Appellate Docket Number: 

Appellate Case Style: SAM1..iFl.. L.i\NIFR 

Vs. CARLOS LANIER 

Companion Case No.: 

Amended/corrected statement: DOCKETING STATEMENT (Civil) 

Appellate Court: 6th Court of Appeals .... ...

. 

(to he filed in the court of appeals upon perfection of appeal under TRAP 32) 

I. Appellant II. Appellant Attorney(s) 

nX Person J Organization (choose one) 

Ill. Appellee 

Person ROrganization (choose one) 

First Name: CARLOS 

Middle Name: 

Last Name: LANIER 

Suffix: 

Pro Se: Q 

nX Lead Attorney 

First Name: EBB 

Middle Name: B. 

Last Name: MOBLEY 

Suffix: 

Law Firm Name: ATTORNEY AT LAW 

Address 1: P.O. BOX 2.309 

Address 2: ... . 

City LONGVIEW 

State: Texas Zip+4: 75606 

Telephone 903- 7 5 7-333 1 ext. 

Fax: 903-753-8289 

Email: ebbmohiz)aol.com 

SBN: 14238000 

IV. Appellee Attorney(s) 

Lead Attorney 

First Name: JESSICA, 

Middle Name A ml 

Last Name: KROSCHER 

Suffix: 

Law Firm Name KROSCHER & KROSCHER 

Address 1 P0 BOX 1228 A. 

Address 2 

City: LONGVIEW 

State Texas Zip+4 75606 fj4f 

Telephone 903-553-0085 ext. 

Fax: 903-553-9448 

Email: jessica1ongviewlegal.corn. • 

SBN: 24070879 

First Name: SAMUEL 

Middle Name: 

Last Name: LANIER 

Suffix: 

Pro Se: Q 

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ACCEPTED

06-15-00039-CV

SIXTH COURT OF APPEALS

TEXARKANA, TEXAS

7/30/2015 11:26:15 AM

DEBBIE AUTREY

CLERK

 FILED IN 6th COURT OF APPEALS TEXARKANA, TEXAS 7/31/2015 2:36:00 PM DEBBIE AUTREY Clerk
V. Perfection Of Appeal And Jurisdiction 

Nature of Case (Subject matter or type of case): SAPCR (Suit Affecting Parent Child Relations 

Date order or judgment signed: June 4, 2015 Type ofjudgment: Bench Trial 

Date notice of appeal filed in trial court: July 24, 2015 

If mailed to the trial court clerk, also give the date mailed: 

Interlocutory appeal of appealable order: J Yes No 

If yes, please specify statutory or other basis on which interlocutory order is appealable (See TRAP 28): 

. '.. . .:• .:.. •. - .. . 

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Accelerated appeal (See TRAP 28): Yes FX No 

Jfyes. PlCLSC Sl)eCilV statutory or other basis on which appeal is accelerated: 

Parental Termination or Child Protection? (See TRAP 28.4): fl Yes FN No 

Permissive? (See TRAP 28.3): E Yes FX No 

If yes, please specify statutory or other basis for such status: 

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Agreed? (See TRAP 28.2): El Yes IZI No 

If yes, please specify statutory or other basis for such status: 

WIN 

.... .. .................... M.- ENRON 

Appeal should receive precedence, preference, or priority under statute or rule: El Yes ED No 

If yes, please specify statutory or other basis for such status: 

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Does this case involve an amount under $100,000? R Yes ElNo 

Judgment or order disposes of all parties and issues: R Yes EjiNo 

Appeal from final judgment: R Yes jjj No 

Does the appeal involve the constitutionality or the validity of a statute, rule, or ordinance? fl Yes No 

VI. Actions Extending Time To Perfect Appeal 

Motion for New Trial: F] Yes FX No If yes, date filed: 

Motion to Modify Judgment: flYes RI No If yes, date filed: 

Request for Findings of Fact Yes No If yes, date filed: June 8, 2015 

and Conclusions of Law: 

Motion to Reinstate: flYes No If yes, date filed: 

Motion under TRCP 306a: ji Yes No If yes, date filed: 

Other: fl Yes Z No 

If other, please specify: . .. . . .. . . 

