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HON. ROBERTA LLOYD - Recent Appeals
Presiding Judge of the
County Civil Court at Law No. 4 - CCCL#4 - Harris County
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TRAIL
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CIVIL DISTRICT COURT 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 Sharon McCally (reelected 2008)  

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.
Also see: 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

CIVIL COUNTY COURTS AT LAW
HCCCL#1 Judge R. Jack Cagle
HCCCL#2 Judge Jacqueline Lucci-Smith
HCCCL#3 Judge Linda Storey
HCCCL$5 Judge Roberta Lloyd  

COUNTY CIVIL COURTS AT LAW

CCCL#1 Hon. R. Jack Cagle
CCCL#2 Hon. Jacqueline Lucci-Smith
CCCL#2 Hon. Gary Michael Block (past)
CCCL#3 Hon. Linda Storey
CCCL#3 Hon. Lynn Bradshaw-Hull
CCCL#4 Hon. Roberta Anne Lloyd
CCCL#4 Hon. Cynthia Crowe (past)

County courts at law have exclusive jurisdiction
in Harris County over eminent domain
proceedings, regardless of the amount in
controversy. Tex. Gov't Code Ann. § 25.1032(c).

Shipley Brothers, Ltd v. Republic National Bank (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Jun. 11,
2009)(Jennings) (
conversion, theft, and fraud, Texas Theft Liability Act, election of remedies
doctrine
, remittitur of the exemplary damages)
REVERSE TC JUDGMENT AND REMAND CASE TO TC FOR FURTHER PROCEEDINGS:   
Before Judge Wilson, Justices Jennings and Bland. Opinion by
Justice Terry Jennings  
01-07-00911-CV Shipley Brothers, Ltd., Shipley Brothers, Inc., Lone Star Investments, Kenneth
Shipley and Calvin Junek, Jr. v. Republic National Bank and Robert F. Larson
Appeal from County Civil Court at Law No 4 of Harris County
Trial Court Judge: Hon. Roberta A. Lloyd  
Concurring and Dissenting Opinion by Justice Bland  (subrogation, double recovery, election of
remedies)

Yazdchi v. Walker (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] May 7, 2009)(Keyes) (motion for continuance,
incomplete clerk's record on appeal)
AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by
Justice Keyes   
Before Justices Jennings, Keyes and Higley  
01-05-00177-CV  Abbas Yazdchi, Habibollah Yazdchi, and Ahmad Yazdchi v. Ted L. Walker,
Tammy Tran, and Pete Mai  
Appeal from
County Civil Court at Law No 4 of Harris County
Trial Court Judge:  Hon. Roberta Lloyd

Speedy Stop Food Stores, Ltd v. Reid Road Municipal Utility District No. 2 (Tex.App.- Houston
[14th Dist.] Feb. 3, 2009)(Frost)(
condemnation case, admissibility of witness testimony as to
value of easement, designation of witnesses, expert witnesses)
REVERSED AND REMANDED: Opinion by
Justice Frost  
Before Justices Frost, Seymore and Guzman
14-07-00225-CV  Speedy Stop Food Stores, Ltd. v. Reid Road Municipal Utility District No. 2
Appeal from County Civil Court at Law No 4 of Harris County
Trial Court Judge: Roberta Anne Lloyd  
Dissenting Opinion by Justice Seymore  

Ogu v. Bridle Wood (Tex.App,- Houston [1st Dist.] Jan. 8, 2009)(Hanks)(declaratory judgment,
attorney's fees, jury trial)
REVERSE TC JUDGMENT AND REMAND CASE TO TC FOR FURTHER PROCEEDINGS:
Opinion by Justice Hanks  
Before Justices Jennings, Hanks and Bland
01-07-00933-CV  Caroline Ogu and Oakey Ugboaja v. Bridle Wood, et al
Appeal from County Civil Court at Law No 4 of Harris County

Williams v. Jackson (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Nov. 6, 2008)(opinion on rehearing by Radack)
(
attorney fee litigation, legal excuse as defense against breach of contract claim, breach not
excused)
AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Chief Justice Radack  
Before Chief Justice Radack, Justices Nuchia and Higley
01-07-00850-CV  Charlie C. Williams v. Freddie N. Jackson
Appeal from County Civil Court at Law No 4 of Harris County
Trial Court Judge: Hon. Roberta A. Lloyd

