Ronald Dwayne Whitfield v. Clear Lake Nissan and Santander Consumer USA

Opinion

ACCEPTED 01-15-00645-CV FIRST COURT OF APPEALS HOUSTON, TEXAS 9/8/2015 11:44:27 AM CHRISTOPHER PRINE CLERK

No. 01-15-00645-CV

PROPHET RONALD DWAYNE § IN THE FIRST FILED IN 1st COURT OF APPEALS WHITFIELD, § HOUSTON, TEXAS Appellant, § 9/8/2015 11:44:27 AM § COURT OFCHRISTOPHER APPEALS A. PRINE Clerk v. § § CLEAR LAKE NISSAN and § SANTANDER CONSUMER USA, INC.§, HOUSTON, TEXAS Appellees. §

APPELLEE SANTANDER CONSUMER USA, INC.’S DESIGNATION OF COUNSEL

COMES NOW, Santander Consumer USA, Inc. (“SCUSA”) Appellee herein,

and designates DONALD L. TURBYFILL as lead counsel and designates VICKI W.

HART and DEBORAH C. S. RIHERD as additional counsel on appeal.

1. DONALD L. TURBYFILL is lead counsel and VICKI W. HART is co-

counsel for SCUSA in the underlying cause of action.

2. Pursuant to Tex. R. App. P. 6.2, SCUSA designates DONALD L.

TURBYFILL as lead counsel and designates VICKI W. HART and DEBORAH C.

S. RIHERD as additional counsel on appeal.

3. The necessary information for counsel is as follows: DONALD L. TURBYFILL VICKI W. HART State Bar of Texas No. 20296380 State Bar of Texas No. 24046037 Devlin, Naylor & Turbyfill, P.L.L.C. Devlin, Naylor & Turbyfill, P.L.L.C. 4801 Woodway, Suite 420 West 4801 Woodway, Suite 420 West Houston, Texas 77056-1805 Houston, Texas 77056-1805 (713) 622-8338 [PHONE] (713) 622-8338 [PHONE] (713) 586-7053 [FACSIMILE] (713) 586-7053 [FACSIMILE] dturbyfill@dntlaw.com [E-MAIL] vhart@dntlaw.com [E-MAIL]

DEBORAH C. S. RIHERD State Bar of Texas No. 24038904 Devlin, Naylor & Turbyfill, P.L.L.C. 4801 Woodway, Suite 420 West Houston, Texas 77056-1805 (713) 622-8338 [PHONE] (713) 586-7053 [FACSIMILE] driherd@dntlaw.com [E-MAIL]

4. For these reasons, SCUSA asks the Court to instruct the clerk to change

the record to reflect that DONALD L. TURBYFILL, VICKI W. HART and

DEBORAH C. S. RIHERD are counsel for Appellee SANTANDER CONSUMER

USA, INC. in this case on appeal.

WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, Appellee, SANTANDER

CONSUMER USA, INC. requests this Court to instruct the clerk to change the record

to reflect that DONALD L. TURBYFILL, VICKI W. HART and DEBORAH C. S.

RIHERD are counsel for SCUSA and for such other and further relief to which it may

be entitled.

Appellee Santander Consumer USA, Inc.'s Designation of Counsel 2 Respectfully submitted,

DEVLIN, NAYLOR & TURBYFILL, P.L.L.C.

DONALD L. TURBYFILL State Bar of Texas No. 20296380 dturbyfill@dntlaw.com [E-MAIL] DEBORAH C. S. RIHERD State Bar of Texas No. 24038904 driherd@dntlaw.com [E-MAIL] VICKI W. HART State Bar of Texas No. 24046037 vhart@dntlaw.com [E-MAIL] 4801 Woodway, Suite 420 West Houston, Texas 77056-1805 (713) 622-8338 [PHONE] (713) 586-7053 [FACSIMILE] ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLEE SANTANDER CONSUMER USA, INC.

Appellee Santander Consumer USA, Inc.'s Designation of Counsel 3 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

The undersigned does hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the above and foregoing instrument was served upon the following parties either electronically through an electronic filing manager or in the alternative served by fax prior to 5:00 p.m., in person, by mail, commercial delivery service, or email on September 8, 2015:

Prophet Ronald Dwayne Whitfield Daniel C. Pappas 7522 La Salette Street dcp@danielcpappaspc.com Houston, Texas 77021 DANIEL C. PAPPAS, P.C. (832) 822-5696 [PHONE] 4615 Southwest Freeway, Suite 600 APPELLANT, pro se Houston, Texas 77027 (713) 621-5222 [PHONE] (713) 621-7094 [FACSIMILE] ATTORNEY FOR APPELLEE CLEAR LAKE NISSAN

DEBORAH C. S. RIHERD

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