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November 2007 Decision and Opinion Release Dates: Nov. 1, 2, 5, 8, 9, 15, 20, 29 November 2007 Civil Case Table Narsi v. Weingarten Realty Investors (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Nov. 29, 2007)(Hanks) (breach of commercial lease, mitigation defense, attorney's fees) Production Instruments Sales and Services v. Croft (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Nov. 29, 2007)(Nuchia) (noncompete agreement, temporary injunction appeal) HP/Management Services, Inc. v. Guaranteed Nursing Staff, LLC (Tex.App. - Houston [1st Dist.] Nov. 15, 2007)(Hanks)(bizlaw, breach of contract, BoC, agency, principal-agent) Gillebaard v. Bayview Acres (Tex.App. - Houston [1st Dist.] Nov. 15, 2007)(Taft)(deed restrictions) Nowak v. Pellis (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Nov. 15, 2007)(Hanks)(legal and medical malpractice, one satisfaction rule, attorney's fees) Mustang Security and Investigations, Inc. v. Alpha & Omega Services, Inc. (Tex.App.- Houston - Houston [1st Dist.] Nov. 15, 2007)(Taft)(at will employment) Shekhani Enterprises, Inc. v. A/M Mechanical Services (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Nov. 15, 2007) (Nuchia)(employee check fraud, company check endorsement) Clark v. Lowe's Home Centers, Inc. (Tex.App.- Houston [1st dist.] Nov. 15, 2007)(Keyes) (personal injury store premises liability) Dixon Financial Services, Ltd. v. Greenberg, Peden Sigmyer & Oshman, PC (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Nov. 15, 2007)(Higley)(arbitration award, severance) E. I. du Pont v. Shell Oil Co. (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Nov. 15, 2007)(Jennings)(breach of indemnity agreement, defense costs) Bibai v. Nguyen (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Nov. 15, 2007)(Higley) (PI auto, evidence, proof of negligence, damages) Hurst v. DFPS, In re AAA (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Nov. 15, 2007)(Hanks)(termination, parental rights) In re Barner (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Nov. 15, 2007)(Alcala)(retroactive order, impossibility defense) (Before Justices Nuchia, Jennings and Keyes) In re Tanner (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Nov. 9, 2007)(per curiam)(show-cause order for contempt) Smith v. DFPS (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Nov. 8, 2007)(Alcala)(termination, Anders appeal) Jemmerison v. Officer Salazar (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Nov. 8, 2007 (Hanks)(pro se prisoner suit) Barrow v. Pickett (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Nov. 8, 2007)(Keyes)(easement, fence, attorney's fees) Kipp v. KBR (Tex.App.- Houston ]1st Dist.] No. 8, 2007)(Radack)(premises liability, NE-MSJ) Elberger v. Ford Motor Co. (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Nov. 8, 2007)(Radack)(dismissal docket, motion for continuance) Sheikh v. Sheikh (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Nov. 1, 2007)(Taft)(divorce, property division, tort damages) Cole v. Cassel (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Nov. 1, 2007)(Alcala)(DTPA, real estate, earnest money) Summerville v. Allied Barton Security Services (Tex.App.- Houston [1st. Dist.] Nov. 1, 2007)(Hanks) (malicious prosecution claim, criminal trespass) Acosta v. Hemlata Chheda, DDS (Tex.App. - Houston [1st Dist.] Nov. 1, 2007)(Higley)(HCLC, untimely expert report) In Re Thrivent Financial for Lutherans (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Nov. 1, 2007)(Higley)(arbitration) In Re Ward (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Nov. 1, 2007)(Taft)(workplace injury, workers comp, order for medical examination, mandamus denied) In re Jackson (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Nov. 1, 2007)(Radack)(mootness, mandamus against clerk moot, record filed) Decided Cases With Links to Civil Case Opinions November 2007 November 29, 2007 Civil Causes Decided: DISMISS APPEAL: Per Curiam Before Chief Justice Radack, Justices Alcala and Bland 01-06-00688-CV Richard Heileman and Linda Heileman v. Allstate Texas Lloyds Insurance Company and Lloyd Billups Appeal from 151st District Court of Harris County Narsi v. Weingarten Realty Investors (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Nov. 29, 2007)(Hanks)(commercial breach of lease, mitigation defense, attorney's fees) AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Hanks Before Justices Taft, Hanks and Higley 01-06-00690-CV Amirali M. Narsi v. Weingarten Realty Investors Appeal from 189th District Court of Harris County (Hon. William R. Burke, Jr.) DISMISS