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*0 FILED IN 5th COURT OF APPEALS DALLAS, TEXAS 12/18/2015 1:47:34 PM LISA MATZ Clerk *1 ACCEPTED 05-15-01494-CV FIFTH COURT OF APPEALS DALLAS, TEXAS 12/18/2015 1:47:34 PM I Appellate Docket Number: ~ase No. 05-15-0 J 494-CV LISA MATZ CLERK I Appellate Case Style: Farcus Nash
Vs. I ~ggregate lndustries-WCR, Inc. d/b/a Lattimore Materials Corporation Companion Case No.: I I
DOCKETING STATEMENT (Civil) Amended/corrected statement:
J Appellate Court: 5th Court of Apeeals (to be filed in the court of appeals upon perfection of appeal under TRAP 32) j1. Appellant II. Appellant Attorney(s)
Person 0 Organization (choose one) 181 Lead Attorney I First Name: ~ohn : I Middle Name: ~dward
First Name: Marcus I I
Middle Name: l I Last Name: ~all Suffix: Fr. Last Name: Nash ........ """·· Suffix:- Law Firm Name:iffieTiiW"{jffices ofToliii'E:-will, Jr.
Pro Se: 0 Address l: [728 Proseect A venue, Suite 200 Address 2:
J Dail as ~ Zip+4: State: [exas f75206 [214l 887-0IOO t214) 887-0173 jwall@jwall-law.co~ SBN: ~0756750
j1. Appellant II. Appellant Attorney(s)
D Person 0 Organization (choose one) D Lead Attorney . First Name: Kolter Middle Name: t:hristian =<] Middle Name: Last Name: McKenzie Suffix: [ ]
Last Name: [ Law Firm Name:[fie Caw o-tfaces of10hri"E:-wi11-;1'r.
Pro Se: Address I: S728 ProsJ>ect A venue, Suite 2001 l Page 1of8
*2 City: ~alias ~ I I Zip+4: [5206 State: [exas I ext. I I Telephone: [214~ 887-0100 Fax: p 14). 887-0173 I km.Ckenzi~wall-law.com SBN: ~4067762 III. Appellee IV. Appellee Attorney(s)
D Person ~Organization (choose one) Lead Attorney
Organization Name: ~g~e~ate lndustries-WCR, fnc. d/b/a Latti!JI First Name: Matthew Middle Name: ~lbert Middle Name: Last Name: Nowak
Suffix: Last Name: Law Firm Name: frowacJC "& Staucli, CCP
Pro Se: poooo N. Central Exi>resswa}', Suite 1040 Address 1: ) Dallas l Zip+4: State: jfexas ~14.823.2006 !214.823 .2007 Email: innowak@.ns-law.net SBN: PQ794382
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*3 V. Perfection Of Appeal And Jurisdiction I
Nature of Case (Subject matter or type of case): (f ermination of em~lo}'ment Date order or judgment signed: November 5, 20 [5 Type of judgment: Summary Judgment
Date notice of appeal filed in trial court: ))ecember 7, 2015
If mailed to the trial court clerk, also give the date mailed:
Interlocutory appeal of appealable order: 0Yes 181No
If yes, please specify statutory or other basis on which interlocutory order is appealable (See TRAP 28):
I. Accelerated appeal (See TRAP 28): 181 No If }:'CS, (?lease specif}' StatutOI)' or other basis on which appeal is accelerated: [
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Parental Termination or Child Protection? (See TRAP 28.4): DY es 00No 0Yes 181 No
Permissive? (See TRAP 28.3): If yes, please specify statutory or other basis for such status: r
D Yes 181 No Agreed? (See TRAP 28.2):
If yes, please specify statutory or other basis for such status: Appeal should receive precedence, preference, or priority under statute or rule: D Yes lXJ No
If yes, please specify statutory or other basis for such status:
Does this case involve an amount under $100,000? ~Yes 0No
Judgment or order disposes of all parties and issues: IXI Yes 0No IXI Yes 0No
Appeal from final judgment:
Does the appeal involve the constitutionality or the validity of a statute, rule, or ordinance? D Yes IXJNo
VI. Actions Extending Time To Perfect Appeal
If yes, date filed: Motion for New Trial: 0Yes ~No Motion to Mpdify Judgment: DY es OC) No If yes, date filed: ( If yes, date filed:
Request for Findings of Fact 0Yes (XI No and Conclusions of Law: If yes, date filed: DY es ~No Motion to Reinstate: D Yes fXI No If yes, date filed: [ Motion under TRCP 306a: 0Yes 129 No
Other:
Ifother, please specify:
VII. lndigency Of Party: (Attach file-stamped copy of affidavit, and extension motion if filed.)
If yes, date filed: D Yes IKJ Affidavit filed in trial court: yes, date filed: 1 0Yes (XI
Contest filed in trial court: Date ruling on contest due: Date of ruling: ]
Ruling on contest: D Sustained D Overruled
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*4 VIII. Bankruptcy
Has any party to the court's judgment filed for protection in bankruptcy which might affect this appeal? 0Yes ~No
If yes, please attach a copy of the petition.
Date bankruptcy filed: i Bankruptcy Case Number:
IX. Trial Court And Record
Cou11: p 9 nd Judicial Distract I Clerk's Record: I Trial Court Clerk: ~District 0 County
County: Pallas Was clerk's record requested? ~Yes 0No Trial Court Docket Number (Cause No.): PC-14-13)43 If yes, date requested: pecember 7, 2015 Ifno, date it will be requested:
Trial Judge (who tried or disposed of case): Were payment arrangements made with clerk?
