Ap pellate Docket Number : Appe llate Case Style : The Estate of Donald H. Williams , Deceased

Companion Case No. :

Amended/corrected statement: 

### DOCKETING STATEMENT (Civil) Appellate C ourt : lst Court of Appeals (to be fil e d in the court of appea ls upon perf ection of appeal under TRAP 3 2) 

### I. Appellant**~** Person 

## 0 Organization (choose one)

First Name : ff rac

Last Name: Suffix: ProSe : 

# 0

III. Appellee**~** Person 

## 0 Organization (choose one)
First Name: Middle Name: ' ichelle

### ~~~**--------------------~----~** Last Name : illiams Suffix : - ProSe : 

# 0 II. Appellant Attorney(s) 

## IZJ Lead Attorney First Name : 'Timothy

Address I : Addre s s 2 : City : State : Zip + 4:**~~.. i17** **:..:. o:..** **3** ___ ___, Telephone : -:-: 1 3

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Email : SBN : 09965450 

### IV. Appellee Attorney(s) 

## IZJ Lead Attorney First Name : Midd le Name : Last Name : Suffix :
Address 1 : Addre s s 2: City : State : Telephone : Fax : Email : SBN : Pa ge 1 of? ACCEPTED 01-15-00670-CV FIRST COURT OF APPEALS

HOUSTON, TEXAS 10/22/2015 1:41:09 PM CHRISTOPHER PRINE

CLERK

### V. Perfection Of Appeal And Jurisdiction Nature of Case (Subject matter or type of case): Estate proceedings and Administration Date order orjudgment signed : Type of judgment: Summary Judgment Date notice of appeal filed in trial court : If mailed to the trial court clerk, also give the date mailed : Interlocutory appeal of appealable order : D Yes**~** 

### No If yes , please specify statutory or other basis on whi ch interlocutory order is app ealable (See TRAP 28) :
Accelerated appeal (See TRAP 28) :**DYes~** 

### No

Parental Termination or Child Protection? (See TRAP 28.4) : DYe s**~No** 

### Permissive? (See TRAP 28
.3) : DYes**~No**



### Appeal should receive precedence , preference , or priority under statute or rule: DYes**~No** 

### Ifyes, please specify statutory or other basis for such status : Does this case involve an amount under $1 

### 00 ,000 ?**~** 

### Yes DNo Judgment or order disposes of all parties and issues :**~** 

### Yes DNo Appeal from final judgment:**~Yes** 

### DNo Does the appeal involve the constitutionality or the validity of a statute , rule, or ordinance ? D Yes**~No** 

### VI. Actions Extending Time To Perfect Appeal Motion for New Trial :**~Yes** 

### DNo If yes , date filed: ay 20, 2015 Motion to Modify Judgment : DYes DNo If yes , date filed : Request for Findings ofFact DYes DNo If yes, date filed : and Conclusions of Law: Motion to Reinstate: DYes DNo If yes , date filed : Motion under TRCP 306a : DYes DNo Ifyes , date filed : Other : DYes DNo If other, please specify : 

### VII. Indigency Of Party: (A ttach file- stamp ed copy of affid avit, and exten sion motion if filed.) Affidavit filed in trial court : Contest filed in trial court: Date ruling on contest due: Ruling on contest: D S ustained DYes D No DYes D No

D Overruled Ifyes , date fil ed : If yes , date filed:**~------------~**



### Date of ruling:

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### VIII. Bankruptcy 

### Has any party to the court's judgment filed for protection in bankruptcy which might affect this appeal? Ifyes , please attach a copy of the petition.

