Vince Fudzie, Individually TMV, LLC D/B/A Triune v. Angela Williams ( 2012 )

I)IS1VIISS; Opinioii issued Deceanher 21, 2012
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VINCE FUDZIE, INI)1V1DUALLY, AND TMV, LLC D/B/A TRIUNE, Appellants
V.
ANN Ni. WILLIAMS, A/K/A ANNIE M. WILLIAMS, INDIVIDUALLY, ANNIE M.
I1 LI NIS, AS I)IRI ( IOR NI) FOUNDFROFTHF DALLS BLACK DN(F
THEATRF IN HF R OFFI( IAL C PA( ITY, ANGELIA Wil I IAMS, INDIVIDL ALlY,
DAl I AS HI A( K DAN( F I HEATRE, INC , BOARI) OF DIRECTORS, AS A
CORPORATE BODY AND IN ThEIR OFFICIAL CAPACITY, MARVIN E.
ROBINSON, DIRF C I OR AND ( IIAIRMAN, GFORGIA R S( AIFF, DIRE( TOR AND
PRESIDENT, WYNN WATKINS, DIRECTOR, PAULETTE TURNER, SECRETARY,
DEBRA BLAIR ABRON, DIRECTOR, GEORGE AGUIRRE, DIRECTOR, DAVID
ANI)ERSON, DIRt ( [OR, kFNNFD’’ BARNES, DIRF( 1 OR, A SIIONN BROWN,
DIRFC IOR, BILL F. BROWN, DIREC [OR, IUANITA BROWN, DIRECTOR,
WILLIAM B (HUR( HILL, DiRECTOR, MARK ( OOKS, DIRE( TOR, ROBBIE
DOUGLAS, DIRECTOR, GIL] ERT GERST, DIRECTOR, JOHNESE GILMETTE,
DIRE( TOR, ( I ARFN( F GRIER, DIRFCTOR, CLEM MADDOX, DIRFCTOR, LFE
MCKJNNEY, DIRFtZTOR, IIFRDERCINF NASH, DIRECTOR, E OKPA II,
DIRE( FOR, AV LYN PA( F., DIRF( I OR, RON PATTERSON, I)IREC I OR, SIIEENA
PAYNE, DIRECTOR, STEPHANIE PHILLIPS, DIRECTOR, JIMMY PORCH,
DIRF( TOR, JOhN POWELL, IR, DIRF( TOR, FONYA SADLER-GRAYSON,
DIRE( TOR, I AVID A SAMUEL MCGHEE, DIRE( TOR, TERRY SANDERS,
DIREC1 OR, ( AMF RON SMITH, DIRFCTOR, JENN1FFR SOLES, IMRF( I OR,
ALETA S[AMPLF’, I)IRECTOR, DI NF STEPHENSON, I)IRECTOR, KIMBERLY
STRONG, DIRECTOR, ROBERT B. TAPLEY, DIRECTOR, ROSALYN THIBODEAUX
FITCH, DIRF( TOR, I IND [ODD, DIRECTOR, TERDFMA L IDSSERY, DIRECTOR,
WAYLAND WALKER, DIRECTOR, JAMES WASHINGTON, DIRECTOR, TANYA
WATKINS, DIRECTOR, KIM WHITAKER, DIRECTOR, ANNIE M. WILLIAMS,
DIRECTOR, LISA YOUNG, i)IRECTOR, ZENETTA S. DREW, EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR, Appellees
On Appeal from the 298th Judicial District Court
Dallas County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. DC-i0-05215
o. 05-12-0051 l-CV
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Before Chief Justice Wright and Justices Francis and Lang—Miers
Opinion By Chief Justice Wright
Our jurisdiction is never presumed and is invoked only upon the tiling ola notice of appeal
from either an interlocutory order the legislature has deemed appealable or a final judgment that
disposes of all parties and claims in a case. See Lehmann v, liar-Con Corp., 39 S.W.3d 191. 195
(Tex. 2001); Bee/thom Group, P.C. v. Snyder, 315 S.W.3d 244,245 (Tex. App.—2010, no pet.). At
issue in this appeal is the trial courts order striking the second amended petition of appellants, and
plaintiffs below. Vince Fudzie. individual!, and TMV. LLC (1/h/a Triune (collectively. “Fudzie).’
