the City of Houston v. Houston Professional Fire Fighters' Association, Local 341 ( 2018 )

ACCEPTED
14-18-00418-CV
FOURTEENTH5/16/2018
COURT OF 2:20 PM
APPEALS
Chris Daniel - District Clerk Harris County
HOUSTON, TEXAS
Envelope5/22/2018
No. 24642556
3:01 PM
By:CHRISTOPHER
Phyllis Washington
PRINE
Filed: 5/16/2018 2:20 PM
CLERK
CAUSE NO. 2016-19307
CITY OF HOUSTON, § IN THE DISTRICT FILED
COURT IN
14th COURT OF APPEALS
§ HOUSTON, TEXAS
PLAINTIFF, § 5/22/2018 3:01:45 PM
§ CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE
V. § Clerk
§ HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS
HOUSTON PROFESSIONAL FIRE §
FIGHTERS’ ASSOCIATION, LOCAL §
341, §
§
DEFENDANT. § 127TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
Plaintiff’s Notice of Appeal
Pursuant to Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 25.1, the City of Houston
(“City”) files this Notice of Appeal.
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1. Plaintiff, City of Houston, desires to appeal the granting of Defendant’s
Motion for Final Summary Judgment in Cause Number 2016-19307, in
the 127th Judicial District Court of Harris County, Texas.
2. The District Court signed the Order granting Defendant’s motion on April
17, 2018 in this cause.
3. This appeal is taken to the First or Fourteenth Court of Appeals at
Houston, Texas.
4. Plaintiff has not previously filed a related appeal or original proceeding in
either the First or Fourteenth Court of Appeals.
5. This is an appeal of a final judgment under Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code
§ 51.012.
Respectfully submitted,
RONALD C. LEWIS
City Attorney
DONALD J. FLEMING
Chief, Labor, Employment & Civil Rights
Section
JUDITH L. RAMSEY
Chief, General Litigation Section
By: /s/ Robert W. Higgason
Robert W. Higgason
Senior Assistant City Attorney
State Bar No.: 09590800
CITY OF HOUSTON LEGAL
DEPARTMENT
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900 Bagby, 3rd Floor
Houston, Texas 77002
832.393.6481 – Telephone
832.393.6259 – Facsimile
robert.higgason@houstontx.gov
Attorneys for Plaintiff City of Houston
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that on May 16, 2018, a true and correct copy of the
foregoing has been served on counsel below via e-service.
Richard C. Mumey
THE MUMEY LAW FIRM, PLLC
1225 North Loop West, Suite 1000
Houston, Texas 77008
rick@mumeyfirm.com
Attorney for Defendant
/s/ Robert W. Higgason
Robert W. Higgason
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I, Chris Daniel, District Clerk of Harris
County, Texas certify that this is a true and
correct copy of the original record filed and or
recorded in my office, electronically or hard
copy, as it appears on this date.
Witness my official hand and seal of office
this May 22, 2018
Certified Document Number: 79961822 Total Pages: 3
Chris Daniel, DISTRICT CLERK
HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS
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