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### NO.04-14-00509-CV**FOURTH COURT** **OF APPEALS** **DISTRICT CADENA-REEVES** **JUSTICE CENTER** **300 Dolorosa,** **Suite 300** **San Antonio,** **Texas 78205-3037** **February 9,** **2015**

## APPELLANTS**BRIEF- AMENDED** **3-14-f5 c=>** **—■ -:■-:** **GLORIA E.** **OCHOA-APPELLANT, APPELLANT** **IN PRORtA** 

## PERSONA**V. NAIL** **FLOWER NAIL/BEAUTY** **SALON-APPELLEE. APPEAL** **FROM THE** **224TH JUDICIAL** **DISTRICT COURT** **IN BEXAR** **COUNTY, TEXAS** **ORAL ARGUMENT** **REQUESTED. PAGE** **OF 16** **TABLE OF** **CONTENTS IDENTITY** **OF PARTIES** **AND COUNSEL..............** **INDEX OF** **AUTHORITIES .iv** **STATEMENT OF** **THE CASE.....** **vii ISSUES** **PRESENTED vii** **STATEMENT REGARDING** **ORAL ARGUMENT.** **viii STATEMENT** **OF FACTS** **STATEMENT OF** **THE ARGUMENT...** **STANDARD REVIEW** **ARGUMENT......... CONCLUSION** **AND PRAYER** **CERTIFICATE OF** **SERVICE APPENDIX** **ORIGINAL APPEAL** **PETITION 7-14-14** **1ST MOTION** **TO EXTEND** **TIME TO** **FILE BRIEF** **11-14-14 2ND MOTION TO** **EXTEND TIME** **TO FILE** **BRIEF 12-16-14** **APPELLANTS BRIEF** **FILED 2-9-15.** **Page of** **16 IDENTITY** **OF PARTIES** **AND COUNSEL** 

### From**the 224th** **Judicial District** **Court, Bexar** **County, Texas** **Trial Court** **No 2013-CI-12691** **Honorable Antonia** **Arteaga, Judge** **Presiding Appellant/Plaintiff:** **Plaintiff/Appellant's Counsel** **Gloria E.** **Ochoa Appellant** **in "Propria** **Persona" 542** **Williamsburg Place** **San Antonio,** **Texas 78201 Phone:** **210-309-0744 Phone:** **210-736-1408 Page** **of 16** **IDENTITY OF** **PARTIES AND** **COUNSEL (CONTINUED)** 

### Appellee/Defendant:**Defendant/Appellee's Counsel** **Campbell, Miller** **Associates Elizabeth** **W. Lennane** **IBN. 24053014** **300 Convent,** **Suite 2350** **San Antonio,** **Texas 78205** **Phone: 210-229-9879** **Fax 210-229-9878** **PAGE OF** **16 INDEX** **OF AUTHORITIES** **Texas #322.103** **(1) (B)** **PROFESSIONAL MALPRACTICE** **NEGLIGENCE. 322.01** **(2), 322.05** **<2 CH** **290,. CASES** **Beauty Shops,** **Inc. Foreman,** **319 S.W.** **2D 737,** **738-739 9Civ,** **Apiv-Houston 1958,** **.see 322.01** **(6). For** **additional causes** **of action,** **see 322.100** **(2). (b)....Elements** **of Cause** **of Action** **for Negligence** **of Barber** **of Cosmetologist.** 

### (Dickey**Jackson, 193** **S. W.** **584, 585** **(Civ. .--Galveston** **1927), reviewed** **on other** **ground. s.w.** **2D 577,** **(Comm,**

### App**1928, judgement** **adopted and** **holding approved,** **see 322.05** **(2) (a);** **see also** **Chg 20,** **Damages in** **tort). Page** **of 16** **#. 322.103** **(1) (b)** **Professional Malpractice** **322-76**

### (b)—ELEMENTS**OF CAUSE** **OF ACTION** **FOR**

### NEGLIGENCE**OF BARBER** **OF COSMETOLOGISTS.This** **form alleges** **the five** **standard elements** **of negligence:** **duty, breach** **of duty, proximate** **causation, injury,** **and**

### damages**(see 322.01** **(), 322,05** **(2); Ch** **2980, Negligence).** **The duty** **owed to** **the plaintiff** **arises out** **of the** **professional relationship** **between the barber** **or cosmetologist** **and the** **client and** **the breach** **of duty** **is**

### the**professional's failure** **to perform** **services for** **the**

### client**with the** **care and** **diligence commonly** **exercised by** **similar professionals** **in similar** **circumstances (see** **322.05 (2)(a).** **The harm** **generally takes** **the form** **of physical** **personal injuries,** **although the** **plaintiff may** **recover damages** **for mental** **anguish for** **any**

### embarrassment**or humiliation** **resulting from** **alterations in** **his or** **her appearance** **caused by** **the professional's** **negligence (Dickey** **Jackson, 193** **S. W.** **584, 585** **(Civ.**

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### App.-Galveston**1927), reviewed on** **other ground.** **s.w. 2D** **577, (Comm,** **App 1928,** **judgement adopted and** **holding approved,** **see 322.05** **(2) (a);** **see also** **Chg 20,** **Damages in** **tort).**

