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*0 FILED IN 4th COURT OF APPEALS SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 11/23/2015 5:20:26 PM KEITH E. HOTTLE Clerk *1 ACCEPTED 04-15-00548-CV FOURTH COURT OF APPEALS SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 11/23/2015 5:20:26 PM KEITH HOTTLE CLERK CAUSE NO. 04-15-00548-CV IN THE COURT OF APPEALS FOURTH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS RUFINA REYES YANEZ,

Appellant

AMERICAN GENERAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY,

Appellee MOTION FOR THE COURT TO TAKE MANDATORY JUDICIAL

NOTICE

TO THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS:

Comes Now Appellant, RUFINA REYES YANEZ, asking the Honorable

Court of Appeals to take judicial notice of a document filed by Appellant, included

herein and entitled Motion For Extension of Time To File Appellant's Brief, which

establishes that Appellant's appeal should not have been dismissed for want of

prosecution. RUFINA REYES YANEZ is appealing the summary judgment

rendered against her and in favor of AMERICAN GENERAL LIFE INSURANCE

COMPANY on July 21, 2015.

Page *2 2. On October 28, 2015, the Court of Appeals entered an order

dismissing the appeal for want of prosecution. Appellant filed a motion to reinstate

the appeal. The Court of Appeals had previously accepted Appellant's Notice of

Appeal provided Appellant paid the filing fee. Appellant has not met those

conditions. Verburgt v Domer, 959 S.W. 2d 615,616-617 (Tex. 1997).

3. As to the findings that Appellant failed to prosecute her appeal

RUFINA REYES YANEZ enters a plea of non est factum. Rule 201 of the Texas

Rules of Evidence makes is mandatory that the Court of Appeals take judicial

notice of its own records and of the attached Exhibit A.

4. On September 3, 2015, Appellant filed her notice of Appeal. On

September 18, 2015, the District Clerk filed an incomplete Clerk's Record that did

not comply with Rule 34.5(a) of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure. The

Court of Appeals accepted the record without directing of Appeals accepted the

record without directing the District Clerk to comply with Rule 34.5(a). See Rule

34.5(d) of the Rules of Appellate Procedure.

The Clerk's Record did not include a copy of the Court Docket Sheet, the

motion for mandatory judicial notice filed on July 10, 2015, the Advisory to the

Court, and other relevant documents. Attached as Exhibit B is a copy of the letter

to the District Clerk asking for a Supplementary Clerk's Record.

Page *3 5. In Exhibit A, attached Appellant made it lucidly clear that she was

asking for an extension of time to file Appellant's Brief and for leave to file her

notice of appeal. Rule 201 of the Texas Rules of Evidence compels the Court of

Appeals to take notice of the adjudication facts contained in Exhibit A. PRAYER. Premises considered, Appellant RUFINA REYES

YANEZ asks the Honorable Court of Appeals to take mandatory judicial notice of

Exhibit A and to reinstate her appeal.

Respectfully submitted, ;

Attorney At Law State Bar No. 20211100 1519 Washington St, Suite # 1.

Laredo, Texas 78040 Telephone No. (956) 726-1638 Email: armandotrevinolaw@hotmail.com Attorney For Appellant Subscribed and sworn to before me on the 23 rd day of November, 2015, by

Armando Trevifio, Attorney for Appellant.

Noylry PiIblic, State of Texas Page *4 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I certify that on November 23, 2015, I served a copy of the Motion To

Reinstate Appeal was sent via hand-delivery or e-service to Jason A. Richardson,

Edison, Mcdowell & Hetherington LLP, 3200 Southwest Freeway, Suite 2100,

Houston, Texas 77027, jason.richardson@emhllp.com, Webb County District

Clerk's office Esther Degollado.

A ANDO TREVINO Page *5 EXHIBIT A *6 FOURTH COURT Of APPEll SAN ANTONIO, T~)( 9/3120153:22:12 KEITHHOn CLE 04-1 ~-00548-CV CAUSE NO. __ ____ ___ _

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS FOURTH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT !

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS

RUFINA REYES YANEZ,

Appellant

VS.

AMERICAN GENERAL ~IF.E ,INSURANCE COMPANY,

Appellee

Trial Court No. 2014CVFOOO504-D3 341 S 1' DISTRICT COURT OF WEBB COUNTY, TEXAS

MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE

APPELLANT'S BRIEF TO THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS:

1. Appellant RUFINA REYES YANEZ files this motion for extension

of time of 15 days to file her notice of Appeal regarding the final summary

judgment that was entered on July 20,2015. The Notice of Appeal is included with

this request for Extension. The right to appeal is a valuable right and the Supreme Court has

made it clear that such a right should not be denied if good cause exists for

extending the time to appeal. See Verburgt v. Dorner, 959 S.W. 2 nd 615, 616-17

(Tex. 1997).

