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Page 1 of 10 ext. ACCEPTED 12-15-00004-CV TWELFTH COURT OF APPEALS

TYLER, TEXAS 1/23/2015 4:02:34 PM CATHY LUSK CLERK

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### Date order orjudgment signed:

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## ; Date notice ofappeal filed in trial court: Ifmailed to the trial court clerk, also give the date mailed: Interlocutory appeal of appealable order: D Yes 

## ISJ No Type of judgment: I.JI!;:Illi§sill''" ·

Ifyes, please specifY statutory or other basis on which interlocutory order is appealable (See TRAP 28):

IParenttalTermination or Child Protection? (See TRAP 28.4): DYes**~No** 

### Permissive? (See TRAP 28.3): DYes 

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Does this case involve an amount under $100,000? 

## ISJ Yes DNo Judgment or order disposes ofall patties and issues: 

## ISJ Yes DNo Appeal from final judgment: 

## ISJ Yes D No DYes 

## ISJ No

Does the appeal involve the constitutionality or the validity of a statute, rule, or ordinance? 

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for New Trial: Motion to ModifY Judgment: Request for Findings ofFact 

### and Conclusions ofLaw: Motion to Reinstate: 

### Motion under TRCP 306a: Other:

Affidavit filed in trial court: 

### Contest filed in trial court: Date ruling on contest due: 

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### Has any pa1ty to the court'sjudgment filed for protection in bankruptcy which might affect this appeal? Ifyes, please attach a copy ofthe petition.

Date bankruptcy filed: Bankruptcy Case Number: DYes**~No**



### Trial Court Clerk: D District**~** 

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Will file: DYes 

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Will you request extraordinary relief(e.g. temporary or ancillary relief) from this Court? DYes 

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How was the case disposed of? Summary ofrelief granted, including amount ofmoneyjudgment, and ifany, damages awarded.**f'lJIS~;.aiS,tlii~~.~aJoi'liCJ<ii9~rif<ll~tio~j;1** '"'"no'e"judgment, what was the amount? Actual damages: 

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### Attorney's fees (trial):

Will you challenge this Court'sjurisdiction? DYes**~No** 

### Doesjudgment have language that one or more parties "take nothing"? D Yes**~** 

### No Doesjudgment have a Mother Hubbard clause? DYes**~** 

### No Other basis for finality? Rate the complexity ofthe case (use I for least and 5 

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### Please make my answer to the preceding questions known to other patties in this case. DYes**~** 

### No Can the parties agree on an appellate mediator? DYes**~** 

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### please give name, address, telephone, fax and email address: Name Address Fax
Languages other than English in which the mediator should be proficient: Name ofperson filing out mediation section ofdocketing statement:

Page 6 of 10The Courts ofAppeals listed above, in conjunction with the State Bar ofTexas Appellate Section Pro Bono Committee and local Bar Associations, are conducting a program to place a limited number of civil appeals with appellate counsel who will represent the appellant in the appeal before this Court. The Pro Bono Committee is solely responsible for screening and selecting the civil cases for inclusion in the Program based upon a number of discretionary criteria, including the financial means ofthe appellant or appellee. If a case is selected by the Committee, and can be matched with appellate counsel, that counsel 

### will take over representation ofthe appellant or appellee without charging legal fees. More information regarding this program can be found in the Pro Bono Program Pamphlet available in paper form at the Clerk's Office or on the Internet at www.tex-app.org. Ifyour case is selected and matched with a volunteer lawyer, you will receive a letter from the Pro Bono Committee within thirty (30) to forty-five (45) days after submitting this Docketing Statement. Note; there is no guarantee that ifyou submit your case for possible inclusion in the Pro Bono Program, the Pro Bono Committee will select your case 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 authorizing the Pro Bono committee to transmit publicly available facts and information about your case, including parties and background, through selected Internet sites and Listserv to its pool ofvolunteer appellate attorneys. Do you want this case to be considered for inclusion in the Pro Bono Program? D Yes**~** No Do you authorize the Pro Bono Committee to contact your trial counsel ofrecord in this matter to answer questions the committee may have regarding the appeal? 

