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SOME APPEALS FROM LINDA STOREY'S COURT (2010-09)

Lindley v. FIA Card Services, N.A. f/k/a MBNA America Bank, N.A. (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.]
Feb. 18, 2010)(Higley) (
restricted appeal, amount of judgment confirming arbitration award
varied from arbitration award, no evidence supporting modification of amount)
REVERSE TRIAL COURT JUDGMENT AND REMAND CASE TO TRIAL COURT FOR FURTHER
PROCEEDINGS: Opinion by
Justice Higley     
Before Chief Justice Radack, Justices Alcala and Higley    
01-09-00323-CV John R. Lindley v. FIA Card Service, N. A. fka MBNA America Bank, N. A.    
Appeal from County Civil Court at Law No 3 of Harris County
Trial Court Judge:
Hon. Linda Storey   

Ontiveros v. Williams (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Feb. 11, 2010)(Hanks)
(
breach of residential lease claim, mitigation of damages and failure to mitigate as affirmative
defense, trial by consent in summary judgment context, partial summary judgment on liability
only, proving amount of damages, attorney's fees)
REVERSE TRIAL COUR JUDGMENT AND REMAND CASE TO TC FOR FURTHER
PROCEEDINGS:
Opinion by Justice Hanks    
Before Justices Jennings, Hanks and Bland  
01-09-00454-CV  Francisca Rosales and Jose Ontiveros v. Kimberly Williams   
Appeal from County Civil Court at Law No 3 of Harris County
Trial Court Judge:
Hon. Linda Storey   

Doa v. Le (Tex.App.- Houston [14 Dist.] Jan. 26, 2010)(Sullivan)
(
DWOP dismissal for failure to appear in person for trial reversed, TRCP 7, subpoena not to be
enforced by dismissal)
REVERSED AND REMANDED: Opinion by
Justice Kent Sullivan        
14-08-01113-CV  Paulene Hong Dao and Hung Anh Le a/k/a Hong Le v. Mong Cong Le    
Appeal from County Civil Court at Law No 3 of Harris County
Trial Court Judge:
Linda Storey   

City of Houston v. Norcini (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Nov. 19, 2009)(Higley)
(
unconstitutional taking - flood control ordinance, ripeness issue, denial of plea to the jurisdiction
affirmed) AFFIRM TRIAL COURT JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Laura Carter Higley     
Before Justices Jennings, Higley and Sharp   
01-09-00426-CV  The City Of Houston v. Bruce A. Norcini   
Appeal from County Civil Court at Law No 3 of Harris County
Trial Court Judge:
Hon. Linda Storey

In Re Rodriguez (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Oct. 13, 2009)(per curiam dismissal)
(
no jurisdiction to issue mandamus against judge of small claims court)
DISMISSED: Per Curiam  
Before Justices Brock Yates, Frost and Brown
14-09-00824-CV In Re Arcadio D. Rodgriguez
Appeal from County Civil Court at Law No 3 of Harris County
Trial Court
Judge: Linda Storey

Hammer v. Wood (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Aug. 25, 2009)
(
breach of implied warranty for floor installation work, DTPA, directed verdict requested,
take-nothing judgment because
no damages proven)
AFFIRMED: Opinion by
Justice Seymore    
Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Anderson and Seymore  
14-07-01081-CV  Gary Hammer, d/b/a Hammer Remodeling
v. Raymond Harold Wood and Stephanie Ann Wood d/b/a Flooring World   
Appeal from County Civil Court at Law No 3 of Harris County
Trial Court Judge:
Linda Storey

Langhorne v. Miller (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Aug. 4, 2009)(Seymore) (conversion of
aircraft, proof of conversion damages,
market value, owner may testify, quantum meruit claim
fails) AFFIRMED: Opinion by
Justice Seymore  
Before Justices Seymore, Brown and Sullivan)
14-08-00081-CV Danny Langhorne v. Kay M. Miller   
Appeal from County Civil Court at Law No 3 of Harris County
Trial Court
Judge: Linda Storey