First Name: t~g Middle Name: ~YesONo Indigent (Note: No request required under TRAP 34.S(a),(b)) Last Name: ~mith
Address 1: ~00 Commerce St., Box peorge L. Allen, Sr. Courts Buildin~ i Qallas Zip + 4: p5202 State: [exas c::J [214) 653-7709
Fax: L
Reporter's or Recorder's Record:
Is there a reporter's record? OYeslXI No
Was reporter's record requested? 0Yes ~No
Was there a reporter's record electronically recorded? O Yes IXI yes, date requested: l
If no, date it will be requested:
Were payment arrangements made with the court reporter/court recorder? 0Yes No 0Indigent Page4of8
*5 D Court Recorder ~ Court Reporter D Substitute
D Official ~enesa Middle Name: Last Name: ~haw Address 1: 800 Commerce Street, Bo~ Address 2: peorge L. Ailen, Sr. Courts Building eanas Zip+4: State: ifexas c:J Telephone: (21~ 653-7766 [ if enesa.Shaw@dallascounty.org
X. Supersedeas Bond Supersedeas bond filed:0Yes ~No If yes, date filed: L
Will file: D
XI. Extraordinary Relief
Will you request extraordinary relief (e.g. temporary or ancillary relief) from this Court? 0Yes l8j
If yes, briefly state the basis for your request: XII. Alternative Dispute Resolution/Mediation (Complete section if filing in the 1st, 2nd, 4th, Sth, 6th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, or 14th Court of Appeal)
Should this appeal be referred to mediation? 0Yes 0No
If no, please specify:I
Has the case been through an ADR procedure? ~Yes 0No
If yes, who was the mediator? .Edwin E. Wright, Jiil = What type of ADR procedure? ~ediation
At what stage did the case go through ADR? ~Pre-Trial Post-Trial D Other If other, please specify:
Type of case? [em,tjJlati~J!J~.f e~pJoy~rnent.: 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):
piamffffwas tennina1e3Clue to race (Affican A:mencan) and aHenilmgintemal complamts abOut liisSupervis~r assaUl6ng and fiarassing fiam. :i
How was the case disposed of? §nmary Judgment
Summary of relief granted, including amount of money judgment, and if any, damages awarded. [ [ money judgment, what was the amount? Actual damages:
Punitive (or similar) damages:
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Attorney's fees (appellate):
Other: If other, please specify: [
Will you challenge this Court's jurisdiction? O Yes [XI No
Does judgment have language that one or more parties "take nothing"? 0 Yes 181 No
Does judgment have a Mother Hubbard clause? 0 Yes 181 No
Other basis for finality? (NOtice offinarj'i.i'Ogment from Distri.Cf'CJ.erK.
Rate the complexity of the case (use I for least and S for most complex): 01 02 1!]3 04 os []Yes 0
Please make my answer to the preceding questions known to other parties in this case.
Can the parties agree on an appellate mediator? 0 Ii]
If yes, please give name, address, telephone, fax and email address: Name Address Telephone Fax Email
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Languages other than English in which the mediator should be proficient: Name of person filing out mediation section of docketing statement:
XIII. Related Matters
List any pending or past related appeals before this or any other Texas appellate court by court, docket number, and style. Trial Court: =
Docket Number: Style:
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*7 XIV. Pro Bono Program: (Complete section if filing in the 1st, 3rd, Sth, 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 civil appeals with appellate counsel who will 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. If a case is selected by the Committee, and can be matched
with appellate counsel, that counsel will take over representation of the appellant or appellee without charging legal fees. More information
regarding this program can be found in the Pro Bono Program Pamphlet available in paper fom1 at the Clerk's Office or on the Internet at
www.tex-app.org. 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 the 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? D Yes D
These guidelines can be found in the Pro Bono Program Pamphlet as well as on the internet at http://aspe.hhs.~ov/poverty/06poverty.shtml.
Are you willing to disclose your financial circumstances to the Pro Bono Committee? D
If yes, please attach an Affidavit oflndigency completed and executed by the appellant or appellee. Sample forms may be found in the Clerk's
Office or on the internet at b.np://w_}vw.tcx-a.J212,..Qrg. 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 applicable standard of review, if known (without
prejudice to the right to raise additional issues or request additional relief; use a separate attachment, if necessary).
X~ture cr211strs Si~unsel (or prose party) Date:
Printed Name: CJ~lllrE:-Wall,Jr. [2'075"'6750 State Bar No.:
Electronic Signature: (Optional) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - '
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*8 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 r or judgment as follows on Cf27f87Is==J . Electronic Signature:
------------..---.-......1 (Optional) State Bar No.: ... @0_7_5_6_75_0 ____ __..
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:
(I) 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: Li2Ll8ll5 ____ _
Manner Served: .... fs_e_rv_e_d ________ --' ._po_h_n _ _____________ _,
Middle Name: ~ar_d ____ __ __ __ __ _
Last Name: i\Vall P ...... r_. _ __ _.I
Law Firm Name:[he Law Offices of John E. Wall J!.: ~728 Pros~ect Avenue, Suite 2001 Address 1: .... P ..... ~t ..... las _ __________ __..I .._p5_2_06 ____
State ._[_ex_a_s ____ _ Zip+4: f214) 887-010[1 ext. c:::J : l214) 887-0173
Email: jW'iii@Jwall-law.com
If Attorney, Representing Party's Nan1e: Marcus NashlAP..._Pe .... l...,lan ... t _______ .....
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