Alma Maldonado Gonzalez v. Vantage Bank Texas ( 2021 )

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Fourth Court of Appeals
San Antonio, Texas
October 8, 2021
No. 04-21-00285-CV
Alma Maldonado GONZALEZ,
Appellant
v.
VANTAGE BANK TEXAS,
Appellee
From the 45th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas
Trial Court No. 2020-CI-23070
Honorable Sid L. Harle, Judge Presiding
ORDER
Sitting: Patricia O. Alvarez, Justice
Luz Elena D. Chapa, Justice
Irene Rios, Justice
Shortly after the trial court signed its summary judgment, Appellant Alma Maldonado
Gonzalez passed away. See TEX. R. APP. P. 7.1 (death of a party). On September 29, 2021,
Appellee Vantage Bank Texas filed a motion to show authority. See TEX. R. CIV. P. 12. The
next day, Appellant filed a response.
Having reviewed the motion and response, we conclude Appellant’s response shows
counsel’s authority to represent Alma Maldonado Gonzalez in this appeal. See TEX. R. APP. P.
7.1 (allowing, under certain conditions, an appeal to proceed in the decedent’s name); Murphy v.
Murphy, 21 S.W.3d 797, 798 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2000, order), supplemented, No.
01-99-00694-CV, 2000 WL 1125703 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] Aug. 10, 2000, no pet.);
Durham v. Durham, No. 07-14-00346-CV, 2015 WL 4930981, at *1 (Tex. App.—Amarillo Aug.
14, 2015, order).
Appellee’s motion for this court to order Appellant to show authority is DENIED AS
MOOT. Appellee’s other requested relief is also DENIED.
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Patricia O. Alvarez, Justice
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said
court on this 8th day of October, 2021.
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MICHAEL A. CRUZ, Clerk of Court
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