fifth Court ofAppeals, 767 S. W. 2d 680, 683 (Tex. 1989) .page 9
Constitution
Texas Constitution art. 5, § 3, 6; Government Code § 22.002,22.221 page 8,9
Statutes and Rules
PEN § 32.46 Securing execution of document by deception page 4
IV IN RE VALENTINA SPASSOVA SHESHTAWY, Relator
RELATOR'S PETITION FOR WRIT OF PROHIBITION/ WRIT OF MANDAMUS
INTRODUCTION
Relator, Valentina Spassova Sheshtawy, submits this petition for Writ of Prohibition / Writ of Mandamus, complaining of the Honorable Loyd Wright, presiding Judge of the Probate Court One (1) of Harris County, Texas. For clarity, Relator is referred to as Valentina Spassova Sheshtawy.
Respondent, the Honorable Loyd Wright, is referred to by name; and the real party in interest is referred to as Valentina Spassova Sheshtawy, and her children Lily Alexandra Sheshtawy and Nikolay Tassev.
Relator, Valentina Spassova Sheshtawy, submits this Petition for Writ of Prohibition/Writ of Mandamus, pending the court disposition of an appeal on the merits, Cause No. 14-14-00515-CV.
STATEMENT OF THE CASE
Relator, Valentina Spassova Sheshtawy, files this Writ of Prohibition, to prevent Respondent, the Honorable Judge Loyd Wright, sitting in Probate Court One (1) of Harris County, Texas, from approving any agreements or orders related to the property located at 12206 Cabo Blanco Ct., Houston, Texas 77041, or alternatively Writ of Mandamus due to the limited time. The property at 12206 Cabo Blanco Ct., Houston, Texas 77041, is the subject of the appeal Cause No. 14-14-00515-CV which is scheduled for review on Thursday, March 12, 2015, by the Fourteenth Court of Appeals in Houston, Texas. The underlying procedures are In the Estate of Adel Sheshtawy, Deceased, Cause No 407-499 which has seven sub-docketed cases, and specifically 407,499-406 which is the subject of the appeal; Cause No. 14-14-00515-CV, seeking permanent injunction prohibiting the sale or attempted sale of homestead property located at 12206 Cabo Blanco Ct., Houston, Texas 77041, and the related case, styled In the Estate of Lily Sheshtawy, a Minor, Cause No. 425,238 in Probate Court One (1) of Harris County, Texas.
On March 12, 2015 at 10:00 am, a hearing is scheduled on the Application for Authorityfor Guardian to Enter into Settlement (a.k.a. - Distribution) Agreement Regarding the Estate of Adel Sheshtawy, filed by Mr. Cameron McCulloch, as Guardian of Estate of Lily Sheshtawy, the minor child of Valentina Spassova Sheshtawy and Adel Sheshtawy in Probate Court One (1) of Harris County, Texas. Mr. McCulloch is seeking the probate court's approval to sign a settlement agreement which is unjust to Lily Sheshtawy. The settlement agreement would deprive Lily of her preserved portion of her father's Estate as of the date of his death on August 8, 2011. The settlement agreement limits her share of the estate to the property at 12206 Cabo Blanco Ct. which is a homestead property and as such should not be subject to administration. The property was improperly included in the Estate.
The Respondent has already approved two settlement agreements under Cause No. 407,499-401 and 407,499-402 which are detrimental to Lily, based on representations of Mr. McCulloch in his capacity as Attorney Ad Litem that the settlement agreements were in her best interest. The Honorable Judge Loyd Wright did not appoint a Guardian ad Litem to review those settlements from the perspective of the minor. Lily's mother, Valentina Sheshtawy, was not informed about her or her daughter's constitutionally protected homestead rights by either Mr. McCulloch, as Attorney Ad Litem, or by her former attorney Donald Worley.
The Respondent, the Honorable Judge Loyd Wright approved the Preliminary Inventory, Appraisement and List of Claims presented to him by Mr. Michael Fuqua, Temporary Administrator of the Estate of Adel Sheshtawy without an appraisement on or about March 7, 2012 (See EXHIBIT 1 in appendix). On December 10, 2013, the Respondent appointed Nader Sheshtawy and Hanya Sustache, Dependent Co-Administrators and ordered "that there is no need for appointment of appraisers of this estate". (See page 2 in EXHIBIT 2 in appendix).
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IN THE / J_ COURT OF APPEALS
Houston, Texas
Cause No .jMMm 7 ^ IN RE VALENTINA SPASSOVA SHESHTA
RELATOR nm^, to ~ Iff HONORABLE JUDGE LOYD WRIGHT, »6
PROBATE COURT ONE (1) OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS,
RESPONDENT
PETITION FOR WRIT OF PROHIBITION
OR
WRIT OF MANDAMUS
Valentina Spassova Sheshtawy ProSe 12206 Cabo Blanco Ct, Houston, Texas 77041 Phone: (832) 721-3606 E-mail: valentinasheshtawv@yahoo.com
EMERGENCY RELIEF REQUESTED IDENTITY OF PARTIES & COUNSEL
Relator is Valentina Spassova Sheshtawy, Pro Se. Valentina Spassova Sheshtawy resides at 12206 Cabo Blanco Ct., Houston, Texas 77041. Phone (832) 721-3606; e-mail: valentinasheshtawv@vahho.com. The Relator is the Appellant of Cause No. 14-14-00515-CV, styled Valentina Spassova Sheshtawy, Appellant v. Michael Fuqua, as Temporary Administrator of the Estate of Adel Sheshtawy, Deceased, Appellant, in the Fourteen Court ofAppeals in Houston, Texas.
Respondent is the Honorable Judge Loyd Write, in Probate Court One (1) ofHarris County, 201 Caroline, Ste. 600, Houston,Texas 77002. Phone: (713)368-6700; fax: (713)368-7300.
The following is a complete list of the parties, the attorneys, and persons who have an interest in the outcome of this proceeding:
Lily Alexandra Sheshtawy - minor child of Valentina Spassova Sheshtawy and Adel Sheshtawy, residing at 12206 Cabo Blanco Ct., Houston, Texas 77041, in care of Valentina Spassova Sheshtawy.
Nikolay Tassev - Valentina Spassova Sheshtawy's son and a step son to Adel Sheshtawy; residing at 12206 Cabo Blanco Ct., Houston, Texas 77041, in care of Valentina Spassova Sheshtawy.