APPEAL: Per Curiam Before Justices Taft, Hanks and Higley 01-06-00732-CV Richard H. Alsenz v. Marjorie Sue Alsenz Appeal from 310th District Court of Harris County DISMISS APPEAL: Per Curiam Before Chief Justice Radack, Justices Alcala and Bland 01-07-00105-CV Richard Dale Poullard v. Texas Department of Public Safety Appeal from 334th District Court of Harris County Production Instruments Sales and Services v. Croft (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Nov. 29, 2007)(Nuchia) (noncompete agreement, temporary injunction appeal) AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Nuchia Before Justices Nuchia, Jennings and Keyes 01-07-00434-CV Production Instruments Sales and Service, Inc. d/b/a Croft Services and Energy Maintenance Services Group I, LLC v. Frank Croft Appeal from 129th District Court of Harris County (Hon. Grant Dorfman) DISMISS APPEAL: Per Curiam (Before Chief Justice Radack, Justices Alcala and Bland) 01-07-00457-CV Donnie Reum, Taunya McCaffety and Don McCaffety v. Memorial Hermann Hospital System--Appeal from 80th District Court of Harris County DISMISS APPEAL: Per Curiam (Before Chief Justice Radack, Justices Alcala and Bland) 01-07-00482-CV Mary Hendrix, Individually and d/b/a Integrated Home Healthcare v. Charlene Taylor d/b/a Alpha Compliance Consulting Appeal from Co Civil Ct at Law No 1 of Harris County DISMISS APPEAL: Per Curiam (Before Chief Justice Radack, Justices Alcala and Bland) 01-07-00483-CV Texas I Buy Houses, Inc. d/b/a Swift Investments, Inc. v. Eskinder Desta--Appeal from Co Civil Ct at Law No 1 of Harris County DISMISS APPEAL: Per Curiam (Before Justices Nuchia, Jennings and Keyes) 01-07-00499-CV Dave Ward, III v. Angela Denice Woods Appeal from 328th District Court of Fort Bend County DISMISS APPEAL: Per Curiam (Before Chief Justice Radack, Justices Alcala and Bland) 01-07-00529-CV Texas Transeastern, Inc. v. American Zurich Insurance Company--Appeal from 127th District Court of Harris County DISMISS APPEAL: Per Curiam (Before Chief Justice Radack, Justices Alcala and Bland) 01-07-00588-CV Dale Robert Calcarone v. Option One Mortgage Corporation--Appeal from Co Civil Ct at Law No 4 of Harris County DISMISS APPEAL: Per Curiam (Before Chief Justice Radack, Justices Alcala and Bland) 01-07-00704-CV Carolyn Minyard v. MRS Staffing, Inc., MRS Industrial, Inc., William (Bill) Walters and Stella Walters--Appeal from 151st District Court of Harris County Criminal Causes Decided: AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Nuchia (Before Justices Nuchia, Jennings and Keyes) 01-05-00649-CR Shakoofeh E. Rezaie v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 209th District Court of Harris County OPINION CONCURRING WITH THIS COURT'S JUDGMENT: Concurring Opinion by Justice Jennings (Before Justices Nuchia, Jennings and Keyes) 01-05-00649-CR Shakoofeh E. Rezaie v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 209th District Court of Harris County DISMISS APPEAL: Opinion by Chief Justice Radack (Before Chief Justice Radack, Justices Alcala and Bland) 01-06-00103-CR Mark Allen Strange v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 182nd District Court of Harris County DISMISS APPEAL: Opinion by Chief Justice Radack (Before Chief Justice Radack, Justices Alcala and Bland) 01-06-00104-CR Mark Allen Strange v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 182nd District Court of Harris County AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Hanks (Before Justices Taft, Hanks and Higley) 01-06-00435-CR Johnny Lee Hurd v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 209th District Court of Harris County AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Nuchia (Before Justices Nuchia, Jennings and Keyes) 01-06-00481-CR Miskin Abdul Kamara v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 180th District Court of Harris County AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Nuchia (Before Justices Nuchia, Jennings and Keyes) 01-06-00482-CR Miskin Abdul Kamara v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 180th District Court of Harris County AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Keyes (Before Justices Nuchia, Jennings and Keyes) 01-06-00794-CR Bengie Dejohn Francis v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 177th District Court of Harris County AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Per Curiam (Before Chief Justice Radack, Justices Keyes and Higley) 01-06-00994-CR Fredrick Hines v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 230th District Court of Harris County DISMISS APPEAL: Per Curiam (Before Justices Nuchia, Jennings and Keyes) 