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Silverado Appx. 0566 No. 1-15-567-CV 1655 Rule4.04Respect Rule 4.04 Respect ffor ortheRights the Rightsofthird of thirdpersons persons
a.A not present, a. A lawyer shall not present, participatein in presenting, or threaten presenting,or threatento to present: present:
i.i. Criminal or disciplinarychargessolely Criminalor disciplinary charges solelytotogain anadvantagein gainan advantage inaa civil civil m atteror matter or
ii. ii. Civil, Civil, criminal, or disciplinarycharges criminal, or disciplinary chargesagainst againstaa complainant, complainant,aa witness, r aa potential witness,oor potentialw itnessin witness in aa bar bar disciplinary proceeding disciplinary proceeding
fil solely solely to prevent participation to prevent by the participationby the complainant,witness, complainant, witness,or or potential potentialwitness witnesstherein. therein. 63.As 63. As statedherein, PACHECOAND DAVIS have violated Rule4.04by stated herein, PACHECO ANDDAVIShaveviolatedRule 4.04 bythreatening threateningsanctions, sanctions, contempt, contempt, arrest, and trespass, violating arrest, and trespass, violating tthe heConstitutional Constitutional rightsof PLAINTIFFS rights of PLAINTIFFS andtheir and their ATTORNEYS solelytotogain ATTORNEYS solely ananadvantage gain in this proceeding.Wherean advantage in this proceeding.Where attorneyhas anattorney hasnono legalbasisto threatenactionor doesso in badfaith,the onlyrationalconclusion i s the legal basis to threaten action or does so in bad faith, the only rational conclusion is the threatsweremadesolelyto gainan advantage, in violationof Rule4.04.VIOLATIONS threats were made solely to gain an advantage, in violation of Rule 4.04. VIOLATIONSOF OF RULE10,13and/or215 RULE 10, 13 and/or 215 64.To 64. imposesanctionsunderRule 13, the proponent must establishthat the SUITWAS To impose sanctions under Rule 13, the proponent must establish that the SUIT WAS GROUNDLESSandbrought (1)inbadfaith (2)forthepurposes ofharassment. Tex.R.Civ. GROUNDLESS and brought (1) in bad faithor or (2) for the purposes of harassment. Tex. R. Civ. P.13.Apleading isgroundless whenithasnobasisinfactorlaw.Rule13.Theburden ison P. 13. A pleading is groundless when it has no basis in factor law. Rule 13. The burden is on the partymovingforsanctions to overcome thepresumption thatthepleading asfiledingood party moving for sanctions to overcome the presumption that the pleadingw was filed in good faith.GTEComm'nySys. Corp v. Tanner,856 S.W.2d725, 731 (Tex. 1993).Badfaith faith. GTE Comm'ny Sys. Corp v. Tanner, 856 S.W.2d 725, 731 (Tex. 1993). Bad faith meansthe"conscious doingof a wrongfordishonest, discriminatory,or malicious purposes." means the "conscious doing of a wrong for dishonest, discriminatory, or malicious purposes." Campos,879S.W.2dat 71;Mattlyv. Spiegel,Inc.;19S.W.3d890,896(Tex.App. - - Houston Campos, 879 S.W.2d at 71; Mattly v. Spiegel, Inc.; 19 S.W.3d 890, 896 (Tex. App. - Houston [14thDist]2000,nopet).Indeciding whether a pleading was inbadfaithorforpurposes of [14th Dist] 2000, no pet). In deciding whether a pleading was filed in bad faith or for purposes of harassment, thetrial a litigant's mustmeasure atthetimetherelevant conduct pleading was harassment, the trial court must measure a litigant's conduct at the time the relevant pleading was
Silverado Appx. 0567 No. 1-15-567-CV 1656 filed. Texas-Ohio Texas-Ohio Gas,Inc. Gas,Inc. v. 28 S.W.3d 1 Mecom,28S.W.3d v.Mecom, 29,1139 129, (Tex.App - Texarkana 39(Tex. App - Texarkana2000, nopet). 2000,no pet).
Texas Texas llaw requires theCourt awrequires the Court examine notjjust examine not ustobjectively, objectively,but subjectivelythemotives but examinesubjectively the motives
and credibility ofthe andcredibility of the attorney who signed attorney who signedtthe hepetition. petition.No was everm No findingwasever adethatSchwager made that Schwager
lacked credibility lacked credibilitysubjectively hadaa malicious orhad subjectivelyor improperintent. maliciousimproper intent.RRule 13 requiresthatthe