Seton Family of Hospitals, D/B/A Seton Medical Center v. Beverly J. Haywood

Opinion

ACCEPTED

03-13-00817-CV

5212171

THIRD COURT OF APPEALS

AUSTIN, TEXAS

5/8/2015 1:35:52 PM

JEFFREY D. KYLE

CLERK

No. 03-13-00817-CV

FILED IN

3rd COURT OF APPEALS

AUSTIN, TEXAS

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS 5/8/2015 1:35:52 PM THIRD DISTRICT OF TEXAS, AUSTIN JEFFREY D. KYLE Clerk

SETON FAMILY OF HOSPITALS D/B/A SETON MEDICAL CENTER,

Appellant,

v.

BEVERLY J. HAYWOOD,

Appellee.

MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE SUPPLEMENTAL LETTER BRIEF

ROBERT C. ALDEN State Bar No. 00979680 BYRD DAVIS FURMAN & ALDEN, LLP 707 W. 34th Street Austin, Texas 78701 (512) 454-3751 (512) 451-5857 (Facsimile)

Attorneys for Appellee

IDENTITY OF PARTIES AND COUNSEL

Pursuant to TEX. R. APP. 38.1(a), Appellee certifies that the following is a complete list of all parties to this litigation and the names and addresses of all counsel.

Party Appellate Counsel Trial Counsel

Seton Family of Emily J. Davenport Emily J. Davenport Hospitals d/b/a Seton REED, CLAYMON, MEEKER REED, CLAYMON, MEEKER Medical Center & HARGETT, P.C. & HARGETT, P.C.

5608 Parkcrest Drive 5608 Parkcrest Drive Suite 200 Suite 200 Austin, TX 78731 Austin, TX 78731 edavenport@rcmhlaw.com edavenport@rcmhlaw.com

Richard Bonner

Ken Slavin KEMP SMITH LLP KEMP SMITH LLP 221 N. Kansas 221 N. Kansas Suite 1700 Suite 1700 El Paso, Texas 79901 El Paso, Texas 79901 rbonner@kempsmith.com KSlavin@kempsmith.com

Beverly J. Haywood Robert C. Alden Robert C. Alden BYRD DAVIS FURMAN & BYRD DAVIS FURMAN & ALDEN, LLP ALDEN, LLP 505 West 34th Street 505 West 34th Street Austin, Texas 78705 Austin, Texas 78705 ralden@byrddavis.com ralden@byrddavis.com

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TO THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS:

Pursuant to Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 38.7, Appellee respectfully

requests that the Court grant her leave to file a supplemental letter brief regarding

the Texas Supreme Court’s opinion issued on May 1, 2015 in Ross v. St. Luke’s

Hospital, No. 13-0439 (Tex. May 1, 2015), reversing the Fourteenth Court of

Appeals decision in Ross v. St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital, 2013 Tex. App. LEXIS

2796 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] March 19, 2013). Rule 38.7 provides that a

brief may be “supplemented whenever justice requires, on whatever reasonable

terms the court may prescribe.” Appellant relied heavily on the Fourteenth Court

of Appeals’ decision in Ross its Brief on Appeal, and this Court of Appeals asked

numerous questions about this case at oral argument.

PRAYER

Haywood prays that the Court grant this Motion and allow her to file a

supplemental letter brief.

Respectfully submitted,

/s/ Robert C. Alden Robert C. Alden State Bar No. 00979680 BYRD DAVIS FURMAN & ALDEN, LLP 707 W. 34th Street Austin, Texas 78701 (512) 454-3751 (512) 451-5857 (Facsimile) ralden@byrddavis.com

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Attorneys for Appellee

CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE

In accordance with T.R.A.P. 10.1(a)(5) Appellee has conferred with Appellant’s attorney of record, Ken Slavin, and he has no objection to Appellee filing a letter brief pursuant to Tex.R.App.Pro. 38.7.

/s/ Robert C. Alden Robert C. Alden

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE

I hereby certify that the foregoing brief has been compiled using a computer program in Word with 14-point font conventional typeface for the body of the brief. Excluding the portions of the brief exempted pursuant to Rule 9.4 of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, this brief contains 5,365 words.

/s/ Robert C. Alden Robert C. Alden

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

Pursuant to Rule 9.5 of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing instrument has been sent via e- mail and certified mail, return receipt requested, to the following counsel of record on May 8, 2015:

Emily J. Davenport REED, CLAYMON, MEEKER & HARGETT, P.C. 5608 Parkcrest Drive, Suite 200 Austin, TX 78731 edavenport@rcmhlaw.com

Ken Slavin KEMP SMITH LLP 221 N. Kansas Suite 1700 El Paso, Texas 79901 KSlavin@kempsmith.com

/s/ Robert C. Alden Robert C. Alden