Case Information
*0 FILED IN 1st COURT OF APPEALS HOUSTON, TEXAS 3/30/2015 4:50:24 PM CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE Clerk
*1 ACCEPTED 01-15-00260 FIRST COURT OF APPEALS HOUSTON, TEXAS Appellate Docket Number: 01-15-00260-CV 3/30/2015 4:50:24 PM CHRISTOPHER PRINE Appellate Case Style: Joan DeYoung, Stephen De Young, M.D., David DeYoung CLERK Vs. Judy Page Maynard, William L. Maynard, Maynard Properties, L.P. Companion Case No.: DOCKETING STATEMENT (Civil) Amended/corrected statement: (to be filed in the court of appeals upon perfec tion of appeal under TRAP 32) I. Appellant 11. Appellant Attorney(s) [gl Person D Organization (choose one) ~ Lead Attorney First Name: aniel
First Name: Joan Middle Name: W. Last Name: t:Jackson Middle Name: Last Name: DeYoung Suffix:
Law Firm Name: e Jacksonl.aw Firm Suffix: Pro Se: 0
Address I : Address 2: City: Houston State:
~exas Telephone: Fax: Email: SBN: 00796817
I. Appellant IL Appellant Attorney(s) IZJ Person D Organization (choose one)
D Lead Attorney First Name:
First Name: Middle Name: Last Name: Middle Name: Last Name: DeYoung, M.D. Suffix:
Law Firm Name: ff e Jackson I.::aw Firm Suffix: Pro Se: 0
Address I: Address 2:
Page 1 of 10 *2 City: }.I;ouston Zip+4 : ,._7...,.0=2._7 __ _ ___. State: Telephone:
ext. Fax: Email: SBN: 00796817
I. Appellant II. Appellant Attorney(s) ~ Person D Organization (choose one) D Lead Attorney First Name: Daniel Middle Name: "&l.
First Name: David Last Name: Middle Name: Suffix: Last Name: Suffix: Pro Se: Q Address 1: 6900 Essex Lane Suite 1116
Address 2: City: State: Texas Telephone: Fax: Emai l:
SBN:
TII. Appellee ~ Person 00rganization (choose one) ~ Lead Attorney Organization Name: First Name: First Name: Middle Name: N. Midd le Name: L. ---
Last Name:
Last Name: Suffix: Suffix: Pro Se: Q
Address 1: Address 2: C ity: State: exas Telephone: 1713-979-4691 Fax:
~ 13-979-4440 Emai l: gjones@g!.1.ilaw.net ____________ __. 10889450 -----------
SBN:
ill. Appellee JV. Appellee Attorney(s) D Lead Attorney ~ Person 00rgan ization (choose one) First Name: iWilliarn First Name: M'illiarn Midd le Name: *3 Last Name: Last Name: Ma)'.nard Suffix: Suffix: - Pro Se: @
Address I: Address I : Address 2: Address I: City: State: Telephone: Fax:
ext. Fax: Email: SBN: Email: III. Appellee IV. Appellee Attorney(s) D Person D Lead Attorney
Middle Name: L. __ ......_ iWilliam First Name:
~~~~~~~--~~~~~~~~-- First Name: Middle Name: Last Name: Last Name: Suffix: Suffix: Pro Se: O
Address I: 1300 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 2500 Address 2:
Houston --- City: State: Wexas --- Telephone:
Fax: 7 13-960-1527 Email:
SBN:
*4 V. Perfection Of Appeal And Jurisdiction Nature of Case (Subject matter or type of case):
Type of judgment: Swnm!!!)'. Judgm~_...e ... n-.t ______ __ __ _ ~_. Date notice of appeal filed in trial court: March 19-;.;...;;2;;..;0;..;;l.:;.5 _ _ ~---' 1 f mailed to the trial court clerk, also give the date mailed: ~-------~- Interlocutory appeal of appeal able order: D Yes i:g] No If yes, please specify statutory or other basis on which interlocutory order is appealable (See TRAP 28):
D Yes i:g] No Accelerated appeal (See TRAP 28): If yes, please specify statutory or other basis on which appeal is accelerated: Parental Termination or Child Protection? (See TRAP 28.4): 0Yes ~No
D Yes i:g] No Permissive? (See TRAP 28.3): D Yes i:g] No Agreed? (See TRAP 28.2): Appeal should receive precedence, preference, or priority under statute or rule: D Yes i:g] No If yes, please specify statutory or other basis for such status:
-~-~-~~------ ..... ~-- ........ "l:"l".,.,....,...,,..........,.~.....,,,.,.,.,,.,,....-.:w-~--,.....,._,,..,~ .............. ......,~~ Does this case involve an amount under $100,000? D Yes ~No Judgme nt or order disposes of all parties and issues: D Yes i:g]No
i:g] Yes D No Appeal from final judgment: Does the appeal involve the constitutionality or the validity ofa statute, rule, or ordinance? D Yes [g]No VJ. Actions Extending Time To Perfect Appeal 0Yes i:gj No If yes, date filed: Motion for New Trial: i:gj No Motion to Modify Judgment: If yes, date filed: 0Yes Request for Findings of Fact 0Yes i:gj No If yes, date filed: and Conclusions of Law:
0Yes rgj No If yes, date filed: Motion to Reinstate: D Yes rgj No If yes, date filed: Motion under TRCP 306a: 0Yes rgj No Other: If other, please specify: VIl. Indigency Of Party: (Attach file-stamped copy of affidavit, and extension motion if filed.)
