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*0 RECEIVED IN 5th COURT OF APPEALS DALLAS, TEXAS 4/14/2015 2:22:41 PM LISA MATZ Clerk
*1 FILED DALLAS COUNTY Bridgette Vation 4/13/2015 2:43:12 PM FELICIA PITRE DISTRICT CLERK 05-15-00469-CV C AUSE NO. DC-14-13815 C ASEY S UTTERFIELD , § I N T HE D ISTRICT C OURT O F § P LAINTIFF , § § VS . § § D ALLAS C OUNTY , T EXAS T ERVITA , LLC, A MERICAN Z URICH § I NS . C O ., D OLORES R OJAS , AND § J OMARA T IBURCIO , §
§ D EFENDANTS . § 116 TH J UDICIAL D ISTRICT DEFENDANT TERVITA, LLC’S NOTICE OF APPEAL
Pursuant to Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code Ann. § 27.008(b), Defendant Tervita, LLC (“Tervita”) files this Notice of Appeal and respectfully would show the Court as follows:
I. This case is pending in the 116th Judicial District Court of Dallas County, Texas as Cause No. DC-14-13815, and is styled Casey Sutterfield v. Tervita, LLC, American Zurich Ins. Co., Dolores Rojas, and Jomara Tiburcio .
II. This appeal involves Chapter 27 of the T EXAS C IVIL P RACTICE AND R EMEDIES C ODE , known as the C ITIZENS P ARTICIPATION A CT (the “A CT ”). On February 9, 2015, Tervita filed its Motion to Dismiss pursuant to this A CT . On March 23, 2015, the Court entered an Order denying Tervita’s Motion to Dismiss . A true and correct copy of the Order is attached as Exhibit 1. This appeal is taken in accordance with Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code Ann. § 27.008.
III.
*2 Tervita desires to appeal.
IV.
The appeal is taken to the Fifth District Court of Appeals in Dallas, Texas.
V.
Tervita is the party filing this notice.
VI.
Pursuant to Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code Ann. § 27.008(b), an appellate court should expedite the appeal in this matter. WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, Tervita files this Notice of Appeal , thus perfecting an appeal of the trial court’s Order . Respectfully Submitted, /s/ Jason T. Weber JOHN L. ROSS [1] Texas State Bar No. 17303020
JASON T. WEBER
Texas State Bar No. 24075251 T HOMPSON , C OE , C OUSINS & I RONS , L.L.P. 700 North Pearl Street, Suite 2500 Dallas, Texas 75201 Telephone: (214) 871-8206 (Ross) Telephone: (214) 871-8251 (Weber) Facsimile: (214) 871-8209 E-mail: jross@thompsoncoe.com E-mail: jweber@thompsoncoe.com ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT TERVITA, LLC
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
*3 I certify one true and correct copy of the foregoing instrument was served on Plaintiff’s lead counsel of record via e-mail and the Clerk of the Fifth Court of Appeals via hand delivery this 13th day of April, 2015.
Marc C. Mayfield Frank D. Weedon M AYFIELD W EEDON , LLP 208 North Green Street, Suite 200 Longview, Texas 75606 Laura Grabouski Brittan L. Buchanan B UCHANAN , D I M ASI D ANCY & G RABOUSKI LLP 9600 Great Hills Trail, Suite 300 West
Austin, Texas 78759 /s/ Jason T. Weber JOHN L. ROSS JASON T. WEBER
*4 Exhibit 1 *5 000752 C a u s e N o . D C - 14 - 13815 § I n t b e 116 t b J ud i c i a l D i s t r i c t C ou r t C a s e y S u tt e rf i e l d § v . § o f § T e r v it a , LL C , § A m e r i ca n Z u r i c h l o s . C o ., § D a ll a s C oun t y , T e x a s D o l o r e s R o j a s , a nd J o m a r a T i bu r c i o §
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[1] Board Certified in Labor & Employment Law and Civil Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.