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                                                                                                                                            01-15-00718-CV
                                                                                                                                 FIRST COURT OF APPEALS
Appellate Docket Number: 01-15-00718-CV                                                                                                  HOUSTON, TEXAS
                                                                                                                                       9/14/2015 5:01:48 PM
                                                                                                                                      CHRISTOPHER PRINE
Appellate Case Style:         Humble Surgical Center LLC, et al.                                                                                     CLERK

                        Vs.
                              Christy L. Traynor

Companion Case No.:
                                                                                                                    FILED IN
                                                                                                             1st COURT OF APPEALS
                                                                                                                 HOUSTON, TEXAS
                                                                                                             9/14/2015 5:01:48 PM
Amended/corrected statement:                         DOCKETING STATEMENT (Civil)                             CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE
                                                                                                                     Clerk
                                              Appellate Court:1st Court of Appeals
                                         (to be filed in the court of appeals upon perfection of appeal under TRAP 32)

I. Appellant                                                                II. Appellant Attorney(s)
   Person       Organization (choose one)                                           Lead Attorney
Organization Name: Humble Surgical Center LLC                               First Name:        Joshua
First Name:                                                                 Middle Name: C.
Middle Name:                                                                Last Name:         Anderson
Last Name:                                                                  Suffix:
Suffix:                                                                     Law Firm Name: Horne Rota Moos, LLP

Pro Se:                                                                     Address 1:         2777 Allen Parkway, Suite 1200
                                                                            Address 2:
                                                                            City:              Houston
                                                                            State:     Texas                        Zip+4:   77019
                                                                            Telephone:         (713) 333-4500            ext.
                                                                            Fax:       (713) 333-4600
                                                                            Email:     janderson@hrmlawyers.com
                                                                            SBN:       24027198

III. Appellee                                                               IV. Appellee Attorney(s)
    Person      Organization (choose one)                                           Lead Attorney
                                                                            First Name:        Jacqueline
First Name:     Christy L. Traynor                                          Middle Name: M.
Middle Name:                                                                Last Name:         Houlette
Last Name:                                                                  Suffix:
Suffix:                                                                     Law Firm Name: Houlette & Gray, P.L.L.C.
Pro Se:                                                                     Address 1:         440 Louisiana Street, Suite 900
                                                                            Address 2:
                                                                            City:              Houston
                                                                            State:     Texas                        Zip+4:   77002
                                                                            Telephone:         (713) 236-7740            ext.
                                                                            Fax:       (713) 583-3010
                                                                            Email:     jhoulette@houlette-gray.com
                                                                            SBN:       00787718
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V. Perfection Of Appeal And Jurisdiction

Nature of Case (Subject matter or type of case): Personal Injury

Date order or judgment signed: August 3, 2015                            Type of judgment: Interlocutory Order
Date notice of appeal filed in trial court: August 21, 2015
If mailed to the trial court clerk, also give the date mailed:
Interlocutory appeal of appealable order:        Yes      No
If yes, please specify statutory or other basis on which interlocutory order is appealable (See TRAP 28):
Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code §51.014(a)(9)
Accelerated appeal (See TRAP 28):                Yes     No
If yes, please specify statutory or other basis on which appeal is accelerated:
Tex. R. App. P. 281; Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code §51.014(a)(9)

Parental Termination or Child Protection? (See TRAP 28.4):              Yes     ■   No

Permissive? (See TRAP 28.3):                      Yes       No
If yes, please specify statutory or other basis for such status:

Agreed? (See TRAP 28.2):                           Yes      No
If yes, please specify statutory or other basis for such status:

Appeal should receive precedence, preference, or priority under statute or rule:           Yes     No
If yes, please specify statutory or other basis for such status:

Does this case involve an amount under $100,000?             Yes        No
Judgment or order disposes of all parties and issues:        Yes        No
Appeal from final judgment:                                  Yes         No
Does the appeal involve the constitutionality or the validity of a statute, rule, or ordinance?       Yes    No

VI. Actions Extending Time To Perfect Appeal

Motion for New Trial:                   Yes        No               If yes, date filed:
Motion to Modify Judgment:              Yes        No               If yes, date filed:
Request for Findings of Fact            Yes       No                If yes, date filed:
and Conclusions of Law:
                                       Yes        No                If yes, date filed:
Motion to Reinstate:
                                        Yes       No                If yes, date filed:
Motion under TRCP 306a:
Other:                                  Yes       No
If other, please specify:

VII. Indigency Of Party: (Attach file-stamped copy of affidavit, and extension motion if filed.)

Affidavit filed in trial court:        Yes        No               If yes, date filed:

Contest filed in trial court:          Yes        No               If yes, date filed:

Date ruling on contest due:

Ruling on contest:       Sustained            Overruled            Date of ruling:

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VIII. Bankruptcy

Has any party to the court's judgment filed for protection in bankruptcy which might affect this appeal?         Yes        No
If yes, please attach a copy of the petition.

