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# Aveleeceeewle Vs. 

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Case 

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# DOCKETING 

# STATEMENT (Civil) Appellate



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### upon perfection

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## TRAP 32)

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### ACCEPTED 14-15-00101-CV FOURTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS

HOUSTON, TEXAS 2/16/2015 10:58:50 AM CHRISTOPHER PRINE

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### V.

Perfection



## Of Appeal 

## And Jurisdiction 

### Nature

of 

### Case (Subject

matter or type of case): Professional Malpractice 

### Date order or 

### judgment

signed: 

### February 2, 

### 2015 

### Type of 

### judgment: Interloeutory 

### Order Date notice of appeal

filed in trial court: 

### February 3, 

### 2015 If 

### mailed

to the trial court clerk, also give the date mailed: Iriterlocutory

appeal 

### of appealable

order: 

### Yes |:|



## No If yes, please

specify

statutory

or other basis 

### on which

interlocutory

order

is appealable

(See 

## TRAP

28): Civ: Prac. 

# & Rem: 

### Code Section 

### SL016 

# & 9 

## USC l6(a)(l)(C);

alternatively

Civ. Prac, 

# & Rem. Code Section



### 171.098 Accelerated

appeal

(See 

## TRAP

28): lXl



### Yes 

# D N0 If yes. please

specify

statutory

or other basis 

### on which appeal

is accelerated: Civ. Prac. 

# & Rem: 

### Code Section

28.1(a) Parental



### Termination

or 

### Child Protection?

(See 

## TRAP

28.4): 

### |:]Yes 

### E]



## No Permissive?

(See 

## TRAP

28.3): 

# D Yes

# E

No If yes, please

specify

statutory

or other basis for 

### such status: 

### Agreed?(See



## TRAP 282): 

### I1 Yes 

# E N0 If yes, please

specify

statutory

or other basis for 

### such status: 

### Appeal

should

receive

precedence,

preference,

or priority



### under

statute

or rule: l:l



### YC5 

## N0 If yes, please

specify

statutory

or other basis for 

### such status: 

### Does this case involve



### an 

### amount

under $100,000? 

# D

Yes 

# E No Judgment

or order disposes



### of all parties 

### and issues: 

# D

Yes 

# E No Appeal



### from final 

### judgment: 

# D Yes 

# E No Does the appeal

involve

the constitutionality

or the validity



### of a statute,

rule, or ordinance? 

# D

Yes 

# E No VI. 

### Actions



### Extending



## Time 

## To Perfect 

### Appeal Motion

for 

## New Trial: |:|



### Yes

# E

No Ifyes, date filed: 

### Motion

to 

### Modify

Judgment: |:|Yes 

### XI 

## No If

yes, date filed: 

### Request

for Findings

of Fact 

# D

Yes 

# E No lfyes, date filed: 

### and Conclusions



### of 

### Law: 

### Motion

to 

### Reinsme: |:[Yes 

# E No If

yes, date filed: 

### Motion

under 

## TRCP

306a: 

# D

Y“ 

# E M’ If-V65’ date filed: Other: 

### |:|Yes 

# E No If other, please

specify: 

## VH. Indigency



## Of Party:



### (Attach



### file-stamped



### copy of affidavit,



### and extension

### motion if filed.) Affidavit

filed in trial court: 

# D

Yes

# D No Ifyes, dale filed: Contest



### filed intrial

court: l:lYeS 

## N0 1f.V0S«,(1310 

### mcdi Date ruling 

### on contest

due: 

### Ruling 

### on contest: |:]

Sustained |:]

### Ovemtled Date of ruling; 

## Page4of1OVIII.

### Bankruptcy

If yes, please

attach

a 

### copy of the petition.


### Date bankruptcy

filed: 

### Has any party to the court's 

### judgment

filed for protection

in 

### bankruptcy



### which might

affect

this appeal? |:|



### Yes 

# E No

Bankruptcy

Case 

### Number:

IX. Trial



### Court 

## And Record Court: 

### 215th Judicial

District 

### County: Harris Trial 

### Court 

### Docket 

### Number

(Cause

No.): 2012-45412
Trial 

### Judge 

### (who tried or disposed



### of case): First 

### Name: Elaine 

### Middle 

### Name: H. Last 

### Name: Palmer Suffix: 

### Address

1: Harris



### County

District



### Courthouse Address

2

: 

### 201

Caroline,

13th 

### Floor City: 

### Houston State: 

### Texas 

### Zip+4:77002 Telephone: (713) 

### 368-6330 ext. Fax: Email: Clerk's Record: Trial 

### Court Clerk: 

### X]

District 

### lj

County 

## Was clerk's

record

requested? |X|



### Yes |:|



## No If yes, date requested: 

### February 3, 

### 2015 If no. date

it will 

### be requested: 

### Were payment

arrangements



### made with clerk? 

### g|Yes 

# D No Dlndigent (Note: 

## No request

required



### under TRAP34.5(a),(b))

Reporter's

or Recorder's

Record: Is there a reporter's

record? 