01-07-00388-CR James Nathan Crosby v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 56th District Court of Galveston County DISMISS APPEAL: Per Curiam (Before Justices Nuchia, Jennings and Keyes) 01-07-00565-CR Robert Garza Jr. v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 262nd District Court of Harris County DISMISS APPEAL: Per Curiam (Before Justices Nuchia, Jennings and Keyes) 01-07-00724-CR Byron Sherwood Stracener v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 338th District Court of Harris County DISMISS APPEAL: Per Curiam (Before Justices Nuchia, Jennings and Keyes) 01-07-00725-CR Byron Sherwood Stracener v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 338th District Court of Harris County DISMISS APPEAL: Per Curiam (Before Justices Taft, Hanks and Higley) 01-07-00821-CR [name removed] v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 180th District Court of Harris County DISMISS APPEAL: Per Curiam (Before Justices Nuchia, Jennings and Keyes) 01-07-00882-CR Israel Angel Valdez v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 400th District Court of Ft. Bend County DISMISS APPEAL: Per Curiam (Before Chief Justice Radack, Justices Alcala and Bland) 01-07-00886-CR Miles Jefferson Thomas v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 179th District Court of Harris County DISMISS APPEAL: Per Curiam (Before Justices Taft, Hanks and Higley) 01-07-00929-CR Michael Henry McCaskey v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 180th District Court of Harris County DISMISS APPEAL: Per Curiam (Before Justices Nuchia, Jennings and Keyes) 01-07-00930-CR Isaac Joel Hernandez v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 248th District Court of Harris County DISMISS APPEAL: Per Curiam (Before Justices Nuchia, Jennings and Keyes) 01-07-00931-CR Isaac Joel Hernandez v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 248th District Court of Harris County November 20, 2007 Civil Causes Decided: Strange v. DFPS (Tex.App.- Houstoon [14th Dist.] Nov. 20, 2007)(Alcala)(termination, drugs, jury) AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Alcala Before Chief Justice Radack, Justices Alcala and Bland 01-07-00267-CV Amanda Strange v. Department of Family and Protective Services Appeal from 306th District Court of Galveston County (Hon. Janis L. Yarbrough) November 15, 2007 Civil Causes Decided: HP/Management Services, Inc. v. Guaranteed Nursing Staff, LLC (Tex.App. - Houston [1st Dist.] Nov. 15, 2007)(Hanks)(bizlaw, BoC, judgment for breach of contract reversed, actual authority, agency relationship) REVERSE TC JUDGMENT AND RENDER JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Hanks Before Justices Hanks and Bland, The Honorable Dorfman, Judge of the 129th District Court, Harris County,Texas sitting by designation. See Tex. Gov’t Code Ann. § 74.003(h) (Vernon2005). 01-05-00944-CV HP/Management Services, Inc. v. Guaranteed Nursing Staff, L.L.C. Appeal from County Civil Court at Law No 2 of Harris County (Hon. Gary Michael Block) Gillebaard v. Bayview Acres (Tex.App. - Houston [1st Dist.] Nov. 15, 2007)(Taft)(deed restrictions) AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT IN PART, REVERSE TC JUDGMENT IN PART, AND REMAND CASE TO TC FOR FURTHER PROCEEDINGS: Opinion by Justice Taft Before Justices Taft, Jennings and Alcala 01-05-00961-CV Frans Gillebaard and Diane Gillebaard v. Bayview Acres Association, Inc., Abbott Sprague, Lloyd Thorton, James Flanigan, and Charles H. Prioleau Appeal from 405th District Court of Galveston County (Hon. Wayne J. Mallia) Nowak v. Pellis (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Nov. 15, 2007)(Hanks)(legal malpractice and medical malpractice, one satisfaction rule, attorney's fees) AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Hanks Before Justices Taft, Hanks and Higley 01-06-00044-CV John Lewis Nowak v. Jeanne Pellis, et al. Appeal from 61st District Court of Harris County (Hon. John Donovan) Mustang Security and Investigations, Inc. v. Alpha & Omega Services, Inc. (Tex.App.- Houston - Houston [1st Dist.] Nov. 15, 2007)(Taft)(at will employment) AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Taft Before Justices Taft, Hanks and Higley 01-06-00093-CV Mustang Security and Investigations, Inc., Marilyn Wachel v. Alpha & Omega Services, Inc. Appeal from 152nd District Court of Harris County (Hon. Kenneth P. Wise) Shekhani Enterprises, Inc. v. A/M Mechanical Services (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Nov. 15, 2007) (Nuchia)(employee check fraud, company check endorsement) AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Nuchia Before Justices Nuchia, Hanks and Bland 01-06-00629-CV Shekhani Enterprises, Inc. v. A/W Mechanical Services, L.P. Appeal from 334th District Court of Harris County (Hon Sharon McCally) Clark v. Lowe's Home Centers, Inc. (Tex.App.