Date bankruptcy filed: Bankruptcy Case Number:

IX. Trial Court And Record 

### Court : Probate Court No. 3 Clerk's Record :



# ------------------------- DYes**~No**



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

### County

Trial Judge (who tried or disposed of case) : First Name : Middle Name : R "-;;__ ________________**~---~-** 

### Last Name: Olsen**~~ ----------------------------~**  

### Suffix:

- Address 1: Q O



### I Caroline St, 7th F l Address 2: 

### City : State : Telephone : Fax : Email :
Reporter's or Recorder's Record : Is there a reporter's record? Was reporter's record requested? DYes 

### [8J No DYes**~No** 

### Was clerk's record requested ? 

### [8J Yes D No

Were payment arrangements made with clerk? [g!Yes DNo Dindigent (Note: No request required under TRAP 34.5(a),(b))



### Was there a reporter's record electronically recorded? DYes**~** 

### No Ifyes , date requested :

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### If no, date it will be requested : ..._ ________ _ Were payment arrangements made with the court reporter/court recorder? DYes D No Dindigent

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# 0 Court Reporter 

# 0 Official

First Name: Middle Name : Last Name : Suffix : Address 1: Address 2 : City : State : exas
Fax : Email: 

### X. Supersedeas Bond D Court Recorder D Substitute

Zip 

### +4:

ext.

Supersedeas bond filed : DYes 

## IZJ No If yes, date filed: Will file : D Yes D No



### XI. Extraordinary Relief Will yo u request extraordinary relief (e.g. temporary or ancillary relief) from this Court? DYes 

## IZJ 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, lOth, lith, 12th, 13th, or 14th Court of Appeal) Should this appeal be referred to mediation? DYes 

## IZJ No If no , please specify: .._ _____________ _ Has the case been through an ADR procedure? DYes 

## IZJ No

# lfy9**,w how~iliemedi~o~** **~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~** What type of ADR procedure ? At what stage did the case go through ADR? 

# 0 Pre- Tri al D Po st- Trial 

## IZJ Other
Type of case? 1 state roceedings and ini stration Give a brief description ofthe 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):

nether Texas r ecognizes ai:loption y estoppel.
How was the case disposed of? Summary Jud gment 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 simi lar) damages : Page 4 of?Attorney's fees (trial): Attorney's fees (appellate): Other:

Will you challenge this Court's jurisdiction? DYes 

### rgj No Does judgment have language that one or more parties "take nothing"? D Yes 

### rgJ No Does judgment have a Mother Hubbard clause? DYes 

### rgj No Other basis for finality? Rate the complexity ofthe case (use l for least and 5 for most complex): D l 

### rgj 2 D 3 D 4 D 5 Please make my answer to the preceding questions known to other parties in this case. Can the parties agree on an appellate mediator? DYes 

### rg] No If yes, please give name , address, telephone, fax and email address : Name Address Telephone 

### rgj Yes D No

Fax Email Languages other than English in which the mediator should be proficient: En lisn onl

# ~~~==============~ Name of person filing out mediation section of docketing statement: Tim Hootman**----~------------------------------~**


### XIII. Related Matters List any pending or past related appeals before this or any other Texas appellate court by court, docket number , and style. Docket Number:

### ~----------------------~

Style: Vs
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### XIV. Pro Bono Program: (Complete section if fi li ng in the 1st, 3 rd, 5th, or 14th C ou rt s of Appeals) The Courts of Appeals listed above , in conjunction with 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 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 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 Internet at www.tex-app.org. 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 Internet sites and Listserv to its pool of volunteer appellate attorneys. Do you want this case to be considered for inclusion in the Pro Bono Program? D Yes 

## 1ZJ 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 

## IZJ 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 oflndigency and attached a file-stamped copy ofthat affidavit , does your income exceed 200 % of the U
. S
. Department of Health and Human Services Federal Poverty Guidelines ? DYes 

## IZJ No These guide lines 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 

## IZJ No If yes , p lease attach an Affidavit oflndigency completed and executed by the appellant or appellee. Samp le 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 an 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 ; use a separate attachment , if necessary)
.



### XV. Signature

Signature of counsel (o r prose party)

Printed Name: ifimothY. A
. Hoo tm an

Electronic Signature: (Optional) Date : October 22, 20 1 5

State Bar No .: 0996 54 50

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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 orjudgment as follows on October 22 2015
Signature of counsel (or prose party) Electronic Signature : (Opti onal) State Bar No .: 09965450 ;....;...

# _____... 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: Octob er 22, 2015 Manner Served : !Email

### ~~**~--------------~** First Name: ' athleen Middle Name:

### ..-.**------~~--~~-~~---..~**

Address 

### 1: Address 

### 2 : City : H ou ston State 7027

Fax : Email: If Attorney, Rep resenting Party's Name:

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