George A. Hall v. the County of Anderson

FILED IN COURT OF APPEALS Appellate Docket Number: / 2_"I} $'- O D C *}£) " £ 1/ l/=.-H Coun or Appeals District Appellate Case Style: 3if~ 733/ Vs. VS. - The. LcuhjJ-v af Am tiersr rJ rr fr tfvas Companion Case No. CATHY 3. LUSK Amended/corrected statement: DOCKETING STATEMENT (Civil) Appellate Court: TZj£ l€£/. £)ma/- erf ^DptL^J (to be filed in the court of appeals upon perfection of appeal under TRAP 32) I. Appellant ^ ^ ^J/ II. Appellant Attorney(s) /^ ^ B^Person fj Organization (choose one) Q Lead Attorney First Name: First Name: L>£orCj2, /Je^fl Middle Name: Middle Name: Ulg. Last Name: Last Name: /JtL/J Suffix: Suffix: Law Firm Name: ProSe: ® Address 1: Address 2: City: State: Texas Zip+4: Telephone: ext. Fax: Email: SBN: III. Appellee &AjJt/e-rjC*/ tou^^Y IV. Appellee Attorney(s) ] Person Fj Organization (choose one) I | Lead Attorney First Name: First Name: Middle Name: Middle Name: Last Name: Last Name: Suffix: Suffix: Law Firm Name: ProSe: Q Address 1: Address 2: City: State: Texas Zip+4: Telephone: ext. Fax: Email: SBN: Pagel of 7 V. Perfection Of Appeal And Jurisdiction Nature of Case (Subject matter or type of case): Date order orjudgment signed: Type ofjudgment: Date notice of appeal filed in trial court: If mailed to the trial court clerk, also give the date mailed: Interlocutory appeal of appealable order: fj Yes FJ No If yes, please specify statutory or other basis on which interlocutory order is appealable (See TRAP 28): Accelerated appeal (See TRAP 28): • Yes • No If yes, please specify statutory or other basis onwhich appeal is accelerated: Parental Termination orChild Protection? (See TRAP 28.4): rjYes jgNo Permissive? (See TRAP 28.3): QYes j^jNo If yes, please specify statutory or other basis for such status: Agreed? (See TRAP 28.2): D Yes • No If yes, please specify statutoryor other basis for such status: Appeal should receive precedence, preference, or priority under statute or rule: LJ Yes l_l No If yes, pleasespecify statutory or other basis for such status: Does thiscase involve an amount under $100,000? gj Yes DNo Judgment or order disposes of allparties and issues: H Yes • No Appeal from final judgment: S Yes QNo Does the appeal involve the constitutionality or the validity ofastatute, rule, or ordinance? j^j Yes QNo VI. Actions Extending Time To Perfect Appeal Motion for New Trial: gjYes Q No Ifyes, date filed: oU - \X> ~ I'd Motionto Modify Judgment: CTYes • No If yes, datefiled: Request for Findings ofFact Fg Yes fjNo If yes, date filed: cA~\0- ,S" and Conclusions of Law: „ . FlYes 1 No If yes, date filed: Motion to Reinstate: u_i i_j n Yes n No If yes, date filed: Motion underTRCP 306a: LJ L-J Other: D Yes D No If other, please specify: : VII. Indigency Of Party: (Attach file-stamped copy of affidavit, and extension motion if filed.) Affidavit filed in trial court: • Yes Q No Ifyes, date filed: Contest filed intrial court: D^es • No Ifyes, date filed: Date ruling on contest due: Ruling on contest: •Sustained •Overruled Date ofruling: Page 2 of 7 VIII. Bankruptcy Has any party to the court'sjudgment filed for protection in bankruptcy which might affect this appeal? • Yes |53 No If yes, please attach a copy of the petition. Date bankruptcy filed: Bankruptcy Case Number: IX. Trial Court And Record Court: Clerk's Record: County: ^ 0£(iS Trial Court Clerk: • District • County Trial Court Docket Number (Cause No.): "^^<\ - "7 3 3 1 Was clerk's record requested? g] Yes • No If yes, date requested: £>C( - —IC Trial Judge (who tried ordisposed of case): if no^ date it will berequested: First Name: Were payment arrangements made with clerk? FJYes g]No Middle Name: (Note: No request required under TRAP 34.5(a),(b)) Last Name: Suffix: Address 1: Address 2 : City: State: Texas Zip + 4: Telephone: ext. Fax: Email: Reporter's or Recorder's Record: Isthere a reporter's record? J0 Yes fj No Was reporter's record requested? • Yes fX| No Was there a reporter's record electronically recorded? • Yes ^] No If yes, date requested: If no, date it will be requested: Were payment arrangements made with the court reporter/court recorder? r~] Yes Rf No Page 3 of 7 "2 Court Reporter j| Court Recorder • Official • Substitute First Name: Middle Name: Last Name: Suffix: Address 1: Address 2: City: State: Texas Zip + 4: Telephone: ext. Add Another Reporter Fax: Email: X. Supersedeas Bond Supersedeas bond filed: QYes No If yes, date filed: Will file: • Yes fj No XI. Extraordinary Relief Will you request extraordinary relief(e.g.temporary or ancillary relief) from this Court? • Yes • No If yes, briefly state the basis for your request: XII. Alternative Dispute Resolution/Mediation (Complete section if filing in the 1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, or 14th Court of Appeal) Should this appeal be referred tomediation? ra y r~l N If no, please specify: Has the case been through an ADR procedure? QYes g] No If yes, who was the mediator? What type of ADR procedure? At what stage did the case go through ADR? |] Pre-Trial j| Post-Trial • Other If other, please specify: Type of case? Give a brief description of the issue to be raised on appeal, the relief sought, and the applicable standard for review, if known (without prejudice to the rightto raise additional issues or request additional relief): How was the case disposed of? Summary of relief granted, including amountof moneyjudgment, and if any, damages awarded. If money judgment, what was the amount? Actual damages: Punitive (or similar) damages: Page 4 of 7 Attorney's fees (trial): Attorney's fees (appellate): Other: If other, please specify: Will you challenge this Court's jurisdiction? • Yes 0 No Does judgment have language that one or more parties "take nothing"? 