Cameron McCulloch - Guardian of Estate for Lily Alexandra Sheshtawy, a minor, attorney with Maclntyre McCulloch Stanfield & Young, LLP, 2900 Weslayan, Suite 150, Houston, Texas 77027; Phone (713) 572-2900; Fax: (713) 572-2902; E- mail: cameron.mcculloch@mmlawtexas.com Nader Sheshtawy and Hanya Sustache, adult children of Adel Sheshtawy, represented by Sarah Patel Pacheco and Kathleen Turner Beduze, attorneys with Crain, Caton & James, PC, Five Houston Center, 1401 McKinney, 17th Floor, Houston, Texas 77010; Fax (713) 658-1921. Nader Sheshtawy and Hanya Sustache had been appointed on December 10, 2013 to serve as Dependent Co- Administrators of the Estate of Adel Sheshtawy along with Michael Fuqua, Temporary Administrator.
Michael Fuqua, Temporary Administrator of the Estate of Adel Sheshtawy. Michael Fuqua, is an attorney with FUQUA & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 5005 Riverway, Suite 250, Houston, Texas 77056. Phone (713) 960-0277; fax (713) 960-1064; e-mail: mlfuqua@fuqualegal.com. State Bar Number 24055511.9. Michael Fuqua is the Appellee in Cause No. 14-14-00515-CV.
u TABLE OF CONTENTS
IDENTITY OF PARTIES & COUNSEL /
TABLE OF CONTENTS Mi
INDEX OF AUTHORITIES iv
STATEMENT OF THE CASE pagenumber 1
STATEMENT OF FACTS pagenumber 3
STATEMENT OF JURISDICTION page number 8
ISSUES PRESENTED pagenumber 9
ARGUMENTS & AUTHORITIES page number 9
PRAYER page number 10
APPENDLX v
CERTIFICATION v;
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE vii
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE viii
Hi INDEX OF AUTHORITIES
Cases:
Chang, 814S.W.2dat545. jage 9 Holloway v. Fifth Court ofAppeals, 767 S. W. 2d 680, 683 (Tex. 1989) .page 9
Constitution
Texas Constitution art. 5, § 3, 6; Government Code § 22.002,22.221 page 8,9
Statutes and Rules
PEN § 32.46 Securing execution of document by deception page 4
IV IN RE VALENTINA SPASSOVA SHESHTAWY, Relator
RELATOR'S PETITION FOR WRIT OF PROHIBITION/ WRIT OF MANDAMUS
INTRODUCTION
Relator, Valentina Spassova Sheshtawy, submits this petition for Writ of Prohibition / Writ of Mandamus, complaining of the Honorable Loyd Wright, presiding Judge of the Probate Court One (1) of Harris County, Texas. For clarity, Relator is referred to as Valentina Spassova Sheshtawy.
Respondent, the Honorable Loyd Wright, is referred to by name; and the real party in interest is referred to as Valentina Spassova Sheshtawy, and her children Lily Alexandra Sheshtawy and Nikolay Tassev.
Relator, Valentina Spassova Sheshtawy, submits this Petition for Writ of Prohibition/Writ of Mandamus, pending the court disposition of an appeal on the merits, Cause No. 14-14-00515-CV.
STATEMENT OF THE CASE
Relator, Valentina Spassova Sheshtawy, files this Writ of Prohibition, to prevent Respondent, the Honorable Judge Loyd Wright, sitting in Probate Court One (1) of Harris County, Texas, from approving any agreements or orders related to the property located at 12206 Cabo Blanco Ct., Houston, Texas 77041, or alternatively Writ of Mandamus due to the limited time. The property at 12206 Cabo Blanco Ct., Houston, Texas 77041, is the subject of the appeal Cause No. 14-14-00515-CV which is scheduled for review on Thursday, March 12, 2015, by the Fourteenth Court of Appeals in Houston, Texas. The underlying procedures are In the Estate of Adel Sheshtawy, Deceased, Cause No 407-499 which has seven sub-docketed cases, and specifically 407,499-406 which is the subject of the appeal; Cause No. 14-14-00515-CV, seeking permanent injunction prohibiting the sale or attempted sale of homestead property located at 12206 Cabo Blanco Ct., Houston, Texas 77041, and the related case, styled In the Estate of Lily Sheshtawy, a Minor, Cause No. 425,238 in Probate Court One (1) of Harris County, Texas.
On March 12, 2015 at 10:00 am, a hearing is scheduled on the Application for Authorityfor Guardian to Enter into Settlement (a.k.a. - Distribution) Agreement Regarding the Estate of Adel Sheshtawy, filed by Mr. Cameron McCulloch, as Guardian of Estate of Lily Sheshtawy, the minor child of Valentina Spassova Sheshtawy and Adel Sheshtawy in Probate Court One (1) of Harris County, Texas. Mr. McCulloch is seeking the probate court's approval to sign a settlement agreement which is unjust to Lily Sheshtawy. The settlement agreement would deprive Lily of her preserved portion of her father's Estate as of the date of his death on August 8, 2011. The settlement agreement limits her share of the estate to the property at 12206 Cabo Blanco Ct. which is a homestead property and as such should not be subject to administration. The property was improperly included in the Estate.
The Respondent has already approved two settlement agreements under Cause No. 407,499-401 and 407,499-402 which are detrimental to Lily, based on representations of Mr. McCulloch in his capacity as Attorney Ad Litem that the settlement agreements were in her best interest. The Honorable Judge Loyd Wright did not appoint a Guardian ad Litem to review those settlements from the perspective of the minor. Lily's mother, Valentina Sheshtawy, was not informed about her or her daughter's constitutionally protected homestead rights by either Mr. McCulloch, as Attorney Ad Litem, or by her former attorney Donald Worley.
The Respondent, the Honorable Judge Loyd Wright approved the Preliminary Inventory, Appraisement and List of Claims presented to him by Mr. Michael Fuqua, Temporary Administrator of the Estate of Adel Sheshtawy without an appraisement on or about March 7, 2012 (See EXHIBIT 1 in appendix). On December 10, 2013, the Respondent appointed Nader Sheshtawy and Hanya Sustache, Dependent Co-Administrators and ordered "that there is no need for appointment of appraisers of this estate". (See page 2 in EXHIBIT 2 in appendix). The Relator, Valentina Spassova Sheshtawy is seeking Writ of Prohibition, or alternatively, Writ of Mandamus because the Respondent might engage himself in signing orders related to the property on appeal, in the Probate Court One (1) where he is presiding, on or after the hearing on March 12, 2015 scheduled at 10:00 am.
STATEMENT OF FACTS
Relator, Valentina Spassova Sheshtawy, filed her Appellant's Brief in the 14th Court Appeals on November 14, 2014. The main issue presented is that the property at 12206 Cabo Blanco Ct., Houston, TX 77041 is homestead.
