Ricardo G. Cedillo, Jason C. Zehner, J. Russell Davis and Davis, Cedillo & Mendoza, Inc. v. Immobiliere Jeuness Establishment

ACCEPTED 14-15-00101-CV FOURTEENTH 2/3/2015 COURT2:14:55 PM PM OF APPEALS Chris Daniel -- District ClerkHOUSTON,County Harris County TEXAS Envelope Envelope 4002919 No. 4002919 2/5/2015 5:22:22 PM By: Phyllis Washington PRINE Washington CHRISTOPHER Filed: 2/3/2015 2:14:55 PMPM CLERK CAUSE NO. 2012-45412 IMMOBILIERE JEUNESS IN THE DISTRICT COURT ESTABLISSEMENT FILED IN 14th COURT OF APPEALS Plaintzﬂ HOUSTON, TEXAS 2/5/2015 5:22:22 PM V. OF HARRIS COUNTY, CHRISTOPHER TEXAS A. PRINE Clerk RICARDO G. CEDILLO, individually, <05€a0Jf-O90(7JC-02 JASON C. ZEHNER, individually, RUSSELL DAVIS, individually, DAVIS, CEDILLO & MENDOZA, INC., AMEGY BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, and STEPHEN J PRITCHARD . Defendants 215'“ JUDICIAL DISTRICT DEFENDANTS’ NOTICE OF APPEAL Appellants Ricardo G. Cedillo, Jason C. Zehner, J. Russell Davis, and Davis, Cedillo & Mendoza, Inc.~who were Defendants in the above-styled and numbered cause, Immobiliere Jeuness Establissement v. Cedillo, et al., No. 2012-45412, in the 215m Judicial District Court of Harris County, Texas—hereby give notice that they desire to appeal, to the Fourteenth Court of Appeals of Texas, (1) the Order Denying Motion to Compel Arbitration signed in this case on January 15, 2015, and (2) the Amended Order on Modiﬁcation to Compel Arbitration signed in this case on February 2, 2015. This appeal, which is from an interlocutory order, is an accelerated appeal; however it is not a parental-termination case or a child—protection case as deﬁned in Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 28.4. See TEX. R. APP. P. 25.l(d)(6). 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 the following related original proceeding has been previously ﬁled in the Fourteenth Court of Appeals related to this appeal: In re Immobiliere Jeuness Establissement, No. l4—l3—00771-CV, original proceeding, on mandamus from the 215th District Court of Harris County, Texas, No. 2012-45412. See 14th Tex. App. (Houston), Loc. R. 1.4. Respectfully submitted: VINSON & ELKINS LLP /s/ Stacey Neumann Vu Harry M. Reasoner Texas Bar No. 16642000 Patrick W. Mizell Texas Bar No. 14233980 Stacey N. Vu Texas Bar No. 24047047 David C. Currie Texas Bar No. 24084240 Nicholas N. Shum Texas Bar No. 24075072 1001 Fannin Street, Suite 2500 Houston, Texas 77002-6760 Telephone: 713.758.2358 Facsimile: 713.615.5173 E-Mail hreasoner@velaw.com : Attorneys for Defendants Ricardo G. Cedillo, Jason C. Zehner, ./. Russell Davis, and Davis, Cedillo & Mendoza, Inc. CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE Ihereby certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoin§ instrument has been served in accordance with the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, on this 3‘ day of February, 2015, via electronic service: THE KASSAB LAW FIRM Lance Christopher Kassab 1420 Alabama Houston, Texas 77004 Telephone: 713.522.7400 E-Mail: lck@texaslegalma1practice.com Attorneys for Plaintzﬂ CASSEB & CASSEB R. Michael Casseb 1475 Frost Bank Tower 100 W. Houston St. San Antonio, Texas 78205 Telephone: 210.226.9793 E—Mai1: 1rnc_law@sbcglobal.net Attorneys for Defendant Steven J Pritchard MUNSCH, HARDT, KOPF & HARR, P.C. Fred Wahrlich 700 Louisiana St., Suite 4600 Houston, Texas 77002 Telephone: 713.222.1469 E—Mai1: fwahr1ich@munsch.com Attorneys for Defendant Amegy Bank National Association _/s/ Stacey Neumann Vu Stacey Neumann Vu US 3272647v.1 Local Rule Notice of and Assignment of Related Case in Appeals [samp|e; file as part of notice of appeal] As required by the Local Rules Relating to Assignment of Related Cases to and Transfers of Related Cases between the First and Fourteenth Courts of Appeals, I certify that the following related appeal or original proceeding has been previously filed in either the First or Fourteenth Court of Appeals: G None X Caption: In re Immobiliere Jeuness Establissement Trial court case number: 2012-45412 Appellate court case number: 14-13-00771-CV /s/ Stacey Neumann Vu [Signature of certifying attorney or pro se party] Februgy 3, 2015 [Date] Note: See Local Rules for the definitions of “underlying case,” “related,” and “previously filed.” US 3272782v.1