Arsenio Cantu v. Elbar Investments, Inc. and Tax Ease Funding, L.P.

ACCEPTED 01-15-00476-CV FIRST COURT OF APPEALS HOUSTON, TEXAS 6/17/2015 4:07:51 PM CHRISTOPHER PRINE CLERK No. 2012-15926 ELBAR INVESTMENTS, INC. and § IN THE DISTRICT COURT FILED IN TAX EASE FUNDING, L.P., § 1st COURT OF APPEALS Plaintiffs, § HOUSTON, TEXAS § 6/17/2015 4:07:51 PM v. § OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE § Clerk ARSENIO CANTU and VERONICA § PENA, § Defendants. § 127th JUDICIAL DISTRICT NOTICE OF APPEAL OF ARSENIO CANTU Defendant1, Arsenio Cantu, files this Notice of Appeal and in support thereof shows as follows: 1. Trial court, cause number, and style: 127th Judicial District Court, Harris County Texas; Cause No. 2012-15926; Elbar Investments, Inc. and Tax Ease Funding, L.P. v. Arsenio Cantu and Veronica Pena. 2. Date of judgment appealed from: February 27, 2015. 3. Arsenio Cantu desires to appeal the judgment in the above-referenced cause. 4. Court to which the appeal shall be taken: Either the First or Fourteenth Court of Appeals. 5. The name of each party filing the notice: Arsenio Cantu. Respectfully Submitted, THE AHN LAW FIRM By: /s/ Nicholas Whitaker Kristopher Ahn Texas Bar No. 00785312 Nicholas Whitaker Texas Bar No. 24088626 9930 Long Point Road Houston, Texas 77055 Tel: (713) 781-2322 Fax: (713) 781-2542 1 Mr. Cantu was formerly the plaintiff in this action, but the parties were realigned by the trial court’s order dated July 8, 2014. ahnlawfirm@gmail.com Attorneys for Arsenio Cantu CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I certify that on this 22nd day of May, 2015, I served the above Notice of Appeal of Arsenio Cantu on the following parties by the method indicated: Via Fax Richard Petronella PETRONELLA LAW FIRM, P.C. 2421 Tangley, Suite 116 Houston, TX 77005 Tel. (713) 965-0606 Fax. (713) 965-0676 richard@petronellalawfirm.com Attorney for Elbar Via Fax Howard Spector SPECTOR & JOHNSON, PLLC Banner Place, Suite 1100 12770 Coit Road Dallas, TX 75251 Tel. (214) 365-5377 Fax. (214) 237-3380 Attorney for Tax Ease Funding, L.P. Via U.S. Mail Veronica Pena Intervenor/Defendant 1309 West Fairmont Parkway, Suite K La Porte, TX 77571 Pro Se /s/ Nicholas Whitaker LOCAL RULE NOTICE OF AND ASSIGNMENT OF RELATED CASE IN APPEALS 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, on this 22nd day of May, 2015, I certify that the following related appeal or original proceeding has been previously filed in either the First or Fourteenth Court of Appeals: NONE. /s/ Nicholas Whitaker