| RELATED ENTITIES AND NAMES: Citi, Citibank (South Dakota) N.A., CitiFinancial, Inc. ASSIGNEES (Debt Buyers/Collectors): Unifund CCR Partners, Rowlands v. Unifund CCR Assignee of Citibank (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Mar. 27, 2007)(Justice Frost)(consumer debt case, deemed admissions) AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Frost Before Justices Fowler, Edelman and Frost 14-05-01122-CV Keith Rowlands v. Unifund CCR as Assignee of Citibank Appeal from Count Civil Court at Law No 3 of Harris County (Judge Lynn M. Bradshaw-Hull) Attorney for Appellant: John Victor Mastriani Attorneys for Unifund: James N. Hull, Brian Edward Staley Judgment for Creditor in Credit Card Suit Upheld - Challenge to plaintiff's summary judgment evidence rejected; attorney's fees also affirmed in the absence of controverting evidence on what rate would have been reasonable Duran v. Citibank (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Mar. 20, 2008)(Taft) (consumer credit, suit by creditor, summary judgment, attorney's fees, creditor prevails) AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Tim Taft 01-06-00636-CV Zeke Duran, III v. Citibank (South Dakota), N.A. Appeal from County Civil Court at Law No 3 of Harris County Trial Court Judge: Hon. Lynn Bradshaw-Hull Attorney: John V. Mastriani for Appellant Attorneys Jennifer Spencer, Michael D. Conner, Eric Lipper for Appellee Citibank Appeals court rules in favor of consumer in credit card suit Credit card debts cannot be collected using sworn account proceeding under Rule 185 Williams v. Unifund CCR Partners Assignee of CitiBank 264 S.W.3d 231 (2008)(Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Feb. 7, 2008)(Keyes) (consumer credit card debt suit, judgment reversed, sworn account not proper for credit card debt collection, attorney's fees) REVERSE TC JUDGMENT AND REMAND CASE TO TC FOR FURTHER PROCEEDINGS: Opinion by Justice Keyes Before Justices Taft, Keyes and Alcala 01-06-00927-CV Edward Williams v. Unifund CCR Partners Assignee of Citibank Appeal from County Civil Court at Law No 3 of Harris County (Judge Lynn Bradshaw-Hull) (Plaintiff failed to produce the Card Agreement “or any document that established the agreed terms, including the applicable interest rate or the method for determining the applicability and amount of finance charges) Rodriguez v. Citibank (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Jan. 15, 2009)(per curiam dismissal) (nonpayment) DISMISS APPEAL: Per Curiam Before Justices Taft, Bland and Sharp 01-08-00718-CV Augustine D. Rodriguez v. CitiBank (South Dakota), N.A Appeal from County Civil Court at Law No 1 of Harris County Trial Court Judge: Hon. R. Jack Cagle Debt Collector Prevails with Dubious Legal Theories Based on Deemed Admissions; Whether Suit on Sworn Account Is Proper for Collection of Credit Card Debt Is Not Decided In This Appeal from a Debt Collection Suit Rowlands v. Unifund CCR Assignee of Citibank (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Mar. 27, 2007)(Justice Frost)(deemed admissions, sworn account suit) AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Kem Frost Before Justices Fowler, Edelman and Frost 14-05-01122-CV Keith Rowlands v. Unifund CCR as Assignee of Citibank Appeal from County Civil Court at Law No 3 of Harris County (Judge Lynn M. Bradshaw-Hull) Because the deemed admissions establish as a matter of law that no genuine issue of material fact exists as to the essential elements of Unifund's claim, summary judgment was proper. Accordingly, we overrule Rowland's issues and affirm the trial court's judgment. Attorney for Unifund CCR: James N. Hull and Brian Edward Staley Attorney for Keith Williams Rowlands: John Victor Mastriani Stelly v. Citibank (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] May 15, 2008)(Hedges) (credit card debt suit, appeal mooted by trial court's grant of motion for new trial after notice of appeal was filed) DISMISSED: Opinion by Chief Justice Adele 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 Attorney for Appellant: George R. Neely Attorney for Appellee Citibank: Allen Lee Adkins Knopp v. CitiBank (South Dakota) N.A. (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] May 17, 2007)(May 17, 2007) (per curiam)(agreed motion to dismiss granted) DISMISSED: Per Curiam Before Justices Brock Yates, Edelman and Seymore 14-06-01145-CV Craig F. Knopp v. CitiBank (South Dakota) N.A Appeal from County Civil Court at Law # 1 of Harris County (Judge R. Jack Cagle) Attorney for Consumer/Defendant/Appellant: John Victor Mastriani Attorney for Citibank, Appellee: Eric Lipper |