### Page**of 16** **STATEMENT OF** **THE CASE** 

### GLORIA**OCHOA, PLAINTIFF,** **WAS SEVERLY** **INJURED AT** **ABOVE DESCRIBED** **NAIL/BEAUTY SALON.** **NAIL SALON** **DID NOT** **STERILIZE ITS** **EQUIPMENT FOR** 

### MANICURE**AND SEVERE** **STAPH INFECTION** **WAS INCURRED** **AT THEIR** **SALON. SUMMARY** **JUDGEMENT RENDERED** **6-19-14 Page** **of 16** **ISSUES TO** **BE PRESENTED** 

### 1.**This motion** **is presented** **within the** **time limits** **prescribed by** **the Texas** **rules of** **Civil procedure** **for Motion** **for new** **trial.**

### 2.**The Judgment** **of the** **court is** **contrary to** **law. Summary** **Judgment rendered.** **3. There** **was insufficient** **evidence to** **support the** **engorgement as** **delivered, as** **Plaintiff was** **not allowed** **to present** **reasons for** **not responding** **in timely** **manner.**

### 4.**Plaintiffs failure** **to file** **an answer** **before judgment** **was the** **result of** **an accident** **and or** **mistake, rather** 

### than**due to** **an intentional** **act or** **the result** **of conscious** **indifference.**

### 5.**Plaintiff "is"** **the "Injured** **Party" and** **unrepresented by** **attorney as** **previous attorney** **abruptly canceled** **agreement to** **represent her.** **Plaintiff has** **been unable** **to**

### locate**other attorney** **who would** **take case** **due to** **limited time** **frame to** **research/work on** **this case.** **Also, Plaintiff** **is and** **has been** **under ongoing** **medical care** **and continues** **to suffer** **from effects** **of this** **staph infection** **obtained at** **the Defendants** **place of** **business.**

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### 6.**Plaintiff/Gloria Ochoa** **has been** **and is** **currently under** **physicians care** **and on** **medication for** **extreme pain.** **Diminished use** **of hands,** **fingers, loss** **of balance** **in legs/feet** **other related** **injuries, since** **the date** **of injury** **in 2011.** **Plaintiff is** **now disabled** **and no** **longer able** **to work.** **Prior to** **this injury,** **Plaintiff worked** **over 40** **years and** **was going** **to work** **an additional** **10 years** **before retiring.** 

### 7.**Above described** **situation and** **severe injuries** **from staph** **infection at** **nail salon** **prevented Plaintiff** **from responding** **in a timely** **manner.**

### 8.**Gloria Ochoa** **files this** **Appeal Brief** **complaining of** **defendant and** **how defendant** **caused great** **"Personal Injury"** **to her.** 

### Page**9^of 16** **SUMMARY**

### Gloria**Ochoa, plaintiff,** **moves the** **court to** **set aside** **the Summary** **Judgment rendered** **against it** **on 6-19-14** **and grant** **new Trial-** **Seeking justice** **in this** **Personal Injury** **case. This** **case did** **not go** **to trial** **thus there** **were no** **court reporter** **records completed.** **Page 10** **of 16** **STATEMENT OF** **FACTS. HOW** **WAS INJURED?** 

### On**on August** **9th, 2011,** **Gloria E Ochoa,** **plaintiff, went** **to Nail** **Flower Beauty/Nail** **Salon located** **at 4535** **Fredericksburg Rd,** **Suite 211,** **San Antonio,** **Texas to** **have manicure/pedicure.** 

### See**included copy** **of my** **bank record** **showing date** **of visit** **to Nail** **Flower Nail/Beauty** **Salon and** **charges. Manicure** **preformed by** **employee, Ben** **Nguyen. Gloria** **Ochoa, plaintiff** **was instructed** **by "soak"** **her**

### nails**in manicure** **dish that** **had what** **appeared to** **be soap** **solution to** **soften cuticles.** **short while** **later, Gloria** **Ochoa, plaintiff,** **suffered severe** **infection to** **thumb, that** **necessitated emergency** 

### medical**treatment. Thumb** **was very** **swollen, blue** **in color** **and extremely** **painful. Treatment** **included "lancing"** **of thumb** **to expel** **Page tfl** **of 16** 

### (Description**of Injuries** **continued) infection.** **Subsequent and** **ongoing pain** **in left** **thumb hand.** **Discoloration, Disfigurement** **/Loss of** **use on** 

### thumb**and hand.** **Chronic ongoing** **pain in** **thumb and** **hand/shoulder, Page** **11 of** **16**

### STATEMENT**REGARDING ORAL** **ARGUMENT The** **courts orders** **granting immunity** **to Defendants** **are erroneous** **because they** **are contrary** **to Texas** **Court**

### decisions.**Appellants submit** **that oral** **argument would** **help the** **Court craft** **an opinion** **that explains** **simply and** **clearly why** **these decisions** **apply so** **that future** **courts will** **not make** **the same** **errors.**