VII. Indigency Of Party: (Attach file-stamped copy of affidavit, and extension motion if tiled.) 

Affidavit filed in trial court: El Yes El No If yes, date flied: 

Contest filed in trial court: [--]Yes No If yes, date tiled: 

Date ruling on contest due: 

Ruling on contest: El Sustained El Overruled Date of ruling: 

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Viii. Bankruptcy 

Has any party to the court's judgment filed for protection in bankruptcy which might affect this appeal? EYes No 

If yes, please attach a copy of the petition. 

Date bankruptcy filed: Bankiuptcy Case Number 

IX. Trial Court And Record 

Court: 307th FAMILY DISTRICT COURT Clerk's Record: 

County: GREGG Trial Court Clerk: Z District E County 

Trial Court Docket Number (Cause No.): 2008-353-DR Was clerk's record requested? Yes No 

If yes, date requested: July 30, 2015 

Trial Judge (who tried or disposed of case): If no, date it will be requested: 

First Name Were payment arrangements made with clerk? 

Middle Name JYes ENo Ehidigent 

Last Name: WOMACK 

(Note: No request required under TRAP 34.5(a),(b)) 

Suffix: 

Address 1: 101 EAST METHVIN, SUITE 463 

Address 2: 

City: LONGVIEW 

State: Texas Zip + 4: 75601 

Telephone: 903-758-6181 ext. 

Fax: 903-234-3150 

Email: tirn.womack@co.gregg.tx.us 

Reporter's or Recorder's Record: 

Is there a reporter's record? EZI Yes E No 

Was reporter's record requested? ] Yes No 

Was there a reporter's record electronically recorded? fl Yes No 

If yes, date requested: April 15, 2015 

If no, date it will be requested: 

Were payment arrangements made with the court reporter/court recorder? EZlYes Fj No n Indigent 

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Court Reporter Court Recorder 

E Official E Substitute 

First Name: KASI 

Middle Name: 

Last Name: HARRIS 

Suffix: 

Address I: 101 EAST METHVIN, SUITE 463 

Address 2: 

City: LONGVIEW 

State: Texas Zip + 4: 75601 

Telephone: 903-758-6181 ext. 

Fax: 903-234-3150 

Email: kasi.11arris@co.gregg.tx.us 

X. Supersedeas Bond 

Supersedeas bond filed: El Yes No If yes, date filed: 

Will file: fl Yes rX No 

XI. Extraordinary Relief 

Will you request extraordinary relief (e.g. temporary or ancillary relief) from this Court? Yes No 

If yes, briefly state the basis for your request: 

X11. Alternative Dispute Resolution/Mediation (Complete section if filing in the 1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 

or 14th Court of Appeal) 

Should this appeal be referred to mediation? Yes No 

If no, please specify : OAK 

Has the case been through an \DR procedure? EYes No 

If yes, who was the mediator? :..: . : .. 

What type of ADR procedure? 

At what stage did the case go through ADR? fl Pre-Trial fl Post-Trial E Other 

If other, please specify: 

Type of case? 

Give a brief description of the issue to be raised on appeal, the relief sought, and the applicable standard for review, if known (without 

prejudice to the right to raise additional issues or request additional relief): 

TRIAL COURT ALTERED ORIGINAL JUDGMENT 101 NFORCE THAT JUDGMENT . 

How was the case disposed of? Trial 

Summary of relief granted including amount of money judgment and if any, damages awarded 

If money judgment what was the amount? Actual damages $1,243.30 

Punitive (or similar) damages: $0.00 

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Attorney's fees (trial): :$Z285 I 

Attorney's fees (appellate): 

Other: 

If other, please specify: 

Will you challenge this Court's jurisdiction? flYes R No 

Does judgment have language that one or more parties "take nothing"? Yes No 

Does judgment have a Mother Hubbard clause? EYes E No 

Other basis for finality? 

Rate the complexity of the case (use I for least and 5 for most complex): I2 3 4 5 

Please make my answer to the preceding questions known to other parties in this case. 17 Yes Z No 

Can the parties agree on an appellate mediator? D Yes No 

If yes, please give name, address, telephone, fax and email address: 

Name Address Telephone Fax Email 

Languages other than English in which the mediator should be proficient: 

Name of person filing out mediation section of docketing statement: 

XIII. Related Matters 

List any pending or past related appeals before this or any other Texas appellate court by court, docket number, and style. 

