Decisions of the Fourteenth Court of Appeals in Houston
in Civil Appeals
June 2007
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Opinion Release Dates:  June 5, 2007; June 7, 2007; June 12, 2007; June 19, 2007, June 21, 2007,
June 25, June 26, June 28, 2007  

Appeals With Signed or Per Curiam Opinions Released June 2007
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NOTEWORTHY MAY 2007 OPINIONS IN CIVIL CASES

Memorial Hermann Healthcare Systems v. Burrell (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Jun. 28,
2007)(Anderson)(
HCLC, ILA)
Morris Hartis, Jr. v. Century Furniture Industries Inc. (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Jun. 28,
2007)(Guzman)(payment dispute)
Abraham v. Union Pacific Railroad Co. (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Jun. 28, 2007)(Hedges)(toxic tort,
causation issue)
Landaverde v. Centurion Capital Corporation (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Jun. 28,
2007)(Hedges)(credit card debt suit)
Hart v. Estate of Robert Humbe Smith, III (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Jun. 28, 2007)(per curiam
(settlement)
Fort Bend County, Texas v. The Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway Company (Tex.App.- Houston
[14th Dist.] Jun. 21, 2007(Hudson)(
condemnation, reimbursement, plea to the jurisdiction)
In Re: Roger A. Vidales (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Jun. 21, 2007(per curiam denial)(DNA testing
request)
Dilston House Condominium Association v. White (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] May 19,
2007)(Mirabal)(
homeowner law, condominium declarations, bylaws, attorney's fees)
Awalt Group, Inc. v. M Power Entertainment (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] May 19,
2007)(Hudson)(sworn account suit, special exception, motion for summary judgment, SoL)
Vazquez v. Maria Vazquez (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] May 19, 2007)(Seymore)(default divorce
decree, restricted appeal)
Deep Water Slender Wells, LTD v. Shell International Exploration and Production, Inc  (Tex.App.-
Houston [14th Dist.] May 19, 2007)(Frost)(business litigation, forum selection clause enforced)
GE Capital Corp. v. ICO, Inc. (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Jun. 12, 2007)(Fowler) Dissenting Opinion
by Justice Edelman
In re Woody K. Lesikar (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Jun. 7, 2007)(per curiam)(writ of prohibition)
In Re Brownhill (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Jun. 7, 2007)(Edelman)(child support contempt)
Yasuda Fire and Marine Insurance Company of America v. Criaco (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Jun. 7,
2007)(Frost)(auto-PI, UIM coverage, workers comp, standing, attorneys fees)
Dissenting Opinion by Justice Edelman in Yasuda Fire and Marine Ins. Co. of America v. Criaco (standing)
In re Woody K. Lesikar (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Jun. 7, 2007)(per curiam)(writ of
prohibition)(supersedeas, contempt)
In Re Brownhill (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Jun. 7, 2007)(Edelman)(child support contempt)
Stevens v. The Anatolian Shepherd Dog Club of America, Inc. (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Jun. 5,
2007)(Fowler)(association law)
Sap Trading, Inc v. Mohammed Sohani (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Jun. 5, 2007)(Edelman)
(attorney's fees, postjudgment interest)
In re: Salvador Zavala (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Jun. 5, 2007)(per curiam denial)(inmate suit)


DETAILS FOR CASE DECIDED BY THE FOURTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS
IN MAY 2007

June 28, 2007

Civil Causes Decided:

Memorial Hermann Healthcare Systems v. Burrell (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Jun. 28,
2007)(Anderson)(
HCLC, ILA)
AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Anderson
Before Justices Anderson, Edelman and Frost
14-05-01028-CV Memorial Hermann Healthcare Systems d/b/a Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital,
and Dr. Dominic Sreshta v. Vincent Burrell a/n/f Kathie Whitfield
Appeal from 11th District Court of Harris County  (
Judge: Hon. Levi James Benton)

Morris Hartis, Jr. v. Century Furniture Industries Inc. (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Jun. 28,
2007)(Guzman)(payment dispute)
AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Guzman
Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Hudson and Guzman
14-05-01099-CV Eugene Morris Hartis, Jr. v. Century Furniture Industries Inc.
Appeal from 55th District Court of Harris County (
Judge: Jeff Brown)

Abraham v. Union Pacific Railroad Co. (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Jun. 28, 2007)(Hedges)(toxic tort,
causation issue)
AFFIRMED: Opinion by Chief Justice Hedges
Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Hudson and Edelman
14-06-00419-CV Clarence Abraham, Et Al v. Union Pacific Railroad Co.
Appeal from 295th District Court of Harris County (
Hon. Tracy Kee Christoper)