### Yes |:| 

## No Was reporter's

record

requested? 

# E

Yes [:| 

## No

lfyes,

date requested:



### Febmary

3, 

### 2015 Ifno, date

itwill 

### be requested: 

## Was there a reporter's

record

electroriically

recorded‘? 

### Yes |:| 

## No
Were payment

arrangements



### made with the court reporter/court

recorder? 

### yes



# D No Dlndigent



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### Court



### Reponer |:|

### Court 

### Recorder 

# E Official |:ISubstitute

First 

### Name: Cantrece 

### Middle 

### Name: Last 

### Name: Addison Suffix: 

### Address

1: Harris



### County

District



### Courthouse 

### Address

2: 

### 201

Caroline,

13th 

### Floor City: State: 

### Texas 

### Zip+4: 77002 Telephone: 

### 713-368-6335 ext. Fax: Email: cantrece_addison@justex:net 

### X. 

### Supersedeas



## Bond Supersedeas



### bond f1led:|:|Yes 

## No lfyes. date filed: Will

file: 

### |:|Yes

# E

No
XI.

### Extraordinary Relief Will 

### you request

extraordinary

relief

(e.g, 

### temporary

or aneillar_v

relief) 

### from this 

### Court? |:|



### Yes 

## No If yes, briefly

state the basis for 

### your request:
XII. Alternative



### Dispute

Resolution/Mediation 

### (Complete

section

if 

### filing

in 

### the 1st, 

### 2nd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 

### or 14th 

### Court of 

### Appeal) Should

this appeal 

### he referred

to 

### mediation? 

# D

Yes 

# E No Ifno. please

specify: 

### Has the case 

### been through



### an 

# ADR procedure‘? |:|Yes 

## No If yes. 

## who was the mediator? 

### What type of 

# ADR procedure? 

### At 

### what stage did the case 

### go through 

## ADR? |:]

Pi-e—Tna1 |:]Post—Tnal |:] Other If other, please

specify: 

### Type of case‘? Professional Malpractice 

### Give a brief description



### of the issue to 

### be raised 

### on appeal.

the relief sought, 

### and the applicable

standard

for review,

if 

## known

(without prejudice

to the right to raise additional

issues or request

additional

relief): Is partner

suing derivatively



### on behalf of partnership



### bound by partnership's

agreement

to arbitrate;

seeking

order compelling

partner

to arbitration pursuant

to agreement;

de 

### novo 

## How was the ease disposed

017 

### Other 

### Summary

of relief granted.

including



### amount

of 

### money judgment,



### and if any. 

### damages

awarded. If 

### money judgment,



### what 

### was the 

### amount?

Actual 

### damages: Punitive

(or similar)



### damages: 

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fees (trial): Attorney's

fees (appellate): Other: If 

### elhefi Please

SPeeifY=
Will 

### you challenge

this Court's

jurisdiction? |:]



### Yes

# E No Does judgment

have language

that 

### one or 

### more parties

"take nothing"? |:|



### Yes 

# E No Does judgment

have a 

### Mother 

### Hubbard

clause? 

### |:]Yes 

# E

No Other basis for finality? 

### Rate the 

### complexity



### of the case (use 1 for least 

### and 5 for 

### most complex): |:] 1 |:] 2 |:]3 

### |Z

4 |:] 5 Please 

## make 

## my answer

to the 

### preceding

questions



## known

to other parties

in this case. 

# E

Yes |:| 

## No Can the parties

agree 

### on an appellate



### mediator? 

### E]

Yes

# E No l.fyes, please give 

### name,

address,

telephone,



### fax 

### and email address: 

## Name Address 

### Telephone 

### Fax Email 

### Languages

other 

### than English

in 

### which

the 

### mediator

should 

### be proficient: 

## Name of person filing out 

### mediation

section



### of docketing

statement:

List 

### any pending

or past Ielated

appeals

before

this or 

### any other 

### Texas

appellate

court 

### by court, 

### docket 

### number,



### and style. 

## vockemmnber: 

# mu com: 

# We

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### XIV.