### Moreover,**the fundamental** **issue in** **this case** **is whether** **courts have** **the power** **to consider** **obvious personal** **injury beauty/nail** **salon claims** **by law** **abiding Texas** 

### citizens**that their** **constitutional-guaranteed rights** **have been** **unlawfully denied.** **This issue** **is an** **important one** **worthy of** **the Courts** **full attention** **consideration. By** **refusing to** **weigh, consider,** **grant relief,** **to such** **claims, the courts** **have made** **the constitutional** **rights of** **injured**

### Texas**citizens hollow** **promise. Its** **decisions will** **have far** **reaching negative** **consequence if** **allowed to** **stand. Page** **12 of** **16 DEFENDANTS** **BREACH OF** **DUTY.**

### Defendant**"OWED" plaintiff** **"Duty" to** **"Care", "To** **Protect" its** **client by** **cleaning, disinfecting,** **sterilizing all** **its equipment.** 

### Emergency**room doctors** **termed this** **severe "Staph"** **infection due** **to nail** **salon not** **/sterilizing/cleaning their** **soaking dishes** **/equipment etc.** **Defendant "Breached** **the duty** **owed" to** **Plaintiff in** **that they** **FAILED to** **properly disinfect,** **sterilize, clean** **their equipment.** **DEFENDANTS NEGLIGENCE.** **As the** **direct and** **proximate cause** **of the** **defendants "NEGLIGENCE",** **plaintiff suffered** **the following** **personal injuries:** **Pain and** **Suffering, Loss** **of Use** **for thumb** **and hand.** **Inability to** **continue working/earn** **living, disabled** **status, loss of** **earning ability,** **now and** **future earnings,** **emotional stress,** **anxiety, etc.** **Significant unpaid** **med bills** **due to** **these injuries.** **Ongoing medical** **treatment. Page** **13 of** **16 SUMMARY** **WHAT DO** **WANT TO** **SEE COME** **OUT OF** **THIS NEW** **TRIAL? 1.** **do not** **want this** **to happen** **to any** **other innocent** **person walking** **in to** **this nail** **salon for** **simple manicure** **AND getting** **life changing** **severe staph** **infection.**

### Needless**ONGOING suffering** **due to** **Defendants Negligence.** **2. Defendant** **must ACCEPT** **RESPONSIBILITY FOR** **THE GREAT** **INJURY THEY** **HAVE CAUSED** **ME. They** **must immediately** **sterilize all** **equipment with** **each client** **or use** **disposable equipment.** **3. NEED** **REASONABLE COMPENSATION** **for ONGOING** **PAIN and** **SUFFERING /LOSS** **OF USE** **FOR THUMB/HAND.** **DISFIGUREMENT FOR THUMB.** **DISABLED STATUS** **DUE TO** **THIS TERRIBLE** **"STAPH INFECTION"** **THAT COULD** **HAVE NEEN AVOIDED** **BY DEFENDANT** **"STERILIZIING" EQUIPMENT.** **LOSS OF ABILITY** **TO EARN** **LIVING NOW** **AND FUTURE** **EARNINGS and** **payment of** **unpaid med** **bills. had** **intended to** **work another** **10 years** **before starting** **social security.** **That option** **was taken** **from me.** **PAGE 14** **of 16** 

### PRAYER**FOR RELIEF.** 

### Therefore,**plaintiff, respectfully** **requests**

### Judgment/Reversal**of summary** **iudgment against** **plaintiff and** **grant New** **Trial.**

## 1-**Damages in** **an amount** **within the** **jurisdictional limits** **of the** **court.**

### 2.**Pre-and postjudgement** **interest on** **that amount** **of the** **legal rates.** **3. Costs** **of suit** **and**

### 4.**Any other** **relief to** **which plaintiff** **is entitled.** **Respectfully submitted,** 

### Gloria**E. Ochoa** **an Individual,** **Plaintiff. 542** **Williamsburg Place** 

### San**Antonio, Texas** **78201**

### Phone:210-309-0744.**210-736-1408 Page** **15 of** **16 CERTIFICATE** **OF SERVICE** **192.3 I,** **the undersigned,** **Gloria E.** **Ochoa, certify** **that true** **and correct** **copy of** **the foregoing** **document was** **served to** **Defendants attorney** **by "Certified"** **mail, return** **receipt requested.** 

## f.**Gloria Ochoa** **542 Williamsburg** **PL San** **Antonio, Texas** **78201 Phone:210-309-0744** **Phone: 210-736-1408** **Page 16** **of 16** **CERTIFICATION OF** **COMPLIANCE WITH** **BRIEF LENGTH** **AND TYPE** **SIZE REQUIREMENTS.** **BRIEF LENTH:** **certify that** **(1) this** **brief complies** **with the** **word-count limitation** **in ORAP** **5.05 (2)** **the word** **count of** **this brief** **(as described** **in ORAP** **5.5 (2) (a)** **is 1,747** **or less.** **(1213 words)** **certify that** **the size** **of the type** **in this** **brief is** **not smaller** **that 14** **points for** **both the text** **of the** **brief and** **footnotes as** **required by** **ORAP 5.05** **(4) (1).** **14 font** **size. Gloria** **E. Ochoa,**