Ricky D. Parker and James Myers v. Schlumberger Technology Corporation

ACCEPTED 14-DCV-218252 FIRST COURT OF APPEALS HOUSTON, TEXAS 12/22/2014 3:19:29 PM CHRISTOPHER PRINE CLERK CAUSE NO. 14-DCV-218252 FILED IN SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY § IN THE DISTRICT 1st COURTCOURT OF OF APPEALS CORPORATION, § HOUSTON, TEXAS Plaintiff, § 12/22/2014 3:19:29 PM § CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE v. § FORT BEND COUNTY,Clerk TEXAS § RICKY D. PARKER and JAMES MYERS, § Defendants. § 268TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT DEFENDANTS RICKY D. PARKER AND JAMES MYERS’ NOTICE OF INTERLOCUTORY APPEAL COMES NOW RICKY D. PARKER and JAMES MYERS, defendants in Cause No. 14- DCV-218252; Schlumberger Technology Corp. v. Ricky D. Parker and James Myers; in the 268th Judicial District Court of Fort Bend County, Texas, desiring to appeal from the trial court’s Order denying Defendants’ Motion to Compel Arbitration on December 10, 2014; the trial court’s Order denying Defendants’ Motion for Reconsideration of Its Motion to Compel Arbitration on December 10, 2014; and trial court’s order granting Temporary Injunction dated December 18, 2014. The appeal is taken under sections 51.014(a)(4); 61.016; and 171.098 of the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code and is therefore an accelerated appeal under Rule 28.1(a) of the Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure. This case is not a parental termination or child protection case, as defined in Rule 28.4 of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure. See Tex. R. App. P. 25.1(d)(7). This appeal is to the First or Fourteenth Court of Appeals in Houston, Texas. 1 Respectfully submitted, MARTIN, DISIERE, JEFFERSON & WISDOM, L.L.P. By: /s/ Kevin G. Cain W. Jackson Wisdom State Bar No. 21804025 wisdom@mdjwlaw.com James M. Cleary State Bar No. 00783838 cleary@mdjwlaw.com Kevin G. Cain State Bar No. 24012371 cain@mdjwlaw.com 808 Travis Street, 20th Floor Houston, Texas 77002 Telephone: (713) 632-1700 Facsimile: (713) 222-0101 ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS RICKY D. PARKER AND JAMES MYERS CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing pleading was sent via email, on this 22nd day of December, 2014, to the following: Jeff Barnes Via Email: barnesj@jacksonlewis.com JACKSON LEWIS P.C. 1415 Louisiana, Suite 3325 Houston, Texas 77002 Mr. William L. Davis Via Email: davisw@jacksonlewis.com Jackson Lewis, P.C. 500 N. Akard, Suite 2500 Dallas, Texas 75201 /s/ Kevin G. Cain Kevin G. Cain 2