Paul Levatino v. Apple Tree Cafe Touring, Inc. and Erica Wright ( 2015 )

ACCEPTED
FILED
Bridgette Vation 05-15-00614-CV
DALLAS COUNTY
05-15-00614-CV FIFTH COURT OF4:33:21
5/12/2015 APPEALS
DALLAS,
FELICIATEXAS
PM
PITRE
5/18/2015 4:41:54
DISTRICT PM
CLERK
LISA MATZ
CLERK
CIVIL ACTION NO. DC-14-12742
APPLE TREE CAFÉ TOURING, INC. § IN THE DISTRICT COURT
RECEIVED IN
and ERICA WRIGHT § 5th COURT OF APPEALS
Plaintiffs and Counter-Defendants, § DALLAS, TEXAS
§ 44TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
5/18/2015 4:41:54 PM
v. § LISA MATZ
§ Clerk
PAUL LEVATINO, § DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS
Defendant and Counter-Plaintiff.
LEVATINO’S NOTICE OF ACCELERATED APPEAL OF THE TRIAL COURT’S
ORDER DENYING ANTI-SLAPP MOTION TO DISMISS
Pursuant to Tex. R. App. P. 25.1 (a), Defendant and Counter-Plaintiff Paul Levatino
(“Levatino”) hereby gives notice of appeal to the Fifth District Court of Appeals Dallas, Texas
from the Order denying Levatino’s Anti-SLAPP motion to dismiss, entered on April 23, 2015 in
the above-styled and numbered cause.
This interlocutory appeal is brought pursuant to the statutory authority in Tex. Civ.
Practice & Rem. Code § 27.008 (b), which requires expedited appeal, whether interlocutory or
not, from a trial court order on a motion to dismiss a legal action under Tex. Civ. Practice &
Rem. Code § 27.003. This interlocutory appeal is also brought pursuant to Tex. Civ. Practice &
Rem. Code § 51.014(12).
Consequently, notice is hereby given that this is an accelerated appeal.
Tuesday, May 12, 2015
Levatino’s Notice of Accelerated Appeal Page 1
Respectfully Submitted by:
/s/ Joseph H. Gillespie
Joseph H. Gillespie (Attorney-in-Charge)
State Bar No. 24036636
GILLESPIE SANFORD LLP
4925 Greenville Ave., Suite 200
Dallas, Texas 75206
214.800.5114
214.838.0001 (fax)
ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
The undersigned hereby certifies that the above and foregoing was served upon opposing
counsel of record on Tuesday May 12, 2015 via electronic delivery from the E-File System.
/s/ Joseph H. Gillespie
Joseph H. Gillespie (Attorney-in-Charge)
State Bar No. 24036636
Levatino’s Notice of Accelerated Appeal Page 2