Generally, an order striking an amended pleading has the effect of restoring the immediately-
preceding pleading as the live pleading upon which the parties will proceed at trial. TEx. R. Civ. P.
65: see also Rand/c v. NCNB 7x. Nat/Bank. 812 S.W.2d 381, 384 (Tex. App—Dallas 1991. no
writ) (quoting Girdenbaum v. .‘ickermann. 393 S.W.2d 927. 929 (Tex. Civ. App.-——San Antonio
1965). a/7”d. 403 S.W.2d 362 (Tex. 1966)). As such, it is interlocutory and not final.
We have found no authority allowing the appeal from an interlocutory order striking an
amended pleading. See generally TEX. Civ. PRAc. & RErvi. CODE ANN. § 5 1.014 (West Supp. 2012)
(listing appealable interlocutory orders).
2 By letter dated September 27. 2012. we directed Fudzie
to file, within ten days, a letter brief addressing our concern. To date. Fudzie has failed to comply.
The order is based on a motion by three of the appellees asserting the petition was filed in violation of the pleadingieadline set by the trial
court See TEX. R. Civ P 166.
Authority for interlocutors appeals is also contained in Te\as Rule ol C i’ I Procedure 76a and interspersed among arious other stutute See
Fex R Civ. R 76aX) orderrelatingto sealingorunscalingolcourt records:seu ciLio e g.. TEXClv, l’R.\c & RE\iC0DEAN\ 5 I 5OO3ibi (West
Supp. 2012) (order concerning venue) 51 ((16 (West Supp. 20 l2( & 171098 (West 201 h (certain orders concerning arhiiratiorrt: TEX F \\i (‘ODE
56Ole((l ((Ii) (55 est Supp 2012) (order committing child to thcilitv tOr the mentally ill or mentalls retarded).
Hecause the appealed order is neither lnal nor otherwise appealable. ve dismiss the appeal.
See TEX. R. Ati. P. 42.3(a).
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VINCE FUI)Z1E, IND1VI DuALLY, AN1) TMV, LLC Dill/A TRIUNE, Appellants
V.
ANN Ni. WILLIAMS, A/KJA ANNIE M. WILLIAMS, INDIVIDUALLY,
ANNIF Ni Wil I IANIS, AS DIRF( TOR AND FOUNDER OF I hF DALLAS BLA( K
DANCE THEATRE IN HER OFFICIAL CAPACITY, ANGEL1A
INDI’ II)UAI L\, D&LLAS Bi &( K DAN( F THEATRE, IN( , BOARD OF
DIRE( 1 ORS, kS C ORPOR&TF BODY AND IN I HEIR OFFI( IAL (APACI IY,
MARN IN F ROBINSON, 1)IRE(TOR &ND CHAiRMAN, (F ORG1$ R SCAIFE,
DIRECTOR AND PRESIDENT, WYNN WATKINS, DIRECTOR, PAULETTE
TURNER, SECRETARY, DEBRA BLAIR ABRON, 1 IRECTOR, GEORGE AGUIRRE,
I)IRECTOR, DAVID ANI)ERSON, DIRECTOR, KENNEDY BARNES, DIRECTOR,
A SHO’N BROWN, DIRECTOR, BILL E BROWN, DIREC I OR, JU4NITA BROW’N,
DIRE( TOR, WII LIAM B (HUR( HILL, DIREC I OR, MARK COOKS, I)IRECTOR,
ROBIIIE DOUGLAS, 1)1 RECTOR, GILBERT GERST, 1)1 RECTOR,
JOHNESE GILMETTE, DIRECTOR, CLARENCE GRIER, 1)1 RECTOR,
CLEM MADDOX, DIRECTOR, LEE MCKINN EY, DIRECTOR, HERDERCINE NASH,
DIRECTOR, E. OKPA II, DIRECTOR, AVALYN PACE, DIRECTOR,
RON PAl IERSON, DIRFTOR, SIIFENA PAYNE, DIRFC[OR,