Hines v. JPMorgan Chase Bank NA (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Oct. 9, 2008)(per curiam)
(appeal from
commercial eviction possession order not authorized, DWOJ)
DISMISSED: Per Curiam  
Before Justices Brock Yates, Seymore and Boyce
14-08-00707-CV Bernice H. Hines, d/b/a Krestmont Kiddie College
v.
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.,, Et Al.
Appeal from County Civil Court at Law No 4 of Harris County
Trial Court Judge:  Roberta Anne Lloyd

Williams v. Jackson (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Oct. 9, 2008)(Radack) (attorney fee dispute,
sworn account suit, no duress, no excuse to payment of attorney's fees per agreement)
AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by
Chief Justice Radack  
Before Chief Justice Radack, Justices Nuchia and Higley
01-07-00850-CV Charlie C. Williams v. Freddie N. Jackson
Appeal from Co Civil Ct at Law No 4 of Harris County
Trial Court Judge:
Hon. Roberta A. Lloyd  

McElroy v. Unifund CCR Partners (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Aug. 26, 2008)(Boyce) (judgment
in
credit card debt suit affirmed, contract, quantum meruit, attorney's fees, business records
affidavit held adequate, challenge overruled)
AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Boyce  
Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Anderson and Boyce)
14-07-00661-CV  Peggy S. McElroy v. Unifund CCR Partners Assignee of America Online -
Platinum
Appeal from County Civil Court at Law No 4 of Harris County
Trial Court Judge: Roberta Anne Lloyd  

Randall's Food and Drugs, LP v. Patton (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Aug 21,2008)(Radack)
(
lease law commercial, sublease, duty to mitigate damages, anticipatory repudiation)
AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Chief Justice Radack  
Before Chief Justice Radack, Justices Keyes and Higley
01-06-00821-CV Randall's Food and Drugs, L.P. v. Bill Patton d/b/a Linux Professional Group
Appeal from Civil County Court at Law No 4 of Harris County
Trial Court Judge: Hon. Roberta A. Lloyd  

Unifund CCR Partners v. Gellatly (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] July 3, 2008)(Nuchia)
(
credit card suit based on deemed admissions, sufficiency of summary judgment proof, breach of
contract and quantum meruit exclusive of each other)
AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Nuchia  
Before Justices Nuchia, Alcala and Hanks
01-07-00552-CV Unifund CCR Partners v. Sara Morgan Gellatly
Appeal from County Civil Court at Law No 4 of Harris County
Trial Court
Judge: Hon. Roberta A. Lloyd  

Ward v. Northamption MUD (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] June 12, 2008) (Hedges) (easement
dispute)
AFFIRMED: Opinion by Chief Justice Hedges  
Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Hudson and Boyce
14-07-00868-CV Robert Ward v. Northampton Municipal Utiity District
Appeal from County Civil Court at Law No 4 of Harris County
Trial Court
Judge: Roberta Anne Lloyd  

In Re Tina Benkiser, Republican Party of Texas (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] June 9, 2008)
(Jennings) (
election mandamus on eve of party convention denied b/c TRO set for contested
hearing same day)
DENY PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS: Opinion by
Justice Terry Jennings  
Before Justices Taft, Jennings and Bland
01-08-00451-CV In re Tina Benkiser, Chairman, Republican party of Texas, and The Republican
Party of Texas
Appeal from County Civil Court at Law No 4 of Harris County
Trial court judge: Visiting Judge Tom Sullivan
Presiding judge:
Hon. Roberta Ann Lloyd (who was out of town at the time TRO was granted, but
returned in time to take up the matter same day court of appeals denied relief)

Reed v. REO Properties Corp. (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] May 22, 2008)(Alcala)
(
waiver of appeal, inadequate briefing)
AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Alcala  
Before Justices Nuchia, Alcala and Hanks
01-06-00637-CV Willis C. Reed v. REO Properties Corp.
Appeal from County Civil Court at Law No 4 of Harris County
Trial Court Judge:
Hon. Roberta A. Lloyd  

