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TEXT OF RULE 11. AGREEMENTS TO BE IN WRITING
Unless otherwise provided in these rules, no agreement between attorneys or parties
touching any suit pending will be enforced unless it be in writing, signed and filed with
the papers as part of the record, or unless it be made in open court and entered of
record.

RULE 11 AGREEMENT MUST BE SIGNED BY BOTH ATTORNEYS  / PARTIES

The letter on which ASEP USA relies was not a “Rule 11 agreement.” Rule 11 provides that no agreement
between attorneys or parties will be enforced unless it is in writing, signed, and filed with the court. Tex. R.
Civ. P. 11. Here, the letter at issue was signed only by one party. Thus, it was not a valid Rule 11 agreement,
and the trial court did not err in awarding attorney’s fees in an amount greater than the amount referenced in
the letter. See id.
01-03-00816-CV

Cantu v. McKinney (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Nov. 19, 2009)(Higley)
(
sanctions, injunction, challenge to agreed judgment, Rule 11 agreement)
(
challenge to agreed judgment barred by acceptance of benefits doctrine)
AFFIRM TRIAL COURT JUDGMENT: Opinion by
Justice Higley     
Before Justices Jennings, Higley and Sharp   
01-07-00638-CV  Tony Cantu v. Wade E. McKinney, Jr., Rebecca McKinney, Justin McKinney, Daniel
Broussard, Craig Dehaan, Jonnie Harker, Epernay Homeowners Association   
Appeal from 129th District Court of Harris County
Trial Court Judge: Hon.
Grant Dorfman

BCM v. Camberg (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Jan. 29, 2008)(Guzman)
(Rule 11, wrongful death, jury verdict)
AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Guzman
Before Justices Brock Yates, Fowler and Guzman
14-06-00500-CV Baylor College of Medicine v. Roy A. Camberg, Adminstrator of the Estate of Ana Julia Ortiz,
Deceased, and Texas Department of Family and Protective Services as Next Friend of Ana Delia Meija Ortiz,
Enid Valentina Meija Ortiz, and Rigoberto Mejia Ortiz, Minors
Appeal from
Probate Court No 1 of Harris County (Judge Russell Austin)

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