STEPHANIE PHILLIPS, DIRECTOR, JIMMY PORCH, DIRECTOR,
JOHN POWELL, JR., DIRECTOR, TONYA SADLER-GRAYSON, DIRECTOR,
LAN ID’ SAMUFL MCGIIEE, DIRFCTOR, TERRY SANDERS, DIRECTOR,
CAMFRON SMITH, DIRFTOR, JENNIFER SOLES, DIRFCTOR,
ALETA STAMPLEY, DIRECTOR, DIANE STEPHENSON, I)iRECTOR,
KIMBFRL\ STRONG, I)IRECTOR, ROBERT B TAPLEN, DIRECTOR,
ROS.LYN THIBODFAUX FITCH, DIRECTOR, LINDA FODD, DIRECTOR,
TFRDEMA L USSFR\, DIRECTOR, WAYLAND WALKFR, DIRETOR,
JAMES WASHINGTON, DIRE( TOR, TANYA WATKINS, DIRECTOR,
KINI WHITAKER, DIRECTOR, ANNIE M. WILLIAMS, DIRECTOR, LISA YOUNG,
DIRECTOR, Zf NETTA S DREW, F\F(UTIVF DIRECTOR, Appellees
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On Appeal from the Judicial I)istrict Court
L)allas County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. DC-IO-05215
JUDGMENT
Before Chief Justice Wright and Justices Francis and Lang—Miers
Opinion 13v Opinion delivered by Chief Justice Wright
In accordance with this Court’s opinion of this date, we DISMISS the appeal. We ORDER
that appellees Ann M. Williams, A/k/a Annie M. Williams, Individually. Annie M. Williams. as
Director and Founder of the 1)allas Black Dance Theatre in 11cr Official Capacity, Angelia Williams.
Individually. 1)allas Black Dance] hcatre. Inc.. Board of l)irectors. as aCorporate Body and in Their
Official Capacity. Marvin F. Robinson. Director and Chairman. Georgia R. Scaifi, Director and
President, Wynn Watkins. Director. Paulette Turner, Secretary, Debra Blair Abron, Director, George
Aguirre, Director, David Anderson. Director, Kennedy Barnes, Director, A. Shonn Brown, Director.
Bill E. Brown. Director, Juanita Brown, Director, William B. Churchill, Director, Mark Cooks.
Director, Robbie Douglas. Director. Gilbert Gerst, Director, Johnese Gilmette. Director. Clarence
Grier. Director. Clem Maddox. Director. Lee McKinnev. Director. 1-lerdercine Nash. Director, F.
Okpa Ii. Director. Avalyn Pace. I)ircctor. Ron Patterson. Director. Sheena Payne. Director. Stephanie
Phillips. Director. Jimm Porch. Director. John Powell. Jr.. Director, Tonva Sadler-Gravson.
Director, Lavida Samuel McGhee. Director. Terry Sanders, Director, Cameron Smith. Director.
Jennifer Soles. Director, Aleta Stampley, Director, Diane Stephenson, Director, Kimberly Strong.
Director, Robert B. Tapley, Director, Rosalyn Thibodeaux Fitch, I)irector, Linda Todd. Director,
Terderna L. Ussery, Director. Wayland Walker, Director, James Washington, Director, Tanya
Watkins. Director. Kim Whitaker. Director. Annie M. Williams. Director. Lisa Young. Director.
Zenetta S. Drew. Executive Director recover their costs ofthis appeal. if any. from appellants Vince
Fudzie. individually, and TMV. LLC d/b/a Triune.
Judgment entered December 21, 201 2.
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CAROLYN WkJHT
CHIEP)IJTICE