Ronald Williams v. Metropolitan Transit Authority

CourtCourt of Appeals of Texas
DecidedApril 1, 2015
Docket01-15-00299-CV
StatusPublished

This text of Ronald Williams v. Metropolitan Transit Authority (Ronald Williams v. Metropolitan Transit Authority) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Court of Appeals of Texas primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook
Ronald Williams v. Metropolitan Transit Authority, (Tex. Ct. App. 2015).

Opinion

CHRIS DANIEL K 1 HARRIS COUNTY DISTRICT CLERK DATE 4/1/2015 FILED IN R

NOTICE OF APPEALS 1st COURT OF APPEALS ASSIGNMENT OF COURT OF APPEALS HOUSTON, TEXAS 4/1/2015 10:53:38 AM TO: 1ST COURT OF APPEALS CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE Clerk

From: Deputy Clerk: MICHELLE LOPEZ Chris Daniel, District Clerk Harris County, T E X A S

CAUSE: 2015-00325

VOLUME PAGE OR IMAGE # 64435613

DUE 4/27/2015 ATTORNEY 24033317

NOTICE OF APPEAL HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO THE 1ST

DATE JUDGMENT SIGNED: 2/27/2015

REQUEST FOR FINDINGS OF FACT FILED N/A

REQUEST TRANSCRIPT DATE FILED NA

NOTICE OF APPEAL DATE FILED 3/26/2015

NUMBER OF DAYS: ( CLERKS RECORD ) 60 FILE ORDERED: YES NO E IMAGED FILED: YES E NO

CODES FOR NOTICE OF APPEAL: BC, C, OA

CHRIS DANIEL Harris County, District Clerk

By: /s/MICHELLE LOPEZ MICHELLE LOPEZ, Deputy

BC NOTICE OF APPEAL FILED BG NOTICE OF APPEAL FILED – GOVERNMENT C JUDGMENT BEING APPEALED D- ACCELERATED APPEAL OA NO CLERK’S RECORD REQUEST FILED O CLERK’S RECORD REQUEST FILED (W/NOTICE OF APPEAL) NA AMENDED NOTICE OF APPEAL

AP9 R04-30-92 S:\FormsLib\Civil Bureau\Civil Courts & Post Judgment\Post Trial\Appeal Status Card Revised 01-18-2013 3/26/2015 3:19:53 PM Chris Daniel - District Clerk Harris County Envelope No. 4659900 By: Phyllis Washington Filed: 3/26/2015 3:19:53 PM

No.2015-00325

RONALD WILLIAMS § IN THE DISTRICT COURT § Plaintiff, § § vs. § HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS § METROPOLITAN TRANSIT § AUTHORITY § § Defendant. § 215th JUDICIAL DISTRICT

PLAINTIFF’S NOTICE OF APPEAL

COMES NOW, Plaintiff, Ronald Williams, file this notice of appeal on behalf of

Plaintiff and in accordance with Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 25.1, and state the

following:

1. This is an appeal from a final plea to the jurisdiction judgment granted in

Cause No. 2015-00325. (Plaintiff) Ronald Williams v. Metropolitan Transit Authority, in

the 215th Judicial District of Harris County, Texas.

2. Plaintiff appeals from the trial court’s Order granting defendant’s plea to

jurisdiction on February 27, 2015.

3. This appeal will be heard either in the First or Fourteenth Court of Appeals.

Respectfully submitted,

THE LAW OFFICE OF TODD E. WEBB

By: /s/ Todd E. Webb

State Bar No. 24033317 3730 Kirby Suite 1200 Houston, Texas 77098

1 Telephone: 713-834-1147 Facsimile: 713-831-6899

ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I certify that on March 26, 2015 I served a true and correct copy of the foregoing

document on Defendant listed below by E-file:

Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas 1900 Main Street, 3rd Floor Houston, Texas 77002 713.739.4699 fax 713.652.7951 telephone hao.1e@ri demetro. org

/s/ Todd E. Webb

Todd E. Webb

2 EXHIBIT A Local Rule Notice of and Assignment of Related Case in Appeals [sample; file as part of notice of appeal]

As required by the Local Rules Relating to Assignment of Related Cases to and Transfers of Related Cases between the First and Fourteenth Courts of Appeals, I certify that the following related appeal or original proceeding has been previously filed in either the First or Fourteenth Court of Appeals:

None Caption:

Trial court case number: Appellate court case number:

— a? * L-vi.'-?, [Signature of certifying attorney or pro se party]

u. i $ [Date]

Note: See Local Rules for the definitions of “underlying case,” “related,” and “previously filed." 2/23/2015 3:45:13 PM Chris Daniel - District Clerk Harris County Envelope No. 4251156 By: GAYLE FULLER Filed: 2/23/2015 3:45:13 PM

CAUSE NO. 2015-00325

RONALD WILLIAMS, § IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF 'M v. Plaintiff § § § 60t § 215th JUDICIAL DISTRICT METROPOLITAN TRANSIT § AUTHORITY OF HARRIS COUNTY, § TEXAS § Defendant. HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS

ORDER ON PLEA TO JURISDICTION

FJL On n- Al , 2015, came to be heard Defendant, METROPOLITAN

TRANSIT AUTHORITY’S Plea to the Jurisdiction. After reviewing the pleadings and hearing

argument of counsel, the Court is of the opinion that said Motion shall be GRANTED.

Plaintiffs claims under the Texas Whistleblower Act, defamation, and intentional infliction of

emotional distress against Defendant are hereby dismissed with prejudice for lack of

jurisdiction.

SIGNED on / day of E'-esjpfU* ,2015.

Judge Presiding

Approved as to Form:

Hao 1,e/s/ Hao Le Texas State Bar No. 00796937 P. O. Box 61429 Houston, Texas 77208-1429 (713) 652-7951 Attorney for METRO

RECORDER'S MEMORANDUM This instrument is of poor quality at the time of imaging JUC8H (NR4#) JUSTICE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM APR 01, 2015(C1) INT6510 CIVIL CASE INTAKE OPT: _____ - INT GENERAL PARTY INQUIRY PAGE: 1 - 1

CASE NUM: 201500325__ PJN> __ TRANS NUM: _________ CURRENT COURT: 215 PUB? _ CASE TYPE: TERMINATION CASE STATUS: DISPOSED (FINAL) STYLE: WILLIAMS, RONALD VS METROPOLITAN TRANSIT AUTHORITY ============================================================================= **** INACTIVE PARTIES **** PJN PER/CONN COC BAR PERSON NAME PTY ASSOC. ATTY NUM NUMBER STAT _ 00004-0001 DEF 00796937 METROPOLITAN TRANSIT AUTHORITY LE, HAO PHAM _ 00003-0001 AGT METROPOLITAN TRANSIT AUTHORITY _ 00002-0001 DEF METROPOLITAN TRANSIT AUTHORITY _ 00001-0001 PLT 24033317 WILLIAMS, RONALD WEBB, TODD ED

==> (4) CONNECTION(S) FOUND 1=ACTIVE 2=ATY. INQ. 3=ACT.ENTRY 4=ISS. SERV. 5=DOC. INQ. 6=CASE INQ. 7=BACKWARD 8=FORWARD 9=PTY. ADDR. 10=REFRESH 11=HELP

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

Cite This Page — Counsel Stack

Bluebook (online)
Ronald Williams v. Metropolitan Transit Authority, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/ronald-williams-v-metropolitan-transit-authority-texapp-2015.