Humble Surgical Hospital LLC v. Christy L. Traynor

ACCEPTED
01-15-00718-CV
FIRST COURT OF FILED
APPEALS
8/21/2015 12:12:33 PM
HOUSTON, TEXAS
Stan10:46:40
8/28/2015 Stanart AM
County Clerk
CHRISTOPHER PRINE
Harris County
CLERK

CAUSE NO. 1044724

CHRISTY L. TRAYNOR § IN THE COUNTY COURT
FILED IN
§ 1st COURT OF APPEALS
V. § HOUSTON, TEXAS
§ 8/28/2015 10:46:40 AM
HUMBLE SURGICAL HOSPITAL § AT LAW NO. 2 CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE
L.L.C., HUMBLE SURGICAL § Clerk
HOSPITAL SERVICES, L.L.C. §
HUMBLE SURGICAL HOLDINGS, §
L.L.C., HOUSTON HUMBLE §
SURGICAL, P.L.L.C., HUMBLE §
SPINE SURGERY, P.L.L.C. and §
KELLY JOE BUNYARD, individually § HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS

DEFENDANT’S NOTICE OF INTERLOCUTORY APPEAL

1. Under TEX. R. APP. P. 25, Defendant, HUMBLE SURGICAL HOSPITAL L.L.C.

(incorrectly named as HUMBLE SURGICAL HOSPITAL SERVICES, L.L.C., HUMBLE

SURGICAL HOLDINGS, L.L.C., HOUSTON HUMBLE SURGICAL, P.L.L.C.,

HUMBLE SPINE SURGERY, P.L.L.C.) desires to appeal from the Court’s denial of its

Motion to Dismiss and Objections Pursuant to Chapter 74 of the Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code

for Failure to File an Adequate Expert Report signed by the Court on August 3, 2015, and to all

rulings and orders subsumed in that denial.

2. Defendant is entitled to an interlocutory appeal under TEX. CIV. PRAC. & REM. CODE

§51.014 (a)(9) based on the court’s denial of the relief sought by a motion under Section

74.351(b). The commencement of trial in the trial court is stayed pending resolution of the

appeal under TEX. CIV. PRAC. & REM. CODE § 51.014 (b).

3. Defendant appeals to either the First or the Fourteenth Court of Appeals in Houston,

Texas.

4. The appeal of this case is an accelerated appeal.
 Respectfully submitted,

HORNE ROTA MOOS, LLP

BY: /s/ Joshua Anderson
JOSHUA C. ANDERSON
SBN: 24027198
janderson@hrmlawyers.com
CHASTITI N. HORNE
SBN: 24007385
chorne@hrmlawyers.com
2777 Allen Parkway, Suite 1200
Houston, TX 77019
(713) 333 4500
(713) 333 4600 – Facsimile

ATTORNEY FOR DEFENDANT,
HUMBLE SURGICAL HOSPITAL L.L.C.
(incorrectly named as HUMBLE
SURGICAL HOSPITAL SERVICES,
L.L.C., HUMBLE SURGICAL
HOLDINGS, L.L.C., HOUSTON HUMBLE
SURGICAL, P.L.L.C., HUMBLE SPINE
SURGERY, P.L.L.C.)

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I, the undersigned, hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing instrument was
served on the following counsel of record by electronic filing service, email, facsimile and/or
certified mail, return receipt requested on August 21, 2015.

Jacqueline M. Houlette Via E-File/E-Mail jhoulette@houlette-gray.com
HOULETTE & GRAY, P.L.L.C.
440 Louisiana Street, Suite 900
Houston, Texas 77002

Allen D. Russell Via E-File/E-Mail arussell@taylaw.com
TAYLOR, TAYLOR & RUSSELL
815 Walker, Suite 250
Houston, Texas 77002

/s/ Joshua C. Anderson
JOSHUA C. ANDERSON

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