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The Conservation Society of San Antonio and Lewis Vetter v. University of Texas at San Antonio and City of San Antonio

Court of Appeals of Texas·Decided May 22, 2025·No. 15-25-00043-CV·Published

Opinion

ACCEPTED 15-25-00043-CV FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 5/22/2025 4:10 PM No. 15-25-00043-CV CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE CLERK IN THE COURT OF APPEALS FILED IN FOR THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT AUSTIN, TEXAS 15th COURT OF APPEALS

AUSTIN, TEXAS 5/22/2025 4:10:14 PM

CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE Clerk THE CONSERVATION SOCIETY OF SAN ANTONIO and LEWIS VETTER Appellants,

v.

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTOINO and THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO Appellees.

On Appeal from Cause No. 2025CI07382 In the 408th Judicial District Court of Bexar County, Texas Before The Honorable Judge Tina Torres

MOTION FOR DISMISSAL

TO THE HONORABLE CLERK AND JUSTICES OF THE FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS:

COME NOW Appellants, THE CONSERVATION SOCIETY OF SAN ANTONIO

and LEWIS VETTER, and pursuant to TEX. R. APP. P. 42.1 file this MOTION FOR

DISMISSAL of the Appeal pending before this Court and would respectfully show:

1. Appellants filed its notice of appeal on April 17, 2025 and sought emergency

relief on May 7, 2025 whereas both remain pending before this Court.

2. The current deadline for Appellants’ Brief is May 26, 2025 and to date no

brief has been submitted.

3. The subject property of the suit has been significantly demolished therefore

rendering this appeal moot. As such, Appellants no longer wish to pursue this

Appeal.

4. Appellants therefore request this Appeal be dismissed voluntarily under Tex.

R. APP. P. 42.1.

Respectfully submitted,

THE MARTINEZ DE VARA LAW FIRM, PLLC

By: /s/ Art Martinez de Vara ART MARTINEZ DE VARA, ESQ. STATE BAR NO. 24060230 martinezdevaralaw@gmail.com CHARLES SIERRA STATE BAR NO. 18345300 charles@sierraspears.com DAVID E. CAMPA, OF COUNSEL STATE BAR NO. 24073991 david@mdv.law P.O. Box 377 Von Ormy, Texas 78073 Tel. (210) 622-0323 Fax (210) 622-4021 and

SANCHEZ & WILSON, PLLC ROBERT W. WILSON; TBN 00794868 rww@sanchezwilson.com MARK ANTHONY SÁNCHEZ, ESQ. Texas Bar No. 00795857 mas@sanchezwilson.com 6243 IH-10 West, Suite 1025 San Antonio, Texas 78201 Tel. (210) 222-8899 Fax (210) 222-9526 JOINT COUNSEL FOR APPELLANTS

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that on the 22th day of May, 2025, a true and correct copy of the attached document has been sent via E-Service to all counsel of record, to wit:

Matthew Baumgartner Guillermo A. Alarcon ARMBRUST & BROWN, PLLC 100 Congress Ave., Suite 1300 Austin, Texas 78701 Matthew Baumgartner <mbaumgartner@abaustin.com> Guillermo A. Alarcon <galarcon@abaustin.com> Martha Adams <madams@abaustin.com> ATTORNEY FOR DEFENDANTS, UTSA AND THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM and Steve A. Chiscano Nadeen Abou-Hossa GONZALEZ, CHISCANO, ANGULO & KASSON, PC 9601 McAllister Frwy., Suite 401 San Antonio, Texas 78216 Steve Chiscano <schiscano@gcaklaw.com> Nadeen Abou-Hossa <nabou-hossa@gcaklaw.com> ATTORNEY FOR DEFENDANTS, UTSA AND THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM

Donna McElroy Katy Jo Richards DYKEMA GOSSETT, PLLC 112 E. Pecan St., Suite 1800 San Antono, Texas 78205 Donna McElroy <dmcelroy@dykema.com> Katy Jo Richards <krichards@dykema.com> Carol Qualls < cqualls@dykema.com> ATTORNEY FOR DEFENDANT, CITY OF SAN ANTONIO ROBERT W. WILSON, ESQ. MARK A. SANCHEZ, ESQ. ART MARTINEZ DE VARA, ESQ.

Automated Certificate of eService This automated certificate of service was created by the efiling system. The filer served this document via email generated by the efiling system on the date and to the persons listed below. The rules governing certificates of service have not changed. Filers must still provide a certificate of service that complies with all applicable rules.

Terri Gould on behalf of Art Martinez de Vara Bar No. 24060230 mdvlawparalegal@gmail.com Envelope ID: 101178391 Filing Code Description: Motion Filing Description: Motion for Dismissal Status as of 5/22/2025 4:24 PM CST

Associated Case Party: THE CONSERVATION SOCIETY OF SAN ANTONIO

Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status

Arturo IMartinez de Vara martinezdevara@gmail.com 5/22/2025 4:10:14 PM SENT

Robert W.Wilson rww@sanchezwilson.com 5/22/2025 4:10:14 PM SENT

Mark Sanchez 795857 mas@sanchezwilson.com 5/22/2025 4:10:14 PM SENT

Misty Spears misty@sierraspears.com 5/22/2025 4:10:14 PM SENT

Terri Gould mdvlawparalegal@gmail.com 5/22/2025 4:10:14 PM SENT

Charles Sierra charles@sierraspears.com 5/22/2025 4:10:14 PM SENT

David Campa david@mdv.law 5/22/2025 4:10:14 PM SENT

Associated Case Party: CITY OF SAN ANTONIO

Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status

Donna KayMcElroy dmcelroy@dykema.com 5/22/2025 4:10:14 PM SENT

Case Contacts

Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status

Martha Adams 871490 martha@madamslaw.com 5/22/2025 4:10:14 PM SENT

Steve Chiscano 24001882 schiscano@gcaklaw.com 5/22/2025 4:10:14 PM SENT

Donna McElroy 13582050 dmcelroy@dykema.com 5/22/2025 4:10:14 PM SENT

Matthew Baumgartner 24062605 mbaumgartner@abaustin.com 5/22/2025 4:10:14 PM SENT

Guillermo Alarcon 24099176 galarcon@abaustin.com 5/22/2025 4:10:14 PM SENT

Nadeen Abou-Hossa 24115449 nabou-hossa@gcaklaw.com 5/22/2025 4:10:14 PM SENT

Katelyn Richards 24125380 krichards@dykema.com 5/22/2025 4:10:14 PM SENT

Automated Certificate of eService This automated certificate of service was created by the efiling system. The filer served this document via email generated by the efiling system on the date and to the persons listed below. The rules governing certificates of service have not changed. Filers must still provide a certificate of service that complies with all applicable rules.

Terri Gould on behalf of Art Martinez de Vara Bar No. 24060230 mdvlawparalegal@gmail.com Envelope ID: 101178391 Filing Code Description: Motion Filing Description: Motion for Dismissal Status as of 5/22/2025 4:24 PM CST

Case Contacts

Katelyn Richards 24125380 krichards@dykema.com 5/22/2025 4:10:14 PM SENT

Ariel Velasquez avelasquez@dykema.com 5/22/2025 4:10:14 PM SENT

Carol Qualls cqualls@dykema.com 5/22/2025 4:10:14 PM SENT

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