### FOURTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS CIVIL APPEAL MEDIATION DOCKETING STATEMENT

RETURN WITHIN 15 DAYS TO: CLERK, FOURTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS; 301 FANNIN, ROOM 245; HOUSTON, TEXAS 77002 ***For Civil Appeals, see Section V for information about the Pro Bono Program sponsored and administered by the Pro Bono Committees of the Appellate Practice Sections of the State Bar of Texas and the Houston Bar Association.

I. General Information: Appellant(s): Sylan Chang

Appellee(s): Discover Bank

Other: Appellate Cause No.: 14-15-00737-CV

Trial Ct. Cause No.: 2013-77301

County: Harris

Trial Court: 151 st

Judicial District Court

II. Timetable: Appeal stayed by bankruptcy. Date bankruptcy filed: N/A List: name of bankruptcy court: N/A bankruptcy case number: N/A style of bankruptcy filing: N/A

III. Jurisdiction: Will you challenge this court’s jurisdiction? No X Yes  ACCEPTED 14-15-00737-cv FOURTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS

HOUSTON, TEXAS 9/3/2015 4:36:16 PM CHRISTOPHER PRINE

CLERKIV. Indigency Of Party (TRAP 32.1(k)): (Attach fil e-stamped copy of affidavit)

Event Filed Check as appropriate Date N/A

Affidavit filed No X Yes 

Contest filed No X Yes 
Date ruling on contest due: N/A
Ruling on contest: Sustained  Overruled  N/A

V. Pro Bono Pilot Program: The Pro Bono Committees of the Appellate Practice S ections of the State Bar of Texas and the Houston B ar Association are participating in a Pro Bono Program to place a limited number of civil appeals with ap pellate counsel who will represent the appellant/appellee i n the appeal before the Fourteenth Court of Appeals

. The Pro Bono Committee is solely responsible for sc reening and selecting the civil cases for inclusion in the Pilot Program based upon a number of discretionary criter ia, including the financial means of the appellee. If a case is selected by the Committee, and can be matched with appellate counsel, that counsel will take over repr esentation of the appellee without charging legal fees. More information regarding this program can be found in the Pro Bono Pilot Program Pamphlet available in paper form at the Clerk’s Office or o n the Internet at http://www.texapp.org and http://www.hba.org/folder-sections/sec-appellate.ht m . If your case is selected and matched with a volunteer lawyer, you will receive a letter from th e Pro Bono Pilot Committee within thirty (30) to fo rty-five (45) days after submitting this Docketing Statement. NOTE: There is no guarantee that, if you submit yo ur case for possible inclusion in the Pro Bono Program, the Pro Bono Committee will select your ca se 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 au thorizing the Pro Bono Committee to transmit publicly available facts and information about your case, including parties and background, through selected Internet sites and a Listserv to its pool of volunteer appellate attorneys. 1. Do you want this case to be considered for inclusio n in the Pro Bono Pilot Program?
Yes  No X If you answered “Yes” to Question V.1, then please answer the following questions.
2. 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 t he appeal? Please note that any such conversations would be maintained as confidential by the Pro Bono Commi ttee and the information used solely for the purpos es of considering the case for inclusion in the Pro Bono Program.
Yes  No 

3. If you have not previously filed an affidavit of in digency 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 Po vertyGuidelines? These guidelines can be found in the Pro Bono Program Pamphlet as well as on the Internet at http://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty/06poverty.shtml

. Yes  No 
4. Are you willing to disclose your financial circumst ances to the Pro Bono Committee? If so, please atta ch an Affidavit of Indigency completed and executed by the appellee. Forms may be found in the Clerk’s O ffice or on the Internet at http://www.tex-app.org and http://www.hba.org/folder-sections/sec-appellate.ht m . Your participation in the Pro Bono Pilot Program may be conditioned upon your execution of an affidavit und er oath as to your financial circumstances.
Yes  No  5. 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 add itional relief; use a separate attachment, if necessary).

VI. Alternative Dispute Resolution/Mediation (if ap plicable)
Instructions: This information will be used in con junction with the Rule 32.1 docketing statement to evaluate your case for possible referral to an alternative d ispute resolution procedure. See T EX
. R. A PP
. P. 32.1. The court will not consider your answers if the case is submi tted on the merits. Each party (except where noted ) must complete and file a completed docketing form in the Court of Appeals after the appeal is perfected. Check Y for yes or N for no. Fill in all blanks or check appropriate boxes.
1. Should this case be referred to mediation? Yes  No X (use additional sheets if necessary) If no, why? The case is more likely to be resolved, if it can be resolved, directly between the partie s.

(The court makes the final decision regarding refer ral of a case to mediation) 2. Has this case been through an ADR procedure in t he trial court? Yes  No X If you answered yes:

a. Who was the mediator? b. What type of ADR procedure?

c. At what stage did the case go through ADR? pre-trial trial post-trial other _______________

_______________3. Rate the case for complexity. Use 1 for the least complex and 5 for the most complex. Check one:

1  2 X 3  4  5 
VII. Signature:

__/s/ Elise D. Manchester__________________________ _________ Date: 09/03/2015 Signature of counsel (or pro se party) State Bar No.:_24070566

Printed Name: Elise D. Manchester Address: 1 Chisholm Trail, Ste. 301, Round Rock, TX 78681 Email Address: ZATXattorneys@zwickerpc.com Telephone Number: 512-218-0488 Facsimile Number: 512-218-0477 Representing: (Appellant/Appellee) Appellee – Disc over Bank