Phillippe Tanguy, 13500 Air Express, L.L.C. and 13500 Air Express, L.P., and PTRE Holdings. L.P. v. William G. West, as Chapter 7 Trustee of Richard Davis, Debtor, and Eva S. Engelhart, Receiver

CourtCourt of Appeals of Texas
DecidedJanuary 2, 2015
Docket01-14-00455-CV
StatusPublished

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ACCEPTED 01-14-00455-CV FIRST COURT OF APPEALS HOUSTON, TEXAS 1/2/2015 4:15:22 PM CHRISTOPHER PRINE CLERK

No. 01-14-00455-CV No. 01-14-00455-CV FILED IN 1st COURT OF APPEALS HOUSTON, TEXAS ________________________________________________________ 1/2/2015 4:15:22 PM THE IN THE IN CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE Clerk COURT OF FIRST COURT FIRST APPEALS OF APPEALS TEXAS HOUSTON, TEXAS HOUSTON, _________________________________________________________

TANGUY, PHILIPPE TANGUY, PHILIPPE AIR EXPRESS, 13500 AIR 13500 EXPRESS, L.L.C & 13500 L.L.C & AIR EXPRESS, 13500 AIR EXPRESS, L.P., Appellant, Appellant,

v.

WILLIAM G. WILLIAM G. WEST, CHAPTER 7 TRUSTEE AS CHAPTER WEST, AS TRUSTEE OF OF RICHARD DAVIS, RICHARD DEBTORS DAVIS, DEBTORS Appellee. Appellee. ________________________________________________________ APPELLEES’ BRIEF APPELLEES’ BRIEF ________________________________________________________

W. Wolfshohl Joshua W. Eva S. Engelhart Eva 24038592 Texas Bar No. 24038592 Bar No. State Bar 00796513 No. 00796513 jwo1fshoh1@porterhedges.com jwolfshohl@porterhedges.com May, Cron Ross, Banks, May, & Cavin P.C. Cron & Aaron J. Aaron Power J. Power 2 Riverway, Suite 700 24058058 Texas Bar. No. 24058058 77056-1919 Houston, Texas 77056-1919 apower@porterhedges.com eenge1hart@rossbanks.com eengelhart@rossbanks.com Porter Hedges LLP Hedges LLP 626-1200 (713) 626-1200 Main Street, 36 1000 Main 1000 36”‘ th Floor 623-6014 (fax) (713) 623-6014 77002 Houston, Texas 77002 226-6000 Telephone: (713) 226-6000 Telephone: 228-1331 Facsimile: (713) 228-1331 Facsimile:

ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLEE ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLEE COURT APPOINTED COURT RECEIVER APPOINTED RECEIVER WILLIAM WEST WILLIAM G. WEST PRO SE PRO SE Of Contents Table Of Table

Page Page

SUPPLEMENTAL LIST SUPPLEMENTAL OF PARTIES......................................................................................... LIST OF PARTIES ....................................................................................... iiii ..

STATEMENT OF STATEMENT THE CASE....................................................................................................... OF THE CASE ............................ .. . 11 .

STATEMENT IN STATEMENT IN OPPOSITION TO ORAL OPPOSITION TO ARGUMENT ......................................................... ORAL ARGUMENT ....................................................... 2 ..

STATEMENT OF STATEMENT FACTS ............................................................................................................. OF FACTS ........................................................................................................... 33 ..

The Bankruptcy Court Judgment The Judgment and Appeals Thereof ......................................................3 .................................................... ..3

Judgment and Appointment of the Receiver .....................................3 Domestication of the Judgment ................................... ..3

The District Court Orders Appellees to Turnover and Authorizes the The Receiver to Sell the Driscoll Property .....................................................................4 ................................................................... ..4

The District Court Approves the Sale of the Driscoll Property...........................................5 The Property ......................................... ..5 SUMMARY OF SUMMARY ARGUMENT....................................................................................................... 6 OF ARGUMENT .

APPELLEES’ ARGUMENT ........................................................................................................ 7 APPELLEES’ ARGUMENT.......................................................................................................... ..

1. 1. There is No Appellants’ Collateral Attack on No Legal Support for Appellants’ on the Judgment ........................................................................................ ..7 Validity of the Judgment..........................................................................................7 2. A Court May A May Require a Judgment Judgment Debtor to Turn Turn OverOver All Non- Non- Exempt Property to a Receiver. Exempt Receiver. .............................................................................10 ........................................................................... ..10

3. The Plain Language The Does Not Language of the Statute Does Not Require the Turnover Specifically Identify Property..................................................................12 Order to Specifically Property ................................................................ ..12 4. The Receiver Order, the Turnover Order and the Sale Order Were The Were Non—Exempt by Sufficient Evidence of Non-Exempt Property Which Supported by Which Not Subject to Sale by is Not by Ordinary Legal Process. .............................................. 14 Process. ................................................14 ..

5. The Receiver Order, the Turnover Order and the Sale Order Were The Were Supported by Non—Exempt Property Which by Sufficient Evidence of Non-Exempt Which is Not by Not Subject to Sale by Ordinary Legal Process. Process. ................................................14 .............................................. ..14

6. Do Not Appellants Do Have the Right to a Jury Trial on Not Have on the Order ..................... ..16 Appointment of a Receiver, the Turnover Order or the Sale Order.......................16 7. The Court Lacks Jurisdiction to Review The Review the Receiver’s Appointment as Master in Chancery......................................................................18 Appointment Chancery .................................................................... ..l8 PRAYER ..................................................................................................................................... 19 PRAYER....................................................................................................................................... .. l9

i SUPPLEMENTAL LIST SUPPLEMENTAL OF PARTIES LIST OF PARTIES Pursuant to the Rules 38.2(a)(1) and 38.1(a) 38.l(a) of the Texas Rules of Appellate

Procedure, Appellees file filed by file this supplement to the list of parties filed by Appellants,

which Eva Engelhart, the court-appointed receiver, as an Appellee. which omitted Eva Appellee. Ms.

was the movant Engelhart was movant in two two of the three orders in this appeal. Therefore, Therefore, she

Appellee. is clearly an Appellee.

Appellee: Appellee: Eva S. Engelhart Eva May, Cron Ross, Banks, May, & Cavin, P.C. Cron & 2 Riverway, Suite 700 77056-1919 Houston, Texas 77056-1919

Appellee: Attorney for Appellee: Appearing pro pro Se se as court-appointed receiver

ii 4476732v1 4476732v1 TABLE OF TABLE OF AUTHORITIES AUTHORITIES Page(s)

CASES CASES

Bahar v. Lyon Fin. Bahar v. Fin. Servs., Servs., 330 S.W.3d App.—Austin 2010, pet. denied) ..................................18 S.W.3d 379 (Tex. App.—Austin ................................ ..18

Bergeron v. v. Sessions,

561 S.W.2d 551 561 S.W.2d App.—Dal1as 1977, 551 (Tex. Civ. App.—Dallas refd n.r.e.) ....................17 1977, writ ref’d .................. ..17

Block Black v. V. Shor,

443 S.W. 3d 170 443 App.—Corpus Christi 2013, no pet.) ...........................13 170 (Tex. App.—Corpus ......................... 13 ..

Boger Boger v. Moore, Moore, Inc., 1/.

S.W.2d 646, 649 196 S.W.2d 196 App.—Beaumont 1946, 649 (Tex. Civ.

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