Tina M. Allen Souza v. Heather Clement Tessmer

Opinion

ACCEPTED

04-15-00153-CV

FOURTH COURT OF APPEALS

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS

7/8/2015 2:32:55 PM

KEITH HOTTLE

CLERK

NO. 04-15-00153-CV

TINA M. ALLEN SOUZA § COURT OFINAPPEALS FILED

4th COURT OF APPEALS

§ SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS vs. § 07/8/2015 2:32:55 PM § KEITH E. HOTTLE HEATHER CLEMENT TESSMER § FOURTH DISTRICTClerk OF TEXAS

APPELLANT’S MOTION

TO DENY ORAL ARGUMENT

TO THE HONORABLE JUSTICES OF SAID COURT:

Appellant, TINA M. ALLEN SOUZA, requests that this honorable court deny oral argument in the above styled and numbered cause. 1. Appellant is Tina M. Allen Souza; appellee is Heather Clement Tessmer. 2. Appellant, at the time of filing her brief on May 29, 2015, and Appellee, at the time of filing her brief on June 16, 2015, requested oral argument. 3. Appellant, at the time of filing her reply brief on July 6, 2015, requested oral argument, but noted, without waiving her right to oral argument, that she believes that the dispositive issues have been

authoritatively decided; the facts and legal arguments are adequately presented in the briefs and record; and the decisional process would not be

significant aided by oral argument.

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4. The law regarding the dispositive issues in this cause are delineated in

the TEX. CIV. PRAC. & REM. CODE and in recent Texas Supreme Court opinions which have either ruled on a controlling issue related to the

interpretation of the Texas Citizens Participation Act or a similar type statute

to the degree that the rule of law should be clear. 5. The facts and legal arguments have been adequately and thoroughly

present to this Court through both the record and the briefs on file.

6. Appellant, Appellee, and the current case law all agree that the standard of review in this cause is de novo. Under this standard, this Court

can only render it’s decision based upon the evidence that this Court can

consider and the guidance of the current state of the law, and any oral argument by counsel will not significantly aid the decisional process of this

Court.

7. Appellant therefore, without waiving her right to be heard by this Court in this cause in the event this Court denies this motion, requests that

this Court deny oral argument.

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Dated this 8th day of July 2015.

Respectfully submitted,

RONALD S. GUTIERREZ, LAWYER Las Colinas Station

P. O. Box 143243

Irving Texas 75014-3243

Office: (512) 222-3488

Facsimile: (512) 233-2786 Email: rsg.lawyer@gmail.com

By: /s/ Ronald S. Gutierrez Ronald S. Gutierrez

State Bar No. 08644410

ATTORNEY FOR APPELLANT

Certificate of Conference I hereby certify that I have attempted to confer with Heather Clement Tessssmer by letter faxed on July 7, 2015, and said counsel has not responded.

/s/ Ronald S. Gutierrez

Ronald S. Gutierrez

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Certificate of Service

I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing instrument was

delivered to plaintiff by serving her attorney of record, TESSMER LAW FIRM, P.L.L.C., 7800 IH-10 West, Suite 830, San Antonio, Texas 78230, via eServe

through eFile (if available), email at info@tessmerlawfirm.com and/or via facsimile at (210) 368-9729 on July 8, 2015.

/s/ Ronald S. Gutierrez

Ronald S. Gutierrez