On January 23, 2015 the Guardian of Estate for Relator's minor daughter, Lily Alexandra Sheshtawy ("Lily"), filed Application For Authority For Guardian To Enter Into Settlement (A.K.A. - Distribution) Agreement Regarding the Estate of ADEL SHESHTAWYunder Cause No. 425,238 in Probate Court One (1), of Harris County, Texas. Probate Court One (1) where the original proceeding, In the Estate ofAdel Sheshtawy, Cause No. 407,499 and the related Cause No. 407,499-406, the case on appeal, were held. In his application, Mr. McCulloch mentioned the appeal "which is currently pending in the Fourteen Court of Appeals under Cause Number 14-14-00515-CV." (See page 2, EXHIBIT 3).
Relator received a copy of the above mentioned document on February 10, 2015 and filed a Complaint against Mr. McCulloch seeking his removal as the Guardian of the Estate for her minor child Lily on February 13, 2015. (EXHIBIT 4) Relator filed responses to Application For Authority For Guardian To Enter Into Settlement (A.K.A. - Distribution) Agreement Regarding the Estate of ADEL SHESHTAWY incorporated by reference with the Complaint Against Cameron McCulloch, on February 20, 2015 in which she pointed out that the probate court has no jurisdiction over the property at 12206 Cabo Blanco Ct., Houston, Texas 77041 during the pendency of the appeal. (See EXHIBIT 5). Affidavit of Valentina Spassova Sheshtawy in support of Complaint against Cameron McCulloch as a Guardian of Estate for Lily Sheshtawy is enclosed in EXHIBIT 5. A hearing on the Application for Authority to Enter into Settlement (a.k.a.- Distribution) Agreement and Valentina Sheshtawy's Complaint against Cameron McCulloch, Guardian of the Estate ofLily Sheshtawy is scheduled on March 12, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. in Probate Court One (1) of Harris County, Texas. (See EXHIBIT 6).
The Relator, Valentina Spassova Sheshtawy has already expressed her concern, in her Reply Brief (page 4-5) of the appeal, about Lily Alexandra Sheshtawy's preserved portion of her father's estate as of the date he passed away which had not been preserved either by Mr Fuqua as a Temporary Administrator, or by Mr McCulloch as Attorney Ad Litem and/or Guardian of Estate for the minor child, nor by the trial court. In fact many assets were hindered or given away to other parties in the litigation such as Nader Sheshtawy and Farouk Sheshtawy, and thus reduced significantly Lily's share of the Estate. Valentina Spassova Sheshtawy further stated "Instead to protect Lily's interest in the Estate, Mr McCulloch has been effectively used to reduce Lily's portion of the Estate by signing agreements which are not in the child's best interest, giving million dollars away to other litigants, and disposing her homestead right."
As of the time a Rule 11 Settlement Agreement was signed on May 28, 2013 (Appellate records on file), both Valentina's lawyer at that time Donald Worley and the Attorney ad Litem for Lily Alexandra Sheshtawy (Relator's minor child), Cameron McCulloch hindered the information that the property at 12206 Cabo Blanco Ct., Houston, Texas 77041 is a homestead. PEN § 32.46 Securing execution of document by deception, (a) A person commits an offense if, with intend to defraud or harm any person, he by deception: (1) causes another to sign or execute any document affecting property or service or the pecuniary interest of any person. A lawsuit against Donald Worley, Valentina Spassova Sheshtawy's former lawyer is currently pending in Probate Court One (1) of Harris County, Texas, Cause No. 407,499-407.
Valentina was not informed about her or Lily's homestead rights, nor was it considered that there was another minor, living in the same residence. Nikolay Tassev is the Relator's son, and a step son to Adel Sheshtawy, deceased. Mr. McCulloch filed Application for Authority to Enter into Settlement (a.ka.- Distribution) Agreement Reguarding the Estate of Adel Sheshtawy, seeking the approval of Probate Court One (1) to enter into settlement agreement which is detrimental to Lily who is only six years old at present. Mr. McCulloch is asking the Probate Court One (1) to authorize him to settle Lily Alexandra Sheshtawy's share in the Estate of her father Adel Sheshtawy for the property at 12206 Cabo Blanco Ct., which is under appeal. The proposed settlement agreement, included herewith in EXHIBIT 3, provides (page 4 of said settlement) in 3.1. Division of Estate. a. In full andfinal settlement of all her interest in and possible clams against the Estate, Lily will receive thefollowing: i) The Cabo Blanco Property, subject to the obligation pursuant to the terms of the Rule 11 and Final Settlement Agreement between the Parties and Valentina that provides Valentina and her attorney, Mr. Worley, the sum of$ 100,000from the sales proceeds ofthe Cabo Blanco Property when sold. (Emphases added.) For clarification, the Cabo Blanco Property is the property at 12206 Cabo Blanco Ct., Houston, Texas 77041 and Mr.McCulloch as a Guardian of Estate for Lily is trying to settle her share of a million dollar estate for the same property at 12206 Cabo Blanco Ct., Houston, Texas 77041 which in fact is a homestead. A Personal Financial Statement is enclosed in EXHIBIT 5, and referenced as Exhibit A, gives incentive about the value of some of the assets owned by Adel Sheshtawy. Adel Sheshtawy personally made representation of those assets.
Further, the proposed settlement provides:
v) Guardian acknowledges and agrees that theforegoing assets shall be infull and final settlement of all amounts due Lily or Guardian from Temporary Administrator, Nader and/ or Hanya, including any interest in the assets of Decedent's Estate, Nader's assets, and Hanya's assets, as an heir, creditor or otherwise; and
vi) The Parties do not hereby seek to waive any homestead protections that may exist under Texas law as to the Cabo Blanco Property. (Emphases added.) Valentina stated in her Response to the Application for Authority for Guardian to Enter into Settlement (a.k.a. - Distribution) Agreement Regarding the Estate of Adel Sheshtawy Incorporated by Reference with the Complaint Against Cameron McCulloch, in part TV, attached here as EXHIBIT 5: "Mr. McCulloch asks the court to approve Lily's share of the estate ofherfather Adel Sheshtawy to be limited to the property at 12206 Cabo Blanco Ct, Houston, Texas 77041. Saidproperty is under appeal in the 14th Court ofappeals in Harris County, Texas. The Probate Court One has no jurisdiction at present over the same property. The property was improperly included in the estate, and is exempt property, andnot subject to administration. "(Emphases added.)
