Kindred Healthcare, Inc. and Triumph Hospital of East Houston, L.P. D/B/A Kindred Hospital of Clear Lake v. Cristobal Morales ( 2015 )

ACCEPTED
01-15-00843-CV
FIRST COURT OF APPEALS
HOUSTON, TEXAS
11/16/2015 4:31:32 PM
CHRISTOPHER PRINE
CLERK
NO. 01-15-00843-CV
FILED IN
IN THE FIRST COURT OF APPEALS 1st COURT OF APPEALS
HOUSTON, TEXAS
11/16/2015 4:31:32 PM
CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE
KINDRED HEALTHCARE, INC. Clerk
AND
TRIUMPH HOSPITAL OF EAST HOUSTON, L.P.
D/B/A KINDRED HOSPITAL OF CLEAR LAKE,
Appellants
V.
CRISTOBAL MORALES
Appellee
Appeal from Cause No. 2014-40158
189th District Court of Harris County, Texas
KINDRED HEALTHCARE, INC. AND
TRIUMPH HOSPITAL OF EAST HOUSTON, L.P.
D/B/A KINDRED HOSPITAL OF CLEAR LAKE’S
NOTICE OF APPEARANCE
AND DESIGNATION OF LEAD APPELLATE COUNSEL
Levon G. Hovnatanian
Texas Bar No. 10059825
hovnatanian@mdjwlaw.com
Raymond M. Kutch
Texas Bar No. 24072195
kutch@mdjwlaw.com
MARTIN, DISIERE, JEFFERSON &
WISDOM, L.L.P.
808 Travis, 20th Floor
Houston, Texas 77002
(713) 632-1700 – Telephone
(713) 222-0101 – Facsimile
TO THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS:
Come now the appellants, Kindred Healthcare, Inc. and Triumph Hospital of
East Houston, L.P. d/b/a Kindred Hospital of Clear Lake (collectively, “Kindred”),
and file this Notice of Appearance and Designation of Lead Appellate Counsel.
Kindred hereby designates the following individual as its lead appellate counsel:
Levon G. Hovnatanian
hovnatanian@mdjwlaw.com
State Bar No. 10050925
MARTIN, DISIERE, JEFFERSON & WISDOM, L.L.P.
808 Travis, 20th Floor
Houston, Texas 77002
(713) 632-1700—Telephone
(713) 222-0101—Facsimile
Raymond M. Kutch, whose State Bar number and contact information
appear in the signature block below, also represents Kindred in this interlocutory
appeal. Kindred’s trial court counsel, Charles C. Brennig III and Richard M.
Schreiber, whose State Bar numbers and contact information appear in the
signature block below, also represent Kindred in this appeal.
Kindred respectfully asks the Court to accept this Notice of Appearance and
Designation of Lead Appellate Counsel and consider Mr. Hovnatanian as its lead
appellate counsel.
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Respectfully submitted,
MARTIN, DISIERE, JEFFERSON & WISDOM, L.L.P.
By: /s/Levon G. Hovnatanian
Levon G. Hovnatanian
State Bar No. 10059825
hovnatanian@mdjwlaw.com
Raymond M. Kutch
State Bar No. 24072195
kutch@mdjwlaw.com
808 Travis, 20th Floor
Houston, Texas 77002
(713) 632-1700 – Telephone
(713) 222-0101 – Facsimile
BRENNIG & ASSOCIATES, P.C.
By: /s/Charles C. Brennig III
Charles C. Brennig III
State Bar No. 00783719
cbrennig@brenniglaw.com
Richard M. Schreiber
State Bar No. 24056278
rschreiber@brenniglaw.com
1700 Post Oak Blvd.
2 BLVD Place, Suite 600
Houston, Texas 77056
(713) 622-5900 – Telephone
(713) 622-5910 – Facsimile
ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLANTS KINDRED
HEALTHCARE, INC. AND TRIUMPH
HOSPITAL OF EAST HOUSTON, L.P. D/B/A
KINDRED HOSPITAL OF CLEAR LAKE
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
This is to certify that a true and correct copy of this notice of appearance and
designation of lead appellate counsel has been forwarded by the methods indicated
to the individual(s) listed below on this 16th day of November, 2015.
Sean O’Rourke
SIMON-O’ROURKE, P.C.
11550 Fuqua, Suite 200
Houston, Texas 77034
(281) 667-4081 – Telephone
(281) 823-7482 – Facsimile
www.txattorneys.com
(via e-File and e-Mail)
Anthony Buzbee
THE BUZBEE LAW FIRM
J.P. Morgan Chase Tower
600 Travis, Suite 7300
Houston, Texas 77002
(713) 223-5393 – Telephone
(713) 223-5909 – Facsimile
www.txattorneys.com
(via e-File and e-Mail)
Martin J. Siegel
LAW OFFICE OF MARTIN J. SIEGEL, P.C.
700 Louisiana Street, Suite 2300
Houston, Texas 77002
(281) 772-4568 – Telephone
Martin@Siegelfirm.com
(via e-File and e-Mail)
/s/ Levon G. Hovnatanian
Levon G. Hovnatanian
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CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE
This is to certify that this computer-generated notice of appearance and
designation of lead appellate counsel for appellee Kindred Health Care, Inc.
contains 158 words.
/s/Levon G. Hovnatanian
Levon G. Hovnatanian
November 16, 2015
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