Landaverde v. Centurion Capital Corporation (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Jun. 28,
2007)(Hedges)(
credit card debt suit)
REVERSED AND REMANDED: Opinion by Chief Justice Hedges
Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Hudson and Guzman
14-06-00712-CV Jose A. Landaverde v. Centurion Capital Corporation
Appeal from Co Civil Ct at Law No 1 of Harris County (
Judge R. Jack Cagle)

Hart v. Estate of Robert Humbe Smith, III (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Jun. 28, 2007)(per curiam
(settlement)
DISMISSED: per curiam
Before Justices Brock Yates, Edelman and Seymore
14-06-01049-CV Robert M. Hart v. The Estate of Robert Hume Smith, III
Appeal from Probate Court No 2 of Harris County (Judge: Michael James Wood)

Criminal Causes Decided:

AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Guzman
(Before Justices Frost, Seymore and Guzman)
14-05-01134-CR Richard Daniel Hassenplug v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 178th District Court of
Harris County

AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Edelman
(Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Fowler and Edelman)
14-06-00022-CR Dennis Jerome Burton v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 177th District Court of Harris
County

AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Guzman
(Before Justices Frost, Seymore and Guzman)
14-06-00156-CR Anthony N. Brown v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 337th District Court of Harris
County

AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Seymore
(Before Justices Frost, Seymore and Guzman)
14-06-00201-CR Jose Alejandro Cornejo v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 337th District Court of
Harris County

REVERSED AND REMANDED: Opinion by Justice Frost
(Before Justices Frost, Seymore and Guzman)
14-06-00381-CR The State of Texas v. Jose Garcia Vasquez--Appeal from 400th District Court of Fort
Bend County

DISSENTING: Concurring Opinion by Justice Seymore
(Before Justices Frost, Seymore and Guzman)
14-06-00381-CR The State of Texas v. Jose Garcia Vasquez--Appeal from 400th District Court of Fort
Bend County

AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Frost
(Before Justices Brock Yates, Frost and Seymore)
14-06-00545-CR Rebecca Dee Akins v. The State of Texas--Appeal from Co Crim Ct at Law No 2 of
Harris County

AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Brock Yates
(Before Justices Brock Yates, Edelman and Frost)
14-06-00692-CR Robert Henry Shepherd v. The State of Texas--Appeal from Co Crim Ct at Law No 2 of
Harris County

DISSENTING:
(Before Justices Brock Yates, Edelman and Frost)
14-06-00692-CR Robert Henry Shepherd v. The State of Texas--Appeal from Co Crim Ct at Law No 2 of
Harris County

DISMISSED: Opinion by Justice Seymore
(Before Justices Brock Yates, Edelman and Seymore)
14-06-01079-CR John Ringrose v. The State of Texas--Appeal from Co Crim Ct at Law No 1 of Harris
County

June 26, 2007

Civil Causes Decided: None

Criminal Causes Decided:

AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Edelman
(Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Fowler and Edelman)
14-06-00151-CR Robert Wayne Nitsche v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 21st District Court of
Washington County

AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Edelman
(Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Fowler and Edelman)
14-06-00220-CR Jose Nava Benitez v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 209th District Court of Harris
County

DISMISSED: Opinion by Justice Edelman
(Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Fowler and Edelman)
14-06-00311-CR Michael Cadett Mapes v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 185th District Court of Harris
County

AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Edelman
(Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Fowler and Edelman)
14-06-00349-CR Richard James Bradford v. The State of Texas--Appeal from Co Crim Ct at Law No 1 of
Harris County

AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Edelman
(Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Fowler and Edelman)
14-06-00682-CR Cristobal Rivera v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 182nd District Court of Harris
County

June 25, 2007

Civil Causes Decided:

MOTION OR WRIT DENIED: Per Curiam
(Before Justices Brock Yates, Edelman and Seymore)
14-07-00501-CV In Re: Weeks Marine, Inc.--Appeal from
215th District Court of Harris County

Criminal Causes Decided: None

June 22, 2007

Civil Causes Decided:

In Re Mulie Mai Nguyen (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Jun. 22, 2007)(per curiam)(order on motion for
mental health exam)
MOTION OR WRIT DENIED: Per Curiam
Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Hudson and Guzman
14-07-00482-CV        In Re: Julie Mai Nguyen
Appeal from 280th District Court of Harris County (
Honorable Tony Lindsey)

Criminal Causes Decided: None

June 21, 2007

Civil Causes Decided:

