Garry L. Rollins and Carla D. Rollins v. Texas College and MPF Investments, LLC D/B/A "A-1 Rent All"

ACCEPTED
12-15-00121-CV
TWELFTH COURT OF APPEALS
TYLER, TEXAS
6/23/2015 1:41:36 PM
CATHY LUSK
CLERK

No. 12-15-00121-CV

FILED IN
12th COURT OF APPEALS
IN THE COURT OF APPEALS TYLER, TEXAS
FOR THE TWELFTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS
6/23/2015 1:41:36 PM
TYLER, TEXAS CATHY S. LUSK
Clerk

GARRY L. ROLLINS AND CARLA D. ROLLINS,
Appellants
V.

TEXAS COLLEGE AND MPF INVESTMENTS, LLC D/B/A "A-1 RENT
ALL,"
Appellees

Appeal from Cause No. 13-3353-A
In the 7th District Court of Smith County, Texas
The Honorable Kerry L. Russell, Presiding

APPELLEE MPF INVESTMENTS, LLC D/B/A "A-1 RENT ALL"’S
NOTICE OF APPEARANCE
AND DESIGNATION OF LEAD APPELLATE COUNSEL

Levon G. Hovnatanian Ryan K. Geddie
Texas Bar No. 10059825 Texas Bar No. 24055541
hovnatanian@mdjwlaw.com geddie@mdjwlaw.com
Todd M. Lonergan MARTIN, DISIERE, JEFFERSON &
Texas Bar No. 12513700 WISDOM, L.L.P.
lonergan@mdjwlaw.com Tollway Plaza One
MARTIN, DISIERE, JEFFERSON & 16000 N. Dallas Parkway, Suite 800
WISDOM, L.L.P. Dallas, Texas 75248
808 Travis, 20th Floor (214) 420-5500 – Telephone
Houston, Texas 77002 (214) 420-5501 – Facsimile
(713) 632-1700 – Telephone
(713) 222-0101 – Facsimile
TO THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS:
Comes now one of the appellees— MPF Investments, LLC d/b/a “A-1 Rent

All” (hereinafter “MPF”)—and files this Notice of Appearance and Designation of

Lead Appellate Counsel. MPF hereby designates the following individual as its

lead appellate counsel:

Levon G. Hovnatanian
hovnatanian@mdjwlaw.com
State Bar No. 10050925
MARTIN, DISIERE, JEFFERSON & WISDOM, L.L.P.
808 Travis, 20th Floor
Houston, Texas 77002
(713) 632-1700—Telephone
(713) 222-0101—Facsimile
Todd Lonergan and Ryan Geddie, whose State Bar numbers and contact

information appear in the signature block below, also represent MPF in this appeal.

In conclusion, MPF respectfully asks the Court to accept this Notice of

Appearance and Designation of Lead Appellate Counsel and consider Mr.

Hovnatanian as its lead appellate counsel.

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Respectfully submitted,

MARTIN, DISIERE, JEFFERSON & WISDOM, L.L.P.

By: /s/ Levon G. Hovnatanian
Levon G. Hovnatanian
Texas Bar No. 10059825
hovnatanian@mdjwlaw.com
808 Travis, 20th Floor
Houston, Texas 77002
(713) 632-1700 – Telephone
(713) 222-0101 – Facsimile

By: /s/ Todd M. Lonergan
Todd M. Lonergan
Texas Bar No. 12513700
lonergan@mdjwlaw.com
808 Travis, 20th Floor
Houston, Texas 77002
(713) 632-1700 – Telephone
(713) 222-0101 – Facsimile

By: /s/ Ryan K. Geddie
Ryan K. Geddie
Texas Bar No. 24055541
geddie@mdjwlaw.com
Tollway Plaza One
16000 N. Dallas Parkway, Suite 800
Dallas, Texas 75248
(214) 420-5500 – Telephone
(214) 420-5501 – Facsimile

ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLEE
MPF INVESTMENTS, LLC D/B/A "A-1
RENT ALL"

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 CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE

This is to certify that this computer-generated Notice of Appearance and
Designation of Lead Appellate Counsel for appellee MPF Investments, LLC d/b/a
"A-1 Rent All" contains 123 words.

/s/ Levon G. Hovnatanian
Levon G. Hovnatanian
Dated: June 23, 2015

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

This is to certify that a true and correct copy of the above and foregoing
Notice of Appearance and Designation of Lead Appellate Counsel for appellee
MPF Investments, LLC d/b/a "A-1 Rent All" has been forwarded to the individuals
listed below, by the methods indicated, on this 23rd day of June, 2015.

Ernesto D. Sigmon
WALKER SIGMON
416 West Saulnier Street
Houston, Texas 77019
(via e-filing and e-mail at esigmon@esigmon.com)
(Attorney for appellants Garry L. Rollins and Carla D. Rollins)

Trey Yarbrough
YARBROUGH WILCOX GUNTER, PLLC
100 East Ferguson, Suite 1015
Tyler, Texas 75702
(via e-filing and e-mail at Trey@yw-lawfirm.com)
(Attorney for appellee Texas College)

/s/ Levon G. Hovnatanian
Levon G. Hovnatanian

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