John Hill & Faye H. Hill v. Lakes of Fondren Southwest
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Opinion
COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIRST DISTRICT OF TEXAS AT HOUSTON
ORDER
Appellate case name: John Hill & Faye H. Hill v. Lakes of Fondren Southwest
Appellate case number: 01-16-00991-CV
Trial court case number: 2016-43324
Trial court: 151st District Court of Harris County
Appellants have not filed a docketing statement in this case. Accordingly, we direct appellants to complete the form docketing statement attached to this order, and file it in this court within 10 days of the date of this order. Also attached to this order is a pamphlet describing the Houston Bar Association Pro Bono Program. To be considered for this program, please complete Section XIV of the docketing statement. It is so ORDERED.
Judge’s signature: _/s/ Michael Massengale Acting individually Acting for the Court
Date: May 25, 2017 P RO BONO P ROGRAM F OR C IVIL APPEALS
SPONSORED AND ADMINISTERED BY T HE P RO BONO C OMMITTEES FOR T HE STATE BAR OF T EXAS APPELLATE SECTION AND
T HE H OUSTON BAR ASSOCIATION APPELLATE SECTION IN THE
C OURT OF APPEALS FOR THE F IRST DISTRICT OF T EXAS
DECEMBER 2009 I. PRO BONO PROGRAM program. Even if you had paid counsel in
The State Bar of Texas Appellate the trial court, you can indicate your interest
Section Pro Bono Committee and the in seeking a pro bono attorney through this
Houston Bar Association’s Appellate Program if you can no longer afford an
Practice Section Pro Bono Committee (“Pro attorney to represent you on appeal.
Bono Committee”) are conducting a Pro PLEASE NOTE: There is no guarantee
Bono Program to place a limited number of that the Pro Bono Committee will select
civil appeals with appellate counsel who will your case for inclusion in the Program and
represent the appellant before the First that pro bono counsel can be found to
Court. The goal of the program is to match represent you. Accordingly, you should not
clients who are financially unable to obtain forego seeking other counsel to represent
legal representation with volunteer lawyers you in this proceeding.
who agree to serve without expectation of A. The Selection Process
compensation for their service. The Docketing Statement is one of
The Pro Bono Program is the first documents that you file when you
administered completely by the Pro Bono start an appeal. If you would like for your
Program Committee. The First Court of case to be considered for inclusion in the Pro
Appeals has no direct role in screening or Bono Program, Section X of the First Court
selecting cases for inclusion in the Program. of Appeals’ Docketing Statement includes a
If you lack the financial means to brief description of the Program along with
pay for an appellate attorney and indicate a list of questions for you to answer. After
your desire to be included in the Pro Bono you complete the Docketing Statement and
Program, as explained in this Pamphlet, you indicate interest in your case being
may be considered for participation in the considered for possible inclusion in the
1 Program, a copy of your Docketing an attempt to find an appellate lawyer to
Statement will be forwarded to the Pro Bono take your case.
Committee for screening. To assist the The Pro Bono Committee screens
screening process, it is very important that and selects civil cases for inclusion in the
you fill out the Docketing Statement Program based upon a number of
carefully and completely so that the Pro discretionary criteria, including the financial
Bono Committee will have as much means of the appellant. The committee uses
information as possible when considering 200% of U.S. Poverty Guidelines as a
your appeal. benchmark for determining whether an
By filling out the request for appellant qualifies for free legal services.
consideration, you are agreeing that These guidelines are published by the U.S.
members of the Pro Bono Committee can Department of Health and Human Services, 1
contact the counsel of record in the trial and the following chart sets forth the
court to ask for clarification of questions or relevant numbers:
issues as to your case. These conversations Persons in 200% of Family or Federal Poverty will be kept confidential to the extent Household Guidelines 1 $19,600.00 permitted by law and used solely for 2 $26,400.00 3 $33,200.00 purposes of the committee’s selection 4 $40,000.00 5 $46,800.00 process. You are also authorizing the Pro 6 $53,600.00 7 $60,400.00 Bono Committee to transmit basic, publicly 8 $67,200.00 available, facts about your case via the
Internet to its pool of volunteer lawyers in 1 Federal Register, Vol. 71, No. 15, January 24, 2006, pp. 3848-3849, available at http://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty/06poverty.shtml.
2 If you have not already submitted an receive a letter from the Committee within
affidavit of indigence in the trial court, you approximately 30-40 days of submitting
may be asked to submit financial your Docketing Statement notifying you of
information as a condition of your the match.
participation in the Pro Bono Program. B. The Attorneys
Although your ability to pay for legal The Pro Bono Committee has
counsel is not the only factor the Pro Bono undertaken a substantial recruiting effort to
Committee evaluates for participation in the enlist pro bono appellate lawyers willing to
Pro Bono Program, it is nonetheless a volunteer their time to take on cases selected
significant factor in the committee’s for inclusion in the Program, as well as other
decision-making process. specialty pro bono programs that the
There are a number of other factors committee is sponsoring. We have inquired
that the Pro Bono Committee considers in to find out the particular areas of interest and
deciding whether to place an appeal in the expertise of our volunteers so that we can be
Program, including the number of appeals in a position to make appropriate matches
currently in the program, the number of between cases and volunteer attorneys
available volunteer lawyers, and the issues according to their areas of interest,
presented. Based upon a review of these experience, and availability.
and other factors, the Pro Bono Committee C. Placement of Cases in the Program makes a recommendation for each case. If When an appeal is identified by the the Committee recommends that a case be Pro Bono Committee as a candidate for the included in the Program and a volunteer Program, the committee provides limited lawyer agrees to take the case, you will information regarding the case, such as the
3 nature of the case, issues on appeal, the representation of you in the appeal without
status of appellate proceedings, and any charging legal fees.
impending deadlines, and solicits volunteers D. Representation in the Appeal to take the case. Based upon the responses, If a volunteer lawyer is matched with the Pro Bono Committee will make an your case through the Program, that lawyer appropriate match. will be your lawyer in handling the appeal If your case is chosen and counsel is on your behalf in the First Court of Appeals located, the Committee will send you a letter from that point forward. He or she will advising you of the match, providing contact prepare the briefs and any necessary motions information for your pro bono attorney and and present oral argument to the Court of advising you that you have 14 days to object Appeals if argument is ordered. if you do not want this attorney to represent The scope of the representation is you.
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