Gulf Technical Services Corporation v. Gabriel Angel Lopez Rivera (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Jun.
21, 2007(per curiam dismissal, settlement)
DISMISSED: Per Curiam [joint motion to dismiss, case settled]
Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Hudson and Guzman
14-04-00424-CV        Gulf Technical Services Corporation, CCC Fabricaciones Y Construcciones, S.A.
DE C.V., and Corporacion de Industrias e Construcciones, S.A. de C.V. v. Gabriel Angel Lopez Rivera
Appeal from 190th District Court of Harris County (
Judge Jennifer Elrod)

Fort Bend County, Texas v. The Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway Company (Tex.App.- Houston
[14th Dist.] Jun. 21, 2007(Hudson)(Condemnation, reimbursement, plea to the jurisdiction)
VACATED AND DISMISSED: Opinion by Justice Hudson
Before Justices Brock Yates, Anderson and Hudson
14-05-01106-CV        Fort Bend County, Texas v. The Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway
Company--Appeal from County Court at Law No 3 of Fort Bend County (Judge Susan Griffin Lowery)

In Re: Roger A. Vidales (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Jun. 21, 2007(per curiam denial)(DNA testing
request)
MOTION OR WRIT DENIED: Per Curiam
Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Hudson and Guzman
14-07-00472-CV        In Re: Roger A. Vidales
Appeal from 232nd District Court of Harris County

Criminal Causes Decided:

AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Fowler
(Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Fowler and Edelman)
14-06-00268-CR        Neville Sapp v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 176th District Court of Harris
County

AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Guzman
(Before Justices Frost, Seymore and Guzman)
14-06-00333-CR        Jerry Medel v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 180th District Court of Harris
County

AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Guzman
(Before Justices Frost, Seymore and Guzman)
14-06-00334-CR        Medel Jerry v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 180th District Court of Harris
County

AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Guzman
(Before Justices Frost, Seymore and Guzman)
14-06-00335-CR        Medel Jerry v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 180th District Court of Harris
County

AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Guzman
(Before Justices Frost, Seymore and Guzman)
14-06-00336-CR        Medel Jerry v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 180th District Court of Harris
County

AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Frost
(Before Justices Anderson, Frost and Mirabal)
14-06-00339-CR        Nelson DeJesus Gomez v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 179th District Court of
Harris County

DISMISSED: Opinion by Justice Hudson
(Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Hudson and Guzman)
14-06-00523-CR        Rhonda Vnice Parker v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 185th District Court of
Harris County

AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Hudson
(Before Justices Brock Yates, Anderson and Hudson)
14-06-00755-CR        Eddie Perez Jr v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 232nd District Court of Harris
Court

June 19, 2007

Civil Causes Decided:

Dilston House Condominium Association v. White (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] May 19,
2007)(Mirabal)(homeowner law, attorneys' fees, condominium declarations, bylaws)
AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Mirabal
Before Justices Frost and Mirabal
14-05-00960-CV Dilston House Condominium Association v. Dianne White
Appeal from Co Civil Ct at Law No 1 of Harris County (Hon. R. Jack Cagle)

Awalt Group, Inc. v. M Power Entertainment (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] May 19,
2007)(Hudson)(sworn account suit, special exception, motion for summary judgment, statute of limitations)
AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Hudson
Before Justices Brock Yates, Anderson and Hudson
14-05-01208-CV Awalt Group, Inc. v. M Power Entertainment
Appeal from 189th District Court of Harris County (Judge William R. Burke JR)

Vazquez v. Maria Vazquez (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] May 19, 2007)(Seymore)(default divorce
decree, restricted appeal)[family law, divorce,
appeal from default judgment]
AFFIRMED IN PART; REVERSED & REMANDED IN PART: Opinion by Justice Seymore
Before Justices Frost, Seymore and Guzman
14-05-01257-CV Amadeo Vazquez v. Maria Vazquez
Appeal from 300th District Court of Brazoria County (Judge K. Randall Hufstetler)

Deep Water Slender Wells, Ltd. v. Shell International Exploration and Production, Inc  (Tex.App.- Houston
[14th Dist.] May 19, 2007)(Frost)(business litigation, forum selection clause enforced)
AFFIRMED IN PART DISMISSED IN PART: Opinion by Justice Frost
Before Justices Frost, Seymore and Guzman
14-06-00165-CV Deep Water Slender Wells, LTD, James G. Wood and Preda Consultants Inc. v. Shell
International Exploration and Production, Inc., Jim Adam, Graham Brander, and Mark Leonard
Appeal from 234th District Court of Harris County (no judge name shown on docket)

(Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] May 19, 2007)(
DISMISSED: Per Curiam
Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Hudson and Guzman
14-07-00453-CV In re: Thomas Florence--Appeal from of County

Criminal Causes Decided:

Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] May 19, 2007 AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Edelman
(Before Justices Fowler, Edelman and Frost)
14-05-01005-CR Patrick Encalade v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 248th District Court of Harris
County

Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] May 19, 2007 AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Edelman
(Before Justices Fowler, Edelman and Frost)
14-05-01007-CR Patrick Encalade v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 248th District Court of Harris
County

Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] May 19, 2007 AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Seymore
(Before Justices Frost, Seymore and Guzman)
14-06-00207-CR Lawrence Ray Silva v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 23rd District Court of Brazoria
County

Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] May 19, 2007 AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Mirabal
(Before Justices Anderson, Frost and Mirabal)
14-06-00327-CR Kevin Allan Lindsey v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 182nd District Court of Harris
County

Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] May 19, 2007 AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Brock Yates
(Before Justices Brock Yates, Edelman and Frost)
14-06-00338-CR Clifford G. Olson v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 208th District Court of Harris
County

Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] May 19, 2007 AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Edelman
(Before Justices Brock Yates, Edelman and Seymore)
14-06-00476-CR Mike James Shelhammer v. The State of Texas--Appeal from County Court of
Chambers County

Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] May 19, 2007 AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Brock Yates
(Before Justices Brock Yates, Anderson and Hudson)
14-06-00527-CR Leslie Bradford v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 183rd District Court of Harris County

Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] May 19, 2007 AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Mirabal
(Before Justices Anderson, Frost and Mirabal)
14-06-00543-CR Richard Wesley Ratcliff v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 122nd District Court of
Galveston County

Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] May 19, 2007 DISMISSED: Opinion by Chief Justice Hedges
(Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Hudson and Guzman)
14-06-00763-CR Joseph W. Underwood v. The State of Texas--Appeal from Co Crim Ct at Law No 12 of
Harris County

Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] May 19, 2007 DISMISSED: Opinion by Justice Seymore
(Before Justices Brock Yates, Edelman and Seymore)
14-06-01154-CR Roosevelt Douglas Jr. v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 209th District Court of Harris
County

June 12, 2007

Civil Causes Decided:

GE Capital Corp. v. ICO, Inc. (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Jun. 12, 2007)(Fowler)
[garnishment wages, FoF & CoL, attorney's fees]
AFFIRMED IN PART/REVERSED AND RENDERED: Opinion by Justice Fowler
Before Justices Fowler, Edelman and Frost
14-05-01095-CV General Electric Capital Corporation and Morris Tabak v. ICO, Inc., Timothy J. Gollin
and Weycer Kaplan Pulanski & Ziber P.C.
Appeal from 165th District Court of Harris County (
Judge Elizabeth Ray)
Concurring Opinion by Justice Frost
Before Justices Fowler, Edelman and Frost
14-05-01095-CV General Electric Capital Corporation and Morris Tabak v. ICO, Inc., Timothy J. Gollin
and Weycer Kaplan Pulanski & Ziber P.C.--Appeal from
165th District Court of Harris County (Hon.
Elizabeth Ray)

Jackson v. TSU (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Jun. 12, 2007)(Fowler)
AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Fowler
Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Fowler and Edelman
14-06-00295-CV Robert Jackson v. Texas Southern University-Thurgood Marshall School of Law, J. Faith
Jackson, Individually and as Employee and McKen Carrington, Individually and as Employee
Appeal from 234th District Court of Harris County  (
Judge Reese Rondon)

Criminal Causes Decided:

Simpson v. The State of Texas (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Jun. 12, 2007)(Hudson)(criminal case)
[involuntary confession]
REVERSED AND REMANDED: Opinion by Justice Hudson
(Before Justices Brock Yates, Anderson and Hudson)
14-05-00797-CR Kenneth Wayne Simpson v. The State of Texas
Appeal from 176th District Court of Harris County

AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Fowler
(Before Justices Anderson, Fowler and Seymore)
14-06-00405-CR Jose Alfredo Zuniga v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 230th District Court of Harris
County

AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Fowler
(Before Justices Anderson, Fowler and Seymore)
14-06-00406-CR Jose Alfredo Zuniga v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 230th District Court of Harris
County

June 7, 2007

Civil Causes Decided:

