Seton Family of Hospitals, D/B/A Seton Medical Center v. Beverly J. Haywood ( 2015 )

ACCEPTED
03-13-00817-CV
5212171
THIRD COURT OF APPEALS
AUSTIN, TEXAS
5/8/2015 1:35:52 PM
JEFFREY D. KYLE
CLERK
No. 03-13-00817-CV
FILED IN
3rd COURT OF APPEALS
AUSTIN, TEXAS
IN THE COURT OF APPEALS 5/8/2015 1:35:52 PM
THIRD DISTRICT OF TEXAS, AUSTIN JEFFREY D. KYLE
Clerk
SETON FAMILY OF HOSPITALS D/B/A SETON MEDICAL CENTER,
Appellant,
v.
BEVERLY J. HAYWOOD,
Appellee.
MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE SUPPLEMENTAL LETTER BRIEF
ROBERT C. ALDEN
State Bar No. 00979680
BYRD DAVIS FURMAN & ALDEN, LLP
707 W. 34th Street
Austin, Texas 78701
(512) 454-3751
(512) 451-5857 (Facsimile)
Attorneys for Appellee
IDENTITY OF PARTIES AND COUNSEL
Pursuant to TEX. R. APP. 38.1(a), Appellee certifies that the following is a
complete list of all parties to this litigation and the names and addresses of all
counsel.
Party Appellate Counsel Trial Counsel
Seton Family of Emily J. Davenport Emily J. Davenport
Hospitals d/b/a Seton REED, CLAYMON, MEEKER REED, CLAYMON, MEEKER
Medical Center & HARGETT, P.C. & HARGETT, P.C.
5608 Parkcrest Drive 5608 Parkcrest Drive
Suite 200 Suite 200
Austin, TX 78731 Austin, TX 78731
edavenport@rcmhlaw.com edavenport@rcmhlaw.com
Richard Bonner
Ken Slavin KEMP SMITH LLP
KEMP SMITH LLP 221 N. Kansas
221 N. Kansas Suite 1700
Suite 1700 El Paso, Texas 79901
El Paso, Texas 79901 rbonner@kempsmith.com
KSlavin@kempsmith.com
Beverly J. Haywood Robert C. Alden Robert C. Alden
BYRD DAVIS FURMAN & BYRD DAVIS FURMAN &
ALDEN, LLP ALDEN, LLP
505 West 34th Street 505 West 34th Street
Austin, Texas 78705 Austin, Texas 78705
ralden@byrddavis.com ralden@byrddavis.com
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TO THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS:
Pursuant to Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 38.7, Appellee respectfully
requests that the Court grant her leave to file a supplemental letter brief regarding
the Texas Supreme Court’s opinion issued on May 1, 2015 in Ross v. St. Luke’s
Hospital, No. 13-0439 (Tex. May 1, 2015), reversing the Fourteenth Court of
Appeals decision in Ross v. St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital, 2013 Tex. App. LEXIS
2796 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] March 19, 2013). Rule 38.7 provides that a
brief may be “supplemented whenever justice requires, on whatever reasonable
terms the court may prescribe.” Appellant relied heavily on the Fourteenth Court
of Appeals’ decision in Ross its Brief on Appeal, and this Court of Appeals asked
numerous questions about this case at oral argument.
PRAYER
Haywood prays that the Court grant this Motion and allow her to file a
supplemental letter brief.
Respectfully submitted,
/s/ Robert C. Alden
Robert C. Alden
State Bar No. 00979680
BYRD DAVIS FURMAN & ALDEN, LLP
707 W. 34th Street
Austin, Texas 78701
(512) 454-3751
(512) 451-5857 (Facsimile)
ralden@byrddavis.com
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Attorneys for Appellee
CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE
In accordance with T.R.A.P. 10.1(a)(5) Appellee has conferred with Appellant’s
attorney of record, Ken Slavin, and he has no objection to Appellee filing a letter
brief pursuant to Tex.R.App.Pro. 38.7.
/s/ Robert C. Alden
Robert C. Alden
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE
I hereby certify that the foregoing brief has been compiled using a computer
program in Word with 14-point font conventional typeface for the body of the
brief. Excluding the portions of the brief exempted pursuant to Rule 9.4 of the
Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, this brief contains 5,365 words.
/s/ Robert C. Alden
Robert C. Alden
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
Pursuant to Rule 9.5 of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, I hereby
certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing instrument has been sent via e-
mail and certified mail, return receipt requested, to the following counsel of record
on May 8, 2015:
Emily J. Davenport
REED, CLAYMON, MEEKER & HARGETT, P.C.
5608 Parkcrest Drive, Suite 200
Austin, TX 78731
edavenport@rcmhlaw.com
Ken Slavin
KEMP SMITH LLP
221 N. Kansas
Suite 1700
El Paso, Texas 79901
KSlavin@kempsmith.com
/s/ Robert C. Alden
Robert C. Alden
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