Recent Appeals from cases in Judge Halbach's Court
Approximately $30,400.00 v. State of Texas (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Oct. 7, 2008)(per curiam)(civil forfeiture, sanctions reversed) REVERSED AND REMANDED: Per Curiam Before Justices Frost, Seymore and Guzman 14-07-00342-CV Approximately $30,400.00 v. The State of Texas Appeal from 333rd District Court of Harris County Trial Court Judge: JOSEPH J. HALBACH
CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric LLC V Bluebonnet Drive, Ltd. (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] July 31, 2008)(Radack) (interpretation of easement, new cell phone technology vs. telephone and telegraph wires in 1929) REVERSE TC JUDGMENT AND RENDER JUDGMENT: Opinion by Chief Justice Radack Before Chief Justice Radack, Justices Nuchia and Keyes 01-07-00734-CV CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric LLC and SprintCom, Inc. v. Bluebonnet Drive, Ltd., and Petro-Guard Company, Inc. Appeal from 333rd District Court of Harris County Trial Court Judge: Hon. Joseph Halbach
Marvin v. Fithian (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] July 1, 2008)(Seymore) (HCLC, interlocutory appeal, failure to provide proper post-operative care, doctor's motion to dismiss properly denied) AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Seymore Before Justices Fowler, Frost and Seymore 14-07-00996-CV Robert Marvin v. Vicki Fithian Appeal from 334th District Court of Harris County Trial Court Judge: Joseph J. Halbach aka Judge Tad Halbach
Yeh v. MacOugall (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Jan. 17, 2008)(Alcala) (breach of contract, counterclaim, attorney's fees, prevailing party) AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Alcala Before Chief Justice Radack, Justices Alcala and Bland 01-06-00509-CV Peter J. Yeh v. David J. MacDougall, D.O., P.A. d/b/a Neurosurgical Association of Houston Appeal from 333rd District Court of Harris County (Hon. Joseph Halbach)
Forrester v. Ginn (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Jan. 10, 2008)(majority op. on rehearing by Hedges)(DWOP dismissal reversed in restricted appeal) REVERSED AND REMANDED: Opinion by Chief Justice Hedges Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Hudson and Guzman 14-06-00549-CV Jeff Forrester and Kim Forrester v. Emmanuel Ginn, A&R Transport, Inc., Keith Jackson, and Steve Brantley Appeal from 333rd District Court of Harris County (Judge Joseph J. Halbach)
In re Akram Mohammad (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.} Oct. 25, 2007)(per curiam) DENY PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS: Per Curiam (real estate law: lis pendens) (Before Justices Taft, Hanks and Higley) 01-07-00881-CV In re Akram Mohammad and Nasreen A. Mohammad Appeal from 333rd District Court of Harris County (Hon. Joseph J. Halbach, Jr.) Relators, Akram Mohammad and Nasreen A. Mohammad, have filed a petition for writ of mandamus complaining of the trial court's (1) September 25, 2007 order denying their amended motion to strike or to cancel lis pendens. After due consideration, the Court denies the petition for writ of mandamus. PER CURIAM Panel consists of Justices Taft, Hanks, and Higley. 1. The Honorable Joseph "Tad" Halbach, presiding. The underlying cause is Jetall Cos., Inc., Ali Choudri, Ramesh Shah, and Naeem Choudri d/b/a Jetall Invs. & Realty, No. 2006-27665, in the 333rd Ditrict Court of Harris County, Texas.
In Re Intracare Hospital (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Sep. 13, 2007)(per curiam) (HCLC, discovery mandamus, assertion of privilege, privilege log) MOTION OR WRIT GRANTED: Per Curiam Before Justices Brock Yates, Anderson and Hudson 14-07-00127-CV In Re: Intercare Hospital D/B/A Intracare Medical Center Hospital Appeal from 333rd District Court of Harris County (Honorable Joseph J Halbach aka Tad Halbach)
Forrester v. Emmanuel Ginn, A&R Transport, Inc., (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Jul. 26, 2007)(Hedges)(DWOJ, restricted appeal) AFFIRMED: Opinion by Chief Justice Hedges Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Hudson and Guzman 14-06-00549-CV Jeff Forrester and Kim Forrester v. Emmanuel Ginn, A&R Transport, Inc., Keith Jackson, and Steve Brantley Appeal from 333rd District Court of Harris County (Judge Joseph J. Halbach)
In Re Meshark Omoruyi (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] May 31, 2007)(per curiam) [arbitration mandamus] MOTION OR WRIT DENIED: Per Curiam Before Justices Anderson, Fowler and Frost 14-07-00363-CV In Re: Meshark Omoruyi Appeal from 333rd District Court of Harris County (Judge Joseph J. Halbach - Tad Halbach)
Supreme Court requests briefing on the merits in appeal from medical malpractice suit in Judge Halbach's court Young., M.D. and Baylor College of Medicine v. Silva Villegas (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Apr. 3, 2007, pet. filed and briefing on merits requested)(Frost)(Health care liability claim, immunity claim, interlocutory appeal) AFFIRMED IN PART DISMISSED IN PART: Opinion by Justice Frost Before Justices Fowler, Edelman and Frost 14-06-00072-CV Amy Young., M.D. and Baylor College of Medicine v. Silva Villegas and Armondo Villegas, Individually and as Parents and Next Friends of Mark Anthony Villegas Appeal from 333rd District Court of Harris County (Judge Joseph J. Halbach)
Mojtahedi v. BHV Realty, Inc. (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Mar. 15, 2007)(Frost) (landlord-tenant, unpaid rent, eviction) AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Frost Before Justices Fowler, Edelman and Frost 14-05-01101-CV Karim K. Mojtahedi v. BHV Realty, Inc. Appeal from 333rd District Court of Harris County Trial Court Judge Joseph J. (Tad) Halbach
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