23. Inthealternative, iftheCourtdeniesanypartofDefendants' motion forsummaiyjudgment, DefendantsasktheCourttosignanorderspecifyingthefactsthatareestablishedasa matteroflaw anddirecting anyfurther proceedings asarejust. SeeTEX.R.Civ. P. 166a(e). CONCLUSION
24. Defendants Jeremy Melcher, Morris Melchor andLisaMelchor areentitled tojudgment as a matteroflaw. Thisisanactionbasedonnegligence,yetDefendantsJeremyMeicherandMomsand LisaMelchordidnotoweanydutytoPlaintiffstopreventthedamagesunderthecircumstancesof thiscase.Evenifa dutytopreventdamagesdidexist,noneoftheseDefendants breachedtheirduty. Thesummaryjudgment factsleadtoonlyoneconclusion: startedthefire,andthere
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}k isnolegalbasisforimputing legalliabilityontoDefendantsJcrcmyMelchor, Morris Melchor or Lisa Melchor.
25. Therefore, thesummaryjudgment evidenceconclusively showsthattherearenogenuine issuesofmaterial factregardingthePlaintiffs' claims,andDefendantsJeremyMclchor,Moiris Melchor, andLisaMelchor areentitled tojudgment asa matter oflaw. PRAYER
WHEREFORE,DefendantrequeststhatthisCourtgrantthismotionandsignanorderfor final summaiyjudgment.
Respectfullysubmitted, NAMAN, HOWELL,SMTTH& LEE, PLLC 8310 Capital ofTexas Highway North, Suite 490 Austin, Texas 78731 (512)/79.0300 FAX^12)474. 1901
BY: JamesW. Goldsmith, Jr. StateBarNo. 24051570
AfrORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS JEREMY DAVID MELCHOR, MORRIS 0. MELCHOR and USA MELCHOR
DEFENDANTS' MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT PAOE70F8 (OM19589.DOC/3)
n. NOTICE OF REARING
Be advised that the above andforegoing Motion for Summary Judgment is sethearing on
Tuesday,October29, 2013at9:00a.m. inthe^uo Defendant. ) TRAVIS COUNTY, TEXAS
VIDEOTAPED ORAL DEPOSITION OF
JEREMY DAVID MELCHOR
MARCH 4, 2013
VIDEOTAPED ORAL DEPOSITION OF JEREMY DAVID MELCHOR, produced as a witness at the instance of the Plaintiffs, and duly sworn, was taken in the above-styled and numbered cause on the 4th of March, 2013 from 1:03 p. m. to 2:25
p. m., before Amber Kirton, CSR, in and for the State of Texas, reported by machine shorthand, at the law offices of Naman, Howell, Smith fi Lee, PLLC, 8310 Capital of Texas Highway, Suite 490, Austin, Texas, pursuant to the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure and the provisions attached hereto.
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n 3/4/2013 JEREMY DAVID MELCHOR
I INDEX
3 Appearances
4 JEREMY DAVID MELCHOR 5 Examination by Mr. Velte 6 Signature and Changes, 7 Reporter's Certificate, 8 Further Certification................... <........... 70
10 EXHIBIT
11 INDEX
13 NO. DESCRIPTION PAGE 14 1 Plat....,............... >-.... -..... -.... '... - 7 15 2 Letter to Paul Velte from Jeremy Melchor........ 55 19 23
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^0 3/4/2013 JEREMV DAVID MELCHOR
1 JEREMY DAVID MELCHOR,
2 having been duly sworn testifies as follows: 3 EXAMINATION
4 BY MR. VELTE:
5 Q. Hi. Is it Melchor or Melchor? 6 A. Melchor.
7 Q. All right. First name Jeremy? 8 A. Yes, sir.
9 Q. And what's your middle name? 10 A. David.
11 Q. What's your date of birth?
12 A. 12/23/76.
13 Q. Now, I sent a notice to your lawyer, 14 Mr.