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### ~ No Please note that any such conversations would be maintained as confidential by the Pro Bono Committee and the information used solely for the purposes ofconsidering the case for inclusion in the Pro Bono Program. Ifyou have not previously filed an affidavit oflndigency and attached a file-stamped copy ofthat affidavit, does your income exceed 200% of the U.S. Department ofHealth and Human Services Federal Poverty Guidelines?**~Yes** 

# 0 No 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. Are you willing to disclose your financial circumstances to the Pro Bono Committee? DYes**~** No Ifyes, please attach an Affidavit oflndigency completed and executed by the appellant or appellee. Sample forms may be found in the Clerk's Office or on the intemet at http://www.tex-app org, Your participation in the Pro Bono Program may be conditioned upon your execution of an affidavit under oath as to your financial circumstances. Give a briefdescription ofthe issues to be raised on appeal, the relief sought, and the applicable standard ofreview, ifknown (without prejudice to the right to raise additional issues or request additional relief; use a separate attachment, ifnecessary).

Signature ofcounsel (or prose party)

Electronic Signature: (Optional)

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State Bar No.:The undersigned counsel certifies that this docketing statement has been served on the following lead counsel for all patties to the trial court's order orjudgment as follows on**!!l!l~ilfY23i:gtifS:** 

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( CAUSE NO. CV04637 

# r-rr Fn FOR 

## RECORfl 

# 2014 OEC 16 PH 3: 2I .COUNTY COURT AT LAW RON SEALE, Individually and as the Representative of

### the Estate of**CLARALA~ASEALE** 

### Plaintiff 

# vs. HORACE TRUETT SEALE and wife, NAN SEALE, Defendants 

## OF CHARLO ITt, 

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### VANZANDT COUNTY, TEXAS 

## ORDER On November 20, 2014, the Comt heard the Defendants' Motion to Dismiss fvr Lack of Jurisdiction. All paities we1·e represented by 

### counsel. Having cvnsidered the motion, Plaintiff's response, the**~rgument!i** 

### of counsel, and the applicable law, the Court concludes that it lacla! jurlsdictlon over the Plaintiff's claims. It 

### Js therefore ORDERED that Defendants' Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction is hereby GRANTED.



# . 16'14 SIGNED AND ENTERED on thw**the~** 

### day ofDecember, 2014. 

# /2adiL.Jr/Jvtl

HONORABLE RANDALL. MCDONALD JUDGE PRESIDING

## CAUSE NO. CV04637 RON SEALE, Individually and as the Representative of 

## the Estate of 

## CLARA LAVINIA SEALE § 

## § § § 

## § § 

## § § § 

## § COUNTY COURT AT LAW
Plaintiff 

# vs. HORACE TRUETT SEALE and wife, NAN SEALE, Defendants 

# PLAINTIFFS' NOTICE OFAPPEAL Pursuant to Rule 25.1 of the Texas Ru1es of Appellate Procedure, Ron Seale, Individually and as the Representative ofthe Estate ofClara Lavinia Seale, the Plaintiffs in the above-styled and numbered action file this notice of appeal to the Twelfth Distdct Court ofAppeals (Tyler). Plaintiffs desire to appeal from the judgment l'endered against Plaintiffs and in favor of the Defendants by the County Court at Law of VanZandt County, Texas on December 16,2014. Dated this the 12th day ofJanuary, 2015. Respectfully submitted,

# ~**THATCHER~'El** SATLAW,P.C.


## By:

ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFFS

PLAINTIFFS' NOTICE OFAPPEAL 

### Cause No. CV04637; Ron Seale eta!vs, Horace Truett Seale et ux Page 1

# ...
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I certify that on January 12, 2015, I deposited in the United States Mail a true copy ofthe preceding notice of appeal addressed 

## to attorney ofrecord for Defendants by certified mail, return receipt requested (#7012 3050 0000 1271 7774) as follows: Mr. John F. (Jack) Walker, III Martin Walker, P.C. The Arcadia Theater 121 N. Spring Avenue Tyler, Texas 75702
Dated the 12th day ofJanuary, 2015.

PLAINTIFFS' NOTICE OFAPPEAL 

### Cause No. CV04637; Ron Seale eta/vs. Horace Tiwett Seale et ux 

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