- Houston [1st dist.] Nov. 15, 2007)(Keyes)(PI, store premises liability) AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Keyes Before Justices Nuchia, Jennings and Keyes 01-06-00689-CV Billy Clark v. Lowe's Home Centers, Inc., d/b/a Lowe's of Tomball, TX, Store #1052 and Union Corrugating Company Appeal from 234th District Court of Harris County (Hon. Reece Rondon) Dixon Financial Services, Ltd. v. Greenberg, Peden Sigmyer & Oshman, PC (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Nov. 15, 2007)(Higley)(arbitration award, severance) AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Higley Before Justices Taft, Hanks and Higley 01-06-00696-CV Dixon Financial Services Ltd., and Hyperdynamics Corporation v. Greenberg, Peden, Siegmyer & Oshman, P.C., Gerald Siegmyer, Ron Bearden, and R. F. Bearden Associates, Inc. Appeal from 215th District Court of Harris County (Hon. Levi J. Benton) E. I. du Pont v. Shell Oil Co. (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Nov. 15, 2007)(Jennings)(breach of indemnity agreement, defense costs) REVERSE TC JUDGMENT AND RENDER JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Jennings Before Justices Nuchia, Jennings and Keyes 01-07-00118-CV E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company v. Shell Oil Company Appeal from 127th District Court of Harris County (Hon. Sharolyn Wood) Bibai v. Nguyen (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Nov. 15, 2007)(Higley)(personal injury, PI auto, evidence, proof of negligence, damages) AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Higley Before Justices Taft, Hanks and Higley 01-07-00138-CV Charlotte Ngo Bibai and Imaobong Nda v. Dom Kim Nguyen Appeal from Co Civil Ct at Law No 4 of Harris County (Hon. Roberta Lloyd) Hurst v. DFPS, In re AAA (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Nov. 15, 2007)(Hanks) AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT IN PART, REVERSE TC JUDGMENT IN PART, AND RENDER JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Hanks Before Justices Taft, Hanks and Higley 01-07-00160-CV Paul Alexander and Shde Hurst v. Department of Family and Protective Services Appeal from 314th District Court of Harris County (Hon. John Phillips) DISMISS APPEAL: Per Curiam Before Chief Justice Radack, Justices Alcala and Bland 01-07-00182-CV Golden Heather Hartman v. Department of Family and Protective Services--Appeal from 314th District Court of Harris County DISMISS APPEAL: Per Curiam Before Justices Nuchia, Jennings and Keyes 01-07-00523-CV Christine Nunley-Jolivette v. Lyondell Chemical Company--Appeal from 295th District Court of Harris County DISMISS APPEAL: Per Curiam Before Justices Taft, Hanks and Higley 01-07-00585-CV Texas Scooters Inc., d/b/a Texas Medical and Mobility v. Kirit Desai--Appeal from Co Civil Ct at Law No 2 of Harris County In re Barner (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Nov. 15, 2007)(Alcala)(retroactive order, impossibility defense) GRANT PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS: Opinion by Justice Alcala Before Chief Justice Radack, Justices Alcala and Bland 01-07-00603-CV In re Celious Barner, III Appeal from 308th District Court of Harris County (Hon. Georgia Dempster) DISMISS APPEAL: Per Curiam Before Chief Justice Radack, Justices Alcala and Bland 01-07-00617-CV Prasenjit Ghosh v. Capital One NA--Appeal from Co Civil Ct at Law No 4 of Harris County DISMISS APPEAL: Per Curiam Before Justices Taft, Hanks and Higley 01-07-00795-CV BJ Services Company and BJ Services Company, U.S.A. v. Jason Giroir--Appeal from 189th District Court of Harris County DENY PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS: Per Curiam Before Chief Justice Radack, Justices Jennings and Bland 01-07-00838-CV In re Bayer MaterialScience LLC--Appeal from 253rd District Court of Chambers County Criminal Causes Decided: AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Alcala (Before Chief Justice Radack, Justices Alcala and Bland) 01-06-00374-CR Larry Eugene Santee v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 23rd District Court of Brazoria County AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Nuchia (Before Justices Nuchia, Jennings and Keyes) 01-06-00674-CR George Lott Jr. v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 338th District Court of Harris County AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Keyes (Before Justices Nuchia, Jennings