W.A. "Andy" Meyers, Individually and in His Capacity as Fort Bend County Commissioner v. JDC/Firethorne, LTD., a Texas Limited Partnership

Opinion

ANNIE REBECCA ELLIOTT DISTRICT CLERK

MAILING PHYSICAL 301 Jackson Street 1422 Eugene Heimann Circle Richmond, Texas 77469 Richmond, Texas 77469 FILED IN Telephone: (281) 341-4502 Facsimile: (281)14th COURT OF APPEALS 341-4519 http://www.fortbendcountytx.gov HOUSTON, TEXAS Departments – District Clerk 10/8/2015 9:18:29 AM

CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE October 07, 2015 Clerk

To: The Clerk of the Court of Appeals for the 14th Court of Appeals Supreme Judicial District (Civil Appeal)

Trial Court No: 15-DCV-221725 From the 268th Judicial District Court Fort Bend County, Texas

Judge Presiding: Brady G Elliott Court Reporter: Mindy Hall

Appellant(s): W. A. "ANDY" MEYERS; FORT Appellee(s): JDC/FIRETHORNE, LTD., A TEXAS BEND COMMISSIONERS COURT VS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

Attorney for Appellant(s) Attorney For Appellee(s) J. Mark Breeding Don Chester Griffin, Jr SBN: 02942500 SBN: 08456975 Andrews & Kurth Llp Vinson & Elkins Llp 600 Travis St Ste 4200 1001 Fannin Street Ste 2500 Houston Tx 77002 Houston Tx 77002-6760 Telephone: 713-220-4709 Telephone: 713-758-3508 Facsimile: 713-220-4285 Facsimile: E-mail: markbreeding@andrewskurth.com E-mail: dgriffin@velaw.com Attorney for: W. A. "Andy" Meyers, Appellant Attorney for: JDC/Firethorne, Ltd., a Texas Limited Partnership, Appellee

Date of Judgment/Appealable Order: Order Denying Plea to Nature of Action: Real Property - Eminent Domain the Jurisdiction signed September 18, 2015 Disposition of Case: Jury Trial: No

Notice of Appeal Filed On: October 07, 2015 Signed, on this the 7th day of October, 2015.

ANNIE REBECCA ELLIOTT FORT BEND COUNTY DISTRICT CLERK 301 JACKSON, RICHMOND, TEXAS 77469

By: /s/ Lisa Tucker Deputy District Clerk Lisa Tucker Telephone: (281) 341-4502

Electronically Filed with the 14th Court of Appeals

cc: Don Chester Griffin, Jr J. Mark Breeding

Filed 10/712015 10:54 :29 AM Annie Rebecca Elliott District Clerk Fort Bend County, Texas Lisa Tucker

CAUSENO.lS-DCV-221725

JDC/FIRETHORNE, LTD., § IN THE DISTRICT COURT § PLAINTIFF/RELATOR, § § V. § § FORT BEND COUNTY; FORT BEND § FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT; § RICHARD W. STOLLEIS, IN HIS § CAPACITY AS FORT BEND COUNTY § ENGINEER; AND W. A. "ANDY" MEYERS, § INDIVIDUALLY, AND IN HIS CAPACITY § AS FORT BEND COUNTY § COMMISSIONER, § § DEFENDANTS. § 268TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT NOTICE OF ACCELERATED APPEAL

TO THE HONORABLE CLERK OF SAID COURT:

Pursuant to Rule 25.1 of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure and Section

51.014(a)(8) ofthe Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code, Defendant W. A. "Andy" Meyers,

individually and in his capacity as Fort Bend County Commissioner, hereby gives notice of his

desire to appeal from the Order Denying Plea to the Jm-isdiction signed on September 18,2015,

in Lhe abo ve-caplioned Cause No. 15-DCV-221725, slyled JDC/Ftrethorne, Ltd. v. Fort Bend

County, et al. and pending in the 268th Judicial District Court of Fort Bend County, Texas.

The appeal is accelerated, and the case is not a parental termination or child protection

case.

The appeal is taken to either the First or Foutteenth Court of Appeals in Houston, Texas. Respectfully submitted,

By: /s/ J. Mark Breeding J. Mark Breeding State Bar No . 02942500 Frederick D. Junkin State Bar No . 11058030 Andrews Kutih LLP 600 Travis, Suite 4200 Houston, Texas 77002 (713) 220-4200 (713) 220-4285 (Fax) markbreeding@andrewskmih.com Ifredjunkin@andrewskurth.com I Roy L. Cordes, Jr. State Bar No . 04821000 Fort Bend County Attomey Marcus D. Spencer First Assistant County Attomey State Bar No. 24033091 Randall W. Morse Fir~t Assistant County Attomey State Bar No . 14549700 William H. Vidor Assistant County Attomey State Bar No. 20579200

ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT/ APPELLANT W. A. "ANDY" MEYERS, INDIVIDUALLY AND IN HIS CAPACITY AS FORT BEND COUNTY COMMISSIONER CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing Notice of Accelerated Appeal was served by electronic service upon all parties of record or their counsel, as indicated on the following service list, on this the 7th day of October, 2015.

Is/ J. Mark Breeding J. Mark Breeding

SERVICE LIST

H. Dixon Montague Don C. Griffin Vinson & Elkins, LLP 1001 Fannin Street, Suite 2500 Houston, Texas 77002-6760 ldmontague@velaw.com l ldgriffin@velaw.coml