Pro 

## Bono Program:

(Complete

section

if 

### filing in 

### the 1st, 

### 3rd, 5th, 

### or 14th 

### Courts

of 

### Appeals) 

### The Courts

of 

### Appeals

listed above,

in conjunction

witlt the State 

### Bar of 

### Texas 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 of the appellant

or appellee. If

a case is selected



### by the 

### Committee,



### and can 

### be 

### matched with appellate

counsel,

that counsel

will take 

### over representation



### of the 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 lntemet

at 

### www.tex-apporg. If 

### your 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 if 

### you 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

lntemet

sites 

### and Listsew

to its pool 

### of volunteer

appellate attorneys. 

## Do you want

this case to 

### be considered

for inclusion

in the Pro 

### Bono Program? |:| 

### Yes 

## No Do you authorize

the Pro 

### Bono Committee

to contact 

### your

trial counsel



### of record

in this matter

to 

### answer

questions

the 

### committee



## may have regarding

the appeal? 

# D

Yes 

## 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



### of considering

the case for inclusion

in the Pro 

### Bono Program. If 

### you have not previously

filed 

### an affidavit

of Indigency



### and attached

a file-stamped



### copy of that affidavit,



### does 

### your 

### income

exceed 

## 200% of the 

# US Department

of Health 

### and 

## Human

Services

Federal

Poverty

Guidelines? 

# D Yes 

## No These guidelines



### can 

### be found

in the Pro 

### Bono Program

Pamphlet

as well as 

### on theintemet

at http://asmhhs.gov/poverty/Ofipovertv.shtml. 

### Are 

### you willing

to disclose



### your financial

circumstances

to the Pro 

### Bono Committee? 

# D

Yes 

## N0 If yes, please

attach 

### an Affidavit

of Indigency



### completed



### and executed



### by the appellant

or appellee. 

### Sample

forms 

### may be found

in the Clerk's Office or 

### on the internet

at http://www.tex-app.org, 

### Your participation

in the Pro 

### Bono Program



## may be conditioned



### upon your execution

of art affidavit



### under oath as to 

### your financial

circumstances. 

### Give a brief description



### of the issues

to 

### be raised 

### on appeal.

the relief sought,



### and the applicable

standard



### of review.

if 

## known

(without prejudice

to the right to raise additional

issues or request

additional

relief

1 use a separate

attachment,

if necessary).



## XV. Signature

Signature



### of counsel

(or pro se party) Date: 

### February 16, 

### 2015

Printed 

### Name:

Stacey 

## Neumann



## Vu State 

### Bar No.: 

### 24047047

Electronic

Signature: Stacey



## Neumaim



## Vu (Optional)


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### XVI.

Certificate

of Service 

### The undersigned

counsel

certifies

that this docketing

statement

has 

### been served 

### on the following

lead counsel

for all parties

to the trial court‘s

order or 

### judgment

as follows 

### on Febmaly

16, 

### 2015

Signature

of counsel

(or pro se party) Electronic Signature:Stacey



## Neumann



## Vu (Optional) State 

### Bar No:: 

### 24047047 Person 

### Served Certificate



### of Service



### Requirements



## (TRAP

9.5(e)): 

## A certificate



### of service 

### must be signed 

### by the 

### person 

## who made the service 

### and must state: (1) the date 

### and 

### manner

of service; (2) the 

### name and address



### of 

### each person

served. 

### and (3) if the 

### person

served

is a party's

attorney,

the 

### name of the party represented



### by that attorney Please

enter the following

for 

### each person

served: 

### Date Served: 

### February 16, 

### 2015 

### Manner

Served:



### eServed First 

### Name: Lance Middle 

### Name: Chrislophfif Last 

### Name: Kassab Suflix: 

## Law Firm 

### Name; The Kassab 

## Law Firm Address

1: 

### 1420



### Alabama Address

2: City: 

### Houston State 

### Texas Zip+4: 

### 77004 Telephone: (713) 

### 522-7400 ext. Fax: (713)



### 522-7410 Email; 

### lck@texaslegalmalpractice.com If Attorney,

Representing

Par1y's 

### Name:

Immobiliere

Jeuness



### Esmblissement Please

enter the following

for 

### each person

served:



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### veeeseevee: Mae-nee

served: 

### Fnsrnemez 1vIidd1eName: 

### LastName: sense: 

# j

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1: 

### Address

2: City: seeee 

# j

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# j

Telephone: 

# -

ext. 

# 2

Fax: 

# ‘

Email: 

### nArrorney,



### Represennng

Party's 

### Name: Please

enter the following

for 

### each person

served: 

### neeeseevea: 

### Manner

sewed: 

# m Name: Middle 

### Name: LastN8IneI Sufflxi 

# -

Address

1: 

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2: City: State 

# _

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ext. 

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### Representing



### Pany's 

### Name:

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