Yasuda Fire and Marine Insurance Company of America v. Criaco (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Jun. 7,
2007)(Frost)(standing))(auto-PI, UIM coverage, workers comp, standing, attorneys fees)
[insurance law, PI-auto, workers comp, UIM coverage, settlement agreement, Rule 11, standing,
attorney's fee recovery]
REVERSED AND RENDERED: Opinion by Justice Frost
Before Justices Anderson, Edelman and Frost
14-05-00851-CV Yasuda Fire and Marine Insurance Company of America, Sompo Japan Insurance Co.
of America v. Miller Criaco D/B/A Criaco & Corteguera
Appeal from 405TH District Court of Galveston County (Judge Wayne J. Mallia)
Dissenting Opinion by Justice Edelman Yasuda Fire and Marine Ins. Co. of America v. Criaco (Standing)


DISMISSED: Per Curiam
(Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Hudson and Guzman)
14-06-00715-CV Elbar Investments, Inc. v. Barbara Greenfield--Appeal from 295th District Court of Harris
County


In re Woody K. Lesikar (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Jun. 7, 2007)(per curiam)(writ of prohibition)
[supersedeas bond, enforcement by contempt, jurisdiction]
GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART: Per Curiam
Before Justices Anderson, Hudson and Guzman
14-06-01041-CV In re: Woody K. Lesikar as trustee of the Woodrow V. Lesikar Family Trust
Appeal from 149th District Court of Brazoria County (Judge Robert May)

In Re Brownhill (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Jun. 7, 2007)(Edelman)(child support contempt)
[child support enforcement, contempt order void, due process denied, ability-to-pay defense]
MOTION OR WRIT GRANTED: Opinion by Justice Edelman
Before Justices Brock Yates, Edelman and Seymore
14-07-00346-CV In Re: James Steven Brownhill
Appeal from 310th District Court of Harris County (
Judge Lisa A. Millard)

MOTION OR WRIT DENIED: Per Curiam
Before Justices Anderson, Fowler and Frost
14-07-00418-CV In re: Ralph O. Douglas--Appeal from 189th District Court of Harris County

DISMISSED: Per Curiam
Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Hudson and Guzman
14-07-00424-CV Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc. v. Modesto Vicente and John Furnace--Appeal
from 412th District Court of Brazoria County

Criminal Causes Decided:

AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Frost
(Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Frost and Seymore)
14-06-00471-CR Curry Tony Canandus v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 400th District Court of Fort
Bend County

AFFIRMED: Opinion by Chief Justice Hedges
(Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Hudson and Guzman)
14-06-00739-CR Jairo Daniel Rodrigues v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 183rd District Court of Harris
County

AFFIRMED: Per Curiam
(Before Justices Brock Yates, Edelman and Seymore)
14-06-01013-CR Jose Edwin Cedillos v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 182nd District Court of Harris
County

AFFIRMED: Per Curiam
(Before Justices Brock Yates, Edelman and Seymore)
14-06-01014-CR Jose Edwin Cedillos v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 182nd District Court of Harris
County

June 5, 2007

Civil Causes Decided:

Stevens v. The Anatolian Shepherd Dog Club of America, Inc. (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Jun. 5,
2007)(Fowler)(association law, autonomy voluntary associations,
attorney's fees, unjust enrichment,
refund)
AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Fowler
Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Fowler and Edelman
14-06-00367-CV Rhea C. Stevens v. The Anatolian Shepherd Dog Club of America, Inc.
Appeal from County Court at Law of Austin County (Judge Gladys M. Oakley)  

Sap Trading, Inc v. Mohammed Sohani (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Jun. 5, 2007)(Edelman)
[
attorney's fees, postjudgment interest]
AFFIRMED IN PART; REVERSED & REMANDED IN PART: Opinion by Justice Edelman
Before Justices Brock Yates, Edelman and Seymore
14-06-00641-CV Sap Trading, Inc v. Mohammed Sohani and AAA King Corp d/b/a King Importer and
Wholesaler--Appeal from Co Civil Ct at Law No 2 of Harris County (Judge Gary Michael Block)

In re: Salvador Zavala (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Jun. 5, 2007)(per curiam denial)(inmate suit)
MOTION OR WRIT DENIED: Per Curiam
Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Hudson and Guzman
14-07-00420-CV In re: Salvador Zavala
Appeal from 228th District Court of Harris County (Judge Marc C. Carter)

Criminal Causes Decided:

AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Edelman
Before Justices Brock Yates, Edelman and Seymore
14-06-00608-CR Jonathon Gabriel Cooper v. The State of Texas
Appeal from 262nd District Court of Harris County
Judges
Chief Justice
Adele Hedges
Justice John Anderson
Justice Richard Edelman
Justice Wanda Fowler
Justice Eva M. Guzman
Justice Harvey Hudson
Justice Charles W. Seymore
Justice Kem Thompson Frost
Justice Leslie Brook Yates
 
Texas Supreme Court
First Court of Appeals
 
 

Oral Argument and Conference Calendar for  
June 2007

Causes Set for Submission on Oral Argument

Causes Set for Submission on Oral Argument

SET FOR SUBMISSION ON ORAL ARGUMENT ON 6/5/2007 AT
1:30 PM
(Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Hudson and Guzman)

14-06-01084-CV  INLINER AMERICAS, INC., now known as
FIRSTLINER USA, INC., INLINER USA, INC., and CAT
CONTRACTING, INC. v. MaComb Funding Group LLC  Harris
Trial Court: 127th District Court  
Trial Court Judge:
SHAROLYN P. WOOD  
Appellant's attorney: Timothy A. Hootman
Appellee's attorneys:  Ramon G. Viada III , Barry Abrams


SET FOR SUBMISSION ON ORAL ARGUMENT ON 6/6/2007 AT
1:30 PM
(Before Justices Edelman, Frost and Seymore)

14-07-00149-CV  Timothy J. Carpenter, Mervin G. Schaefer,
James P. Maloney, Oldcosy Corp., Henry Jackson, David Reindl,
Henry C. Hess, David Falldorf, and Jane P. Koth v. Exelon
Corporation and Exelon Enterprises Company, LLC  Harris
Trial Court: 133rd District Court  
Trial Court Judge: PUTNAM REITER  
Appellant's attorneys:
Roger Sherman Braugh JR.
David George
John T. Flood
Appellee's attorneys:
Cheryl Jerome Moore
Rebecca L. Robertson
Christopher Robin Richie
Karen Dunn Poll

SET FOR SUBMISSION ON ORAL ARGUMENT ON 6/7/2007 AT
1:30 PM
(Before Justices Frost, Seymore and Guzman)

14-07-00185-CV  In Re: Igloo Products Corp  Waller
Trial Court: 155th District Court  
Trial Court Judge: Judge Daniel R. Beck  
Relators' attorneys:
Levi G. McCathern II
Jeff C. Wright
Real Party in Interest's attorneys:
Kerry M. Guidry
Robert S Kwok
Peter Michael Kelly

SET FOR SUBMISSION ON ORAL ARGUMENT ON 6/13/2007
AT 1:30 PM
(Before Justices Brock Yates, Edelman and Seymore)

14-06-00971-CV  Jeanenne Loewe, Individually, and d/b/a The
Elite Salon of 1960 v. Trammell Crow Company and Trammell
Crow Houston, Ltd.  Harris


SET FOR SUBMISSION ON ORAL ARGUMENT ON 6/14/2007
AT 1:30 PM
(Before Justices Anderson, Fowler and Frost)

14-06-00651-CV  Texas Mutual Insurance Company v. Lance
Morris  Harris

14-06-00690-CR  John Namy Khanjani v. The State of Texas  
Harris

14-07-00096-CV  
Clear Lake City Water Authority (the "Authority")
v. Friendswood Development Company, Ltd.  Harris
Trial Court: 281st District Court  
Trial Court Judge:
David J. Bernal  
Trial Court Case #: 2006-63998  
Trial Court Reporter: Delicia Struss (no record taken)  
Appellant's attorneys:  Barry Abrams,  Ramon G. Viada III
Appellee's attorney:  Lawrence J. Fossi,  Karen B. Jewell


SET FOR SUBMISSION ON ORAL ARGUMENT ON 6/18/2007
AT 1:30 PM
(Before Justices Edelman, Frost and Guzman)

14-03-00399-CV  
City of Houston v. Donald Clark  Harris
Trial Court: 333rd District Court  
Trial Court Judge:
JOSEPH J. HALBACH  
Trial Court Case #: 00-20826  
Trial Court Reporter: none - per d/s  
Appellant's attorney: Timothy J. Higley
Appellee's attorney:  E. Troy Blakeney, Richard Charles Mumey


SET FOR SUBMISSION ON ORAL ARGUMENT ON 6/27/2007
AT 1:30 PM
(Before Justices Brock Yates, Edelman and Seymore)

14-06-00167-CV  
City of Houston, Bill White, and the Houston City
Council, Et Al v. Carroll G. Robinson, Bruce R. Hotze and Jeffrey
N. Daily  Harris