Date bankruptcy filed:                                           Bankruptcy Case Number:

IX. Trial Court And Record

Court:     County Court at Law No. 2                                  Clerk's Record:
County: Harris                                                        Trial Court Clerk:        District   County
Trial Court Docket Number (Cause No.): 1044724                        Was clerk's record requested?        Yes         No
                                                                      If yes, date requested: August 27, 2015
Trial Judge (who tried or disposed of case):                          If no, date it will be requested:
First Name:       Theresa                                             Were payment arrangements made with clerk?
Middle Name:                                                                                                     Yes       No    Indigent
Last Name:        Chang
                                                                      (Note: No request required under TRAP 34.5(a),(b))
Suffix:
Address 1:         201 Caroline, 5th Floor
Address 2 :
City:              Houston
State:    Texas                       Zip + 4: 77002
Telephone:     (713) 368-6641           ext.
Fax:
Email:

Reporter's or Recorder's Record:

Is there a reporter's record?             Yes    No
Was reporter's record requested?          Yes    No

Was there a reporter's record electronically recorded?    Yes       No
If yes, date requested: September 11, 2015

If no, date it will be requested:
Were payment arrangements made with the court reporter/court recorder?          Yes      No     Indigent

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   Court Reporter                                Court Recorder
   Official                                      Substitute

First Name:       Monica
Middle Name:
Last Name:        Grassmuck
Suffix:
Address 1:        Harris County Civil Courthouse
Address 2:        201 Caroline, 5th Floor
City:             Houston
State:    Texas                         Zip + 4: 77002
Telephone:     (832) 279-3109             ext.
Fax:
Email: m1grassmuck@gmail.com

X. Supersedeas Bond
Supersedeas bond filed:       Yes         No       If yes, date filed:

Will file:     Yes       No

XI. Extraordinary Relief

Will you request extraordinary relief (e.g. temporary or ancillary relief) from this Court?                Yes        No
If yes, briefly state the basis for your request:

XII. Alternative Dispute Resolution/Mediation (Complete section if filing in the 1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th,
or 14th Court of Appeal)
Should this appeal be referred to mediation?
                                                              Yes        No

If no, please specify:At this point in time, Appellant does not believe that mediation would be productive.
Has the case been through an ADR procedure?                Yes           No
If yes, who was the mediator?
What type of ADR procedure?
At what stage did the case go through ADR?               Pre-Trial            Post-Trial    Other

If other, please specify:

Type of case? Personal Injury
Give a brief description of the issue to be raised on appeal, the relief sought, and the applicable standard for review, if known (without
prejudice to the right to raise additional issues or request additional relief):
Appellant seeks dismissal of Appellee's claims, as they are healthcare liability claims for which Appellee failed to timely file a compliant expert report.

How was the case disposed of?         Other
Summary of relief granted, including amount of money judgment, and if any, damages awarded. N/A
If money judgment, what was the amount? Actual damages:
Punitive (or similar) damages:

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Attorney's fees (trial):
Attorney's fees (appellate):
Other:
If other, please specify:

Will you challenge this Court's jurisdiction?        Yes      No
Does judgment have language that one or more parties "take nothing"?          Yes       No
Does judgment have a Mother Hubbard clause?         Yes       No
Other basis for finality?
Rate the complexity of the case (use 1 for least and 5 for most complex):       1      2      3         4   5
Please make my answer to the preceding questions known to other parties in this case.             Yes       No
Can the parties agree on an appellate mediator?      Yes      No
If yes, please give name, address, telephone, fax and email address:
Name                           Address                      Telephone                      Fax                       Email

Languages other than English in which the mediator should be proficient:
Name of person filing out mediation section of docketing statement:     Joshua C. Anderson

XIII. Related Matters
List any pending or past related appeals before this or any other Texas appellate court by court, docket number, and style.

Docket Number: N/A                                                             Trial Court:

  Style:

     Vs.