Stelly v. Citibank (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] May 15, 2008)(Hedges) (credit card debt suit,
appeal mooted by trial courts' grant of new trial motion)
DISMISSED: Opinion by Chief Justice Hedges  
14-07-00601-CV Diane T. Stelly v. Citibank (South Dakota) N.A.
Appeal from County Civil Court at Law No 4 of Harris County  
Trial Court Judge: Roberta Anne Lloyd  

Schmidt v. Bell (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Apr. 3, 2008)(Bland)
(
motion for continuance denied, MSJ)
AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Bland
Before Chief Justice Radack, Justices Jennings and Bland
01-06-00161-CV Keith W. Schmidt v. Patsy Bell, V.P., et al.
Appeal from County Civil Court at Law No 4 of Harris County
Trial Court Judge: Hon. Roberta A. Lloyd

National Football League Players Inc. v. Balek's Bar-B-Q (Tex. App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Mar. 6,
2008)(Nuchia) (
bill or review, default judgment on breach of contract, BoC, counterclaim)
AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT IN PART, REVERSE TC JUDGMENT IN PART, AND REMAND CASE TO
TC FOR FURTHER PROCEEDINGS: Opinion by Justice Nuchia
01-06-01106-CV National Football League Players Incorporated and National Football League
Players Association v. Blake's Bar-B-Q, Inc.
Appeal from County Civil Court at Law No 4 of Harris County
Trial Court Judge: Hon. Roberta A. Lloyd  

Nayyer v. Greenbriar Place Maintenance  Ass'n (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Jan. 17,
2008)(Keyes) (
real estate law, maintenance assessments)
AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Keyes
Before Justices Nuchia, Jennings and Keyes
01-06-00566-CV Vijay K. Nayyer v. Greenbriar Place Maintenance Association
Appeal from County Civil Court at Law No 4 of Harris County (Hon. Roberta A. Lloyd)

Spencer v. Prime Site, Inc. (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Dec. 6, 2007)(Alcala)
(towed car, SJ,
fraud, evidence exclusion)
AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Alcala
Before Chief Justice Radack, Justices Alcala and Bland
01-06-00738-CV Donald E. Spencer v. Prime Site, Inc.
Appeal from County Court at Law No 4 of Harris County (Hon. Roberta Lloyd)

Bibai v. Nguyen (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Nov. 15, 2007)(Higley)
(
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)

In Re Studio 8 Floors & Walls, Inc. (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Nov. 8, 2007)(per
curiam)(
arbitration case mandamus, motion to compel arbitration should have been granted)
MOTION OR WRIT GRANTED: Per Curiam
Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Anderson and Seymore
14-07-00764-CV In Re: Studio 8 Floors & Walls, Inc
Appeal from County Civil Court at Law No 4 of Harris County (Roberta Anne Lloyd)

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 County Civil Court at Law No 4 of Harris County (Hon. Roberta A.
Lloyd)

Tsertos v. Yammine (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Oct. 18, 2007)(Hudson)(construction law,
mechanics and materialman's lien, M&M lien)
REVERSED AND REMANDED: Opinion by Justice Hudson
Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Hudson and Guzman
14-06-00769-CV John Tsertos and Dundas Holdings, Inc. v. Yammine Gabriel Yammine, Et Al
Appeal from County Civil Court at Law No 4 of Harris County (Hon. Roberta Anne Lloyd)

Maguire Oil Co. v. City of Houston (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Oct. 11, 2007)(Seymore)
(
plea to the jurisdiction reversed, ripeness, exhaustion, City of Houston law suits)
REVERSED AND REMANDED: Opinion by Justice Seymore
Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Seymore and Guzman
14-05-01272-CV Maguire Oil Company Et Al v. The City of Houston
Appeal from Co Civil Ct at Law No 4 of Harris County (Hon. Roberta Anne Lloyd)

Whitmire v. Greenridge Place Apartments (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Oct. 4,
2007)(Bland)(
lease law, forcible detainer)
AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Bland
Before Chief Justice Radack, Justices Alcala and Bland
01-06-00963-CV Michael Whitmire v. Greenridge Place Apartments
Appeal from County Civil Court at Law No 4 of Harris County (Hon. Roberta A. Lloyd)