Trial Court: 333rd District Court  
Trial Court Judge: JOSEPH J. HALBACH  
Trial Court Case #: 04-72705  
Trial Court Reporter: Jodi Masera  
Appellant's attorneys: Scott J. Atlas
Patrick W. Mizell
Catherine B. Smith
Arturo Michel
Patrick Zummo
Stephen Douglas Pritchett Jr.
Melanie Plowman Sarwal
Stacey Neumann Vu
Appellee's attorneys:
Andy Taylor
Amanda Eileen Staine Peterson


14-06-00500-CV  
Baylor College of Medicine v. Roy A. Camberg,
Adminstrator of the Estate of Ana Ortiz, Deceased,, Texas
Department of Family and Protective Servicesas Next Friend of
Ana Delia Meija, a Minor, Enid Valentina Meija, a Minor  Harris

Trial Court: Probate Court No 1  
Trial Court Judge: RUSSELL P. AUSTIN  
Trial Court Case #: 332,722-402  
Trial Court Reporter: Don Pylant  
Appellant's attorneys: Charles Kelvin Adams, Thomas P.
Sartwelle, Jeff T. Nobles
Appellee's attorney: Arthur Samuel Feldman

14-06-00524-CV  
Vera F. Wilson v. Aames Capital Corporation  
Harris
Trial Court:        125th District Court
Trial Court Judge:        
JOHN A. COSELLI
Trial Court Case #:        05-51877
Parties:
Wilson, Vera F.        Appellant
Appellant's counsel: Joseph H. Pedigo
Aames Capital Corporation
Appellee's counsel:  Henry A Jakob


14-07-00146-CV  
Robert P. Markette, Jr. and Gilliland & Caudill,
L.L.P v. X-Ray X-Press Corporation  Harris
Trial Court:        165th District Court
Trial Court Judge:        
ELIZABETH RAY
Trial Court Case #:        2006-07709
Trial Court Reporter:        None per D/S
Robert P. Markette, Jr. and Gilliland & Caudill, L.L.P        
Appellant's attorney:         John D. Gilpin
Zandra Elayne Foley        
X-Ray X-Press Corporation
Appellees counsel: Jeffery B. Kaiser
George Frederick May


SET FOR SUBMISSION ON ORAL ARGUMENT ON 6/28/2007
AT 1:30 PM
(Before Justices Anderson, Fowler and Frost)

14-05-01227-CR  Cesar Andrade v. The State of Texas  Harris

14-06-00477-CV  Robert Duncan Burn Quinn and Thomas
Joseph McCartney v. Diamond Offshore (Bermuda) LTD.  Harris

14-06-00696-CV                
Harris County Flood Control District v. Roger Roberts, Et Al.           
Harris
rial Court:        Co Civil Ct at Law No 2
Trial Court Judge:        Judge Gary Michael Block
Trial Court Case #:        769,730
Parties:
Harris County Flood Control District        Appellant
Appellant's attorneys:Laura Fiorentino Cahill. Michael R Hull
Roger Roberts, Et Al.
Appellee's attorneys: Scott James Conrad
J. Allen Smith
Andrew Paul Toubin
Katherine Leigh Killingsworth

14-06-00729-CR  Navid Ghahremani v. The State of Texas  Harris

14-06-00730-CR  Navid Ghahremani v. The State of Texas  Harris

14-06-00966-CV  
Prairie View A&M University and Doris Price,
Individually and as Vice President of Prairie View A&M and
George Wright, Individually and as President of Prairie View A&M
University v. Brian Dickens  Harris
Trial Court:        164th District Court
Trial Court Judge:        
MARTHA HILL JAMISON
Trial Court Case #:        2005-78225
Trial Court Reporter:        none per d/s (Tammy Adams)
Parties:
Prairie View A&M University and Doris Price, Individually and as
Vice President         Appellant
Appellant's attorneys: Heidi Marshall Maher, Thomas John Turner  
Brian Dickens:
Appellee's attorney: Stanford Scott Boyd


Causes Set for Submission on Briefs

SET FOR SUBMISSION ON BRIEFS ON 6/5/2007
(Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Hudson and Guzman)

14-06-00187-CV  In the Interest of D.H., A.L., J.L.C., and C.C.  
Brazoria

14-06-00712-CV  Jose A. Landaverde v. Centurion Capital
Corporation  Harris

14-06-00853-CV  E.W. "Bill" Barrick Et Al v. CRT Disaster
Services, Inc.  Harris


SET FOR SUBMISSION ON BRIEFS ON 6/6/2007
(Before Justices Brock Yates, Edelman and Seymore)