Docket Number: Trial ('ourt: . . .. . 

Style: 

Vs. . 

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XIV. Pro Bono Program: (Complete section if filing in the 1st, 3rd, 5th, or 14th Courts of Appeals) 

The Courts of Appeals listed above, in conjunction with the State Bar of Texas Appellate Section Pro Bono Committee and local Bar 

Associations, are conducting a program top I ace a limited number of civil appeals with appellate counsel who will represent the appellant in 

the appeal before this Court. 

The Pro Bono Committee is solely responsible for screening and selecting the civil cases for inclusion in the Program based upon a number of 

discretionary criteria, including the financial means of the appellant or appellee. If a case is selected by the Committee, and can be matched 

with appellate counsel, that counsel will take over representation of the appellant or appellee without charging legal fees. More information 

regarding this program can be found in the Pro Bono Program Pamphlet available in paper form at the Clerk's Office or on the Internet at 

www.tex-app.org . If your case is selected and matched with a volunteer lawyer, you will receive a letter from the Pro Bono Committee within 

thirty (30) to forty-five (45) days after submitting this Docketing Statement. 

Note: there is no guarantee that if you submit your case for possible inclusion in the Pro Bono Program, the Pro Bono Committee will select 

your case and that pro bono counsel can be found to represent you. Accordingly, you should not forego seeking other counsel to represent you 

in this proceeding. By signing your name below, you are authorizing the Pro Bono committee to transmit publicly available facts and 

information about your case, including parties and background, through selected Internet sites and Listserv to its pool of volunteer appellate 

attorneys. 

Do you want this case to be considered for inclusion in the Pro Bono Program? Yes R No 

Do you authorize the Pro Bono Committee to contact your trial counsel of record in this matter to answer questions the committee may have 

regarding the appeal? El Yes fl No 

Please note that any such conversations would be maintained as confidential by the Pro Bono Committee and the information used solely for 

the purposes of considering the case for inclusion in the Pro Bono Program. 

If you have not previously filed an affidavit of Indigency and attached a file-stamped copy of that affidavit, does your income exceed 200% of 

the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Federal Poverty Guidelines? El Yes fl No 

These guidelines can be found in the Pro Bono Program Pamphlet as well as on the internet at http://aspe.hhs.gov/povertv/06poverty.shtml. 

Are you willing to disclose your financial circumstances to the Pro Bono Committee? flYes El No 

If yes, please attach an Affidavit of Indigency completed and executed by the appellant or appellee. Sample forms may be found in the Clerk's 

Office or on the internet at http://www.tex-app.org . Your participation in the Pro Bono Program may be conditioned upon your execution of 

an affidavit under oath as to your financial circumstances. 

Give a brief description of the issues to be raised on appeal, the relief sought, and the applicable standard of review, if known (without 

prejudice to the right to raise additional issues or request additional relief use a separate attachment, if necessary). 

XV. Signature 

Signature of counsel (or pro se party) Date: July 30, 2015 

Printed Name: EBB B. MOBLEY State Bar No.: 14238000 

Electronic Signature: /s/ EBB B. MOBLEY 

(Optional) 

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The undersigned counsel certifies that this docketing statement has been served on the following lead counsel for all parties to the trial 

court's order or judgment as follows on 

Signature of counsel (or prose party) Electronic Signature: 

(Optional) 

State Bar No.: 

Person Served 

NOMORNM 

Certificate of Service Requirements (TRAP 9.5(e)): A certificate of service must be signed by the person who made the service and must 

state: 

(I) the date and manner of service; 

(2) the name and address of each person served, and 

(3) if the person served is a party's attorney, the name of the party represented by that attorney 

enter the following for each person served: 

Date Served: 

Manner Served: 

First Name: 

Middle Name: N1I1IIEIIUESIIII!IUIIUIUII!I1III ...II 

Last Name: 4*1*1HflIIUUIIUU1UIIIIUIIIIIUIII 

Suffix: 

Address 2: 

City 

If Attorney, Representing Party's Name: 

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