Rapid Settlements, Ltd v. Green (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Jun. 18, 2009)(Op. By Alcala)
(
transfer of structured settlement rights, grounds for vacature of arbitration award entered under
the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA), applicability of FAA, does the FAA preempt the TAA?,
nonexistence of arbitration agreement between the parties, when are nonsignatories bound to by
arbitration agreement? nonparties to the agreement, nonsignatories)(arbitrator exceeded his
authority in issuing the award. See 9 U.S.C.S. § 10(a)(4).
AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT DENYING CONFIRMATION OF ARB AWARD: Opinion by
Justice Alcala  
Before Justices Jennings, Alcala and Higley  
01-08-00109-CV Rapid Settlements, Ltd. v. Jerry M. Green    
Appeal from County Civil Court at Law No 3 of Harris County
Trial Court
Judge: Hon. Linda Storey  

Tonkin v. Amador (Tex.App- Houston [1st Dist.] May 21, 2009)(Alcala)
(attorney fee litigation, promissory note, material terms of note,
evidence of reasonableness of attorney's fees
AFFIRM TRIAL COURT JUDGMENT: Opinion by
Justice Alcala  
Before Judge Wilson, Justices Alcala and Hanks
01-07-00496-CV Ronald H. Tonkin v. Lee Roy Amador
Appeal from County Civil Court at Law No 3 of Harris County
Trial court judges:
Linda Storey; Visiting Judge Ed Landry

Mitchell v. Verizon (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Apr. 23, 2009)(Alcala)
(
employment disputes, appeal from administrative decision by Workforce Commission, common-
law claim for wages,
res judicata)
We conclude Mitchell's earlier claim is res judicata of his instant suit and he waived his claim concerning
procedural due process by failing to raise it in opposition to Verizon's summary judgment in the trial court. We
therefore affirm.
AFFIRM TRIAL COURT JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Alcala     
Before Chief Justice Radack, Justices Alcala and Hanks   
01-08-00132-CV    Dustin A. Mitchell v. Verizon Business Network Services, Inc. and Verizon
Business Purchasing, L.L.C., fka MCI, Inc.   
Appeal from County Civil Court at Law No 3 of Harris County
Trial Court Judge:
Hon. Linda Storey  

Weissman v. Unifund CCR Partners (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Apr. 2, 2009)(Yates)
(
debt collection suit, FDCPA debt validation complaint fails as counterclaim)
AFFIRMED: Opinion by
Justice Brock Yates   
Before Justices Brock Yates, Seymore and Boyce
14-07-00863-CV Janice M. Weissman v.
Unifund CCR Partners Assignee of Discover
Appeal from County Civil Court at Law No 3 of Harris County
Trial Court
Judge: Linda Storey  

Moore v. Verizon Wireless (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Feb. 29, 2009)(per curiam)
(ILA,
arbitration and interlocutory appeal)
DISMISSED: Per Curiam  
Before Justices Frost, Brown and Boyce
14-08-01164-CV Walter Moore v. Verizon Wireless and Derrick Keys
Appeal from County Civil Court at Law No 3 of Harris County
Trial Court Judge: Linda Storey

Moore v. Bel-Lindo Apartments (Tex.App. - Houston [14th Dist.] Feb. 24, 2009)(Hedges)
(
pro se appeal, failure to adequately brief issues)
AFFIRMED: Opinion by Chief Justice Hedges
Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Anderson and Seymore
14-07-00400-CV  Walter Moore v. Bel - Lindo Apartments
Appeal from County Civil Court at Law No 3 of Harris County
Trial Court
Judge Linda Storey

Eix, Inc. v. JP Morgan Chase Bank (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Feb. 19, 2009)(Boyce)
(commercial
debt suit, personal guaranty, summary judgment evidence, affidavit by interested
witness)
AFFIRMED: Opinion by
Justice Boyce
Before Justices Frost, Brown and Boyce
14-08-00042-CV Eix, Inc., and Saeed Moradi v. JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.
Appeal from County Civil Court at Law No 3 of Harris County
Trial Court
Judge: Linda Storey  

Simon v. D. Miller & Assoc. PLLC
(Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Feb. 12, 2009)(Boyce)
(
legal malpractice, expert testimony required, suit within suit requirement, default judgment
denied, causality element of cause of action,
no proof of damages)
AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Boyce  
Before Justices Frost, Brown and Boyce
14-07-00894-CV   Brian Simon v. D. Miller & Associates, PLLC, Timothy John Clyne, Jamilah O.
Driver, and Ryan Bradley Bormaster
Appeal from County Civil Court at Law No 3 of Harris County
Trial Court Judge: Linda Storey  

