may pursue claims maypursue in CauseNo.2014 - 40980, MACKPETERSON, ETAL.VS.i claims asserted in Cause No. 2014-40980, MACK PETERSON, ET AL. VS. DAVIDPETERSON, ETAL.,whichconsistof claimsfordamagesin tort andfederalcivil DAVID PETERSON, ET AL., which consist of claims for damages in tort and federal civil rightsviolations underTitleII of theAmericans withDisabilities Actof 1990("ADA"). rights violations under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ("ADA"). PLAINTIFFS respectfully thattheCourtdismiss theirApplication forGuardianship on PLAINTIFFS respectfullyrequest request that the Court dismiss their Application for Guardianship on 162provides thisbasis.Tex.R.Civ.P. inrelevant part: "Atanytimebeforetheplaintiff has this basis. Tex.R.Civ.P. 162 provides in relevant part: "At any time before the plaintiff has introducedallofhisevidenceotherthanrebuttalevidence,theplaintiffmaydismissa case,or introduced all of his evidence other than rebuttal evidence, the plaintiff may dismiss a case, or take take a nonsuit, which shall beentered inthe minutes...." a nonsuit, which shall be entered in the minutes...." The lawdiscussing Rule162clearly thattakingof a nonsuitdoesnoti The case case law discussing Rule 162 clearly reflects that taking of a nonsuit does not the necessitate of anyotherpleadings or observing othertechnical rules,but necessitate the filing of any other pleadings or observing other technical rules, but merely
Silverado Appx. 0113 No. 1-15-586-CV558 requires requires tthe heappearance before before the the court court o clerkby orr clerk plaintiff, by aaplaintiff, through orintervenor, through or its its
representative representative or attorney, andthetransmittal or attorney, and the transmittal to theclerk to the oftheparty's clerk of abandoning the party's abandoning itsclaims. its claims.
No procedure No particular procedure isrequired takeaanonsuit. is required ttoo take nonsuit. 640S.W.2d Greenberg, 640 872;Orion at 872; S.W.2d at
Investments, Inc. Dunaway v.Dunaway Inc. v. &Associates, Inc., & Inc.,760 760S.W.2d 371,373 S.W.2d 371, 373(Tex.App.--Fort Worth (Tex.App.--Fort Worth
1988,w 1988, ritdenied). writ denied). T The Supreme C heSupreme ourthasheldthatthe Court is to has held that the rule is liberallyconstrued beliberally tobe construedin in favor favor o offtheright nonsuit, tononsuit, the right to Greenberg, Greenberg, 640S.W.2d att 872, 640 S.W.2d a 872, a ndthatit and shouldnot that it should begiven notbe given
strictor strict technical ortechnical construction. construction. Smithv. Smith Columbian v.Columbian Co.,145Tex.478,198S.W.2d Carbon Co., 145 Tex. 478, 198 S.W.2d
727,728(1947). Theruleis 727, 728 (1947). The equally rule is equally applicable applicable intervenors tointervenors to claiming claiming affirmative relief.
Boswell, O'Toole, Boswell, O'Toole, Davis &Pickering Davis & Pickering 546S.W.2d v.Townsend, 546 v. 380,381(Tex.Civ.App.-- S.W.2d 380, 381 (Tex.Civ.App.--
Beaumont1977, Beaumont 1977,nnoo writ).TheTexas haveuniformly courtshave writ). The Texas courts uniformly h eldthatpresentation held thecourt to the that presentation to court of nonsuit ofaa nonsuit insome in fashion somefashion andentry and ofthatpresentation entryof thecourt's uponthe that presentation upon calendar court's calendar the endsthe ends
withregard casewith case toany regard to claims anyclaims involving involving thatparty, that party,except except forclaims for foraffirmative relief claims for reliefthen then pending againstthe pending against thenonsuiting orderever party;nnoo order nonsuiting party; needbeentered.Strawder everneed Thomas, v.Thomas, be entered. Strawder v. 846
S.W.2d51, S.W.2d 51,59 (Tex.App. 59 (Tex.App. - CorpusChristi - Corpus Christi1992). MOVANTS 1992). MOVANTS equestaallll other rrequest otherandfurther and further
relief towhich relief to which tthey heymay bejustly maybe entitled justly entitled lawor atlaw at inequity.i orin equity.
Respectfully,l Respectfully,