Pappas Restaurants, Inc. and Pappas Bar-B-Q, Inc. v. State of Texas

ACCEPTED
FILED
01-15-00001-CV
12/29/2014 2:58:16 PM
FIRST COURTStan
OF APPEALS
Stanart
HOUSTON,
CountyTEXAS
Clerk
1/6/2015 1:37:54
Harris PM
County
CHRISTOPHER PRINE
CLERK

CSJ: 0050-09-086
PARCEL:2057
FILED IN
CAUSE NO. 1043062 1st COURT OF APPEALS
HOUSTON, TEXAS
STATE OF TEXAS § IN THE 1/6/2015
COUNTY 1:37:54
CIVIL PM
COURT
CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE
§ Clerk
VS. § AT LAW NO. 4 OF
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PAPPAS RESTAURANTS, INC., A §
TEXAS CORPORATION, ET AL. § HARRIS COUNTY, T E X A S

NOTICE OF APPEAL
Defendants, Pappas Restaurants, Inc. (“Pappas Restaurants”) and Pappas

Bar-B-Q, Inc. (“Pappas Bar-B-Q”), hereby give notice that they desire to appeal to

the First or Fourteenth Court of Appeals in Houston, Texas, from the Judgment of

Court in Absence of Objection signed on October 29, 2014 in this case, which is

styled State of Texas vs. Pappas Restaurants, Inc., a Texas Corporation, et al.,

Cause No. 1043062, in the County Civil Court at Law No. 4 of Harris County,

Texas.

As required by the Local Rules Relating to Assignment of Related Cases to

and between the First and Fourteenth Courts of Appeals, counsel certifies that no

appeal or original proceeding has been previously filed in either the First or

Fourteenth Court of Appeals related to this appeal. The form Local Rule Notice of

and Assignment of Related Case in Appeals is being concurrently filed with this

Notice of Appeal.
Respectfully submitted,

/s/ Don C. Griffin
VINSON & ELKINS LLP
H. Dixon Montague
State Bar No. 14277700
dmontague@velaw.com
Don C. Griffin
State Bar No. 08456975
dgriffin@velaw.com
1001 Fannin Street, Suite 2500
Houston, Texas 77002-6760
Telephone:(713) 758-2086
Facsimile: (713) 615-5461

ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT,
PAPPAS RESTAURANTS, INC.

/s/ Anna Sabayrac Marchand
Anna Sabayrac Marchand
State Bar No. 24060543
Frank Markantonis
State Bar No. 12986700
13939 Northwest Freeway, Suite 100
Houston, Texas 77040
Telephone: (713) 863-0611
Facsimile: (713) 863-0523

ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT,
PAPPAS BAR-B-Q, INC.

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CERTIFICATE OF FILING AND SERVICE
I hereby certify that on the 29th day of December, 2014, I electronically
transmitted the foregoing document to the Clerk of Court using the ECF System
for filing. Based on the records currently on file, the Clerk of Court will transmit a
Notice of Electronic Filing to all registered counsel of record. All other parties
were served as indicated:

Cristina Vudhiwat Via E-Filing, Facsimile, &
Assistant Attorney General Certified Mail/Return Receipt Requested
Office of the Attorney General
P. O. Box 12548
Austin, Texas 78711-2548
Attorneys for Plaintiff

Northwest Crossing Association Via Certified Mail/Return Receipt Requested
c/o Association Management, Inc.
5295 Hollister Street
Houston, Texas 77040

Christopher A. Prine Via E-filing
Clerk, First Court of Appeals
301 Fannin Street
Houston, Texas 77002-2066

Christopher A. Prine Via E-filing
Clerk, Fourteenth Court of Appeals
301 Fannin Street, Room 245
Houston, Texas 77002

/s/ Don C. Griffin
Don C. Griffin

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