T E R FERENCE
A. As the Courtfoundin its Opinionon Motionfor Rehearing,page22, the sole
groundassertedby the mortgagecompanypartiesfor summaryjudgmenton the tortious
claimis the contentionthatthey"engagedin no tortiousor wrongfulconduct" interference
that preventedthe pipelinecustomersfromdealingwith the loan officers. CR 126-127.
The Court had previouslyfound that the loan officershad raisedfact issueson each
elementof an antitrustclaim;it thus properlyheldthe antitrustviolationwas an unlawful
act to supportthe tortiousinterferenceclaim. ld. FourthCourtof Appeals June2, 2015 Page:4
B. The mortgagecompanypartiescontend(Appellees'Motionfor Rehearing,
pp. 9-10)that "appellants' pleadingsdid not basethe tortiousinterference claimuponan
antitrustviolation. See CR 265-66." However,the loan officers'Responseto the
mortgage company parties' Motion for Summary Judgment clarifiesthe "unlaMul
conduct"complainedof in the ThirdAmendedOriginalCounterclaim.ld. ACR 281-82,
the loanofficerslaidout the extensiveunlaMulconduct,includingthe antitrustviolations,
and citedthe TexasAntitrustStatute. Where,as here,therewas no objectionto the lack
of a supportingpleading,"[a] movantmay . try by consentan issueraisedby the non-
movantin its summaryjudgmentresponsewhich is not pled in its petition." Pnrrorl,
supra,S 3.06[1],citingGoodyearTireand RubberCo. v. Mayes,236S.W.3d754,756n.
1 (Tex. 2007).
C. The mortgagecompanypartiescontend(Appellees'Motionfor Rehearing,
pp 6-7)that the Courtshouldnot haveacceptedthe opinionsof the loanofficers'expert
witnessesthat the pipelinecustomers'privacyrightswere violatedwhen theirfileswere
to GeorgetownMortgagewithouttheirknowledgeor consent.This objection transferred
was not preservedfor appellatereview. Moreover,such rightsare spelledout in detailin
t h e F T C ' sS a fe g u a rdasn d P ri va cyRules,16 C.F.R.S 313.1, et seq. See also 15 U .S.C .
$ 6801(a):
"Privacyobligationpolicy. lt is the policyof the Congressthat each financialinstitutionhas an affirmativeand continuingobligationto respect the privacyof its customersand to protectthe securityand confidentiality of thosecustomers'nonpublicpersonalinformation." FourthCourtof Appeals June2, 2015 Page:5
The mortgagecompanypartieshave not contendedthat they compliedwith this
federalpolicyor the regulations.The affidavitsfrom the two expertsput forth by the loan
officers establishedunlaMul conduct by the mortgage company parties, both in
transferringthe pipelineloan files to Georgetownwithouftransferletters,and in refusing
to transferthe files to Premierwith transferletters.
Respectfullysubmitted,
/D% ^lJ V'0 T DarbyRiley Attorneysfor Appellants
cc. Samuel V. Houston, lll WilliamH. Ford GregoryA. Scrivener (viae-serve) Page 1 of 46,
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GROTIIIIES FINANCIAL. LTD.. GROTHUES BROTHERS MANAGEMENT I. LLC. AND GEORGETOWN MORTGAGE. LLC'S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
TO THE HONORABLEJUDGE OF THE COURT:
Counter-Defendants,Excelience Mortgage Ltd., LADTD-r, LLC, Grothues
Financial, Ltd., Grothues Brothers ManagementI, LLC, and GeorgetownMortgage,
LLC, file this Motion for Summary Judgment on Counter-Plaintiffs'Counter-Claims,
and in support thereof, wouid show the Court the following:
I. Introduction and Statement of Factst
This lawsuit arises from a dispute between an employer, Excellence,and its
former employees,the Counter-Plaintiffs.,Excellenceis in the mortgage business.
Robin Morton was the Presidentof Excellenceuntil her termination on September24,
' This recitation of facts is intended to give the Court an overview of the lawsuit and the issues in this motion. Material facts relied upon as summary judgment evidenceare specifically cited in the relevant sectionof the motion below. 2 There