Aldridge v. Avara (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Aug. 21, 2007)(Yates)
(
breach of contract, sale of motor home)
AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Brock Yates
Before Justices Brock Yates, Edelman and Frost
14-05-01283-CV Josephine Aldridge v. Jerry R. Avara
Appeal from County Civil Court at Law No 4 of Harris County (Roberta Anne Lloyd)

Maguire Oil Company et al v. The City of Houston (Tex.App. - Houston [14th Dist.] Jul. 24, 2007)
(Seymore)(
plea to the jurisdiction, ripeness issue, condemnation, takings claim)
REVERSED AND REMANDED: Opinion by Justice Seymore
Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Seymore and Guzman
14-05-01272-CV Maguire Oil Company Et Al v. The City of Houston
Appeal from County Civil Court at Law No 4 of Harris County (Judge Roberta Anne Lloyd)

Youn v. Emnora Hollister Realty Corp.(Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Jul. 19, 2007)(Higley)
(
commercial real estate, earnest money contract)
AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Higley
Before Chief Justice Radack, Justices Keyes and Higley
01-06-00819-CV K. Casey Youn and Chan S. Youn v. Emnora Hollister Realty Corp.
Appeal from County Civil Court at Law No 4 of Harris County (Hon. Roberta A. Lloyd)

Franklin v. Robert C. Banks (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist] Jun. 28, 2007)(Bland)(BoC, warranty)
AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Bland
Before Justices Nuchia, Hanks and Bland
01-06-00818-CV Cleveland Franklin v. Robert C. Banks
Appeal from Co Civil Ct at Law No 4 of Harris County (Trial court judge: Hon. Roberta A. Lloyd)

Evans v. MIPTT, LLC dba East Coast Buffet (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Jun 14,
2007)(
restaurant law suits, food poisoning claim)
AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by
Visiting Judge Wilson
Before Judge Wilson, Justices Keyes and Higley
01-06-00394-CV  Addie Evans v. MIPTT, LLC, d/b/a East Coast Buffet
Appeal from Co Civil Ct at Law No 4 of Harris County (Hon. Roberta A. Lloyd)

Stewart v. Unifund CCR Partners, LLC (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] May 17, 2007)(per curiam
dismissal, nonpayment for record)
DISMISSED: Per Curiam
Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Hudson and Guzman
14-07-00157-CV
Rebecca Stewart v. Unifund CCR Partners, LLC as Assignee of Palisades
Collection LLC--Appeal from Co Civil Ct at Law No 4 of Harris County (Hon. Roberta Anne Lloyd)

Motiva Enterprises LLC v. McCrabb (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] May 17, 2007)(Jennings)
(
condemnation)
AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Jennings
Before Justices Nuchia, Jennings and Higley
01-06-00701-CV Motiva Enterprises, LLC v. Audeen McCrabb, Norma Ann Euton, Connie Mendez,
Tom Mendez, Kirk McCrabb, Kathy McCrabb, Scott McCrabb, Sarah McCrabb, Joseph McCrabb
and Rebecca McCrabb
Appeal from County Civil Court at Law No 4 of Harris County (Hon. Judge Roberta A. Lloyd)

In re Mid-Century Ins. Co. (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Feb. 6, 2007)(per curiam)(discovery order
)
MOTION OR WRIT DENIED: Per Curiam
Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Fowler and Edelman
14-06-01115-CV        In Re: Mid-Century Ins
Appeal from Co Civil Court at Law No 4 of Harris County (Judge Roberta Anne Lloyd)

Yadzchi v. Chesney (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Jan. 30, 2007)(Hedges)
(home owner law, condo association, unjust enrichment, conversion, fraud)
AFFIRMED: Opinion by Chief Justice Hedges
Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Fowler and Edelman
14-05-00817-CV        Abbas Yadzchi, Et Al v. William S. Chesney, III, Et Al
Appeal from Co Civil Ct at Law No 4 of Harris County (Judge Roberta Anne Lloyd)