NO. 04 -15- 00 049

- CV

I N T HE C OURT O F A PPEALS

F OURTH C OURT O F A PPEALS D ISTRICT

S AN A NTONIO

, T EXAS

M ORNINGSIDE M INISTRIES

, D / B / A M ORNINGSIDE M INISTRIES AT THE M ANOR

AND THE M ORNINGSIDE M INISTRIES F OUNDATION

, I NC

., Appellant s

vs.

R OSA L EE R ODRIGUEZ

, AS NE XT FRIEND OF F LORA M ENDEZ

, Appellee

On Appeal from the 166th Judicial District Court

Bexar County, Texas

The Hon. Laura Salinas , Presiding

A GREED M OTION TO A BATE A PPEAL

T O F INALIZE S ETTLEMENT

T O THE H ONORABLE J USTICES OF THE C OURT :

Appellant s Morni ngside Ministries d/b/a Morningside Ministries at

the Manor and The Morningside Ministries Foundation, Inc., and Appellee

Rosa Lee Rodriguez, as next friend of Flora Mendez, respectfully file this

agreed motion requesting that this appeal be immediately ab ated for 30 ACCEPTED

04-15-00049-CV

FOURTH COURT OF APPEALS

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS

11/3/2015 1:06:03 PM

KEITH HOTTLE

CLERK2 days in order to the parties to finalize their settlement agreement. As good

cause, the parties would show the following:

I.

On November 3, 2015 , the parties agreed to settle the case underlying

this appeal. One of the conditions of that settl ement is that no opinion be

issued in this appeal.

II.

This appeal has been fully briefed and was submitted without oral

argument on September 30, 2015. In order that they may finalize the

settlement agreement, the parties request that this appe al be imme diately

abated for 30 days

.

WHEREFORE

, Appellants Morningside Ministries d/b/a

Morningside Ministries at the Manor and The Morningside Ministries

Foundation, Inc., and Appellee Rosa Lee Rodriguez, as next friend of Flora

Mendez, pray that this motion be g ranted and that the appeal be

immediately abated for 30 days to permit the parties to finalize their

settlement agreement

.3 Respectfully submitted,

H OUSTON D UNN

, PLLC

Nissa M. Dunn

State Bar No. 14766450

4040 Broadway, Suite 440

San Antonio, Texas 782 09

(210) 775

- 0880

– Telephone

(210) 826

- 0075

– Fax

nissa@hdappeals.com

By: /s/ Nissa M. Dunn

Nissa M. Dunn

A

TTORNEYS FOR A PPELLANT S

L AW O FFICE OF B ETH W ATKINS

Beth Watkins

State Bar No. 24037675

926 Chulie Dri ve

San Antonio, Texas 782 16

(210) 225

- 6666

– Telephone

(210) 225

- 2300

– Fax

B eth.Watkins@WatkinsAppeals.com

By: /s/ Beth Watkins

Beth Watkins

A

TTORNEYS FOR A PPELLEE4 C ERTIFICATE O F S ERVICE

I certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing documen t was

served on November 3 , 2015 electronically and/or by e

- mail to :

Harold J. Lotz, Jr.

Alexis A. Scott

1210 Nacogdoches Road

San Antonio, Texas 78209

- 3338

(210) 212

- 4100

– Telephone

(210) 212

- 5700

– Telecopier

hlotz@lotzandassociates.com

ascott@lotzandassociates.com

A

TTORNEYS F OR A PPELLANTS

J. Thomas Rhodes, III

Tom Rhodes Law Firm, P.C.

126 Villita Street

San Antonio, Texas 78205

trhodes@tomthodeslaw.com

Thomas J. Henry

Curtis W. Fitzgerald, II

The Law Office of Thomas J. Henry

521 Starr Street

Corpus Christi, Texas 78410

thenry@thomasjhenrylaw.com

cfitzgerald@thomasjhenrylaw.com

A

TTORNEYS F OR A PPELLEE J. Gregory Myers

Andrew Taleghany

Myers Doyle

7

676 Woodway, Suite 350

Houston, Texas 77063

gmyers@myersdoyle.com

ataleghany@myersdoyle.com

A

TTORNEYS F OR D EFENDANT

Q UINTIN B ERRY

/s/ Nissa M. Dun n

Nissa M. Dunn