Araceli Zapata D/B/A El Super, Veljaco Corp., Inc, D/B/A El Super Meat Market & Taqueria and Carmen Gloria Veljanovich v. Clear Creek Independent School District, the City of Webster, and Harris County ( 2015 )


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    01-15-00346-CV
    FILED IN                            FIRST COURT OF APPEALS
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    1 COURT OF APPEALS                                HOUSTON, TEXAS
    HOUSTON, TX                                 6/1/2015 12:00:00 AM
    Appellate Docket Number: Ol-lS..00346-CV                                                                                              CHRISTOPHER PRINE
    06-01-15                                             CLERK
    Appellate Case Style:         Araceli Zapata, et al.                                   CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE,
    CLERK
    Vs.
    Clear Creek Ind. Sch. Dist.
    Companion Case No.:                                                                                                  FILED IN
    1st COURT OF APPEALS
    HOUSTON, TEXAS
    5/31/2015 4:54:18 PM
    CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE
    Amended/corrected statement:                           DOCKETING STATEMENT (Civil)                                    Clerk
    Appellate Court: 1st Court of Appeals
    (to be filed in the court of appeals upon perfection of appeal under TRAP 32)
    I. Appellant
    ~   Person    D   Organization (choose one)                                  t8] Lead Attorney
    First Name:       Marlr
    First Name:       Araceli                                                    Middle Name:
    Middle Name:                                                                 Last Name:
    Last Name:        Zapata                                                     Suffix:
    Suffix:                                                                      Law Firrn Name: Law Oftic:a olAAK.
    ProSe:    0                                                                  Address 1:        P.O.BmlllDI
    Address 2:
    City:             Tc:nsCily
    State:    Tens                          Zip+4:   'nS92-l201
    Telephone:         281-402-6780              ext.
    Fax:      281-715-4284
    Email:    markaronowitz@hotmail.com
    SBN:      00793281
    I. Appellant                                                                 IL Appellant Attoraey(s)
    t8] Person    D   Organization (choose one)                                  t8] Lead Attorney
    First Name:        MarK
    First Name:       Carmen                                                     Middle Name:
    Middle Name: Gloria                                                          Last Name:         Aronowitz
    Last Name:        Veljanovich                                                Suffix:
    Suffix:                                                                      Law Firm Name: Law Offices of A&K
    Pro Se:   Q                                                                  Address l:         P.O. Box: 1201
    Address 2:
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    I
    City:              Texas City
    State:     Texas                    Zip+4:       77S92-1201
    Telephone:         281-402-67&0           ext.
    Fax:       281-715-4284
    Email:     markaronowitz@hotmail.com
    SBN:       00793281
    I. Appellant                                            IL Appellant Attorney(s)
    0   Person    IX! Organization (choose one)            0        Lead Attorney
    Organization Name: Veljaco Corp.                        First Name:        Mark
    First Name:                                             Middle Name:
    Middle Name:                                           Last Name:          Aronowitz
    Last Name:                                              Suffix:
    Suffix:                                                Law Firm Name: Law OfficesDfA&1C
    Pro Se:   0                                             Address I:         P.O. Box 1201
    Address 2:
    City:               Texas City
    State:      Texas                   Zip+4:    77592-1201
    Telephone:          281-402-67&0           ext.
    Fax:        211-715-4284
    Email:      marbronowitz@hotmail.com
    SBN:        00793211
    BL Appellee                                            IV. Appellee Attomey(s)
    0   Person     IX!Organization (choose one)            C8] Lead Attorney
    Organization Name: Oear Creek Ind/ Sch. Dist.          First Name:         Elizabeth
    First Name:                                            Middle Name:
    Middle Name:                                           jLast Name:         Wieble-Wang
    Last Name:                                             Suffix:
    Suffix:                                                Law Firm Name: Perdue, Brandon. Fielder, Collins 8t. Mott. LLP
    Pro Se:   Q                                            Address I:          1235 North Loop West
    Address 2:          Suite600
    City:               Houston
    State:      Texas                   Zip+4: 77008
    Telephone:          713-162-1860         ext.
    Fax:        713-162-1429
    Email:      PBFCM-Houston@pbfan.com
    SBN:        24075276
    BL Appellee                                            IV. Appellee Attorney(s)
    0   Person     IX!Organization (choose one)            l2J     Lead Attorney
    Organization Name: Harris County                       First Name:         Herbert
    First Name:                                            Middle Name: A.
