CAUSE NO. 2014

- CI

- 17290

HOPE KELLEY § IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF Plaintiff, § §

v. § BEXAR COUNTY, TEXAS § ELIZABETH KING, M.D., and § NORTHEAST OB/GYN § ASSOCIATES, P.L.L.C. § Defendants. § 224 TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT

DEFENDANT S’ NOTICE OF ACCELERATED APPEAL

TO THE HONORABEL JUDGE OF SAID COURT:

COME NOW, ELIZABETH KING, M.D., and NORTHEAST OB/GYN ASSOCIATES,

P.L.L.C. , Defendant s , and file this Notice of Accelerated Appeal, and in support thereof, would

respectfully show the Court the following:

1. Defendant s, ELIZABETH KING, M.D., and NORTHEAST OB/GYN

ASSOCIATES, P.L.L.C., filed a Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff’s medical malpractice case pursuant

to T EX

. C IV

. P RAC

. & R EM

. C ODE §74.351.

2. On July 16, 201 5 , the Court granted Plaintiff a 30

- day t o extension pursuant to

§74.351(c) to cure deficiencies in her expert report.

3. Plaintiff file a report from the same expert on July 30 , 2015.

4. Defendants, ELIZABETH KING, M.D., and NORTHEAST OB/GYN

ASSOCIATES, P.L.L.C., filed a Second Motion to Dismiss pursuant to T EX

. C IV

. P RAC

. & R EM

.

C ODE §74.351 on August 17, 2015.

5. On November 2, 201 5 , the Court denied Defendants, ELIZABETH KING, M.D.,

and NORTHEAST OB/GYN ASSOCIATES, P.L.L.C. ’s Second Motion to Dismiss. FILED 11/23/2015 4:56:31 PM Donna Kay McKinney Bexar County District Clerk Accepted By: Brenda Carrillo ACCEPTED 04-15-00747-CV FOURTH COURT OF APPEALS SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 12/3/2015 1:09:46 PM KEITH HOTTLE CLERK6. Pursuant to T EX

. C IV

. P RAC

. & R EM

. C ODE §51.014(a)(9), Defendant s bring this

interlocutory appeal of the Court’s November 2, 2015 Order denying their Chapter 74 Motion to

Dismiss.

7. Defendants desire to appeal the Court’s ruling. Defendant s hereby appeal the

Court’s ruling to the 4 t h Court of Appeals in San Antonio , Texas.

8. This appeal is accelerated pursuant to T EX

. R. A PP

. P. 28.1. Further,

commencement of the trial of this case is stayed pursuant to T EX

. C IV

. P RAC

. & R EM

. C ODE

§51.014(b).

9. This Notice of Appeal has been fil ed within twenty (2 0 ) days of the Court signing

the Order denying Defendant s ’ Motion to Dismiss and is, therefore, timely for purposes of

accelerating this appeal.

10. All counsel of record are being provided with copies of this Notice.

Respectfully submitted,

U ZICK & O NCKEN , P.C.

By: ______

______________________________ J . Kevin Oncken State Bar No. 15280050 Roger A. Berger State Bar No. 02192400 238 Westcott Houston, Texas 77007 Tel: 713

- 869

- 2900 Fax: 713

- 869

- 6699 Email: kevin@unolaw.com Email: rberger@uzickoncken.com

ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT S

, ELIZABETH KING, M.D., and NORTHEAS T OB/GYN ASSOCIATES, P.L.L.C.Defendants’ Notice of Accelerated Appeal Page 3 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I do hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing Defendant s ’ Notice of Accelerated Appeal has been forwarded to Plaintiff’s counsel of record by facsimile t ransmission on thi s the 23 rd day of November, 2015

.

__________________________________________ Roger A. Berger

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HOPE KELLEY



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ELIZABETH KING, M.D. AND NORTHEAST OB / GYN ASSOCIATES, PLLC § § § § § § § IN THE DISTRICT COURT

224TM JUDICIAL DISTRICT

BEXAR COUNTY, TEXAS

ORDER DENYING DEFENDANTS' SECOND MOTION TO DISMISS PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 74

. 351

BE IT REMEMBERED that on the 13th day of October, 2015, came on to be heard Defendants',

Elizabeth King, M.D. and Northeast OB/GYN Associates, P.L.L.C., Second Motion to Dismiss Pursua n t to
Chapter 74.3 51, and the Court, having considered the objections and motion, along with Plaintiff's response and

the arguments and testimony of counsel, is of the opinion that Defendants' motion sho ul d be denied.

It is therefore, ORDERED, ADJUDGED and DECREED that Defendants', Elizabeth King, M.D. and

Northeast OB/GYN Associates, P.L.L.C., Second Motion to Dismiss Pursuant to Chapter 74.351 is, in all things,

DENIED

. 

## NOV 2 2015 SIGNED this day o f'

, 2015.



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APPROVED AS TO FORM:

LAW OFFICE OF HOW ARD E. DAVIS, P.C.

By: 

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6655 First Park Ten Blvd., Suite 250
San Antonio, Texas 78213 Telephone: (210) 738-8080
Facsimile: (210) 738-8088
e-mail: irish-x@att.net ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF 

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. Texas HONORABLE MICHAEL MERY

UZICK & ONCKEN, P.C.

By: 

# d)£2_'1_**-~-J._K_e_v-in_O_,,__k,.,,.e~n-o~z-r~9~2-y_u_o** _ _ _ State Bar No. 15280050
238 Westcott Houston, Texas 77007 Telephone: (713) 869-2900
Facsimile: (713) 869-6699
e-mail: kevin@unolaw.com ATTORNEY FOR DEFENDANTS