D Yes rg] No If yes, date filed: Affidavit filed in trial court: 0Yes D No If yes, date filed: Contest filed in trial court: Date ruling on contest due: Ruling on contest: D Sustained D Overruled
Date of ruling: Page 4of 10 *5 VITI. Bankruptcy Has any party to the court's judgment filed for protection in bankruptcy wh ich might affect this appeal? 0Yes cgj No If yes, please attach a copy of the petition. Date bankruptcy filed: Bankruptcy Case Number: TX. Trial Court And Record Court: C lerk's Record: County: Harris Trial Court Clerk: cgj District D County cgj Yes D No Trial Court Doc ket Number (Cause No.): :2012- 2321 Was clerk's record requested?
If yes, date requested: March 19, 2015 Trial Judge (who tried or di sposed of case): If no, date it w ill be requested: First Name: Brent Were payment arrangements made w ith clerk? Middle Name:
cgjYes 0No 0Indigent Last Name: Gamble (Note: No request required under TRAP 34.S(a),{b)) Suffix: Address I: QO I Caroline Address 2: 13tn Floor City: Houston State: lfexas Zip + 4: 77002 Telephone: 713-368-6400 ext. Fax: Email : Reporter's or Recorder's Record: Is th ere a reporter's record? 0 Yes cgj No Was reporter's record requested? 0Yes IZ!No Was there a reporter's record electronically recorded? O Yes [gJ No If yes, date requested: lfno, date it will be requested: Were payment arrangements made with the court reporter/court recorder? 0Yes i:gJ No Otndigent
Page 5of 10 *6 0 Court Recorder [gl Court Reporter 0 Substitute 0 Official First Name: Annette Middle Name: Last Name: Peltier Suffix: Address 1: Address 2: 13th Floor City: Houston State: Texas Zip + 4: 77002 Telephone: 7 13-368-6409 ext. Fax: Email: X. Supersedeas Bond Supersedeas bond filed: 0 Yes [gl No
If yes, date tiled: Will tile: 0 Yes [g] No XI. Extraordinary Relief Will you request extraordinary relief (e.g. temporary or ancillary relief) from this Court? 0 Yes [gl No If yes, briefly state the basis for your request: XO. Alternative Dispute Resolution/Mediation (Complete section if filing in the 1st, 2nd, 4th, Sth, 6th, 8th, 9th, I Otb, 11th, 12th, 13th, or 14th Court of Appeal) Should this appeal be referred to mediation? D Yes [gl No If no, please specify:parties previously mediated and were unable to resolve difil!ute. Has the case been through an ADR procedure? [g!Yes 0 No If yes, who was the mediator? David Mathiesen
----~~~~--~--~~----~~-~~~~~-----~--- What type of ADR procedure? ediation [gl Pre-Trial D Post-Trial D Other At what stage did the case go through ADR? If other, please specify: Type of case? CQlP.Q.ratio &all!Jl; Partnership Give a brief description of the issue to be raised on appeal, the relief sought, and the applicable standard for review, if known (without prejudice to the right to raise additional issues or request additional relief): Summary judgment was Improperly granted as to claims that were the subject of the motion for summary judgment and as to claims de enaants ai move on. Reversal and remand for trial on the merits. How was the case disposed of'? Summary Judgment Summary of relief granted, including amount of money judgment, and if any, damages awarded. laintiffs' claims were dismissed. If money judgment, what was the amount? Actual damages: $_0_.0_0 ___ ___ _
Page 6of 10 *7 Attorney's fees (trial): $0.00 Attorney's fees (appellate): $0.00
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Other:
Will you challenge this Court's jurisdiction? D Yes [gJ No Does judgment have language that one or more parties "take nothing"? D Yes [g] No Does judgment have a Mother Hubbard clause? D Yes [g] No Other basis for finality? Jydge indicated at .the March 13th status conference t}Jat l]_e intended th~ Fel,iruary, 17_, 20 5 order to be final. Rate the complexity of the case (use 1 for least and 5 for most complex): D I [g] 2 D 3 D 4 D 5
[g] Yes D No Please make my answer to the preceding questions known to other parties in this case. Can the parties agree on an appellate mediator? D Yes [g] No
Telephone ______ ,_,, If yes, please give name, address, telephone, fax and emai l address: Name Address Fax Email Languages other than English in which the mediator should be proficient: Name of person filing out mediation section of docketing statement: Xlll. Related Matters List any pending or past related appeals before this or any other Texas appellate court by court, docket number, and style. Docket Number: 01-13-00365-CV Trial Court: r270th District Court
