NSA Partners, LTD and Integrity Title Company, LLC v. Frank S. La Barba, Jr.

ACCEPTED
05-15-00924-CV
FIFTH COURT OF APPEALS
DALLAS, TEXAS
9/21/2015 2:38:32 PM
LISA MATZ
CLERK

Fidelity National Law Group
5151 Beltline Road, Suite 410
Dallas, Texas 75254 FILED IN
Elizabeth R. Flora 5th COURT OF APPEALS
Associate Litigation Counsel DALLAS, TEXAS
Telephone: (972) 812-6541
Fax: (972) 812-9408
9/21/2015 2:38:32 PM
elizabeth.flora@fnf.com LISA MATZ
Clerk

September 21, 2015

Via Electronic Filing
Court of Appeals
Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
600 Commerce Street, Ste. 200
Dallas, Texas 75202

RE: Court of Appeals Number: 05-15-00924-CV
Trial Court Case Number: DC-14-13228

Style: NSA Partners, LTD and Integrity Title Company, LLC v. Frank S. La Barba, Jr.

To the Honorable Court of Appeals:

This letter brief is filed in response to this Honorable Court’s correspondence dated
September 10, 2015. By that correspondence, this Court raised a concern regarding jurisdiction
over the appeal. Specifically, that Appellants NSA and Integrity Title are seeking to appeal a
“Final Judgment” that does not appear to be a final judgment, in that it does not dispose of all
parties and all claims.

Appellant NSA Partners agrees with the assessment by the Court of Appeals. Defendant
NSA Partners, LTD’s cross-claim filed on June 26, 2015 was not disposed of by the trial court’s
“Final Judgment” signed on July 1, 2015. However, the 192nd District Court entered the “Final
Judgment” with the notation “All Other Dispositions” and administratively closed the case (see
attached Register of Actions). Therefore, in an abundance of caution Appellants timely filed a
notice of appeal.

Respectfully Submitted,

/s/ Elizabeth R. Flora
Elizabeth R. Flora
Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
September 21, 2015
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cc: Via Electronic Filing
Mr. John Dunne
Ms. Reesa Hendrick
Shannon, Martin, Finkelstein, Alvarado & Dunne, P.C.
1001 McKinney Street, Ste. 1100
Houston, Texas 77002

Via Electronic Filing
Mr. Stuart Reynolds, Jr.
Mr. Peter Hall
Schneider, Miller, Reynolds, P.C.
300 N. Coit Rd, Ste. 1125
Richardson, Texas 75080
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Location ·;:-\II District. Civil Court\; Li:n~ t@J.Q

REGISTER OF ACTIONS
c"" No, DC-l-1- 13228
FRANK LaBARBA, JR. vs. NSA PARTNERS, LTD., et al § Case Type: OTHER (CIVIL)
§ Date Filed: 11/12/2014
§ Location: 192nd District Court
§
§

PARTY INFORMATION

Lead Attorneys
DEFENDANT EVENSON, TERRIE M. Pro Se

DEFENDANT INTEGRITY TITLE COMPANY, LLC REESA D HEDRICK
Retained
713"646-5500(W)

DEFENDANT JOHN LABARBA LIFE, LLC

DEFENDANT NSA PARTNERS, LTD. ROBERT A MILLER, Jr.
Retained
214-780-0380(W)

PLAINTIFF LaBARBA, JR., FRANKS. STUART M REYNOLDS
Retained
972-479-1112(W)

EVENTS & ORDERS OF THE COURT

J 07/01/2015 ALL OTHER DISPO.SlTIOh!S (Judicial Officer: SMITH, C
Vol./Book 480K, Page 33, 3 pages

