Fort Worth Professional Firefighters Association v. City of Fort Worth, Texas ( 2014 )

COURT OF APPEALS
SECOND DISTRICT OF TEXAS
FORT WORTH
NO. 02-14-00195-CV
FORT WORTH PROFESSIONAL APPELLANT
FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION
V.
CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS APPELLEE
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FROM THE 48TH DISTRICT COURT OF TARRANT COUNTY
TRIAL COURT NO. 48-270181-14
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MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER 1
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We have considered Appellant’s petition for permissive interlocutory
appeal. See Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code Ann. § 51.014(d), (f) (West Supp.
2013); Tex. R. App. P. 28.3(a). We have also considered Appellee’s response,
which establishes that Appellee does not oppose the petition to the extent that
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See Tex. R. App. P. 47.4.
Appellant seeks interlocutory review of the trial court’s June 2, 2014 order
granting Appellee’s motion for partial summary judgment.
The petition is GRANTED. See Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code Ann.
§ 51.014(f); Tex. R. App. P. 28.3(k). Appellant’s notice of appeal is deemed filed
today. See Tex. R. App. P. 28.3(k). This appeal shall be governed by the rules
for accelerated appeals. See Tex. R. App. P. 28.1, 28.3(k). Also, Appellant shall
file a copy of this order with the trial court’s clerk. See Tex. R. App. P. 28.3(k).
The clerk’s record and reporter’s record are due on or before July 10,
2014. See Tex. R. App. P. 26.1(b), 35.1(b).
Appellant’s brief will be due twenty days after the appellate record is filed.
See Tex. R. App. P. 38.6(a). Appellee’s brief will be due twenty days after the
filing of Appellant’s brief. See Tex. R. App. P. 38.6(b).
The clerk of this court is directed to transmit a copy of this order to the
attorneys of record, the trial court judge, the trial court clerk, and the court
reporter.
DATED June 30, 2014
PER CURIAM
PANEL: GARDNER, WALKER, and MCCOY, JJ.
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