Style: Joan DeYoung, Stephen DeYoung, M.D., and DavidDeYoung Vs. Beirne, Maynard & Parsons, LLP *8 XIV. Pro Bono Program: (Complete section ifflling in tlte 1st, 3rd, 5th, or 14th Courts of Appeals) The Courts of Appeals listed above, in conjunction with the State Bar of Texas Appellate Section Pro Bono Committee and local Bar Associations, are conducting a program to place a limited number of civi l appeals with appellate counsel who w ill represent the appellant in the appeal before this Court. The Pro Bono Committee is solely responsible for screening and selecting the civil cases for inclusion in the Program based upon a number of discretionary criteria, including the financial means of the appellant or appellee. lfa case is selected by the Committee, and can be matched with appellate counsel, that counsel w ill take over representation of the appellant or appe llee without charging legal fees. More information regarding this program can be found in the Pro Bono Program Pamphlet available in paper form at the Clerk's Office or on the Internet at www.tex-app.org. If your case is selected and matched with a volunteer lawyer, you will receive a letter from the Pro Bono Committee within thirty (30) to forty-five (45) days after submitting this Docketing Statement. Note: there is no guarantee that if you submit your case for possible inclusion in the Pro Bono Program, the Pro Bono Committee will select your case and that pro bono counsel can be found to represent you. Accordingly,. you should not forego seeking other counsel to represent you in this proceeding. By signing your name below, you are authorizing the Pro Bono committee to transmit publicly available facts and information about your case, including parties and background, through selected Internet sites and Listserv to its pool of volunteer appellate attorneys.
D Yes ~ No Do you want this case to be considered for inclusion in the Pro Bono Program? Do you authorize the Pro Bono Committee to contact your trial counsel of record in this matter to answer questions the committee may have regarding the appeal? D Yes ~ No Please note that any such conversations would be maintained as confidential by the Pro Bono Committee and th e information used solely for the purposes of considering the case for inclusion in the Pro Bono Program. If you have not previously filed an affidavit of lndigency and attached a file-stamped copy of that affidavit, does your income exceed 200% of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Federal Poverty Guidelines? ~ Yes D No These guidelines can be found in the Pro Bono Program Pamphlet as well as on the internet at lllip ://aspe. hhs.~ov/povcrt\ /06pove nv. shtm l. Are you willing to disclose your financial circumstances to the Pro Bono Committee? D Yes ~No If yes, please attach an Affidavit of Indigency completed and executed by the appellant or appellee. Sample forms may be found in the Clerk's Office or on the internet at l!Up://\\'w\1 .tcx -<1J)p.or~. Your participation in the Pro Bono Program may be conditioned upon your execution of an affidavit under oath as to your financial circumstances. Give a brief description of the issues to be raised on appeal, the relief sought, and the app licable standard ofreview, if known (without prejudice to the right to raise additional issues or request additional relief; use a separate attachment, if necessary). Summary judgment was improperly granted as to claims that were the subject of the motion for summary judgment and as to claims defendants did not move on. Reversal and remand for trial on the merits. XV. Signature Signature of counsel (or prose party) March 30, 2015 Date: State Bar No.: 00796817 ------- Electronic Signature:
(Optional) *9 XVI. Certificate of Service The undersigned counsel certifies that this docketing statement has been served on the following lead counsel for all parties to the trial court's order or j udgment as follows on arch 30 2015 Signature of counsel (or prose party) Electronic Signature: Isl Daniel W. Jackson
(Optional) State Bar No.: 00796817 Person Served --~-...__, Certificate of Service Requirements (TRAP 9.5(e)): A certificate of service must be signed by the person who made the service and must state:
( 1) the date and manner of service; (2) the name and address of each person served, and (3) if the person served is a party's attorney, the name of the party represented by that attorney
Please enter the following for each person served: Date Served:
Gregory First Name: Middle Name: N. Last Name: Jones Suffix: Law Firm Name: Address 1: 2323 S. SlieP.liero, 14tli Floor Address 2: Houston City: State lfexas Z ip+4: 77019 Telephone: ext. Fax: Email: Please enter the following for each person served: *10 Date Served: Manner Served: f:mail First Name: William
--~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~- Mid d I e Name: L. Suffix: Law Firm Name: Address I: 1300 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 2500 Address 2: Houston City: State ex as Zip+4: 77056 Telephone: 17 13-623-0887 ext. Fax: 713-960-1527 Email: wmaynard@bmpllP..COm If Attorney, Representing Party's Name: William L. Maynard, Maynard Properties, LP