Lowry v. Liberty Lloyds of Texas Ins. Co.(Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Dec. 11, 2008)(Alcala)
(
appeal from summary judgment; one ground for summary judgment not challenged)
AFFIRM TRIAL COURT JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Alcala  
Before Justices Taft, Alcala and Hanks
01-07-00796-CV   David Lowry v. Liberty Lloyds of Texas Insurance Company
Appeal from County Civil Court at Law No 3 of Harris County
Trial Court
Judge: Hon. Linda Storey

Barajas v. Harvest Credit Management VI-B, LLC
(Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Aug. 28, 2008)(Guzman)
(
credit card debt suit, summary judgment for debt collector reversed, contract terms not proven)
REVERSED AND REMANDED: Opinion by Justice Guzman  
Before Justices Frost, Seymore and Guzman
14-07-00048-CV  Celia Barajas v. Harvest Credit Management, VI-B, LLC as assignee of Metris
Direct Merchants Bank
Appeal from County Civil Court at Law No 3 of Harris County
Trial Court Judge: Linda Storey

Tribble & Stephens Co. v. RGM Construction, LP
(Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] June 12, 2008)(per curiam)
VACATED AND REMANDED: Per Curiam  (per
settlement agreement)
Before Justices Frost, Seymore and Guzman
14-08-00069-CV Tribble & Stephens Co. v. RGM Construction, L.P.
Appeal from
County Civil Court at Law No 3 of Harris County (Hon. Linda Storey)

McCoy v. North Forest ISD (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Nov. 15, 2007)(per curiam)
(
motion to reinstate, appellate time-table, dismissal for want of jurisdiction (DWOJ))
DISMISSED: Per Curiam
Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Anderson and Seymore)
14-07-00523-CV Barney L. McCoy v. North Forest
Independent School District and Janice
Jackson
Appeal from
County Civil Court at Law No 3 of Harris County (Hon. Linda Storey)  

Also see -> Older appellate decisions in cases from county court CCCL#3

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HON. LINDA STOREY - Recent Appeals
from the County Civil Court at Law No. 3 - CCCL#3 - Harris County
www.houston-opinions.com
LINDA STOREY ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL
(in her own words)
(2006)

I’m Linda Storey. I’m seeking the Republican
nomination for Harris County Civil Court-at-Law # 3
in the March 7th Primary.

I need your support.

As a longtime Republican and an attorney with
extensive experience in private practice and public
service, I know it’s time for a change in this court.
Conservatives
have worked hard to build a local judiciary that
responds to the people. We have worked hard to
put judges on the bench that are knowledgeable,
passionate about fairness and fiscally responsible.
Most of all, in Texas, we like our judges to be true
conservatives all the time – not just when it’s time
to run for another term.

Conservatives deserve better in this court, and so
do all Harris County taxpayers.

Please enjoy this site. It’s a work in progress. I
hope you use it to learn more about me, my
campaign and how you can help.

Thanks for your support.

Update for 2010 Campaign as
incumbent:

Judge Linda Storey, a lifelong resident of Houston
and a fifth-generation native Texan, was elected to
preside in Harris County Civil Court-At-Law No. 3 in
2006.  In 2010, she will be seeking her second
term on the bench.

When Judge Storey took over the docket of Civil
Court 3, the court had a pending backlog of several
thousand cases.  Judge Storey has worked
tirelessly to reduce that backlog by more than 1,000
cases, as well as to streamline procedures to keep
up with new cases filed.  A new bankruptcy status
docket was created to ensure cases with
bankruptcy filings are now managed efficiently and
never forgotten or lost in the system.

Source: Linda Storey campaign website
Also see: Linda Storey's (Auto) Biography


DEMOCRATIC CONTENDERS IN 2010
JUDICIAL ELECTIONS (CONTESTED
PRIMARY RACE FOR THIS BENCH)

Damon Crenshaw  (campaign web site)

Campaign message from web site:

Dear Friends,

Welcome to my campaign website. I appreciate
your interest in my candidacy and look forward to
your support in the March 2010 primary and
November 2010 election. Please visit the links on
this site to find out more about me and the
campaign.

I am running for Judge of County Civil Court at Law
#3 of Harris County so I can use my experience and
qualifications to serve the people of Harris County
as a fair and productive Judge. I have the
background and temperament necessary to
succeed in this position. I promise to the people of
Harris County to live up to their support in this
campaign.