Mr McCulloch is seeking the trial court approval to sign a release on behalf of the Relator's minor child as follows: Any and all claims, causes of actions, debts, demands, actions, costs, expenses, losses, damages, charges, challenges, contests, liabilities, promises, agreements, deceptive practice claims, claims in equity, suits, and all other obligations and liabilities of whatsoever nature KNOWN and UNKNOWN, fixed or contingent, liquidated or unliquidated, anticipated or unanticipated, at law or in equity, for any type ofreliefor redress, including but not limited to money damages, whether founded on contract, tort (including but not limited to tortuous interference with inheritance rights, conversion, fraud, tax issues, undue influence, false representation, conscious indifference, reckless disregard, and/ or malicious conduct), fiduciary duty, NEGLIGENCE, gross negligence, intentional affliction of emotional distress, reimbursement, breach offiduciary duty to disclose material information, indebtedness, FRAUDULENTINDUCEMENT, and any other ground, whether or not asserted, which any person has, may have, or have had against the released and/or indemnifiedparty, now existing or arising in thefuture, including the claims brought or which could have been brought by Valentina through the effective date ofthe Agreement relating to Nader, Hanya, the Lawsuit, Decedent's estate, including any claims ofcommon law marriage, save and except warranties and representations under this Agreement. THE PARTIES AGREE THAT THE DEFINITION OF "CLAIMS " IS AND SHALL BE AS BROAD AS THE LA W WILL ALLOW. " The law in the State of Texas does not allow and support such provisions, especially when a minor's interest is concerned. The Relator, who is the mother of Lily Alexandra Sheshtawy, a minor child presently six years old, is shocked by the arrogance of the parties involved in such settlement agreement. The mother of the minor child objects to all of those provisions, and specifically objects to "tort, torturous interference with inheritance rights, conversion, fraud, undue influence, false representation, conscious indifference, reckless disregard, malicious conduct, fiduciary duty, negligence, intentional infliction of emotional distress" because that is exactly what the parties to this settlement are performing and causing harm to her minor child. The trial court Judge Loyd Wright should not even consider such settlement for approval because it is so obviously unjust to the minor child and includes indemnity provisions for a minor.
The Temporary Administrator of the Estate of Adel Sheshtawy, Mr. Fuqua (who is the Appellee in the Cause No. 14-14-00515-CV) did not comply with the requirements to file appraisement of the assets of the estate within 90 days of his appointment, and caused misappropriation of assets belonging to the Estate of Adel Sheshtawy. Mr. Fuqua mismanaged the Estate of Adel Sheshtawy. The Temporary Administrator has the duty to prepare and file with the court clerk a single written instrument that contains a verified, full, and detailed inventory in which the appraisement is set out before the 91 day after he qualifies. EST. 309.051(b). The personal representative shall:
(1) set out in the inventory the representative's appraisement of the fair market value on the date of the decedent's death of each item in the inventory (emphases added): or (2) if the court has appointed one or more appraisers for the estate: (A) determine the fair market value of each item in the inventory with the assistance of the appraiser or appraisers; and (B) set out that appraisement in the inventory.
Respondent, the Honorable Judge Loyd Wright, approved the First Amended Inventory, Appraisement and List of Claims on March 7, 2012 without appraisement (See EXHIBIT 1), which caused and causes misappropriation of assets and mismanagement of the Estate of Adel Sheshtawy, and affected Valentina Spassova Sheshtawy, and her children Lily Alexandra Sheshtawy and Nikolay Tassev.
Valentina Spassova Sheshtawy has previously raised the issue that Mr Fuqua as a Temporary Administrator of the Estate of Adel Sheshtawy had filed inventory without an appraisement by filing a Complaint against Michael Fuqua, Temporary Administrator and Objections to Inventory, Appraisement and List of Claims on June 16, 2014. (See the appeal records on file.) Respondent, the Honorable Judge Loyd Wright denied the Complaint against Mr Fuqua, Temporary Adimistrator of the Estate of Adel Sheshtawy.
The Respondent, the Honorable Judge Loyd Wright appointed Nader Sheshtawy and Hanya Sustache Dependent Administrators on December 10, 2013. Valentina Spassova Sheshtawy did not receive notice individually or as a parent of Lily Alexandra Sheshtawy. At that time Mr. McCulloch was not Guardian of Estate for Lily Alexandra Sheshtawy. Despite of the due process violation, Judge Loyd Wright entered order on December 10, 2013 (See page 2 in EXHIBIT 2) as follows: "ORDERED, that there is no need for the appointment of appraisers of this estate."
Appraisement of estate is a statutory requirement. The Respondent is in violation of said requirement.
The proposed Settlement (a.k.a. - Distribution) Agreement Reguarding the Estate of Adel Sheshtawy is unjust to Lily Sheshtawy, and in fact is depriving her from what she is rightfully entitled to inherit from her father Adel Sheshtawy, as of the date he passed away on August 8, 2011, and said settlement concerns the homestead property at 12206 Cabo Blanco Ct., Houston, Texas 77041 which is on appeal.
STATEMENT OF JURISDICTION
A writ of prohibition is an extraordinary writ that a court of appeals, as a court of superior jurisdiction, may direct to a court with inferior jurisdiction. An appeal under Cause No 14-14-00515-CV is pending in the Fourteen Court of Appeals in Houston and same has superior jurisdiction over Probate Court One (1) in Harris County, Texas. The court's original writ jurisdiction are found in the Texas Constitution and the Government Code (Texas Constitution art. 5, §3, 6; Government Code §22.002,22.221). A Writ of Mandamus should be considered as an alternative due to the limited time, and in the event the Respondent, the Honorable Judge Loyd Wright performs the acts to be prohibited before the Court of Appeals grant the Writ of Prohibition requested.
This Court has jurisdiction to issue the Writ of Prohibition, or Writ of Mandamus.
ISSUES PRESENTED
Issue 1: The Probate Court One (1) of Harris County, Texas has no jurisdiction over the property at 12206 Cabo Blanco Ct., Houston, Texas 77041 while Cause No. 14-14-00515-CV is pending.
Issue 2: In the event, the Respondent performs any actions and signs orders related to the homestead property, the appeal will be ineffectual.
ARGUMENTS & AUTHORITIES
I.The Respondent, the Honorable Judge Loyd Wright, sitting in Probate Court One (1) of Harris County, Texas may perform actions under Cause No. 425,238 which may adversely affect the issues under appeal.
II.The Relator, Valentina Spassova Sheshtawy is seeking emergency relief because there is an extraordinary situation in the trial court which requires immediate attention. A court of appeals may issue necessary writs to protect its jurisdictionby preserving the subject matter of the appeal pending a hearing on the appeal. (Texas Constitution, Art. 5, §3, 6; Tex. Government Code § 22.221(a); Chang, 814 S.W.2d at 545. The Relator is seeking a relief to preserve the status quo of the appeal, Cause No 14-14-00515-CV. The purpose of writ of prohibition is to enable a higher court to protect and enforce its jurisdiction and judgment. Holloway v. Fifth Court ofAppeals, 767 S. W. 2d 680, 683 (Tex. 1989). The writ is typically used by an appellate court to control, limit, or prevent action in a lower court. Id. At 682. The Court of Appeals may grant "anyjust relief during the pending appeal.
