NO. 01-14-01030-CV 

IN THE 

FIRST COURT OF APPEALS 

AT HOUSTON, TEXAS 

______________________________________ 

TARRIS WOODS 

-AppellantVERSUS

SANDRA T. KENNER AND CHARLES E. TWYMON, JR. 

-Appellee-

______________________________________ On Appeal from the 

Probate Court of Galveston County 

Trial Court Case No. PR-0075144 

Hon. Kimberly Sullivan, Presiding 

_____________________________________________ 

 

APPELLANT'S MOTION TO TAKE JUDICIAL NOTICE 

Douglas T. Godinich 

Attorney at Law 

SBN: 24007244 

2727 Broadway 

Galveston, Texas 77550 

(409) 763-2454 (telephone) 

(409) 736-4309 (facsimile) 

Attorney for Appellant 

Tarris Woods 

ACCEPTED

01-14-01030-CV

FIRST COURT OF APPEALS

HOUSTON, TEXAS

6/16/2015 4:54:17 PM

CHRISTOPHER PRINE

CLERK

 FILED IN 1st COURT OF APPEALS HOUSTON, TEXAS 6/16/2015 4:54:17 PM CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE Clerk FILED IN 1st COURT OF APPEALS HOUSTON, TEXAS 6/16/2015 4:54:17 PM CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE Clerk
TO THE HONORABLE JUSTICES OF SAID COURT:

NOW COMES Appellant, Tarris Woods, asks the Court to take 

Judicial Notice of Cause Number 01-14-01029-CV. 

A. INTRODUCTION 

1. Appellant is Tarris Woods; appellee is Sandra Kenner 

and Charles Twymon, Jr. 

 

B. Argument & Authorities 

 2. A court of appeals has the power to take judicial 

notice for the first time on appeal. See Langdale v. Villamil, 

813 S.W.2d 187, 189–90 (Tex.App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 1991, no 

writ); City of Dallas v. Moreau, 718 S.W.2d 776, 781 (Tex.App.—

Corpus Christi 1986, writ ref'd n.r.e.). 

 3. To be the proper subject of judicial notice, a fact 

must be “capable of accurate and ready determination by resort to 

sources whose accuracy cannot reasonably be questioned.” 

Tex.R.Civ.Evid. 201(b)(2). Judicial notice is mandatory if 

“requested by a party and [the court is] supplied with the 

necessary information.” Tex.R.Civ.Evid. 201(d). 

 4. Appellant direct the court's attention to the clerk's 

record in cause number 01-14-01029-CV; namely: CR: 4-14; CR: 17; 

CR: 22; CR:32-45; CR: 60-65; CR: 67-72. 

 5. The authenticity and contents of the clerk’s records 

are capable of accurate and ready determination by resort to a 

published record whose accuracy cannot reasonably be questioned. 
C. Conclusion 

 6. Appellant requests that this Court take judicial 

notice of the clerk’s record that is on file in case number 01- 

14-01029-CV; namely: CR: 4-14; CR: 17; CR: 22; CR:32-45; CR:60- 

65; CR: 67-72. 

D. Prayer 

7. For these reasons, Appellant asks the Court to take 

Judicial notice of the clerk’s record in case number 01-14-01029- 

CV; namely: CR: 4-14; CR: 17; CR: 22; CR: 32-45; CR:60-65; CR: 

67-72. 

Respectfully submitted, 

 _/S/_Douglas T. Godinich _

Douglas T. Godinich 

 Texas Bar No. 24007244 

 2727 Broadway 

 Galveston, Texas 77550 

 Tel: (409) 763-2454 

 Fax: (409) 736-4309 

Attorney for Tarris Woods 
Certificate of Conference 

I certify that I have attempted to confer with Thomas W. 

McQuage’s office by telephone and he is neither opposed or 

unopposed to Appellent=s Motion to take Judicial Notice. 

 

 __/S/_Douglas T. Godinich ___ 

Douglas T. Godinich 
Certificate of Service 

A copy of this notice is being filed with the appellate 

clerk in accordance with rule 25.1(e) of the Texas Rules of Civil 

Procedure. I certify that a true copy of this Motion to 

Take Judicial Notice was served in accordance with rule 9.5 of 

the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure on each party or the 

attorney for such party indicated below by method indicated. 

 _/s/ Douglas T. Godinich___________ 

 Douglas T. Godinich 

By FAX TRANSMITTAL 

Thomas W. McQuage 

P.O. Box 16894 

Galveston, Texas 77552 

TEL: 409-762-1104 

mcquage@swbell.net