IN THE

TWELFTH COURT OF APPEALS

TWELFTH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT

FOR THE STATE OF TEXAS

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No. 12-14-00302-CV

CORRINE AUGUSTINE NICHOLS HILL SHEARER

V.

DAVID SHEARER, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATOR OF THE

ESTATE OF JOHN WILLIAM SHEARER, III

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ORDER REFERRING CASE TO MEDIATION

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After reviewing the file and the briefs filed in the instant case, the court has determined

that this case should be referred to mediation prior to submission. TEX. CIV. PRAC. & REM. CODE

ANN. §§ 154.001-.154.052 (Vernon 1997), §§ 154.053, 154.073 (Vernon Supp. 2001), §§

154.054 – 154.072 (Vernon 1997). Accordingly, it is ORDERED that this case be mediated

under the following terms and conditions:

1. The court appoints the following mediator in this case:

Mr. Howard Britain

100 East Ferguson

Suite 1016

Tyler, TX 75701

(903)593-7355

If instead, the parties prefer to select their own mediator, they must (a) promptly agree

upon a mediator, (b) within seven days of this Order, notify the court in writing, with a

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copy to the court-appointed mediator, that the court-appointed mediator’s services will

not be needed, and (c) within seven days of this Order, provide the court with the name

and address of the mediator they selected. Any arrangements for mediation using an

agreed-upon mediator must comport with the time restrictions set forth in this Order.

2. All parties must confer with the mediator within seven days of the date of this Order

to establish a date and place for the mediation proceeding. The parties shall agree on a

date for the mediation proceeding that is consistent with the mediator’s schedule and is

no later than six weeks after the date of this Order. In the event the parties cannot agree

on a date, the mediator shall select and set a date;

3. In the discretion of the mediator, each party may be required to provide a confidential

memorandum and/or information sheet setting forth the issues of the case and their

positions on those issues. Additionally, upon request of the mediator, the parties shall

produce all information the mediator deems necessary to understand the issues of the

case. The memorandum and/or information sheet and other information produced to the

mediator will not be made a part of the file in this case and will be destroyed by the

mediator at the conclusion of the mediation proceeding;

4. All parties to this matter or their authorized representatives, accompanied by their

counsel, must appear and attend the mediation proceeding;

5. Mediation is a mandatory, non-binding settlement conference conducted with the

assistance of a mediator. The mediation proceeding will be confidential within the

meaning of Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code sections 154.053 and 154.073.

6. Unless otherwise agreed, the mediation proceeding will not be recorded;

7. The mediator will negotiate a reasonable fee with the parties. The mediator’s fee will

be borne equally by the parties unless otherwise agreed to by the parties, will be taxed as

costs, and will be paid directly to the mediator. If the parties do not agree upon the fee

requested by the mediator, the court will set a reasonable fee, which shall be taxed as

cost. TEX. CIV. PRAC. & REM. CODE ANN. § 154.054;

8. Within two days after the conclusion of the mediation proceeding, the mediator shall

certify to this Court as follows: (a) whether the parties appeared as ordered, (b) whether

the case was settled, and (c) whether the mediation fees were paid in accordance with the

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court’s order or as otherwise agreed to by the parties; (d) the dollar amount of the

mediation fee paid by each party; and

9. If mediation fully resolves the issues in this case, the parties must file a joint or agreed

motion seeking dispositive relief, within seven days of the conclusion of the mediation. 

If the parties need more time to effectuate the terms of the settlement agreement, they

must within seven days of the conclusion of mediation, file a joint or agreed motion for

an extension of time to file their dispositive motion.

It is FURTHER ORDERED that this referral will not delay or modify any time period

relating to the disposition of this case unless specifically ordered by this Court.

WITNESS the Honorable James T. Worthen, Chief Justice of the Court of Appeals, 12th

Court of Appeals District of Texas, at Tyler.

GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND SEAL OF SAID COURT, at my office this the 9th

day of April 2015, A.D

CATHY S. LUSK, CLERK

12th Court of Appeals

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By: Katrina McClenny, Chief Deputy Clerk

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