# No. 0 3-14- 00 737

- CV



# In the **Third Court of Appeals** 

**Austin , Texas** 

**__________________**

CHASE CARMEN HUNTER

Appellant

,

v.

ELEANOR KITZMAN

, JULIA RATHGEBER

, AND THE TEXAS

DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE

Appellees

.

______________________

On Appeal from the 250th Judicial District Court

Cause No. D-1- GN

- 13

- 001957

Travis County, Texas

_______________________

APPELLEES’ RESPONSE TO

APPELLANT’S MOTION FOR ASSISTANCE WITH SCHEDULING

REQUIRED HEARING IN THE UNDERLYING COURT

_____________________

TO THE HONORABLE JUSTICES OF THE THIRD COURT OF APPEALS :

Appellees E leanor Kitzman, Julia Rathgeber, and the Texas Department of

Insurance, file this response to Appellant Chase Carmen Hunter’s Motion for

Assistance with Scheduling Required Hearing in the Underl ying Court

, and would

respectfully show as follows:

APPELLANT’S MOTION IS MOOT

Appellant requests this Court to order the trial court to communicate with

her in writing in order to set the hearing ordered by this Court in its January 21, ACCEPTED

03-14-00737-CV

4044822

THIRD COURT OF APPEALS

AUSTIN, TEXAS

2/5/2015 4:58:39 PM

JEFFREY D. KYLE

CLERK

# 201 5 order. But the trial court has already set such hearing for February 18, 2015 at

2:00 p.m. See Exhibit A (Cover Letter and Order Extending Time for Hearing). 1



# Thus Appellant’s Motion is moot.

RECOMMENDATION OF DISPOSITION

UNDER RULE 20.1 (h)( 2) OR (3)

Although the hearing ordered by this Court has already been set, Appellees

anticipate that further litigation may ensue regarding such setting and respectfully

recommend that this Court withdraw its order setting a hearing

, and instead decide

this mat ter under the provisions of Rule of Appellate Procedure 20.1(h)(2) or (3).

On January 30, 2015, Appellant sent a fax to the District Clerk’s office

demanding that this matter be handled in a particular fashion, including giving her

ten business days to fil e a written response and to have the hearing set on a date

following the filing of that written response, after a coordination by fax for a date

on which she would be available to testify by telephone. See Exhibit B (Fax from

Appellant to W arren Vavra

, Court Administrator, Travis County Civil District

Courts ). Compliance with Appellant’s requests are not possible under the timing

provisions of Texas Rule of Civil Procedure Rule 20.1

, or under Local Rule 9.1 of

Travis County, which does not permit eviden tiary hearings to be conducted by

1 

# The order was apparently mailed to the parties on January 30, 2015. The undersigned received

a copy by fax on February 2, 2015, and as a courtesy, emailed a copy to Appellant on February

4, 2015 after the filing of Appellant’s motion suggested that Appellant had not yet received a

copy of the order

.

2

# telephone , other than for inmates

. 2 

# Thus the district court will be unable to comply

with Appellant’s requests and Appellant will have to appear in person on February

18, 2015

, to present evidence to meet her burden

.

Appe llees anticipate that Appellant will contest having to appear in person in

Travis County on February 18, 2015

. To expedite this matter and conserve judicial

and party resources, Appellees would respectfully suggest that this Court withdraw

its order requi ring the trial court to hold an evidentiary hearing

, and that this Court

instead either decide the contest based on the affidavit and other filed documents,

as provided by Rule 20.1(h)(2), or request the written submission of additional

evidence

, and witho ut conducting a hearing, decide the contest based on the

evidence, as provided for by the provisions of Rule 20.1(h)(3).

PRAYER

WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED

, Appellees pray this Honorable

Court to dismiss Appellant’s motion as moot

, but would recommend that the Court

withdraw the order requiring the trial court to hold an evidentiary hearing and

decide this matter without a hearing under the provisions of either Rule 20.1(h)(2)

or (3)

.

2 

# Appellant is not an inmate.

3

# Respectfully submitted,

KEN PAXTON

Attorney General of Texas

CHARLES E. ROY

First Assistant Attorney General

JAMES E. DAVIS

Deputy Attorney General for Civil Litigation

ROBERT O’KEEFE

Division Chief

Financial Litigation, Tax, and Charitable Trusts

Division

/s/ Cynthia A. Morales

Cynthia A. Morales

Assistant Attorney General

Texas State Bar No. 14417420

Financial Litigation, Tax, and Charitable Trusts

Division P.O. Box 12548

Austin, Texas 78711

- 2548

(512) 475

- 4470 Phone

(512) 477

- 2348 Fax

cynthia.morales@texasattorneygeneral.gov

Counsel for Appellees, Eleanor Kitzman,

Julia Rathgeber, and the Texas Department of

Insurance

4

# CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that on this 5th day of February, 2015 , th e above and

foregoing Appellees’ Response to Appellant’s Motion for Assistance in Scheduling

Required Hearing in the Underlying Court was filed and served by fax and email

on:

Chase Carmen Hunter

340 S. Lemon Avenue #9039

Walnut, CA 91789

chase_hunter@yahoo.com

Fax: (703)

- 997

- 5999

/s/ Cynthia A. Morales

CYNTHIA A. MORALES

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