and Keyes) 01-06-00676-CR Glenn L. Jayroe v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 178th District Court of Harris County AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Keyes (Before Justices Nuchia, Jennings and Keyes) 01-06-00742-CR John M. Cole v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 230th District Court of Harris County AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Taft (Before Justices Taft, Hanks and Higley) 01-06-00830-CR Jose Eduardo Lovo v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 184th District Court of Harris County AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Jennings (Before Justices Nuchia, Jennings and Keyes) 01-06-01087-CR David Lee Lynn v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 179th District Court of Harris County AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Bland (Before Chief Justice Radack, Justices Alcala and Bland) 01-06-01137-CR Robert Crosby v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 185th District Court of Harris County AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Jennings (Before Justices Nuchia, Jennings and Keyes) 01-06-01161-CR John Emerson Magee v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 263rd District Court of Harris County AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Jennings (Before Justices Nuchia, Jennings and Keyes) 01-06-01162-CR John Emerson Magee v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 263rd District Court of Harris County DENY PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS: Opinion by Justice Hanks (Before Justices Taft, Hanks and Higley) 01-07-00835-CR In re Stanley Washington--Appeal from 183rd District Court of Harris County AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Alcala (Before Chief Justice Radack, Justices Alcala and Bland) 01-07-00839-CR Larry Eugene Santee v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 23rd District Court of Brazoria County November 9, 2007 Civil Causes Decided: In re Tanner (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Nov. 9, 2007)(per curiam)(show-cause order for contempt) DENY PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS: Per Curiam Before Justices Taft, Hanks and Higley 01-07-00969-CV In re Stephen E. Tanner and William Apt Appeal from 127th District Court of Harris County (Hon. Sharolyn P. Wood) Criminal Causes Decided: None November 8, 2007 Civil Causes Decided: Sterling Chemicals v. Texaco Inc. (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Nov. 8, 2007)(Hanks)(no opinion online) AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Hanks Before Justices Taft, Hanks and Higley 01-06-00111-CV Sterling Chemicals v. Texaco Inc., and Texaco Development Corporation Appeal from 122nd District Court of Galveston County (Hon. John Ellisor) Subsequent Opinion: DeClaire v. G&GB McIntosh Family Limited Partnership (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] May 8, 2008)(Substituted opinion on rehearing by Keyes) (promissory note) DeClaire v. G&B McIntosh Family LP (Tex.App. - Houston [1st Dist.] Nov. 8, 2007)(superseded opinin by Keyes)(BoC, note, parol evidence rule) REVERSE TC JUDGMENT AND REMAND CASE TO TC FOR FURTHER PROCEEDINGS: Opinion by Justice Keyes Before Chief Justice Radack, Justices Keyes and Higley 01-06-00423-CV Christopher G. DeClaire ("DeClaire") v. G&B McIntosh Family Limited Partnership Appeal from 269th District Court of Harris County (Honorable John T. Wooldridge) Smith v. DFPS (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Nov. 8, 2007)(Alcala)(termination,of parent's rights Anders appeal) AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Alcala Before Chief Justice Radack, Justices Alcala and Bland 01-06-00625-CV Shuemon Manuel Smith v. Department of Family and Protective Services Appeal from 315th District Court of Harris County (Hon. Earl Kent Ellis) Jemmerison v. Officer Salazar (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Nov. 8, 2007 (Hanks)(dismissal of pro se prisoner suit dismissed without hearing affirmed) AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Hanks Before Justices Taft, Hanks and Higley 01-06-00633-CV Thomas Jemmerison v. Officer I. Salazar Appeal from 412th Judicial District Court of Brazoria County (Honorable W. Edwin Denman) Barrow v. Pickett (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Nov. 8, 2007)(Keyes)(real estate law, easement, rural, electrical cattle fence, attorney's fees) AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT IN PART, REVERSE TC JUDGMENT IN PART, AND REMAND CASE TO TC FOR FURTHER PROCEEDINGS: Opinion by Justice Keyes Before Justices Nuchia, Jennings and Keyes 01-06-00664-CV Nick Barrow v. Carl N. Pickett Appeal from 344th District Court of Chambers County (Carroll E. Wilborn, Jr.) Kipp v. KBR (Tex.App.