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FILED IN 1st COURT OF APPEALS HOUSTON, TEXAS 3/6/2015 11:34:37 AM CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE Clerk FILED IN 1st COURT OF APPEALS HOUSTON, TEXAS 3/6/2015 11:34:37 AM CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE Clerk *1 ACCEPTED 01-15-00126-CV FIRST COURT OF APPEALS HOUSTON, TEXAS 3/6/2015 11:34:37 AM CHRISTOPHER PRINE CLERK
No. 01-15-00126-CV
IN THE FIRST COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE STATE OF TEXAS
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ In re TMX Finance of Texas, Inc.; TitleMax of
Texas, Inc.; and TMX Finance LLC
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Original Proceeding from the 152nd Judicial District Court,
Harris County, Texas, Trial Court Cause No. 2013-33584,
the Honorable Robert Schaffer, Presiding Judge DANIEL JOHNSON’S UNOPPOSED MOTION IN SUPPORT OF THE
PRO HAC VICE ADMISSION OF SARAH POWERS
Attorney Daniel Johnson, counsel for real parties in interest in the above-
captioned appeal, files this Unopposed Motion in Support of the Pro Hac Vice
Admission of Non-Resident Attorney Sarah Powers, pursuant to Rule XIX(b) of
the Texas Rules Governing Admission to the Bar, and respectfully shows the Court
as follows:
I am an attorney with Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP, 1001 Fannin
Street, Suite 3700, Houston, Texas 77002, a resident of the State of Texas, a
member of the State Bar of Texas, and licensed to practice in the State of Texas.
Non-resident attorney Sarah Powers, who moves for pro hac vice admission
in an accompanying motion, will be associated with the undersigned. The
undersigned finds Ms. Powers to be a reputable attorney and recommends that Ms.
Powers be granted permission to participate before this Court in the above-
captioned appeal.
WHEREFORE, movant, Daniel Johnson seeks the admission of Sarah
Powers pro hac vice to participate before this Court in the above-captioned case.
Dated: March 6, 2015
Respectfully submitted,
SUTHERLAND ASBILL & BRENNAN LLP
By: /s/ Daniel Johnson
Daniel Johnson (SBN 24046165)
Robert A. Lemus (SBN 24052225)
1001 Fannin Street, Suite 3700
Houston, Texas 77002
Telephone: (713) 470-6100
Facsimile: (713) 654-1301
E-mail: daniel.johnson@sutherland.com
E-mail: robert.lemus@sutherland.com
And
WARGO & FRENCH LLP
Joseph D. Wargo (GA No. 738764)
Abigail Stecker Romero (CA No. 284534)
999 Peachtree Street, N. E., 26th Floor
Atlanta, Georgia 30309
Telephone: (404) 853-1500
Facsimile: (404) 853-1501
E-mail: jwargo@wargofrench.com
E-mail: aromero@wargofrench.com
WARGO & FRENCH LLP
Sarah F. Powers (CA No. 238184)
( Pro Hac Vice Admission Pending)
Christina L. Goebelsmann (CA No. 273379)
1888 Century Park E, Suite 1520
Los Angeles, California 90067
Telephone: (310) 853-6300
Facsimile: (310) 853-6333
E-mail: spowers@wargofrench.com
E-mail: cgoebelsmann@wargofrench.com
Attorneys for Real Parties In Interest
Wellshire Financial Services, LLC, d/b/a
LoanStar Title Loans, d/b/a MoneyMax Title
Loans, and d/b/a LoanMax; Meadowwood
Financial Services, LLC, d/b/a LoanStar
Title Loans, and d/b/a MoneyMax Title
Loans; and Integrity Texas Funding, LP
CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE
I, Daniel Johnson, hereby certify that we conferred with counsel for
Defendants on March 5, 2015, concerning the Unopposed Motion for Pro Hac
Vice Admission of Sarah Powers. Counsel for Defendants confirmed that they are
unopposed to the Motion.
/s/ Daniel Johnson
Daniel Johnson
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
This is to certify that I have this day served all parties with a copy of the
within and foregoing instrument in accordance with the Texas Rules of Appellate
Procedure 6.3 and 9.5(b), (d), (e), to all counsel of record on this 6th day of March
2015.
Via e-filing
Roland Garcia, Jr.
L. Bradley Hancock
Mary Olga Lovett
Christopher David Johnsen
G REENBURG T RAURIG , LLP
1000 Louisiana, Suite 1700
Houston, Texas 77002
(Attorneys for Relators TMX Finance of Texas, Inc.;
TitleMax of Texas, Inc.)
Via e-filing
David Beck
Geoffrey A. Gannaway
Bryon Rice
B ECK R EDDEN LLP
1221 McKinney St., Suite 4500
Houston, Texas 77010
(Attorneys for Relator TMX Finance, LLC)
/s/ Daniel Johnson
Daniel Johnson