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No. 05-15-00157-CV 

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS 

FOR THE FIFTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS 

DALLAS, TEXAS 

CBIF Limited Partnership; 

Columbia Airport, LLC; and Steve Flory, 

Appellants 

v. 

TGI Friday’s Inc.; LBD Corporation; TGIF/DFW Partner, LLC; 

TGIF/DFW Manager, LLC; TGIF/DFW Terminal A Restaurant; 

Domain Enterprises, Inc.; TGIF/DFW Restaurant Joint Venture; 

Louis Sturns; Norma Roby; Erma Johnson Hadley; 

RSH Concessions, LLC, et al., 

Appellees 

On Appeal from the 68th District Court 

Cause No. DC-11-04730, Dallas County, Texas 

the Honorable Martin Hoffman, Presiding 

SUGGESTION OF DEATH AS TO ERMA JOHNSON HADLEY 

TO THE HONORABLE FIFTH COURT OF APPEALS: 

Please take notice that Appellee Erma Johnson Hadley passed away on October 1, 

2015. A true and correct certified copy of her death certificate is attached hereto as Exhibit 

“A”.

ACCEPTED

05-15-00157-CV

FIFTH COURT OF APPEALS

DALLAS, TEXAS

12/21/2015 4:04:42 PM

LISA MATZ

CLERK

 FILED IN 5th COURT OF APPEALS DALLAS, TEXAS 12/21/2015 4:04:42 PM LISA MATZ Clerk
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Respectfully submitted,

BARLOW GARSEK & SIMON, LLP

920 Foch Street

Fort Worth, Texas 76107

817.731.4500

817.731.6200 (facsimile)

By: /s/ Chris D. Collins

Chris D. Collins

Texas Bar No. 24025300

ccollins@bgsfirm.com

Paul J. Vitanza

Texas Bar No. 24028100

pvitanza@bgsfirm.com 

Attorneys for Appellees Louis Sturns, Norma 

Roby, Erma Johnson Hadley, Pamela Gates as 

Independent Executrix for the Estate of Erma 

Johnson Hadley, and RSH Concessions, LLC
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Certificate of Service

I certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing instrument was served 

electronically on the following counsel in accordance with the Texas Rules of Appellate 

Procedure on December 21, 2015.

Attorneys for Appellants:

CBIF Limited Partnership

Marshall M. Searcy, Jr.

John Cayce

Chris S. Greer

Len Wade

Brian K. Garrett

KELLY HART & HALLMAN, LLP

201 Main Street, Suite 2500

Fort Worth, Texas 76102

Marshall.Searcy@kellyhart.com

John.Cayce@kellyhart.com

Chris.Greer@kellyhart.com

Len.Wade@kellyhart.com

Brian.Garrett@kellyhart.com

KTorgerson@lockelord.com

and

Jeffrey S. Levinger

LEVINGER, PC

1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 2500

Dallas, Texas 75202

jlevinger@levingerpc.com

Columbia Airport, LLC and Steve 

Flory

Mack Ed Swindle

WHITAKER CHALK SWINDLE &

SCHWARTZ, LLP

301 Commerce Street, Suite 3500

Fort Worth, Texas 76102

mswindle@whitakerchalk.com

and

P. Michael Jung

Jadd F. Masso

STRASBURGER & PRICE, LLP

4400 Bank of America Plaza

901 Main Street

Dallas, Texas 75202

michael.jung@strasburger.com

Jadd.Masso@strasburger.com

Attorneys for Appellees:

TGI Friday’s Inc., LBD Corporation, 

TGIF/DFW Partner, LLC, TGIF/DFW 

Manager, LLC, and TGIF/DFW 

Terminal A Restaurant Joint Venture

Peter Marketos

Leslie Chaggaris

REESE GORDON MARKETOS, LLP

TGIF/DFW Restaurant Joint Venture

David J. Drez III

WICK PHILLIPS GOULD & MARTIN, LLP

100 Throckmorton, Suite 550

Fort Worth, Texas 76102

David.Drez@wickphillips.com
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750 North Saint Paul Street, Suite 6109

Dallas, Texas 75201

Pete.Marketos@rgmfirm.com

Leslie.Chaggaris@grmfirm.com

and

Nina Cortell

Deborah S. Coldwell

Katie Dolan-Galaviz

HAYNES & BOONE, LLP

2323 Victory Avenue, Suite 700

Dallas, Texas 75219

Nina.Cortell@haynesboone.com

Deborah.Coldwell@haynesboone.com

Katie.Dolan-Galaviz@haynesboone.com

and

Karen S. Precella

HAYNES & BOONE, LLP

301 Commerce Street, Suite 2600

Fort Worth, Texas 76102

Karen.Precella@haynesboone.com

Domain Enterprises, Inc.

Craig A. Capua

Royce West

WEST & ASSOCIATES, LLP

320 South R. L. Thornton Freeway

Suite 300

Dallas, Texas 75203

Craig.C@westllp.com

Royce.W@westllp.com
Exhibit "A"