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XIV. Pro Bono Program: (Complete section if filing in the 1st, 3rd, 5th, or 14th Courts of Appeals)
The Courts of Appeals listed above, in conjunction with the State Bar of Texas Appellate Section Pro Bono Committee and local Bar
Associations, are conducting a program to place a limited number of civil appeals with appellate counsel who will represent the appellant in
the appeal before this Court.

The Pro Bono Committee is solely responsible for screening and selecting the civil cases for inclusion in the Program based upon a number of
discretionary criteria, including the financial means of the appellant or appellee. If a case is selected by the Committee, and can be matched
with appellate counsel, that counsel will take over representation of the appellant or appellee without charging legal fees. More information
regarding this program can be found in the Pro Bono Program Pamphlet available in paper form at the Clerk's Office or on the Internet at
www.tex-app.org. If your case is selected and matched with a volunteer lawyer, you will receive a letter from the Pro Bono Committee within
thirty (30) to forty-five (45) days after submitting this Docketing Statement.
Note: there is no guarantee that if you submit your case for possible inclusion in the Pro Bono Program, the Pro Bono Committee will select
your case and that pro bono counsel can be found to represent you. Accordingly, you should not forego seeking other counsel to represent you
in this proceeding. By signing your name below, you are authorizing the Pro Bono committee to transmit publicly available facts and
information about your case, including parties and background, through selected Internet sites and Listserv to its pool of volunteer appellate
attorneys.
Do you want this case to be considered for inclusion in the Pro Bono Program?                   Yes      No

Do you authorize the Pro Bono Committee to contact your trial counsel of record in this matter to answer questions the committee may have
regarding the appeal?      Yes   No

Please note that any such conversations would be maintained as confidential by the Pro Bono Committee and the information used solely for
the purposes of considering the case for inclusion in the Pro Bono Program.

If you have not previously filed an affidavit of Indigency and attached a file-stamped copy of that affidavit, does your income exceed 200% of
the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Federal Poverty Guidelines?                Yes       No

These guidelines can be found in the Pro Bono Program Pamphlet as well as on the internet at http://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty/06poverty.shtml.

Are you willing to disclose your financial circumstances to the Pro Bono Committee?        Yes       No
If yes, please attach an Affidavit of Indigency completed and executed by the appellant or appellee. Sample forms may be found in the Clerk's
Office or on the internet at http://www.tex-app.org. Your participation in the Pro Bono Program may be conditioned upon your execution of
an affidavit under oath as to your financial circumstances.

Give a brief description of the issues to be raised on appeal, the relief sought, and the applicable standard of review, if known (without
prejudice to the right to raise additional issues or request additional relief; use a separate attachment, if necessary).

XV. Signature

Signature of counsel (or pro se party)                                                   Date:             September 14, 2015

Printed Name: Joshua C. Anderson                                                         State Bar No.:    24027198

Electronic Signature: /s/ Joshua C. Anderson
    (Optional)

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XVI. Certificate of Service

The undersigned counsel certifies that this docketing statement has been served on the following lead counsel for all parties to the trial
court's order or judgment as follows on September 14, 2015 .

Signature of counsel (or pro se party)                                   Electronic Signature: /s/ Joshua C. Anderson
                                                                                (Optional)

                                                                         State Bar No.:      24027198
Person Served
Certificate of Service Requirements (TRAP 9.5(e)): A certificate of service must be signed by the person who made the service and must
state:
                           (1) the date and manner of service;
                           (2) the name and address of each person served, and
                           (3) if the person served is a party's attorney, the name of the party represented by that attorney

Please enter the following for each person served:

Date Served:      September 14, 2015
Manner Served: eServed

First Name:       Jacqueline

Middle Name: M.
Last Name:        Houlette
Suffix:
Law Firm Name: Houlette & Gray, P.L.L.C.
Address 1:        440 Louisiana Street, Suite 900
Address 2:
City:             Houston
State     Texas                      Zip+4:    77002
 Telephone:       (713) 236-7740     ext.
Fax:      (713) 583-3010

Email:    jhoulette@houlette-gray.com

If Attorney, Representing Party's Name: Christy L. Traynor
Please enter the following for each person served:

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Date Served:      September 14, 2015
Manner Served: eServed

First Name:       Allen

Middle Name: D.
Last Name:        Russell
Suffix:
Law Firm Name: Taylor, Taylor & Russell
Address 1:        815 Walker, Suite 250
Address 2:
City:             Houston
State     Texas                     Zip+4:   77002
Telephone:        (713) 615-6060    ext.
Fax:      (713) 615-6070

Email:    arussell@taylaw.com

If Attorney, Representing Party's Name: Kelly Joe Bunyard

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