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*0 FILED IN 4th COURT OF APPEALS SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 12/3/2015 1:09:46 PM KEITH E. HOTTLE Clerk
*1 ACCEPTED FILED 04-15-00747-CV 11/23/2015 4:56:31 PM FOURTH COURT OF APPEALS Donna Kay McKinney SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 12/3/2015 1:09:46 PM Bexar County District Clerk
KEITH HOTTLE Accepted By: Brenda Carrillo CLERK CAUSE NO. 2014-CI-17290 HOPE KELLEY § IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF Plaintiff, § § v. § BEXAR COUNTY, TEXAS § ELIZABETH KING, M.D., and § NORTHEAST OB/GYN § ASSOCIATES, P.L.L.C. §
224 TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT Defendants. § DEFENDANTS’ NOTICE OF ACCELERATED APPEAL TO THE HONORABEL JUDGE OF SAID COURT:
COME NOW, ELIZABETH KING, M.D., and NORTHEAST OB/GYN ASSOCIATES, P.L.L.C., Defendants, and file this Notice of Accelerated Appeal, and in support thereof, would respectfully show the Court the following:
1. Defendants, ELIZABETH KING, M.D., and NORTHEAST OB/GYN ASSOCIATES, P.L.L.C., filed a Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff’s medical malpractice case pursuant to T EX . C IV . P RAC . & R EM . C ODE §74.351.
2. On July 16, 2015, the Court granted Plaintiff a 30-day to extension pursuant to §74.351(c) to cure deficiencies in her expert report. 3. Plaintiff file a report from the same expert on July 30, 2015. 4. Defendants, ELIZABETH KING, M.D., and NORTHEAST OB/GYN
ASSOCIATES, P.L.L.C., filed a Second Motion to Dismiss pursuant to T EX . C IV . P RAC . & R EM . C ODE §74.351 on August 17, 2015.
5. On November 2, 2015, the Court denied Defendants, ELIZABETH KING, M.D., and NORTHEAST OB/GYN ASSOCIATES, P.L.L.C.’s Second Motion to Dismiss. *2 6. Pursuant to T EX . C IV . P RAC . & R EM . C ODE §51.014(a)(9), Defendants bring this interlocutory appeal of the Court’s November 2, 2015 Order denying their Chapter 74 Motion to Dismiss.
7. Defendants desire to appeal the Court’s ruling. Defendants hereby appeal the Court’s ruling to the 4 th Court of Appeals in San Antonio, Texas. 8. This appeal is accelerated pursuant to T EX . R. A PP . P. 28.1. Further, commencement of the trial of this case is stayed pursuant to T EX . C IV . P RAC . & R EM . C ODE §51.014(b).
9. This Notice of Appeal has been filed within twenty (20) days of the Court signing the Order denying Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss and is, therefore, timely for purposes of accelerating this appeal.
10. All counsel of record are being provided with copies of this Notice. Respectfully submitted, U ZICK & O NCKEN , P.C. By: ____________________________________
J. Kevin Oncken State Bar No. 15280050 Roger A. Berger State Bar No. 02192400 238 Westcott Houston, Texas 77007 Tel: 713-869-2900 Fax: 713-869-6699 Email: kevin@unolaw.com Email: rberger@uzickoncken.com
ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS,
ELIZABETH KING, M.D., and NORTHEAST OB/GYN ASSOCIATES, P.L.L.C.
*3 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I do hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing Defendants’ Notice of Accelerated Appeal has been forwarded to Plaintiff’s counsel of record by facsimile transmission on this the 23 rd day of November, 2015.
__________________________________________ Roger A. Berger Defendants’ Notice of Accelerated Appeal Page 3 *4 REQUEST NO. 18 *11 REQUEST NO. 19 *15 CAUSE NO. 2014-CI-17290 § IN THE DISTRICT COURT HOPE KELLEY § §
v.
224™ JUDICIAL DISTRICT
§ § ELIZABETH KING, M.D. AND § NORTHEAST OB/GYN ASSOCIATES, § PLLC BEXAR COUNTY, TEXAS
ORDER DENYING DEFENDANTS' SECOND MOTION TO DISMISS PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 74.351 BE IT REMEMBERED that on the 13th day of October, 2015, came on to be heard Defendants', *16 Elizabeth King, M.D. and Northeast OB/GYN Associates, P.L.L.C., Second Motion to Dismiss Pursuant to Chapter 74.3 51, and the Court, having considered the objections and motion, along with Plaintiff's response and the arguments and testimony of counsel, is of the opinion that Defendants' motion should be denied.
It is therefore, ORDERED, ADJUDGED and DECREED that Defendants', Elizabeth King, M.D. and Northeast OB/GYN Associates, P.L.L.C., Second Motion to Dismiss Pursuant to Chapter 74.351 is, in all things,
DENIED.
NOV 2 2015 SIGNED this day of' , 2015. - - - - - - - - - M \ch a e \ E. Mei'/\ Presiding Judge ·. 37th District court ..., "> )( 'iH c ounty. Texas HONORABLE MICHAEL MERY
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
LAW OFFICE OF HOW ARD E. DAVIS, P.C. UZICK & ONCKEN, P.C.
By: d)£2_'1_ /fi L_ By: ~Davis -~-J._K_e_v-in_O_,,__k,.,,.e~n-o~z-r~9~2-y_u_o _ _ _ State Bar No. 05497500 State Bar No. 15280050 6655 First Park Ten Blvd., Suite 250 238 Westcott San Antonio, Texas 78213 Houston, Texas 77007 Telephone: (210) 738-8080 Telephone: (713) 869-2900 Facsimile: (210) 738-8088 Facsimile: (713) 869-6699 e-mail: irish-x@att.net e-mail: kevin@unolaw.com
ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF
ATTORNEY FOR DEFENDANTS