PRAYER
The Relator, Valentina Spassova Sheshtawy prays that the Court of Appeals will issue the Writ of Prohibition to protect itsjurisdiction during the pending appeal to conserve the status quo of the issues under appeal and direct the Respondent,the Honorable Loyd Wright to refrain from approving and signing any orders related to the property at 12206 Cabo Blanco Ct., Houston, Texas, or alternatively a Writ of Mandamus to be issued to the Respondent to comply with the Appellate Court's orders in the event the Respondent has already performed the acts seeking to be prohibited prior to the Court of Appeals granting Writ of Prohibition.
Respectfully submitted,
Valentina Spassova Sheshtawy
10 APPENDIX
EXHIBIT 1: Order approving Preliminary Inventory & List of Claims. First Amended Inventory, Appraisement and List of Claims enclosed with the order.
EXHIBIT 2: Order appointing Dependent Co-Administrators - signed 12.10.2013.
EXHIBIT 3: Application for Authority for Guardian to Enter into Settlement (a.k.a. - Distribution) Agreement Regarding the Estate of Adel Sheshtawy.
EXHIBIT 4: Complaint against Cameron McCulloch, Guardian of Estate of Lily Sheshtawy, Minor.
EXHIBIT 5: In Response to Application for Authority for Guardian to Enter into Settlement (a.k.a. - Distribution) Agreement Regarding the Estate of Adel Sheshtawy incorporated by Reference with the Complaint against Cameron McCulloch. Enclosed Affidavit of Valentina Spassova Sheshtawy and Personal Financial Statement of Adel Sheshtawy.
EXHIBIT 6: First Amended Notice of Hearing.
Appellate records for Cause No. 14-14-00515-CV on file in the Fourteen Court of Appeals, Houston, Texas. EXHIBIT 1 04/24/2013 14:28 FAX @008/008
CD PROBATE C0URT1 N Came No. 407,499 O O 0. IN THE ESTATE OF IN THE PROBATE COURT
ADEL SHESHTAWY, NUMBER ONE (1) in o HARMS COUNTY, TEXAS DECEASED
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IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED thai the foregoing'lnventory, Appraisement and list Of Claimsis in aU respects approved end ORDERED entered ofrecord.
SIGNED on the. JLllLdayof. Mm
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Cause No. 407,499
IN THE ESTATE OF § IN THE PROBATE COURT
ADEL SHESHTAWY § MjMBmoNSk(l).0 § % *• & * DECEASED § HARRIS CO te, TE^S \ FIRSTAMENDED INVENTORY. APPRMSEMENT AND LIST OF t&fffe •& The following is a full, true and complete First Amended Inventory and App|E§sebient cti*& all personal and real property situated in the State of Texas owned by Adel Sheshtawy to the best
of the knowledge of the Temporary Adniinistrator as of the date of his death, August 8, 2011
together with a List of Claims due and owing to this Estate as of the date of death, which have
come into the knowledge ofthe undersigned.
The decedent was not married at the time ofhis death and the value listed herein reflects
the decedent's separate interest for such property1. INVENTORY AND APPRAISEMENT
Real Estate(Schedule A attached) $ 646,000.00 Mortgages, Notes & Cash (ScheduleB attached) Undetermined Miscellaneous Property (Schedule C attached) $ 21,150.00 Corporations (See Schedule D) Undetermined Patents (See Schedule E) Undetermined Securities, Stocks, & Bonds (See Schedule F) Undetermined
Total Value Undetermined
1Decedent was arespondent ina divorce proceeding asserting aninformal marriage existed pursuant toT.F. C. § 2.40land childofthe marriage. CauseNo 2010-48274', Valentina Spassova Sheshtawy v.AdelSheshtawy; in the 247* Judicial District Court ofHarris County Texas atthe time ofhis death. OnMarch 10,2011 anOrder granting partial summaryjudgment wasentered, thattherelationship between Valentina Spassova Sheshtawy andAdelA. Sheshtawy wasa validandrecognizable informalmarriage. The divorce causeof actionand childcustody matter were abatedonAugust9,2011 as a result of Adel Sheshtawy's death. ValentinaSheshtawy filed a petitionfor Declaratory Judgment in theBstate ofAdelSheshtawy onNovember 14,2011 seeking declaration ofa common law marriageand paternityofLilyAlexandraSheshtawy.
4V LIST OF CLAIMS
The claims owing to the estate: Value
1. Drill Bit Industries, Bic.d/b/aTri-Max Industries,Inc. Undeterrnined v. Brant Oilfield Management & Sales, Inc. and David Hal Hubbard; Cause No. 2006-25987; In the 113th Judicial District, Harris County, Texas
2. Adel Sheshtawyvs. Nikolay Tasseva and Undetermined Valentina Spassova Tasseva; Cause No. 972,013; In the County Court at Law Number Four (4), Harris County, Texas
3. Adel Sheshtawy vs. Nikolay Tasseva and Undetenriined Valentina SpassovaTasseva; CauseNo. 2011-15407; In thel25th Judicial District ofHarris County, Texas
4. In re: Pride International, lac. ShareholdersLitigation Consolidated Undetermined C.A. 6201-CS; In the Court of Chancery ofthe State ofDelaware
5. Adel Sheshtawyvs. China SunergyCo., et al; Cause No. 07-CV-7895; In the United States District Court Southern District ofNew York Undetermined
6. Loan to StacyHarbert,Bank ofTexasCheckNo2141onJuly 16,2011 $1,000.00
Total $ Undetermined
Wherefore, the undersigned requeststhat the Court approvethe foregoing First Amended Inventory, Appraisement and List ofClaimsand enter it ofrecordin mis proceeding. ESTATE OF ADEL SHESHTAWY
REAL ESTATE
SCHEDULE A