OTHER EVENTS AND HEARINGS
11/12/2014 NEW CASE FILED (OCA) - CIVIL
1111212014 .Qf.!LEO
07/09/201 5 CITATION
CMR #9214-8901-0661-54 00-0061-6861-57
JOHN LABARBA LIFE, L LC Unserved
07/21/201 5 f.ETURNED MAIL
NOTICE OF JUDGMENT AND FINAL JUDGMENT
07/31/201 5 NOTICE OF f'\PPEl',l- - CT. OF APPEA.l.S
Joint Notice of Appeal-REQUESTED A DESIGNATION WITHIN 3 DAYS, SUBMITTED NOA TO THE STH GOA CONF. N0.13419
08/05/201 5 COA - POST CARD
GOA case no 05-15-00924 -CV, postcard
08/06/201 5 RFQUEST CLERK PREPAi --t!; RECORD
Request for Documents To Be Included In the Clerk's Record
08/12/201 5 SUPPLEMENTAL CLERK'S HEC.QRD REQUEST.
08/27/201 5 BJ;QUEST_,e:O"R"SER'V"lCE
REQUEST
08/27/201 5 ISSUE WRl1
08/31/201 5 NOTE - CLERKS
GOA NO. 05-15-00924-C V, PREPARING CLERK'S RECORD
08/31/201 5 CLER}<'S Rl;.£9RD Pt,'(~]: NTlNVQLGS
GOA NO. 05-15-00924-C V, PREPARED INVOICE EMAILED COPY TO ATTY Cause No. DC-14-13228 FRANKS LA BARBA JR. Vs. NSA
PARTNERS LTD & INTEGR/TY TfTLE COMPANY LLC Pages: 143 Clerk's Record-$143_00 Transcript Fee-$ 25.00 Total Fee-$ 168.00

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09/02/2015 COA- NO PAYMENT LETTER
GOA NO. OS-.15-00924-CV, SUBMITTED NO PAY LTR TO LfSA MATZ CONF. N0.13834
09/02/2015 EXECUTION
(1) EXE 2181233 ATTY RR
NSA PARTNERS, LTD. Unse!Ved
09/02/2015 COA - POST CARD
GOA case no 05-15-00924-CV, postcard
09/03/2015 COA ~ COR!lESPONDF-NCE LETTER
GOA case no 05-15-00924-CV, correspondence
09/09/2015 APPELLATE RECORD
-GOA-NO. os-i&oo924-CV, REC'D PYMT IN THE AMOUNT OF $168 FROM FIDELITY NATIONAL T!TLE INS. co., SUBMITTED CLERK'S
RECORD TO THE 5TH GOA CONF. N0.13914
10/26/2015 C Non Jqn: Trial (9:00 AM) (Judicial Officer SMITH, CRAIG)
)CASE CLOSE

FINANCIAi, INFORMATION

DEFENDANT NSA PARTNERS, LTD.
320.00
Total Financial Assessment
320.00
Total Payments and Credits
0.00
Balance Due as of 09/21/2015
65.00
06/30/2015 Transaction Assessment
06/30/2015 fD~~DIT CARD - TEXFILE Receipt# 37614-2015-DCLK NSA PARTNERS, LTD. (65.00)
87.00
07/01/2015 Transaction Assessment
07/01/2015 fDRC~DIT CARD- TEXFILE Receipt# 38131-2015-0CLK NSA PARTNERS, LTD. (87.00)
168.00
08/31/2015 Transaction Assessment
FIDELITY NATIONAL TITLE INS CO (168.00)
09/08/2015 PAYMENT (CASE FEES) Receipt# 53020-2015-DCLK

PLAINTIFF LaBARBA, JR., FRANKS.
317.00
Total Financial Assessment
317.00
Total Payments and Credits
Balance Due as of 09/21/2015
0.00

309.00
11/12/2014 Transaction Assessment
11/12/2014 fD~~DIT CARD - TEXFlLE Receipt# 65879-2014-DCLK LaBARBA, JR., FRANKS. (309.00)
8.00
08/30/2015 Transaction Assessment
08/30/2015 f;c~DlT CARD- TEXFILE Receipt# 50916-2015-DCLK LaBARBA, JR., FRANKS. (B.00)

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