3 Yes [3 No Doesjudgment have a Mother Hubbard clause? •Yes 0 No Other basis for finality? f^opt^-PY IS rA<- Exff^pl"/ &ZrifiTpK% Rate the complexity of the case (use 1 for least and 5 for most complex): ] 1 • 2 [ H 3 04 • 5 Please make my answerto the preceding questions knownto other parties in this case. 0 Yes [ ] No Can the parties agree on an appellate mediator? J§ Yes • No If yes, please give name, address, telephone, fax and email address: Name Address Telephone Fax Email Languages other than English in which the mediator should be proficient: Name of person filing out mediation section of docketing statement: XIII. Related Matters List any pending or past related appeals before this or any other Texas appellate court by court, docket number, and style. Docket Number: Trial Court: Style: Vs. Page 5 of 7 XIV. Pro Bono Program: (Complete section if filing in the 1st, 3rd, 5th, or 14th Courts of Appeals) The Courts of Appeals listed above, in conjunction with the StateBar of Texas Appellate Section Pro Bono Committee and local Bar Associations, are conducting a program to place a limited number of civil appeals with appellate counsel who will representthe appellant in the appeal before this Court. The Pro Bono Committee is solely responsible for screening and selecting the civil cases for inclusion in the Program based upon a number of discretionary criteria, includingthe financial meansof the appellant or appellee. If a case is selectedby the Committee, and can be matched with appellate counsel, that counsel will take overrepresentation of the appellant or appellee without charging legal fees. More information regarding this program can be found in the Pro Bono ProgramPamphletavailable in paper form at the Clerk's Office or on the Internet at www.tex-app.org. If your case is selected and matched with a volunteer lawyer, you willreceive a letterfrom the ProBonoCommittee within thirty (30) to forty-five(45) days after submitting this Docketing Statement. Note: thereis no guarantee that if you submityour case for possible inclusion in the Pro BonoProgram, the Pro Bono Committee will select your caseand that pro bono counsel can be found to represent you. Accordingly, you should not forego seeking othercounsel to representyou in this proceeding. By signingyour name below, you are authorizing the Pro Bono committee to transmitpublicly available facts and information aboutyour case, includingparties and background, through selectedInternetsites and Listserv to its pool of volunteer appellate attorneys. Do you want this case to be considered for inclusion inthe Pro Bono Program? @ Yes • No Do you authorize the Pro Bono Committee to contact your trial counsel of record in this matter to answer questions the committeemay have regarding the appeal? 21-Yes • No Please note that any such conversations would be maintained as confidential by the Pro Bono Committee and the information used solely for the purposes of considering the case for inclusion in the Pro Bono Program. If you have not previously filed an affidavit of Indigency and attached a file-stamped copy of that affidavit, does your income exceed 200% of the U.S. Department ofHealth and Human Services Federal Poverty Guidelines? [*] Yes Jj~\ No These guidelines can be found in the Pro Bono Program Pamphlet as well as on the internet at http://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty/06poverty.shtml. Are you willing to disclose your financial circumstances tothe Pro Bono Committee? I&l Yes |_J No If yes, please attach an Affidavit of Indigency completed and executed by the appellant or appellee. Sample forms may be found in the Clerk's Office or on the internet at http://www.tex-app.org. Your participation in the Pro Bono Program may be conditioned upon your execution of an affidavit under oath as to your financial circumstances. Give a brief description of the issues to be raised on appeal, the relief sought, and the applicable standard of review, if known (without prejudice to the right to raise additional issues or request additional relief; use a separate attachment, if necessary). XV. Signature Signature of counsel (or pro se party) Date: Printed Name: State Bar No.: Electronic Signature: (Optional) Page 6 of 7 XVI. Certificate of Service The undersigned counsel certifies that this docketing statement has been served on the following lead counsel for all parties to the trial court's order or judgment as follows on u^r^HrxM Signature of counsel n&l(c(or pro se party) Electronic Signature: (Optional) State Bar No.: Person Served Certificate of Service Requirements (TRAP 9.5(e)): A certificate of service must be signed by the person who made the service and must state: (1) the date and manner of service; (2) the name and address of each person served, and (3) if the person served is a party's attorney, the name of the party represented by that attorney Please enter the following for each person served: Date Served: Manner Served: First Name: Middle Name: Last Name: Suffix: Law Firm Name: Address 1: Address 2: City: State Texas Zip+4: Email: If Attorney, Representing Party's Name: Page 7 of 7