Opinion issued April 16, 2015
In The
Court of Appeals
For The
First District of Texas
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NO. 01-14-00319-CV
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BEVERLY SCOTT, GWENDOLYN CARPENTER, DERRICK SCOTT,
AND SAMMIE SCOTT, Appellants
V.
DR. ROBIN LYNN ARMSTRONG, CURTIS J. BICKERS, AND
VUJASINOVIC & BECKCOM PLLC, Appellees
On Appeal from the 234th District Court
Harris County, Texas
Trial Court Case No. 2012-33615
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Eula Mae Scott passed away in January 2009. Her family, including her
daughter, appellant Beverly Scott, filed a lawsuit nearly four years later, in
November 2012. The lawsuit alleged various claims against various defendants,
who filed summary-judgment motions asserting various defenses and affirmative
defenses. Appellee Robin Lynn Armstrong, a medical doctor facing a wrongful-
death claim, asserted a limitations defense. Appellees Curtis J. Bickers and
Vujasinovic & Beckcom, PLLC, former attorneys for the Scott family, faced a
breach-of-contract claim. Their summary-judgment motion disputed two elements
of the contract claim, the existence of a valid contract, and breach. Summary
judgment was granted in favor of all the appellees.
Several members of the Scott family filed a notice of appeal.* In their
appellate brief, they reiterate factual allegations contained in the trial-court
pleadings, but they do not present any argument that summary judgment was
incorrectly granted as to any appellee. Moreover, their brief does not comply with
the requirements of Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 38.1, including the
necessity to state the issues presented and to make a clear and concise argument for
their contentions with appropriate citations to legal authorities and the record. See
TEX. R. APP. P. 38.1.
Because pro se litigants are held to the same standards as licensed attorneys,
see Mansfield State Bank v. Cohn, 573 S.W.2d 181, 184–85 (Tex. 1978), we must
conclude that the appellants have waived any other grounds they may have
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The appellants are Beverly Scott, Gwendolyn Carpenter, David Scott, and
Sammie Scott. Only Beverly, Gwendolyn, and David signed the pro se
appellants’ brief.
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intended to present for appellate review. See Tesoro Petroleum Corp. v. Nabors
Drilling USA, Inc., 106 S.W.3d 118, 128 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2002,
pet. denied).
We affirm the judgment of the trial court. All pending motions are denied as
moot.
Michael Massengale
Justice
Panel consists of Justices Keyes, Bland, and Massengale.
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