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

Court of Appeals of Texas·Decided January 2, 2015·No. 01-14-00455-CV·Published

Opinion

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. App.—Beaumont no writ) ...................17 1946, no ................. ..17

Congleton v.

v. Shoemaker,

No. 09-11-00453—CV, 2012 WL No. 09-11-00453-CV, WL 1249406 App.—Beaumont Apr.

1249406 (Tex. App.—Beaumont 12, 12, 2012, pet.

pet. denied) (mem. op.) ....................................................................19 .................................................................. ..19

Cross v.

v. Cross,

738 S.W.2d App.—Corpus Christi 1987, S.W.2d 86 (Tex. App.—Corpus dism’d w.o.j.).............16 1987, writ dism’d w.o.j.) ........... 16 ..

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