Steven Gregory Sloat, Ed Bryan, Church of Scientology International, David J. Lubow, and Monty Drake v. Monique Rathbun

Opinion

ACCEPTED 03-14-00199-CV 5814095 THIRD COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 6/24/2015 5:24:39 PM JEFFREY D. KYLE CLERK NO. 03-14-000199-CV

FILED IN IN THE 3rd COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE 6/24/2015 5:24:39 PM THIRD COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT JEFFREY D. KYLE AUSTIN, TEXAS Clerk ______________

CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY INTERNATIONAL, ET AL. APPELLANTS

VERSUS

MONIQUE RATHBUN APPELLEE ______________

FROM THE 207TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, COMAL COUNTY, TEXAS CAUSE NO. C2013-1082B, HON. DIB WALDRIP, PRESIDING

APPELLEE’S MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE APPELLEE’S RESPONSE TO NOTICE OF SUPPLEMENTAL AUTHORITY OF APPELLANT CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY

NOW COMES Appellee Monique Rathbun and files this Motion for Leave to File

Appellee’s Response to Notice of Supplemental Authority of Appellant Church of

Scientology, and in support thereof would respectfully show the Court as follows:

Appellee Monique Rathbun requests leave to file the attached Response to the

second Notice of Supplemental Authority filed by Appellant Church of Scientology

International (“CSI”). CSI filed its Notice to bring to the Court’s attention four

opinions applying the Texas Citizen’s Participation Act (“TCPA”) Because Mrs. Rathbun believes that CSI has misstated the relevance of these

opinions to the case before the Court, Mrs. Rathbun seeks to files a brief response to

CSI’s notice.

WHEREFORE, Appellee Monique Rathbun prays that this Motion be granted,

Appellee’s Response to Notice of Supplemental Authority of Church of Scientology

International Brief of Appellee be filed in the papers of this appeal, and this Court

award her such other and further relief, both general and special, at law or in equity,

to which she may be entitled.

Respectfully submitted,

PULMAN, CAPPUCCIO, PULLEN, BENSON & JONES, LP 2161 NW Military Highway, Suite 400 San Antonio, Texas 78213 www.pulmanlaw.com (210) 222-9494 Telephone (210) 892-1610 Facsimile

By: /s/ Leslie Sara Hyman Elliott S. Cappuccio Texas State Bar No. 24008419 ecappuccio@pulmanlaw.com Leslie Sara Hyman Texas State Bar No. 00798274 lhyman@pulmanlaw.com Etan Z. Tepperman Texas State Bar No. 24088514 etepperman@pulmanlaw.com

– 2 – THE JEFFREY LAW FIRM Ray B. Jeffrey Texas State Bar Number 10613700 2631 Bulverde Road, Suite 105 Bulverde, Texas 78163 (830) 438-8935 Telephone (830) 438-4958 Facsimile rjeffrey@sjmlawyers.com THE WIEGAND LAW FIRM, P.C. Marc F. Wiegand Texas State Bar No. 21431300 434 North Loop 1604 West, Suite 2201 San Antonio, Texas 78232 (210) 998-3289 Telephone (210) 998-3179 Facsimile marc@wiegandlawfirm.com ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLEE MONIQUE RATHBUN

CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE Pursuant to Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 10.1(a)(5), I certify that I have

conferred with counsel for Appellants, who indicated that they are not opposed to

the motion for leave to file.

/s/ Leslie Sara Hyman Leslie Sara Hyman

– 3 – CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I certify that on the 24th day of June 2015, the foregoing Appellee’s Motion for

Leave to File Response to Notice of Supplemental Authority of Appellant Church

of Scientology has been transmitted by electronic service in accordance with the

requirements of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure addressed as follows:

Lamont A. Jefferson Wallace B. Jefferson HAYNES & BOONE, LLP Rachel Ekery 112 East Pecan Street, Suite 1200 ALEXANDER DUBOSE JEFFERSON & San Antonio, Texas 78205-1540 TOWNSEND, LLP 515 Congress Avenue, Suite 2350 Austin, Texas 78701

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George H. Spencer, Jr. Jonathan H. Hull CLEMENS & SPENCER Ashley B. Bowen 112 E. Pecan St., Suite 1300 REAGAN BURRUS San Antonio, Texas 78205-1531 401 Main Plaza, Suite 200 New Braunfels, Texas 78130

Bert H. Deixler Stephanie S. Bascon KENDALL BRILL & KLEIGER LLP LAW OFFICE OF STEPHANIE S. BASCON Suite 1725 PLLC 10100 Santa Monica Boulevard 297 West San Antonio Street Los Angeles, California 90067 New Braunfels, Texas 78130

– 4 – Gary D. Sarles Thomas S. Leatherbury O. Paul Dunagan Marc A. Fuller SARLES & OUIMET VINSON & ELKINS LLP 370 Founders Square Trammell Crow Center 900 Jackson Street 2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 3700 Dallas, Texas 75202 Dallas, Texas 75201

/s/ Leslie Sara Hyman Leslie Sara Hyman

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