Tarris Woods v. Sandra T. Kenner and Charles E. Twymon, Jr.

Opinion

ACCEPTED 01-14-01030-CV FIRST COURT OF APPEALS HOUSTON, TEXAS 6/16/2015 4:54:17 PM CHRISTOPHER PRINE CLERK

NO. 01-14-01030-CV IN THE FILED IN FIRST COURT OF APPEALS 1st COURT OF APPEALS HOUSTON, TEXAS AT HOUSTON, TEXAS 6/16/2015 4:54:17 PM ______________________________________ CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE Clerk TARRIS WOODS -Appellant-

VERSUS FILED IN 1st COURT OF APPEALS HOUSTON, TEXAS SANDRA T. KENNER AND CHARLES E. TWYMON, JR. 6/16/2015 4:54:17 PM -Appellee- CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE ______________________________________ Clerk On Appeal from the Probate Court of Galveston County Trial Court Case No. PR-0075144 Hon. Kimberly Sullivan, Presiding _____________________________________________

APPELLANT'S MOTION TO TAKE JUDICIAL NOTICE

Douglas T. Godinich Attorney at Law SBN: 24007244 2727 Broadway Galveston, Texas 77550 (409) 763-2454 (telephone) (409) 736-4309 (facsimile) Attorney for Appellant Tarris Woods TO THE HONORABLE JUSTICES OF SAID COURT:

NOW COMES Appellant, Tarris Woods, asks the Court to take

Judicial Notice of Cause Number 01-14-01029-CV.

A. INTRODUCTION

1. Appellant is Tarris Woods; appellee is Sandra Kenner

and Charles Twymon, Jr.

B. Argument & Authorities

2. A court of appeals has the power to take judicial

notice for the first time on appeal. See Langdale v. Villamil,

813 S.W.2d 187, 189–90 (Tex.App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 1991, no

writ); City of Dallas v. Moreau, 718 S.W.2d 776, 781 (Tex.App.—

Corpus Christi 1986, writ ref'd n.r.e.).

3. To be the proper subject of judicial notice, a fact

must be “capable of accurate and ready determination by resort to

sources whose accuracy cannot reasonably be questioned.”

Tex.R.Civ.Evid. 201(b)(2). Judicial notice is mandatory if

“requested by a party and [the court is] supplied with the

necessary information.” Tex.R.Civ.Evid. 201(d).

4. Appellant direct the court's attention to the clerk's

record in cause number 01-14-01029-CV; namely: CR: 4-14; CR: 17;

CR: 22; CR:32-45; CR: 60-65; CR: 67-72.

5. The authenticity and contents of the clerk’s records

are capable of accurate and ready determination by resort to a

published record whose accuracy cannot reasonably be questioned. C. Conclusion

6. Appellant requests that this Court take judicial

notice of the clerk’s record that is on file in case number 01-

14-01029-CV; namely: CR: 4-14; CR: 17; CR: 22; CR:32-45; CR:60-

65; CR: 67-72.

D. Prayer

7. For these reasons, Appellant asks the Court to take

Judicial notice of the clerk’s record in case number 01-14-01029-

CV; namely: CR: 4-14; CR: 17; CR: 22; CR: 32-45; CR:60-65; CR:

67-72.

Respectfully submitted,

_/S/_Douglas T. Godinich _ Douglas T. Godinich Texas Bar No. 24007244 2727 Broadway Galveston, Texas 77550 Tel: (409) 763-2454 Fax: (409) 736-4309 Attorney for Tarris Woods Certificate of Conference

I certify that I have attempted to confer with Thomas W.

McQuage’s office by telephone and he is neither opposed or

unopposed to Appellent=s Motion to take Judicial Notice.

__/S/_Douglas T. Godinich ___ Douglas T. Godinich Certificate of Service

A copy of this notice is being filed with the appellate

clerk in accordance with rule 25.1(e) of the Texas Rules of Civil

Procedure. I certify that a true copy of this Motion to

Take Judicial Notice was served in accordance with rule 9.5 of

the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure on each party or the

attorney for such party indicated below by method indicated.

_/s/ Douglas T. Godinich___________ Douglas T. Godinich

By FAX TRANSMITTAL Thomas W. McQuage P.O. Box 16894 Galveston, Texas 77552 TEL: 409-762-1104 mcquage@swbell.net