not believe."SSilverado person couldnotbelieve." ilverado everestablished nnever establishedthis.To sayafter this. Tosay afteraacase case
settles settles aand the parties' sstanding ndtheparties' tanding iissaamatter matterooffquestionably questionablyenforceable enforceablecontract-to contract - to
whichSilverado wasnot which Silveradowas party and is notaathirdpartybeneficiary notaapartyandisnot third party beneficiary afterthefiling the filing deadline deadline entirelydisregards entirely disregardsthe theletterand letter andspiritofthe law. Whilelegalconclusions spirit of thelaw.While legal conclusions
can provide tthe can provide heframework frameworkof ofaa complaint,they mustbesupported theymust be supportedby by factualallegations. allegations. Crl 0 Fromthe From the outset,PLAlNTIFFS' pled exhaustive outset, PLAINTIFFS' pled exhaustive ffactual actualallegations. allegations."Whenthere "When there
are well-pled factual are factual allegations,a courtshould acourt assumetheir shouldassume andtthen their veracityand hen determine determinewhether whetherthey they plausiblygive giverrise iseto an entitlement to an to relief." entitlement to H.B.274. relief."H.B. 274. Rule91arequires morethan Rule 91a requires more "aformulaic than"a formulaicrecitation recitationofofthe theelements elementsoof f aacause causeof of action" action" and andD EFENDANTS DEFENDANTSreceived receivedmuchmorethan muchmore thanaaformulaic formulaicrecitation recitationof oftthe he elements elements ffrom romday day one. one.
"Except in "Except in aa case broughtunder case broughtundertthe heFamily FamilyC odeora Code casegoverned or acase governedby by Chapter14oftheTexasCivilPractice Chapter 14 of the Texas Civil P ractice andRemedies and RemediesCode, Code,aa partymay may
move to move dismiss causeofaction to dismissaacause onthegrounds of actionon the groundsthatithas nobasisinlaw that it hasno basis in law or fact.A cause of or fact. A cause actionhas no basisin of action has no basis in lawif law if theallegations, the allegations,taken takenas as true,together withinferences reasonably drawnfromthem,ddo true, together with inferences reasonably drawn fromthem, onot entitle not entitle theclaimant the claimantto thereliefsought.A causeofaction to the relief sought. Acause has nobasisin of action hasno basis infactif fact if noreasonable no reasonableperson couldbelieve thefactspleaded." Rule9la. person could believe the facts pleaded." Rule 91a. The followingillustratesthe differencebetweenthe FederalRulesandRule The following illustrates the difference between the Federal Rules and Rule 91awhichDavisglossesover: 91a which Davis glosses over:
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FRCPl2(b)(6) - "Failure FRCP 12(b)(6) - "Failureto stateaa claim to state upon whichrelief claim upon canbe which reliefcan be
granted" granted"
TRCP91a TRCP 91a - "[A]llegations. .. .. .do "[A]llegations notentitlethe donot entitle the claimanttototherelief the relief
sought." sought."
Factual Insufficiency FRCPl2(b)(6) FRCP 12(b)(6) - - Must Mustcross "the line betweenppossibility cross"thelinebetween ossibilityaand ndplausibility plausibility of of entitlement to relief" BellAtlantic entitlementto Bell AtlanticC orp.v. Corp. v. Twombly, 550U.S.544, 550 U.S. 544, 570(2007). 570 (2007). TRCP TRCP 9la 91a - - "[N]o personcould "[N]o reasonableperson couldbelieve believethefactspleaded." the facts pleaded."NNot ot once did Davis show once didDavis showwhy anyoftheclaims whyany of the claimsppled ledwith80+ pagesoffactual with 80+pages of factual backup backupcould not be couldnot believable.This be believable. This Rule was intended Rule was to dismiss intendedto dismiss
patently frivolous patently frivolouscclaims laimssuch asroutinely suchas routinely filedbyprisoners by prisonersppro rosesewith with bizarre bizarre factualallegations thatcould allegationsthat couldnever be believable. neverbe believable.Davis/ Davis / Silveradofailedutterlyinthisendeavor. Silverado failedutterlyin this endeavor. VI. MEDIATED SETTLEMENTAGREEMENT CONTRACTTO VI. MEDIATED SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTAACONTRACT TO WHICH WHICH SILVERADOWAS NOT APARTY NOR ATHIRD PARTY SILVERADO WAS NOT A PARTY NOR A THIRD PARTYBENEFICIARY BENEFICIARY Thebackground rule for enforceability of mediatedsettlementagreements, The background rule for enforceability