Joyce Steel Erection, Ltd. v. Gordon Ray Bonner

ACCEPTED 06-14-00064-CV SIXTH COURT OF APPEALS TEXARKANA, TEXAS 2/24/2015 4:55:28 PM DEBBIE AUTREY CLERK No. 06-14-00064-CV FILED IN In The Sixth Court Of Appeals 6th COURT OF APPEALS TEXARKANA, TEXAS Texarkana, Texas 2/26/2015 8:46:00 AM DEBBIE AUTREY Clerk JOYCE STEEL ERECTION, LTD., Appellant v. GORDON RAY BONNER, Appellee APPELLANT'S AGREED MOTION FOR LEAVE TO WITHDRAW AND SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL Hankinson LLP 0. Rey Rodriguez State Bar No. 00791557 rrodriguez@hankinsonlaw .com 750 N. St. Paul St., Suite 1800 Dallas, Texas 75201 Telephone: 214.754.9190 Fax: 214.754.9140 NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT US LLP NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT US LLP Rosemarie Kanusky J. Jeffery Richardson State Bar No. 00790999 jeff.richardson(a1nortom·osefulbright.com rosemarie.kanusky@nortonrosefulbright.com 2200 Ross Avenue, Suite 3600 3 00 Convent, Suite 21 00 Dallas, Texas 78201 San Antonio, Texas 78205 Telephone: 214.855.8121 Telephone: 210.270.9362 Facsimile: 214.855.8200 Facsimile: 210.270.7205 Counsel for Appellant, Joyce Steel Erection, Ltd. TO THE HONORABLE SIXTH COURT OF APPEALS: Pursuant to TEX. R. APP. P. 6.5(d), 0. Rey Rodriguez and the law firm Hankinson LLP, file this motion to withdraw as counsel for Appellant because Mr. Rodriguez has been ill and under his doctor's care. J. Jeffery Richardson and the law firm Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP (formerly known as Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.) are also counsel of record for Appellant. Appellant and Mr. Richardson, a trial attorney, request that Rosemarie Kanusky, an appellate attorney with Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP, be substituted as counsel for this matter. Her contact information is as follows: Rosemarie Kanusky Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP 300 Convent Street, Suite 2100 San Antonio, Texas 783210 Telephone: 210.270.9362 Facsimile: 210.270.7205 Email: rosen1arie.kanusky@nortonrosefulbright.com Although strict compliance with TEX. R. APP. P. 6.5(b) and (d) may not be required when additional counsel substitutes in this fashion, a copy of this motion will be mailed to Appellant, Joyce Steel Erection, Ltd. For the reasons set forth above, counsel for Appellant requests that the Court grant the motion, permit 0. Rey Rodriguez and the law firm Hankinson LLP to withdraw as counsel for Appellant, and substitute Rosemarie Kanusky as appellate counsel for Appellant in this matter. 2 Respectfully submitted, HANKINSON LLP By: Is/ 0. Rev Rodriguez 0. Rey Rodriguez State Bar No. 00791557 Rrodriguez@Hankinsonlaw.Com 750 N. St. Paul St., Suite 1800 Dallas, Texas 75201 Telephone: 214.754.9190 Fax: 214.754.9140 NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT US LLP By: Is/ Rosemarie Kanusky Rosemarie Kanusky State Bar No. 00790999 rosemarie.kanusky@nortonrosefulbright.cotn 300 Convent, Suite 2100 San Antonio, Texas 78205 Telephone: 210.224.5575 Telecopier: 210.270.7205 NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT US LLP Jeffery Richardson Jeff.Richardson@N ortonrosefu lbri ght.Com 2200 Ross Avenue, Suite 3600 Dallas, Texas 78201 Telephone: 214.855.8121 Facsimile: 214.855.8200 Counsel for Appellant, Joyce Steel Election, Ltd. 3 CERTIFICATES OF COMPLIANCE, CONFERENCE, AND SERVICE I certify that the foregoing motion is 14 point font. I also certify that I conferred with counsel for Appellee, Mr. John Mercy, who agrees to the motion. Finally, I certify that copy of this motion was emailed to the following through the electronic filing portal: Robert L. Clements John R. Mercy Robert@cleinentslaw .con1 jmercy@texarkanalawyers.com Kelly R. Clements MERCY CARTER TIDWELL, L.L.P Kelly@clementslaw.com 1724 Galleria Oaks Drive CLEMENTS & CLEMENTS Texarkana, Texas 7 5 503 731 N. St. Paulus Ave. Counsel for Appellee, Dallas, Texas 78214 Gordon Ray Bonner Counsel for Appellee, Gordon Ray Bonner Paul A. Bezney paul@ahblaw .net J. Kevin Kindred kevin@ahblaw.net ADKERSON, HAUDER & BEZNEY, P.C. 1700 Pacific Avenue, Ste. 4450 Dallas, Texas 75201 Counsel for Appellant, Joyce Steel Election, Ltd. Is/ Rosemarie Kanuskv March 24, 2015 41534296 4