Item Value on No. Description Date of Death
Separate Property
1. Lot 29, Block 2 Lakes on Eldridge North Sec 1 More commonly known-as: 12206 Cabo Blanco Ct Houston, Texas 77041
Value Basedon 201 l(Per HCAD) $ 423,400.00 Harris County Appraisal District
Lot 17, Block 10, LAKESIDE PLACE SECTION 4, ACRES 1.160, More commonly known as: 17706HighgroveDrive, Houston, Texas 77077
Value Based on 2011 (PerHCAD): $ 222,600.00 Harris County Appraisal District
Total Separate Real Estate $ 646.000.00 ESTATE OF ADEL SHESHTAWY
MORTGAGES. NOTES & CASH
SCHEDULE B
Item Value on No. Description Date of Death Separate Property
1. Bank ofTexas Checking $383.62 Styled: Adel Sheshtawy Account No. xxxx0081
2. Wells Fargo Bank, Checking $ 1,500.00 Styled:Adel Sheshtawy Account No. xxxx6157
3. Chase JP Morgan Bank, N.A. Checking $ Unknown Styled: Adel Sheshtawy Account No. xxxx0521
4. Wells Fargo Checking $2,248.00 Styled: Adel Sheshtawy Account No. xxxx3278 'i \
5. Bank of Texas Checking $1,500.00 Styled: Adel Sheshtawy Account No. xxxxl473
6. E-Trade Account No.xxxx-8986 $ Unknown
7. ' TD Ameritrade Account No. xxx-xx9234 $ Unknown
Total SeparateCash $ Unknown ESTATE OF ADEL SHESHTAWY
MISCELLANEOUS PROPERTY
SCHEDULEC Item Value on No, Description Date of Death
Separate Property Vehicles * 1. 1989 Chevrolet C1500/ Gold YIN #2GCEC19K9K1188869 $1300.00
2. 2000 FordF150/ White VIN#1FTZF1724YKA58020 $2100.00
3. 2001 Dodge Ram 1500 SLT 4DR/ Red Double2 V1N#3B7HC13Z81G766159 $5750.00
4. 1998 Ford F150/Blue VIN#1FTZX17W4WKB56011 $3,000.00
5. Household furm'shings, personal items located at $4,000.00 12606 CaboBlanco Court, Houston, Texas 77041? 6 Household furnishings, personal items located at $5,000.00 6324 Qinningham, Houston, Texas 77041
Total Vahie: $21,150.00
1Temporary Administrator has nottaken possession ofthis personal property ESTATE OF ADEL SHESHTAWY
CORPORATIONS
SCHEDULED
1. Ownership interest in Tri-Max Industries, me. Undetermined
2. Ownership interest in Drill Bit Industries, Inc. Undetermined
3. Ownership interest inDrill Tools (DTI), Inc.4 Undetermined
4. Ownership interest in AJZ Investments, Inc. Undetermined
Total Value $ Undetermined
ESTATE OF ADEL SHESHTAWY
4Decedent listed a 65% Common Stock ownership onSchedule "E"ofDrilling Tools DTI, Inc's2009 form 1120 U.S. Corporation Income TaxReturn; dated March 15,2010. PATENTS
SCHEDULEE Item Value on No. Description Date of Death Separate Property
1 Canadian Patent No. 2,289,367 Drilling Tool with Extendable Elements Undetennined
2 Great Britain Patent No. GB2344607 Drilling Tool with Extendable Elements Undetermined
3 United States Patent No. 7,703,534 Underwater Seafloor Drilling Rig Undetennined
4 United States Patent No. 6,189.631B1 Drilling Tool with Extendable Elements Undetennined
5 United States Patent No. 3,937,278 Self-propelling apparatus for well logging tools Undetermined
Total Separate Patents $ Undetermined ESTATE OF ADEL SHESHTAWY
SECURITIES. STOCKS & BONDS
SCHEDULE F
Item Value on Ho. Description Date of Death
1 British Petroleum (BP) $642.77 17 shares @ $37.81/ share
SEMISUB, INC (California Corporation) Undetermined 50,000 Shares Authorized CapitalStock Share # 128 dated October 10,2008
Tri-Max Industries, Inc. Undetermined -Stock No. 5, Shares 20,000 datedJanuaiy 1,1994 -StockNo. 6, Shares20,000 datedJanuary1,1994 -StockNo. 7, Shares20,000 datedJanuary1,1994
Total Value: $ Undetermined Respectfully submitted,
JONES | MORRIS | KLEVENHAGENLLP
KEITH MOI State Bar No.: 24032879 JOHN J. KLEVENHAGEN EI State Bar No. 90001652 BRINE. JONES State Bar No. 24032478 6363 WoodwayDr., Suite 570 Houston, Texas 77057 (713) 589-5061 -Phone (713) 589-5513-Fax
Attorneys Representing TemporaryAdministrator Cause No. 407,499
IN THE ESTATE OF IN THE PROBATE COURT § ADEL SHESHTAWY, § NUMBER ONE (1) § DECEASED § HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS
ORDERAPPROVING FIRSTAMENDED INVENTORY & LIST OF CLAIMS
The foregoing First Amended Inventory, Appraisement and List of Claims of the above Estate having been filed and presented and sworn to by Michael L. Fuqua, Temporary Acuninistrator ofthe Estate ofAdel Sheshtawy, Deceased;there having been no objections made thereto; and the Court, having considered and examined the same, is satisfied mat it should be approved.
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the foregoing Inventory, Appraisement and List of Claims is in all respects approved and ORDERED entered ofrecord.
SIGNED on the _day of_ _,2012.
JUDGE PRESIDING
CONFORMED COPYREQUESTED Please return a conformed copy to:
Michael L Fuqua FUQUA & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 5005 RrVBRWAY, Sra 250 Houston, Texas 77019
Keith Morris Jones | Morris jKlevenhagen,LX.P. 6363 Woodway Dr., Suite 570 Houston, Texas 77057
fV VERIFICATION
STATE OF TEXAS § § COUNTY OF HARRIS §
BEFORE ME,the undersigned authority, on mis day personally appeared MICHAEL L.
FUQUA, who being sworn uponoathdeposed andsays thathe hasreadthe above andforegoing
First Amended Inventory, Appraisement and Listof Claims and mat the information contained
thereinis withinhis personalknowledgeandis true and correct
MICHAELJL
SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TObefore me on thisthe£3 dayofPUaufUM
2012.