A.T. RUFINA ~"'ANEZ. MonON FOR LEAVE TO FI~E MOTION FOA EX~NSION OFTlMHO FIL~APPELlANrs BRIEf *7 3. Good cause exists for granting of the extension. During the past

several months AppeUanfs counsel had been involved in Cause No. 15-01-13356-

ZCV, David Rodriguez, et al vs. Rose Rock Midstream Field Services, L.L,C., et al

filed in the 293 rd District Court of Zavala County, Texas, a four vehicle collision

that resulted in six deaths and injuries to other persons. The case has involved and

will continue to involve multiple depositions, extensive requests for discovery, and

examination of the vehicles. '

4. PRAYER. PreD;lises Considered, Appellant asks the Court to grant

this motion.

submitted, NDOTRE State Bar No. 20211100 1519 Washington St., Suite One Laredo, Texas 78040 Tel (956) 726-1638 Email: annandotrevino!aw(rugmaiLcolll '"" Attorney for Appellant , . 1M I ' 1 , Subscribed and sworn to by Armando Trevifio on the 3' day of

September~

I'..T. RUFINA AYAI'II<Z, MOTION FOR L£AV~TO FILE Mo1'IOI'I FOR EXTEN.510N OFTIME'TO "LfAPP~~LAl'f1"s BIU~ *8 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I certify that on September 3, 2015, I served a copy of the Motion For

Extension Of Time To File Appellant's Brief JASON A. RICHARDSON,

EDISON, McDOWELL & HETHERINGTON LLP, 3200 Southwest Freeway,

Suite 2100, Houston, Texas 77027,jason.richardson@emhl1p.com.

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04-15-00548-CV CAUSE NO. 2014CVFOOOS04-D3 § IN THE DISTRICT COURT RUFINA REYES YANEZ,

Plaintiff 341 st JUDICIAL DISTRICT

vs. §

AMERICAN GENERAL LIFE

INSURANCE COMPANY, § WEBB COUNTY, TEXAS

APPELLEE NOTICE OF APPEAL RUFINA REYES YANEZ, gives notice that she desires to appeal to the Fourth Court of

Appeals the final summary judgment that was rendered on July 20~ 2015, against her and in favor

of Defendant, American General Life Insurance Company.

Respectful . ~ ~~-~

INO State B No. 20211100 1519 Washington St., Suite One Laredo, Texas 78040-0544 Tel: (956) 726-1638 . Email:.armandotrevinoiaw(ihgmail.cmu = Attorney for RUFINA REYES YANEZ CERTIFICATE OF SERVI~ 0/11 I hereby certify that on the J day of September, 2015, a true and correct copy of the

above and foregoing was served on JASON A. RICHARDSON, EDISON, McDOWELL &

HETHERINGTON LLP, 3200 Southwest Freeway, Suite 2100, Houston, Texas 77027,

iason.richardson@emhllp.com.

EXHIBITB *11 11/17120154:59:21 PI Esther Degollad District Clet Webb Distril Esther JO Garz 2014CVF000504D RAMOS TREVINO ATTORNEYS AT LAW 1519 WASHINGTON sr.'SUITE 1 , ·LAREDO, TEXAS 78040 Email: arluandotrcv inolawr' li lg1l1ail.con) .... , mONS NO. (9S6)7:26-1633

CARMEN RAMOS 4- ARMANDOTRE~O November /3 .) via email:

Hon. Esther Degollando

Webb County District Clerk

1110 Victoria St.

Laredo, Texas 18040

Re: Court of Appeals No.04-J5-00548-CV

Rufina Reyes Yanez v American General Life Insurance Company

,.1 " , Dear Ms. Degollado: Plaintiff RUFINA' REYES YANEZ is appealing the summary judgment that was

No. District JudIcial ^[81] 341 the in CVF000504-D3~ Court of Webb County, Texas. General Life Insurance under Cause ber and' in favor of rendered against Company 'American.

2. Appellant asks you to prepare the Clerk's Record on appeal and to include the

following docwnents:

a. The Court Docket Sheet.

b. The Original and :all amended petitions. The Original and all amended answers.

d. Defendant's Motion For Summary Judgment.

e. Plaintiffs Response to Motion For Swnmary Judgment.

f. May 13, 2015 t Summary Judgment. Plaintiffs Motion To Set Aside the May 1'3,2015, Summary Judgment.

g. Defendant's Response to Plaintiffs Motion To Set Aside May 13, 2015,

S~ Judgment.

i. Motion For Court to take Mandatory Judicial Notice of Certain

Documents. June 12. 2015, ~upplemental Plaintiff's Motion To Set Aside May 13,

2015, Summary Judgment.

k. June 12, 2015, Plaintiffs Supplemental to her Motion to Set Aside May

13,2015, Summary Judgment. June 12,2015, Second Supplement to Plaintiffs Motion for New Trial.

Page: Jl : ....... July 10, 2015, Motion For Leave to File Relevant Documents and for

Judicial Notice. July 15, 2Q15, Advisory to the Court.

n. July 20,2015 Summary Judgment.

p. Plaintiffs Motion To Set Aside July 20, 2015, Summary Judgment.

q. Plaintiff's Notice of Appeal.

r. This letter.

s. A Certified Bill of Costs.

I :7:;1'~ ~TREVINO ~ Attorney At Law State Bar No. 20211100 1519 Washington 81, Suite # Laredo, Texas 78040 Telephone No. (956) 726-1638 Email: annando trevino\aw(cp.hotl!)ail.coOl Attorney For Appellant CERTIFICATE OF SERVlCE I certify that on November I l' . 20 IS, I served a copy of this leter was sent via e

service to JASON A.RICHARD~DISON, McDOWELL & HETHERINGTON LLP,

3200 Southwest Freeway, Suite 2100. Houston, Texas 77027, iason.richardson@emhl1,p.com. elerl<, Fourth Court of Appeals, 8IId Ana Alcantar, ~ -?= .. _

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