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*0 FILED IN 4th COURT OF APPEALS SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 09/28/2017 10:14:59 AM KEITH E. HOTTLE CLERK *1 ACCEPTED 04-17-00223-CV FOURTH COURT OF APPEALS SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 9/28/2017 10:14 AM ~
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IN THE FOURTH COURT OF APPEALS SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS MARIA LIDIA GONZALEZ, ET AL.
Appellant ESTATE OF IDELFONSO RAMIREZ, ET AL.
Appellees Appeal from the 49th Judicial District Court in Zapata County, Texas, The Honorable Jose Antonio Lopez, Presiding
UNOPPOSED MOTION TO ALLOW 11~,Y IBARRA-MYERS TO WITHDRAW AS APPELLATE COUNSEL FOR INTERVENORS-APPELLANTS TO THE HONORABLE JUSTICES OF THE COURT
Pursuant to Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 6.5, Mary Ibarra- Myers and Intervenors-Appellantsl respectfully present this unopposed
motion asking the Court to permit Ms. Ibarra-Myers to withdraw as
1 Intervenors-Appellants are Dianne Needham Bluhm, Bernardine Needham Voges~
Debra Needham Ghidoni~ Janice Needham Dreyer Bradley Marshalli Joyce
Naumann H.E. Naumann and Sacred Heart School Education Fund, As Successors
in Interest to the Estate of Manuel Ramirez. Plaintiffs-Appellants are represented by
separate appellate counsel.
appellate counsel of record. Ms. Ibarra-Myers and Intervenors-
Appellants would show the Court as follows
1. Mary Ibarra-Myers, while an attorney with Farrimond, Castillo &Bresnahan, PC, represented Intervenors-Appellants in the
trial court and filed those parties' Notice of Appeal. On July 27, 2017,
Ruth G. Malinas, an attorney with Plunkett, Griesenbeck & Mimari, Inc.,
and Ms. Ibarra-Myers filed Ms. Malinas's Notice of Appearance in which
Ms. Malinas is designated as lead appellate counsel for Intervenors-
Appellants.
2. Approximately one month ago, Ms. Ibarra-Myers left Farrimond, Castillo &Bresnahan, PC. In her new position, she is no
longer able to represent Intervenors-Appellants in this matter.
Consequently, Intervenors-Appellants ask the Court to allow Ms. Ibarra-
Myers to withdraw from representing them in the case.
3. Ruth Malinas will remain lead appellate counsel for Intervenors-Appellants and requests that the Court and all parties
continue to direct all future filings, notices, correspondence or other
matters to her in accordance with her previously-filed notice of
appearance.
4. Certificate of Conference. Prior to filing this motion, the undersigned conferred with all counsel representing the named
Defendants. Such counsel stated they do not object to the relief requested
in this motion.
WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, Intervenors respectfully pray for the Court to grant this motion, issue an order
allowing Mary Ibarra-Myers to withdraw as counsel of record for
Intervenors, and for such other relief to which they may be entitled.
Respectfully submitted, /s/ Ruth G. Malinas RUTH G. MA.LINAS Texas Bar No. 08399350 Plunkett, Grieaenbeck & Mimari, Inc. Catholic Life Building, Suite 900 1635 N.E. Loop 410 San Antonio, Texas 78209 (210) 734-7092 (telephone) (210) 734-0379 (facsimile) rmalinas~p~-law.com COUNSEL FOR INTERVENORS- APPELLANTS
and
~-- '~`~ Mary Ibarra-Myers State Bar No. 10382936 15202 Fall Manor Drive San Antonio, Texas 78247 Telephone (210) 882-7911 marvmversatt~gmail.com FORMERLY CO-COUNSEL FOR INTERVENORS-APPELLANTS CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE This will certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing Motion to Allow Mary Ibarra Myers ~o Withdraw As Appellate Counsel for
Intervenors Appellants has been forwarded this day of
September, 2017, to the following attorneys of record via the electronic
filing manager
Brendan K. McBride
The McBride Law Firm
425 Soledad, Suite 620
San Antonio, Texas 78205
Brendan.mcbride@att.net
COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFFS-APPELLANTS
Tom C. Hall
Law Offices of Thomas C. Hall
The Milam Building
115 East Travis Street, Suite 700
San Antonio, Texas 78205
hall tomhall-lawyer.com
COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFFS-APPELLANTS
Baldemar Garcia
Martha Cigarroa deLlano
Joe Maldonado
Person, Whitworth, Borchers &Morales, L.L.P.
602 East Calton Road
P.O. Box 6668
Laredo, Texas 78042
b arcia personwhitworth.com
MDellano@~ersonwhitworth.com
JMaldonado@personwhitworth. com
COUNSEL FOR ESTATE OF FELICIDAD RAMIREZ DE PEREZ,
P MINERALS, LTD., THE ESTATE OF ILEANA RAMIREZ
AND EL MILAGRO MINERALS, LTD.
Donato D. Ramos
Daniel L. Walter
Law Offices of Donato D. Ramos
Texas Community Bank Building
6721 McPheron, Suite 350
P.O. Box 452009
Laredo, Texas 78041
dondramos@vahoo.com
dwalter@ddrlex.com
COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANTS GILBERTO PEREZ, ET AL.
Ernesto Cavazos
1411 San Dario Ave.
Laredo, Texas 78040
lawoffice laredo.twcbc.com
COUNSEL FOR KNOWN AND Ur1KNOWN HEIRS/DEFENDANTS
Armando X. Lopez
1510 Calle Del Norte Ste. 16
Laredo, Texas 78041
mandox@bravo. net
COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANTS MUNOZ HEIRS
/s/ Ruth G. Malinas RUTH G. MALINAS # 520597
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