Raymond Espinosa v. Aaron's Rents, Inc. ( 2015 )

ACCEPTED
01-14-00843-CV
FIRST COURT OF APPEALS
HOUSTON, TEXAS
5/12/2015 3:52:22 PM
CHRISTOPHER PRINE
CLERK
CASE NO. 01-14-00843-CV
FILED IN
1st COURT OF APPEALS
IN THE COURT OF APPEALS FOR HOUSTON, TEXAS
THE FIRST DISTRICT OF TEXAS 5/12/2015 3:52:22 PM
HOUSTON, TEXAS CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE
Clerk
RAYMOND ESPINOSA,
Appellant,
v.
AARON’S RENTS, INC., AARON’S INC., AARON’S SALES & LEASE
OWNERSHIP, and NICOLE LEE,
Appellees.
On Appeal from the District Court of Harris County, Texas, 129th Judicial
District
Cause Number 2010-70720
MOTION TO STRIKE
Pursuant to Tex. R. App. P. 9.4(k), 38.1, and 38.9(a), Appellees Aaron’s
Rents, Inc., Aaron’s, Inc., Aaron’s Sales & Lease Ownership, and Nicole Lee
(“Appellees”) move to strike the Affidavit of Jimmie Norris and the Affidavit of
Jared Ynigez, attached as Exhibits A and B, respectively, to Appellant’s Reply
Brief because these affidavits are not part of the record and Appellant did not make
a motion to supplement the record in this case.
Tex. R. App. P. 38.1(i) provides that the appellant’s brief must contain
“appropriate citations . . . to the record” of the trial court. Appellant’s Reply brief
cites to Affidavits of Jimmie Norris and Jared Ynigez that were not included in the
trial court’s record and were prepared after Appellees filed their brief in this
appeal. Specifically, the Affidavit of Jimmie Norris is dated May 4, 2015 and the
Affidavit of Jared Ynigez is dated May 1, 2015. (See Appellant’s Reply, Exhibits
A and B.) Appellant’s reliance on these affidavits is therefore improper.
Accordingly, Appellees respectfully request that the Court strike the Affidavits of
Jimmie Norris and Jared Ynigez from Appellant’s Reply and decline to consider
these Affidavits. See Tex. R. App. P. 9.4(k), 38.9(a); Till v. Thomas, 10 S.W.3d
730, 733 (Tex. App.—Hou. [1st Dist.] 1999, no pet.) (“This Court must hear and
determine a case on the record as filed, and may not consider documents attached
as exhibits to briefs.”).
Respectfully submitted,
JACKSON LEWIS P.C.
/s/ Dion Y. Kohler
Virginia Mixon Swindell
Texas Bar No. 00794711
Wedge International Tower
1415 Louisiana, Suite 3325
Houston, TX 77002-7332
(713) 650-0404 (Telephone)
(713) 650-0405 (Facsimile)
swindelv@jacksonlewis.com
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Dion Y. Kohler
Georgia Bar No. 427715, admitted pro hac
vice
1155 Peachtree Street, Suite 1000
Atlanta, Georgia 30309-3600
(404) 525-8200 (Telephone)
(404) 525-1173 (Facsimile)
kohlerd@jacksonlewis.com
ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLEES
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I certify that on May 12, 2015, I served a copy of this document,
Motion to Strike, on the parties listed below by electronic service and that the
electronic transmission was reported as complete. My email address is
KohlerD@jacksonlewis.com.
Robert Teir
Robert Teir, PLLC
845 FM 517 W, Suite 200
Dickinson, Texas 77539
(832) 365-1191 [Telephone]
(832) 550-2700 [Facsimile]
/s/ Dion Y. Kohler
Dion Y. Kohler
4816-2366-5699, v. 2
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