Texas Municipal League Joint Self-Insurance Fund, and Texas Municipal League Intergovernmental Risk Pool v. Housing Authority of City of Alice

ACCEPTED 04-14-00069-CV Filed 2/10/2015 1:10:19 PM FOURTH COURT R. DavidOF APPEALS Guerrero SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS District Clerk 04-14-00069-CV Jim 2/10/2015 4:43:44 Wells County, PM Texas KEITHDeputy Rosie Garcia, HOTTLE CLERK CAUSE NO. 14-10-53721-CV HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE § IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF FILED IN CITY OF ALICE § 4th COURT OF APPEALS § SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS v. § JIM 02/10/2015 WELLS COUNTY,4:43:44 PM TEXAS § KEITH E. HOTTLE TEXAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE JOINT § Clerk SELF INSURANCE FUND AND § TEXAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE § INTERGOVERNMENTAL RISK POOL § 79rd JUDICIAL DISTRICT NOTICE OF APPEAL OF DEFENDANTS THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE JOINT SELF-INSURANCE FUND AND THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE INTERGOVERNMENTAL RISK POOL Defendants Texas Municipal League Joint Self-insurance Fund and The Texas Municipal League Intergovernmental Risk Pool give notice that Defendants appeal from the Court’s “Order Selecting Empire” that was signed on January 15, 2015 by the sitting judge in the 79th Judicial District Court of Jim Wells County, Texas, in the above entitled and numbered cause. This appeal is being taken to the Fourth Court of Appeals in San Antonio. This is an appeal of a final order. Respectfully submitted, BLANK ROME LLP By: /s/ Barry Abrams Barry Abrams babrams@blankrome.com State Bar No. 00822700 Jack W. Higdon jhigdon@blankrome.com State Bar No. 24007360 700 Louisiana, Suite 4000 Houston, TX 77002-2727 (713) 228-6601 (713) 228-6605 (Fax) Attorneys for Defendants Texas Municipal League Joint Self-insurance Fund and The Texas Municipal League Intergovernmental Risk Pool CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I certify that on February 10, 2015, I served a true and correct copy of the foregoing document on the following counsel, at the addresses and in the manner indicated below: Via Email and CM/RRR #70071490000022287784 Mr. Anthony Constant CONSTANT LAW FIRM One Shoreline Plaza 800 N. Shoreline Blvd, Suite 2700 South Corpus Christi, Texas 78401 Fax: 361-887-8010 afc@constantlawfirm.com office@constantlawfirm.com /s/ Barry Abrams Barry Abrams -2-