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    Middle Name:                                         Last Name:        Stone
    Last Name:                                           Suffix:   ill.
    Suffix:                                              Law Finn Name: Linebarger Ooggan Blair & Sampson, LLP
    Pro Se:   Q                                          Address 1:        4828 Loop Central Drive
    Address 2:        Suite600
    City:             Houston
    State:    Texas                    Zip+4:      77081
    Telephone:        713-844-3400              ext.
    Fax:      713-844-3501
    Email:    berbert.stone@lgbs.com
    SBN:      24041980
    m.   Appellee                                        IV.· AppelleeAttoniey(s)
    0    Person   l2]0rgani7.ation (choose one)          12] Lead Attorney
    Organization Name: City of Webster                   First Name:       Herbert
    First Name:                                          Middle Name: A.
    Middle Name:                                        ILast Name:        Stone
    Last Name:                                           !suffix: m.
    Suffix:                                              Law Finn Name: Linebarget Goggan Blair Sampson, LLP
    Pro Se:   Q                                          Address 1:        4821 Loop Central Drive
    Address 2:        Suite 600
    City:             Houston
    State:    Texas                    Zip+4:      77081
    Telephone:        713-844-3400              ext.
    Fax:      713-844-3501
    Email:    berbert.stone@lgbs.com
    SBN:      24041980
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    V. Perfection Of Appeal And Jqrisdietion
    Nature of Case (Subject matter or type of case): Tax
    Date order or judgment signed: March 2, 2015                             Type of judgment: Bench Trial
    Date notice of appeal filed in trial court: April 16, 2015
    If mailed to the trial court clerk, also give the date mailed:
    Interlocutory appeal ofappealable order: 0 Yes jg! No
    If yes, please specify statutory or other basis on which interlocutory order is appealable (See TRAP 28):
    Accelerated appeal (See TRAP 28):              0   Yes jg! No
    If yes, please specify statutory or other basis on which appeal is accelerated:
    Parental Termination or Child Protection? (See TRAP 28.4):           0Yes ~No
    Permissive? (See TRAP 28.3):                   0Yes jg! No
    If yes, please specify statutory or other basis for such status:
    Agreed? (See TRAP 28.2):                       0   Yes~ No
    If yes, please specify statutory or other basis for such status:
    Appeal should receive precedence, preference, or priority under statute or rule:          0Yes    181 No
    If yes, please specify statutory or other basis for such status:
    Does this case involve an amount under $100,000?         ~ Yes 0 No
    Judgment or order disposes of all parties and issues: ~ Yes 0No
    Appeal from final judgment:                              0   Yes 0No
    Does the appeal involve the constitutionality or the validity of a statute, rule, or ordinance?     0   Yes ~No
    VL Actions Extending Time To Perfect Appeal
    Motion for New Trial:               0Yes       181 No               If yes, date filed:
    Motion to Modify Judgment:           0Yes      181 No               If yes, date filed:
    Request for Findings of Fact         0 Yes     181 No               If yes, date filed:
    and Conclusions of Law:
    Motion to Reinstate:
    QYes       181 No               If yes, date filed:
    Motion under TRCP 306a:
    0   Yes   181 No               If yes, date filed:
    Other:                               0Yes ~No
    If other, please specify:
    VIL lndigency Of Party: (Attach &le-stamped copy of affidavit, and extension motion if filed.)
    Affidavit filed in trial court:     0 Yes jg! No                   If yes, date filed:
    Contest filed in trial court:       0Yes 0No                       If yes, date filed:
    Date ruling on contest due:
    Ruling on contest: 0 Sustained           0   Overruled             Date of ruling:
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    VIlL Bankruptcy
    Has any party to the court's judgment filed for protection in bankruptcy which might affect this appeal?     0Yes     IX! No
    If yes, please attach a copy of the petition.
    Date bankruptcy filed:                                           Bankruptcy Case Number:
    IX. Trial Court And Record
    Court:     165th Judicial District                                    Clerk's Record:
    County: Harris
    Trial Court Clerk:   IX! District D County
    Trial Court Docket Number (Cause No.): Z013-0492S                     Was clerk's record requested?     IX! Yes D No
    If yes, date requested: May 18, 2015
    Trial Judge (who tried or disposed of case):                          If no, date it will be requested:
    First Name:       Eli7.abeth                                          Were payment arrangements made with clerk?
    Middle Name:                                                                                                 IZ!Yes QNo 0Indigent
    Last Name:        Ray
    (Note: No request required under TRAP 34.S(a),(b))
    Suffix:
    Address l:         201 Caroline Street
    Address 2:         12th Floor
    City:              Houston
    State:    Texas                       Zip+ 4: 77002
    Telephone:     713-368--6270             ext.
    Fax:
    Email:
    Reporter's or Recorder's Record:
    Is there a reporter's record?          IZ!Yes   D   No
    Was reporter's record requested?       IZ!Yes 0No