- Houston ]1st Dist.] No. 8, 2007)(Radack)(premises liability, NE-MSJ) AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Chief Justice Radack Before Chief Justice Radack, Justices Alcala and Bland 01-06-00906-CV Steven Kipp and Karen Kipp v. Kellogg Brown & Root Services, Inc. f/k/a Management Logistics, Inc., BRSP, Dyncorp Technical Services, LLC and Computer Science Corporation Appeal from 151st District Court of Harris County (Hon. Caroline Baker) Elberger v. Ford Motor Co. (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Nov. 8, 2007)(Radack)(dismissal docket, motion for continuance) AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Chief Justice Radack Before Chief Justice Radack, Justices Alcala and Bland 01-06-00926-CV Mr. and Mrs. Robert Elberger v. Ford Motor Company, Inc., Dub Miller Ford, Inc. and Daryl Waterwall Appeal from 268th District Court of Fort Bend County (Hon. Brady G. Elliott) DISMISS APPEAL: Per Curiam Before Justices Nuchia, Hanks and Bland 01-07-00139-CV Dong Ho Shin and Kwang Ja Shin v. GRP Financial Services Corp., and Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota, National Association, as Indenture Trustee for GRP/AG Real estate Asset Trust 2004- 1--Appeal from 269th District Court of Harris County (Hon. John Thomas Wooldridge) DISMISS APPEAL: Per Curiam (joint motion to dismiss) Before Justices Nuchia, Jennings and Keyes 01-07-00192-CV Eye Plus Vision, Inc., a/d/a Pearl Vision, Inc., ("Pearle") v. CHB Tract III, L.P., The State of Texas--Appeal from Co Civil Ct at Law No 4 of Harris County (Hon. Roberta A. Lloyd) DISMISS APPEAL: Opinion by Justice Hanks Before Justices Taft, Hanks and Higley 01-07-00379-CV Raymond Williams Washington v. Larry Cole--Appeal from 151st District Court of Harris County (Hon. Caroline E. Baker) DENY PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS: Per Curiam Before Chief Justice Radack, Justices Alcala and Bland 01-07-00599-CV In re Celious Barner, III Appeal from 308th District Court of Harris County (Hon. Georgia Dempster) DISMISS APPEAL: Per Curiam Before Justices Nuchia, Jennings and Keyes 01-07-00616-CV Precon Marine, Inc. v. H & S Crane Sales, Inc.--Appeal from 212th District Court of Galveston County (Hon. Susan Elizabeth Criss) DISMISS APPEAL: Per Curiam Before Justices Taft, Hanks and Higley 01-07-00731-CV Judith Ann Packard v. Sue Ellen Whittington, Lorraine Luna, Patrick Packard, Bernard Joseph (BJ) Packard, Jr., Patricia Packard Blount and Mildred Packard Russell Appeal from Probate Court No 3 of Harris County (Hon. Rory R. Olsen) Criminal Causes Decided: DISMISS APPEAL: Opinion by Justice Alcala (Before Chief Justice Radack, Justices Alcala and Bland) 01-05-00202-CR Derrick Devonne Wilson v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 262nd District Court of Harris County AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Chief Justice Radack (Before Chief Justice Radack, Justices Alcala and Bland) 01-06-00282-CR Stephen Gerard Brandon v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 405th District Court of Galveston County AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Alcala (Before Chief Justice Radack, Justices Alcala and Bland) 01-06-00421-CR Erskins Rivers v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 338th District Court of Harris County AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Alcala (Before Chief Justice Radack, Justices Alcala and Bland) 01-06-00461-CR Lashannon Demarr Lee v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 405th District Court of Galveston County AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Chief Justice Radack (Before Chief Justice Radack, Justices Alcala and Bland) 01-06-00483-CR Roger Marcus v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 339th District Court of Harris County AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Chief Justice Radack (Before Chief Justice Radack, Justices Alcala and Bland) 01-06-00484-CR Roger Marcus v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 339th District Court of Harris County AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Keyes (Before Justices Nuchia, Jennings and Keyes) 01-06-00657-CR Carmelo Lagunas Diaz v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 228th District Court of Harris County AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Bland (Before Chief Justice Radack, Justices Alcala and Bland) 01-06-00809-CR Dennis Harold Griffin