eeooo M2306tA^Jl (S&oJl- TOMM1E JO O'DOWD X notary Public, Stegf ofTexas NOTARY PUBLIC STATH OF TEXAS 8 MY OOMMISSION EXPIRES 0 Printed Name: "TvmvaU g_ Op Oc£>ocjJ«&- FEB. 16,2014 X CommissionExpires: P'/io-ZU)I*4- CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
This istocertify that onthe 23rd day ofFebruary 2012, atrue and correct copy ofthe aboveand foregoing documenthas mis daybeen sentby hand deliveryand/orFacsimileto:
Mrs. Sarah Patel Pacheco Counselfor Nader Sheshtawy andHanyaSushache Mr. Vance Christopher Crain, Caton & James, P.C. 1401 McKinney Street, Suite 1700 Facsimile: 713.658-1921 Houston, Texas 77010
Mr. John E. Pipkin Counselfor OptidrillSA, BrantOilfield Pipkin Ferguson Management &Sales andDavidHal Hubbard 13201Northwest Freeway, Suite 300 Houston, Texas 77040 Facsimile: 713.961-54398
Mr. William Harmeyer Counselfor FaroukSheshtawy William F. Harmeyer & Assoc., P.C. 7322 SouthwestFreeway, Suite 475 713.270-7128 Houston, Texas 77074
Mr. Aaron Pool Counselfor Valentina Sheshtawy, ftidnv. andas Ms Misty McDonald NextFriendfor LilySheshtawy andNikolay Donato, Minx, Brown & Pool, P.C. Massev, minorchildren 3200 Southwest Freeway, Suite 2300 Houston, Texas 77027 Facsimile: 713.877-1112
Mr. James Stilwell Counselfor Tri-Max Industries, Inc. Martin & Stilwell, LLP 1400 Woodloch Forest Dr., Ste 590 Facsimile: 281.419-0250 The Woodlands, Texas 77380
Ms. JohnnaTeal Counselfor Drill Bit Industries, Inc. 4100 Milam, Second Floor Houston, Texas 77006 Facsimile: 713.222-8204
Mr. Philip Placzek Counselfor Drill Tools (DTD, Inc. 3730 Kirby Drive, Suite 1165 Houston, Texas 77098 tile: 713.807-7581 v>-A
lflQs*^>- Keith Mo Counselfor Temporary Administrator EXHIBIT 2 ssaanw mmmsm PROBATE COURT 1 CAUSE NO. 407,499
INTHEESTATE OF IN THE PROBATE COURT
ADEL SHESHTAWY, NUMBER ONE (1) OF
HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS DECEASED
ORDER APPOINTING DEPENDENT CO-ADMINISTRATORS
On this day the Court heard the Application to Appoint Independent Co-Administrators, Alternatively, Dependent Co-Administrators and for Issuance of Letters Administration of the Estate ofAdel Sheshtawy ("Decedent"), and the Court finds as follows: 1. This Court has jurisdiction and venue over the Decedent's estate; 2. An Application to Appoint Independent Co-Administrators or Alternatively, Dependent Co-Administrators was filed with this Court on October 10,2013; 3. The Application complies with the Texas Probate Code; 4. Citation has been served and returned in the manner and for the length of time
required by the Texas Probate Code;
5. Decedent died on August 8,2011;
6. Four (4) years have not elapsed since the date ofdeath ofDecedent; 7. Decedentdied intestate;
8. There is anecessity for the administration ofthe estate to determine, collect, preserve,
and distribute theassets of theestate;
9. That an heirship judgment has been entered declaring the heirs ofDecedent's Estate;
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10. Applicants, Nader Sheshtawy and Hanya Sustache, are not disqualified by law to (0 purs
0 serve asDependent Co-Administrators ofthis estate and are entitled tothe issuance of 0 Letters of Administration.
r ITIS ACCORDINGLY, w ORDERED, that Nader Sheshtawy and Hanya Sustache, are appointed Dependent
Co-Administrators of the Estate of Adel Sheshtawy, Deceased, and that Letters of 0 N Dependent Administration shall be granted to Nader Sheshtawy and Hanya Sustache
upon taking of their Oath required by law and giving Bond in the sum of
$ (OD| QQO conditioned as required by law. It is further,^- ORDERED, that there is no need for the appointment ofappraisers ofthis estate.
SIGNED on this the |Qr^ day ofDecember, 2013.
APPROVED AS TO FORM: 6^/6 CRAIN.CATON& JAMES A Professional Corporation
SARAH PATEL PACHECO (TBA #00788164) KATHLEEN TANNER BEDUZE (TBA# 24052205) Five Houston Center 1401 McKinney, 17th Floor '- '"- 2
Houston, Texas 77010 •so v. o
(713)658-2323 c o
(713)658-1921 (Facsimile) r K' ° m o Attorneys for Applicants n3C i> _
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078414/000001 130-93868W1 EXHIBIT 3 or* NO. 42S.238 1 N 0 0 IN RE: GUARDIANSHIP OF § IN THE PROBATE COURT a. THE ESTATE OF § § CD LILY ALEXANDRA SHESHTAWY, § NUMBER ONE ()) OF M en A MINOR HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS 0
in APPLICATION FOR AUTHORITY FOR GUARDIAN TO ENTER INTO SETTLEMENT (A.K.A. -DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT REGARDING THE o ESTATE OF ADEL SHESHTAWY vN . SO TO THE HONORABLE JUDGE OF SAID COURT:
COMES NOW Applicant W. CAMERON McCULLOCH, in his capacity as the Court
appointed and duly qualified Guardian of the Estate of LILY ALEXANDRA SHESHTAWY, A Minor (hereinafter referred to as "Applicant"), and files this his Application for Authority for Guardian to Enter into Settlement (a.k.a. - Distribution) Agreementregarding the Estate of Adel
Sheshtawy, Deceased, and insupport thereof would respectfully show theCourt the following: 1.
Applicant was appointed by the Court to serve as the Guardian of the Estate of Lily Alexandra Sheshtawy, a Minor (hereinafter referred to as"Lily") by Order of this Court, dated January 22,2014. Applicant qualified as theGuardian of Lily'sestate on January 30,2014, and has continued to serve in hisCourt appointed capacity atalltimessince hisdate of qualification.
2.
Lilyis one of Adel Sheshtawy's three biological children. Adel Sheshtawy (hereinafter referredto as the "Decedent") died on August 8,2011.
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After Decedent passed away, litigation ensued between Lily's mother, Valentina
Sheshtawy, and Lily's half-siblings (a.k.a. - Decedent's other two children - Nader Sheshtawy and Hanya Sustache). The litigation concerned Valentina Sheshtawy's assertion/allegation that she was the Decedent's surviving common law spouse. The common law marriage claim was ultimately settled; however, Valentia Sheshtawy has subsequently repudiated the Settlement Agreement1. The validity ofthe aforementioned Settlement Agreement is now the subject ofan appeal which is currently pending in the Fourteenth Court of Appeals under Cause Number 14- 14-00515-CV.
4.
In addition to the common law marriage lawsuit which is described above, litigation has also occurred between the Decedent's Estate and Decedent's surviving brother, Farouk Sheshtawy, regarding the ownership of certain assets. More specifically, the Decedent's surviving brother, Farouk Sheshtawy, previously asserted ownership claims to assets which belonged to Decedent at the time of his death. The litigation between Decedent's Estate and
bother (a.k.a. - Farouk Sheshtawy) was ultimately resolved, by and through a Court approved settlement agreement.
5.
As alluded to above (and as a result of the Settlement Agreement), the Court previously declared and determined that the Decedent has three surviving heirs at law. More specifically, the Decedent's three surviving heirs at law are the Decedent's three biological children, Nader
ARule 11 and Final Settlement Agreement for the common law marriage lawsuit was entered into by and between Valentina Sheshtawy, Applicant, Nader Sheshtawy and Hanya Sustache on May 28, 2013. On July 17, 2013, the Court, after due notice and consideration, found that the terms ofthe Settlement Agreement were in Lily's best interest, and approved the Settlement Agreement in all respects.