14-06-00323-CV  Charles Sandel v. ATP Oil & Gas Corporation  
Harris

14-06-00428-CV  Wai-Ling Lee v. Rose Marie Palacios  Harris

14-06-00908-CR  Jonathan John Keegan v. The State of Texas  
Harris

14-06-01091-CR  Rodney James Harris v. The State of Texas  
Harris

14-06-01157-CR  Samuel Mortay Granderson v. The State of
Texas  Washington


SET FOR SUBMISSION ON BRIEFS ON 6/7/2007
(Before Justices Anderson, Fowler and Frost)

14-06-00459-CR  Darryl Ray Houston v. The State of Texas  
Harris

14-06-00501-CR  John Henry Mearis v. The State of Texas  Harris

14-06-00504-CR  Joel Alfred Dixon v. The State of Texas  Harris

14-06-00603-CV  Micheal Cooke and All Occupants v. Terry
Mitchell  Galveston

14-06-00849-CV  Resource Home Health Services v. Acucare
Health Strategies  Harris

14-06-01023-CV  Virginia Pierson and all other occupants v.
Theresa Reynolds  Harris


SET FOR SUBMISSION ON BRIEFS ON 6/12/2007
(Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Hudson and Guzman)

14-06-00238-CV  In the Matter of C.R.G.  Fort Bend

14-06-00549-CV  Jeff Forrester and Kim Forrester v. Emmanuel
Ginn, Et Al  Harris

14-06-00736-CR  Christopher Vomakoyima Tita v. The State of
Texas  Harris

14-06-00781-CR  Michael McCardle v. The State of Texas  Harris

14-06-01039-CR  Demon Wilson v. The State of Texas  Harris

14-06-01040-CR  Demon Wilson v. The State of Texas  Harris


SET FOR SUBMISSION ON BRIEFS ON 6/12/2007
(Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Hudson and Frost)

14-07-00040-CV  Stan H. Looper and Cynthia M. Scott v. Diana
Castillo, Bruce H. Leslie, Reynaldo Garay and Houston
Community College System  Harris


SET FOR SUBMISSION ON BRIEFS ON 6/13/2007
(Before Justices Brock Yates, Edelman and Seymore)

14-06-00491-CV  Robert Lee Armstrong, Jr. v. Eddie Mae Harris  
Galveston

14-06-00875-CR  Steven Tri Dung Trinh v. The State of Texas  
Harris

14-06-00968-CR  Victor Alejandro Garcia v. The State of Texas  
Harris

14-06-01097-CR  Shondraill Antoine Mellix v. The State of Texas  
Harris


SET FOR SUBMISSION ON BRIEFS ON 6/14/2007
(Before Justices Anderson, Fowler and Frost)

14-06-00633-CR  Thomas Edward Williams v. The State of Texas  
Harris

14-06-01143-CV  Milyn Canada, Individually and on behalf of her
minor child, S.C v. Talen's Marine & Fuel, Inc. and Barry Miller  
Harris


SET FOR SUBMISSION ON BRIEFS ON 6/26/2007
(Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Hudson and Guzman)

14-06-00538-CR  Roberto Francisco Ramirez v. The State of
Texas  Harris

14-06-00769-CV  John Tsertos and Dundas Holdings, Inc. v.
Yammine Gabriel Yammine, Et Al  Harris

14-06-00814-CR  Brian Deshun Harrell v. The State of Texas  
Harris

14-06-00815-CR  Brian Deshun Harrell v. The State of Texas  
Harris

14-06-01024-CR  Curtis Lee Jones v. The State of Texas  Harris

14-06-01126-CV  Keith James Halla v. Dina Marie Halla  Galveston


SET FOR SUBMISSION ON BRIEFS ON 6/27/2007
(Before Justices Brock Yates, Edelman and Seymore)

14-06-00522-CR  Brian William Doud v. The State of Texas  Harris

14-06-00528-CR  Antonio Sierra v. The State of Texas  Harris

14-06-00612-CR  Tremaine Deshaie Dickson v. The State of
Texas  Harris


SET FOR SUBMISSION ON BRIEFS ON 6/28/2007
(Before Justices Anderson, Fowler and Frost)

14-06-00483-CV  George K. Sheffield and Creed Corporation v.
John Gibson  Harris

14-06-00837-CR  Manuel Fuentes Mejia v. The State of Texas  
Harris

14-06-00990-CR  Luis Marroquin v. The State of Texas  Harris

14-06-00991-CR  Luis Marroquin v. The State of Texas  Harris
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