John Scott Pittman, Karen Pittman, and J.T.P., a Minor Child v. Lewisville Independent School District and Hebron High School

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: May 5, 2015
• Docket: 05-15-00575-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

ACCEPTED FILED 05-15-00575-CV 5/4/2015 3:13:16 PM 05-15-00575-CV FIFTH COURT JOHNOF F. APPEALS DALLAS, CLERK COUNTY WARREN TEXAS 5/5/2015 11:26:32 DALLAS AM COUNTY LISA MATZ CLERK

CAUSE NO. CC-15-01795-E

JOHN SCOTT PITTMAN, KAREN § IN THE COUNTY COURT PITTMAN, and J.T.P., a minor child, § FILED IN 5th COURT OF APPEALS Plaintiffs, § DALLAS, TEXAS v. § AT LAW NO. 5 5/5/2015 11:26:32 AM LEWISVILLE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL § LISA MATZ DISTRICT and HEBRON HIGH § Clerk SCHOOL, § Defendants. § DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS

PLAINTIFFS' NOTICE OF APPEAL

This Notice of Appeal is filed by Plaintiffs John Scott Pittman, Karen Pittman, and J.T.P.,

a minor child, parties to this proceeding who seek to alter the trial court's judgment or other

appealable order.

1. The trial court, cause number, and style of this case are as shown in the caption

above.

2. The order appealed is the Order Granting Defendants' Plea to the Jurisdiction,

entered on May 1, 2015, a true and correct copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A.

3. On May 1, 2015, the trial court entered this Order Granting Defendants' Plea to

the Jurisdiction. This order is a final appealable order.

4. Plaintiffs John Scott Pittman, Karen Pittman, and J.T.P., a minor child, desire to

appeal from all portions of the order.

5. This appeal is taken to the Fifth Court of Appeals, Dallas, Texas.

6. This Notice of Appeal is being filed by Plaintiffs John Scott Pittman, Karen

Pittman, and J.T.P., a minor child.

PLAINTIFFS' NOTICE OF APPEAL Page 1 2619863 v2-25424/0001 PLEADINGS Respectfully submitted,

GODWIN LEWIS PC

/s/ Donald E. Godwin__________________ Donald E. Godwin Texas Bar No. 08056500 Don.Godwin@GodwinLewis.com James E. Johanns Texas Bar No. 24036847 James.Johanns@GodwinLewis.com Stefanie M. McGregor Texas Bar No. 24037019 Stefanie.McGregor@GodwinLewis.com

Renaissance Tower 1201 Elm, Suite 1700 Dallas, Texas 75270-2041 Tel: 214.939.4412 Fax: 214.760.7332

ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFFS

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing has been served electronically via the Court's electronic filing service, mailed, faxed, emailed, or hand delivered to all attorneys of record, in compliance with the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure on the 4th day of May, 2015.

/s/ Donald E. Godwin_________________ Donald E. Godwin

PLAINTIFFS' NOTICE OF APPEAL Page 2 2619863 v2-25424/0001 PLEADINGS EXHIBIT A ---=========~~==~------------~--------====~---------------======== - . . ----

JOHN SCOTT PITTMAN, KAREN PITTMAN, AND J.T.P., A MINOR CHILD In the County Court vs. of Dallas County LEWISVILLE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL atLawN° 5 DISTRICT AND HEBRON HIGH SCHOOL

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS' PLEA TO THE JURISDICTION

On this date, came on to. be heard defendants' Lewisville Independent School

District and Hebron High School's plea to the jurisdiction. Having the considered the

live pleadings, the plea the jurisdiction, the response thereto, the reply to the response,

and the arguments of counsel, the court is of the opinion that defendants' plea to the

jurisdiction should be granted. IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND

DECREED that defendants' plea to the jurisdiction is GRANTED and that plaintiffs'

causes of action against defendants are hereby DISMISSED for lack of subject matter

jurisdiction.

Costs of court are taxed against the party incurring same.

This is a final and appealable order.

Signed May 1, 2015.