0043500 Page|2 Sheshtawy, Hanya Sustache and Lily. A true and correct copy of the Judgment Declaring Heirship for the Decedent's Estate is attached to this Application as Exhibit "A", and incorporated herein for all purposes. As a result of the foregoing and attached heirship Judgment, the Decedent's three surviving children and sole heirs at law - Nader Sheshtawy, Hanya Sustache and Lily - each own an undivided one-third interest in the assets which belong to the Decedent's Estate.
6.
In an effort to divide and separate Lily's undivided one-third interest from the undivided
interests ofNader Sheshtawy and Hanya Sustache, the undersigned (on behalf ofLily) - together with counsel for Nader Sheshtawy and Hanya Sustache - negotiated a settlement (a.k.a. - distribution) agreement for the assets that Nader Sheshtawy, Hanya Sustache and Lily have collectively inherited from the Decedent's Estate. A true and correct copy of the proposed Settlement Agreement isattached to this Application as Exhibit "B", and incorporated herein for all purposes. The Settlement Agreement is subject tothe approval of the Court.
7.
By and through the filing of this Application, Applicant is seeking authority from the Court to enter into the Settlement Agreement which is attached hereto as Exhibit "B", as well as for authority to execute any other documents which are necessary or appropriate to effectuate and/or implement the terms and provisions of the Settlement Agreement. This Application is being filed pursuant to Section 1151.102 of the Texas Estates Code, as well as any other appropriate sections ofthe Texas Estates Code, for the purpose of obtaining the requisite Court authority for Applicant to enter into the Settlement Agreement (see atatched Exhibit "B") on Lily's behalf.
0043500 13 8.
Applicant alleges and thereon believes that the terms and provisions of the Settlement
Agreement (see attached Exhibit "B") are in Lily's bests interest, and should therefore be
approved by the Court.
WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, Applicant prays (i) that the Court approve
the Settlement Agreement which has been attached hereto as Exhibit "B"; (ii) that the Court
authorize Applicant to enter into the Settlement Agreement on Lily's behalf; (iii) that the Court
authorize Applicant to execute any other documents which are necessary or appropriate to
effectuate and/or implement the terms and provisions of the Settlement Agreement; and (iii) that
Applicant have and recover such other and further relief as he may show himself justly entitled
to receive.
MacINT^RE, McCULLOCH, STANFIELD & YOl
W. CAMERON McCULLOCH State Bar Number 00788930 CHRISTOPHER C. BURT State Bar Number 24068339 2900 Weslayan, Suite 150 Houston, Texas 77027 (713)572-2900 (713) 572 - 2902 (FAX)
ATTORNEY FOR APPLICANT
0043500 Page | 4 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing instrument has been forwarded to the following*- via United States Certified Mail, returnreceipt requested, and/or via facsimile - onthis the /llraay of January, 2015:
Ms. Sarah Patel Pacheco Mr. Michael L. Fuqua Ms. Kathleen Tanner Beduze Fuqua & Associates, PC Crain Caton & James, PC 5005 Riverway, Suite 250 Five Houston Center Houston, Texas 77056 1401 McKinney, 17th Floor (713) 960-1064 (Fax) Houston, Texas 77010 Temporary Administrator (713) 658-1921 (Fax) Attorneysfor NaderSheshtawy & Hanya Sustache.
Ms. Valentina Sheshtawy 12206 Cabo Blanco Court Houston, Texas 77041
Mr. Peter J. Bennett Ms. Ann T-Ngo Peter J. Bennett, P.C. 202 Travis Street, Suite 207 Houston, Texas 77002 (713)568-2411 (Fax)
W. Cameron McCulloch Christopher C. Burt
0036987 Page | 1 EXHTBTT "A" > FuOC.'.TECCl!RT1 CAUSE NO. 407,499
IN THE ESTATE OF § IN THE PR6BAt¥ COURT 0 § w ADEL SHESHTAWY, § NUMBER ONE (1) OF ft § DECEASED § HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS u3 "J
JUDGMENT DECLARING HEIRSHIP " 1 ? On this day came on for.trial in the above proceedingjthe determination of the heirship o w and the shares and interests of the heirs of Adel Sheshtawy, Deceased ("Decedent"), pursuant to 0 w the Application for Declaration of Heirship ("Application") filedbyNaderSheshtawy andHanya
Sustache ("Applicants"); and it appearing to the Court that the known living heirs of Decedent
havejoinedin theApplication; that there are no unknown heirs, that the Courthasjurisdiction of
the subject matter of this proceeding and of all persons and parties hereto; that Applicants
presented the Application duly supported by the requisite Affidavits, praying that the Court
declare the heirship and the shares and interests of the heirs of Decedent; and Applicants, all
parties, and Michael Fuqua, Attorney Ad Litem for unknown heirs announced ready for trial, a
juryhaving been waived, and theCourt having heard and considered thepleadings of theparties
and the evidence presented thereupon, this Court, sitting without a jury, hereby makes the
following findings from the evidence presented, which the Court finds to be clear and
convincing, to wif
1 That Decedent died in Houston, Harris County, Texas on August 8,2011;
2 That Decedent resided and was domiciled in Harris County, Texas at the time of
his death,
3 That this Court has jurisdiction and venue over the estate of Decedentand over
this matter;
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JBWlt 4. That citation has been served and returned in the manner and for the length of time required by the Texas Probate Code;
0 5. That W. Cameron McCulloch, Jr. was appointed Attorney Ad Litem to represent o a. Lily A. Sheshtawy, a minor child. iC 6. That Michael Fuqua was appointed Attorney Ad Litem to represent the interests ofany unknown heirs;
7. That Decedent left no valid Will; o N 8. That at the time of his death, Decedent was not married. 0 W 9 That three children were born to Decedent: Nader Sheshtawy, Hanya Sustache, M
and Lily Alexandra Sheshtawy. No other children were bom to or adopted by Decedent, and all children are living;
10 That the name and last known residence of the known heirs of Decedent at the
date of Decedent's death and the true shareand interest of each such heir in Decedent's estateis
as follows: , g .
Name and Address Status V? jjlhterest in Estate
Nader Sheshtawy Adult Mf/3 of ihe]Decedent's 1121 Lashbrook estate, isubjcct to all Houston, Texas 77077 agreements' regarding (Son) the distribution of the estate
Hanya Sustache Adult 1/3 of the Decedent's 3734 Arundel Garden estate, subject to all Sugarland, Texas 77498 agreements regarding (Daughter) the distribution of the estate
Lily A. Sheshtawy Minor 1/3 of the Decedent's 12206 Cabo Blanco Court Child estate, subject to all Houston, Texas 77041 agreements regarding (Daughter) the distribution of the estate
07841*000001 130-938698vl 11. That no person other than Oie heirs heretofore set forth inParagraph 9 are entitled
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