v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 248th District Court of Harris County AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Chief Justice Radack (Before Chief Justice Radack, Justices Alcala and Bland) 01-06-00866-CR Ivan Xavier Esparza v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 339th District Court of Harris County November 5, 2007 Civil Causes Decided: Gonzalez v. DFPS (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Nov. 5, 2007)(per curiam)(agreed reversal and remand for new trial on father's termination of parental rights and appointment of CPS as sole managing conservator) SET ASIDE TC JUDGMENT AND REMAND CASE TO TC FOR RENDITION OF JUDGMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH PARTIES' AGREEMENT: Per Curiam Before Chief Justice Radack, Justices Alcala and Bland 01-07-00549-CV Jose Angel Gonzales v. Department of Family and Protective Services Appeal from 313th District Court of Harris County (Hon. Pat Shelton) Criminal Causes Decided: November 2, 2007 Civil Causes Decided: In Re Bilfinger Berger AG (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Nov. 2, 2007)(per curiam)(discovery mandamus denied, nonsubstantive conclusory opinion) DENY PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS: Per Curiam Before Justices Taft, Jennings and Keyes 01-07-00934-CV In re Bilfinger Berger AG and Bilfinger Berger Gas and Oil Services Nigeria Limited-- Appeal from 189th District Court of Harris County (Hon. Bill Burke) Criminal Causes Decided: none November 1, 2007 Civil Causes Decided: Sheikh v. Sheikh (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Nov. 1, 2007)(Taft)(divorce, property division, tort damages) AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Taft Before Justices Taft, Hanks and Higley 01-05-00218-CV Wasim Ahmed Sheikh v. Shama Sheikh Appeal from 311th District Court of Harris County (Hon. Doug Warne) Cole v. Cassel (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Nov. 1, 2007)(Alcala)(DTPA, real estate, earnest money) AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Alcala Before Chief Justice Radack, Justices Alcala and Bland 01-06-00304-CV Curtis S. Cole v. Craig Cassel, Brenda Cassel, Marcia Clark, Preston Jullian Appeal from 281st District Court of Harris County (Hon. David J. Bernal) DISMISS APPEAL: Per Curiam (nonpayment of clerk's fees) Before Justices Taft, Hanks and Higley) 01-06-00583-CV Margaret Giesberg v. Department of Family and Protective Services--Appeal from 313th District Court of Harris County Summerville v. Allied Barton Security Services (Tex.App.- Houston [1st. Dist.] Nov. 1, 2007)(Hanks) (malicious prosecution claim, criminal trespass) AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Hanks Before Justices Taft, Hanks and Higley 01-06-00757-CV Nicholas Summerville v. Allied Barton Security Services, LLC, Individually and d/b/a Allied Security and Tom Smith Appeal from 270th District Court of Harris County (Hon. Brent Gamble) DISMISS APPEAL: Per Curiam (finality, no final order, interlocutory appeal dismissed for want of jurisdiction) Before Justices Nuchia, Jennings and Keyes 01-06-01184-CV Kerry Beal v. Tracy Christopher, Victor Lehman, Ronald Nicholas, Tommy Thomas, Jane Waters, and Edward Wells, Jr. Appeal from 270th District Court of Harris County (Judge Brent Gamble) DISMISS APPEAL: Opinion by Justice Higley Before Justices Taft, Hanks and Higley 01-07-00356-CV Thrivent Financial for Lutherans v. Colin K. Brock Appeal from County Court of Austin County Acosta v. Hemlata Chheda, DDS (Tex.App. - Houston [1st Dist.] Nov. 1, 2007)(Higley)(HCLC, untimely expert report) AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Higley Before Justices Taft, Hanks and Higley 01-07-00398-CV Mary C. Acosta v. Hemlata Chheda, D.D.S. Appeal from 129th District Court of Harris County (Hon. Grant Dorfman) In Re Thrivent Financial for Lutherans (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Nov. 1, 2007)(Higley)(arbitration) DENY PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS: Opinion by Justice Higley Before Justices Taft, Hanks and Higley 01-07-00484-CV In re Thrivent Financial For Lutherans Appeal from County Court at Law of Austin County (Hon. June Jackson) DISMISS APPEAL: Per Curiam (nonpayment of fees, indigency contest sustained) Before Justices Taft, Hanks and Higley 01-07-00531-CV Oliver Leviege v. Peter J. Riga Appeal from 281st District Court of Harris County In Re Ward (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Nov. 1, 2007)(Taft)(workplace injury, workers comp, order for medical examination, mandamus denied) DENY PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS: Opinion by Justice Taft Before Justices Taft, Hanks and Higley 01-07-00558-CV In re Esther Ward Appeal from 270th District Court of Harris County (Hon. Brent Gamble) DENY PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS: Opinion by Justice Bland (no on-line opinion) Before Chief Justice Radack, Justices Alcala and Bland 01-07-00732-CV In re Bayer MaterialScience LLC Appeal from 253rd District Court of Chambers County In re Jackson (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Nov. 1, 2007)(Radack)(mootness, mandamus against clerk moot, record filed) DISMISS PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS: Opinion by Chief Justice Radack Before Chief Justice Radack, Justices Alcala and Bland 01-07-00816-CV In re Donald C. Jackson Appeal from 133rd District Court of Harris County (Hon. Lamar McCorkle) DISMISS APPEAL: Per Curiam (voluntary dismissal) Before Chief Justice Radack, Justices Alcala and Bland 01-07-00832-CV Investment Corporation of America v. Allison J. Simon and wife, Claudia Simon a/k/a Claudia Butler, Jointly and Severally Appeal from 190th District Court of Harris County (Hon. Jennifer Elrod) Criminal Causes Decided: AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Per Curiam (Before Justices Taft, Hanks and Higley) 01-05-01155-CR Samuel Gonzalez IV v. The State of Texas--Appeal from Co Crim Ct at Law No 13 of Harris County AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Per Curiam (Before Justices Nuchia, Hanks and Bland) 01-06-00023-CR James Wilson Davis, Jr. v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 337th District Court of Harris County REVERSE TC JUDGMENT AND RENDER JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Nuchia (Before Justices Nuchia, Hanks and Bland) 01-06-00210-CR Steven Sanchez v. The State of Texas--Appeal from Co Crim Ct at Law No 15 of Harris County AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Taft (Before Justices Taft, Hanks and Higley) 01-06-00373-CR Roderick M. Johnson v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 179th District Court of Harris County AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Bland (Before Chief Justice Radack, Justices Alcala and Bland) 01-06-00522-CR Ruben Tyrone Valentine v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 230th District Court of Harris County AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Taft (Before Justices Taft, Hanks and Higley) 01-06-00594-CR Justin Ontiveros v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 230th District Court of Harris County AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Higley (Before Justices Taft, Hanks and Higley) 01-06-00713-CR Marcus Edward Gay v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 185th District Court of Harris County AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Taft (Before Justices Taft, Hanks and Higley) 01-06-00770-CR Floyd Jerome Thompson v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 183rd District Court of Harris County AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Taft (Before Justices Nuchia, Jennings and Keyes) 01-06-00892-CR Robert Glen Davis v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 208th District Court of Harris County AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Taft (Before Justices Taft, Hanks and Higley) 01-06-01004-CR James Asa Wynkoop v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 228th District Court of Harris County AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Bland (Before Chief Justice Radack, Justices Alcala and Bland) 01-06-01006-CR Roland Roman Cruz v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 179th District Court of Harris County VACATE TC JUDGMENT AND DISMISS CASE: Opinion by Justice Taft (Before Justices Taft, Hanks and Higley) 01-06-01076-CR The State of Texas v. Eusebio Collazo--Appeal from Co Crim Ct at Law No 11 of Harris County AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Per Curiam (Before Justices Taft, Hanks and Higley) 01-07-00148-CR Jose Angel Moreno v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 228th District Court of Harris County AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Hanks (Before Justices Taft, Hanks and Higley) 01-07-00685-CR Jamaal Akil Long v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 351st District Court of Harris County DENY PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS: Per Curiam (Before Justices Taft, Hanks and Higley) 01-07-00912-CR In re Hugo Hernandez--Appeal from 122nd District Court of Galveston County |
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