You can join me in this endeavor by first exploring
this website. Also, you can look for me at Harris
County Democratic Party meetings and community
events. I know I will be looking to meet you. Feel
free to contact me should you wish to learn of
upcoming events, join our list of supporters, or
contribute to the campaign.

Thank you for your interest, Damon Crenshaw

Javier Valenzuela (campaign web site)

Javier Valenzuela Bio on homepage:
Javier is a native Texan, born and raised in
Harlingen, the fourth child in a family of five.  
With his family's support he became the first
in his family to earn a college degree
completing his studies at Texas Christian
University.  His professional journey began
in careers of service to the community, first
working with the severely mentally
challenged and then with the troubled youth
of Fort Worth as a juvenile probation officer.  
In 1996 Javier moved to Houston to study at
South Texas College of Law where he
earned his law degree.  While in Houston,
Javier met his wife Annette, and started
a family to include their daughter
Sophia, 3 1/2 years old and son
Michael, 2 years old.

Harris County Dems web page for CCCL
Candidates
Harris County Civil Courthouse | County Civil Courts at Law

CIVIL COUNTY COURTS AT LAW
HCCCL#1 Judge R. Jack Cagle (resigned)
HCCCL#2 Judge Jacqueline Lucci-Smith
HCCCL#3 Judge Linda Storey
HCCCL#4 Judge Roberta Lloyd  

CIVIL DISTRICT COURTS
AND JUDGES IN HARRIS COUNTY
11th  Judge Mike Miller (2009)
11th  Judge Mark Davidson (former)  
55th  
Judge Dion Ramos (elected 2008)
55th  Judge Jeff Shadwick (former)
55th  Judge Jeff Brown (former)
61st  Judge Al Bennet (2009)
61st  Judge John Donovan (former)
80th  Judge Larry Weiman (2009)
80th  Judge Lynn Bradshaw-Hull (former)
113th  Judge Patricia Hancock
125th  Judge Kyle Carter (2009)
125th  Judge John Coselli (former)
127th  Judge R. K. Sandill (2009)
127th  Judge Sharolyn Wood (former)
129th  Judge Michael Gomez (2009)
129th  Judge Grant Dorfman (former)
133th  Judge Jaclanel McFarland (2009)
133th  Judge Lamar McCorkle (former)
151st   Judge Mike Engelhart (2009)
151st   Judge Caroline E. Baker (former)
152nd  Judge Robert Schaffer (2009)
152nd  Judge Kenneth Wise (former)
157th   Judge Randall Wilson
164th   Judge Alexandra Smoots-Hogan (2009)
164th   Judge Martha Hill Jamison (former)
165th   Judge Josefina Muniz Rendon (2009)
165th   Judge Elizabeth Ray (former)
189th   Judge Bill Burke
190th   Judge Patricia Kerrigan (reelected '08)
190th   Hon. Jennifer W. Elrod (now on 5th Cir)
215th   
Judge Steven E. Kirkland (2009)
215th   Judge Levi Benton (former)
234th   Judge Reece Rondon
269th   Judge Dan Hinde (appointed 2008)
269th   John T. Wooldridge (resigned 2008)
270th   Judge Brent Gamble
280th   Judge Tony Lindsay
281st   Judge Sylvia Matthews (appt'd 2008)
281st   Judge David J. Bernal (resigned 2008)
295th   Judge Tracy E. Christopher
333rd  Judge Joseph James "Tad" Halbach Jr.
334th  Judge Kenneth Wise (appointed 2/17/11;
replacing
Judge Sharon McCally)

FAMILY COURT JUDGES
245th Judge Annette Kuntz
246th Judge Jim York
247th Judge Bonnie Crane Hellums
257th Judge Judy Warne
308th Judge Georgia Dempster
309th Judge Frank Rynd
310th Judge Lisa Millard
311th Judge Doug Warne
312th Judge  Robert Hinojosa

JUVENILE JUSTICE COURTS
313th Judge Patrick Scott Shelton (Pat)
314th Judge John Franklin Philip
315th Judge Mike H. Schneider, Jr.
Single page on Juvenile Court Cases (Appeals)

PROBATE COURTS
Probate Court No. 1: Judge Kathy Stone (2009)
Probate Court No. 2: Judge Mike Wood
Probate Court No. 3: Judge Rory R. Olsen
Probate CT. No. 4: Judge William C. McCulloch