    Was there a reporter's record electronically recorded?   D Yes   [gl No
    If yes, date requested: May 18, 2015
    If no, date it will be requested:
    Were payment arrangements made with the court reporter/court recorder? [glYes        O No Oindigent
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    [gl Court Reporter                       D Court Recorder
    D Official                               IX! Substitute
    First Name:       Max
    Middle Name: Eugene
    Last Name:        Sanders
    Suffix:
    Address I:        P.O. Box 2145
    Address 2:
    City:             Anahuac
    State:    Texas                       Zip + 4: 77514
    Telephone:     713-268-6242             ext.
    Fax:
    Email: shericsr@msn.com
    x.   Supenecleas Bond
    Supersedeas bond filed:[glYes D No             If yes, date filed:
    Will file: D Yes     IX! No
    XL Extraordinary Relief
    Will you request extraordinary relief (e.g. temporary or ancillary relief) from this Court?   DYes [gl No
    If yes, briefly state the basis for your request:
    XIl. Alternative Dispute Resolution/Mediation (Complete section if filing ia the 1st, ln~ 4th, Sth,. 6th,.~ 9da, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th,
    or 14th Court of Appeal)
    Should this appeal be referred to mediation?
    D Yes [gl No
    If no, please specify:The txaing authorities refuse to accept anything but full amount allegedly owed.
    Has the case been through an ADR procedure?          DYes     [gl No
    If yes, who was the mediator?
    What type of ADR procedure?
    At what stage did the case go through ADR?          D Pre-Trial      D Post-Trial   D Other
    If other, please specify:
    Type of case?
    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):
    How was the case disposed of?        Trial
    Summary of relief granted, including amount of money judgment, and if any, damages awarded. 3,220.09
    If money judgment, what was the amount? Actual damages:                $3,220.09
    Punitive (or similar) damages: $0.00
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    Attorney's fees (trial):    $0.00
    Attorney's fees (appellate):   $0.00
    Other:
    If other, please specify:
    Will you challenge this Court's jurisdiction?     0Yes ~No
    Does judgment have language that one or more parties "take nothing"?        D Yes    ~ No
    Does judgment have a Mother Hubbard clause? ~Yes           D No
    Other basis for finality?
    Rate the complexity of the case (use I for least and 5 for most complex):    D    l ~ 2    D    3   D   4   D5
    Please make my answer to the preceding questions known to other parties in this case.           gives       D   No
    Can the parties agree on an appellate mediator?   D 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:      Mark Aronowitz
    XIU. 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:                                                                   Trial Court:
    Style:
    Vs.
    Page 7of10
    ·.
    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?              0 Yes [gJ 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? 0 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 oflndigency 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?            181 Yes 0 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? 0 Yes [gj No
    If yes, please attach an Affidavit oflndigency completed and executed by the appellant or appellee. Sample forms may be found in the Clerk's
    Office or on the internet at http: wwv>.tex-app.orn:. 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:             May 31, 2015
    Printed Name: Mark.Aronowitz                                                              State Bar No.:   00793281
    Electronic Signature: Isl Mark Aronowitz
    (Optional)
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    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 J~J~"'~'.
    Signature of counsel (or prose party)                                    Electronic Signature: /slM.t, Atcwlowitz
    (Optional)
    State Bar No.:      00193211
    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:
    (I) the date and manner of service;
    (2) the name and address of each person served, and
    (3) ifthe 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:     June l, 2015
    Manner Served: e8erved
    First Name:
    Middle Name:
    Last Name:       Stone
    Suffix: ID.
    Law Firm Name: Linebarger, ~Blair~· ~LLP
    Address 1:       48211..oop``
    Address 2:       Suite600
    City:
    State    Texas                       Zip+4:    770ti
    Telephone:                          ext.
    Fax:      71J..84.4.,3S01
    Email:   ~.corn
    If Attorney, Representing Party's Name: Hanis ColJntJ..:CitJ:,ofWebster
    Please enter the following for each person served:
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    Date Served:      June 1, 2015
    Manner Served: e8erved
    First Name:       Elizabeth
    Middle Name:
    Last Name:        Wiehle-Wang
    Suffix:
    Law Firm Name: Perdue. Brandon, Fielder, Collins & Mott. LLP
    Address 1:        1235 North Loop West
    Address 2:        Suit.e600
    City:             Houston
    State     Texas                    Zip+4:    77008
    Telephone:       713-862-1860     ext.
    Fax:      713-862-1429
    Email:    PBFCM-Houston@pbfcm.com
    If Attorney, Representing Party's Name: Clear Creek Ind. Sch. Dist.
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Document Info

Docket Number: 01-15-00346-CV

Filed Date: 5/31/2015

Precedential Status: Precedential

Modified Date: 9/29/2016