ACCEPTED
04-15-00812-CV
Filed 12/21/2015 5:21:03 PM
FOURTH COURT OF Guerrero
R. David APPEALS
SAN ANTONIO,
District TEXAS
Clerk
Jim12/30/2015 1:21:53
Wells County, PM
Texas
KEITH HOTTLE
Sandra Garcia, Deputy
CLERK
04-15-00812-CV
CAUSE NO. 13-03-52114-CV FILED IN
4th COURT OF APPEALS
MELISSA HERNANDEZ, § IN THE SAN ANTONIO,
DISTRICT TEXAS
COURT
Plaintiff, § 12/30/2015 1:21:53 PM
§ KEITH E. HOTTLE
v. § 79TH JUDICIALClerk
DISTRICT
§
CHRISTUS SPOHN HEALTH SYSTEM §
CORPORATION, D/B/A CHRISTUS §
SPOHN HOSPITAL KLEBERG §
AND ANDRES BUENO, §
Defendants. § JIM WELLS COUNTY, TEXAS
DEFENDANT CHRISTUS SPOHN HEALTH SYSTEM CORP. D/B/A
CHRISTUS SPOHN HOSPITAL KLEBERG’S
NOTICE OF ACCELERATED APPEAL
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that Defendant CHRISTUS Spohn Health System
Corporation d/b/a CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital Kleberg (“Defendant”) hereby appeals from the
interlocutory Order denying Defendant’s motion to dismiss, filed pursuant to section 74.351(b)
of the Texas Civil Practice & Remedies Code, which Order the trial court (the Hon. Richard C.
Terrell) signed on Dec. 1, 2015. A true and correct copy of the interlocutory Order is attached
hereto as Exhibit A and is incorporated herein by reference.
Defendant perfects this appeal from the interlocutory Order under the provisions of
section 51.014(a)(9) of the Texas Civil Practice & Remedies Code. This appeal is accelerated,
per the terms of rule 28.1 of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure.
Defendant will appeal to the Court of Appeals for the Fourth District of Texas at San
Antonio, which has jurisdiction over appeals from the district courts of Jim Wells County. T EX.
GOV’T CODE §§ 22.201(e), 22.220. Defendant timely files this Notice of Accelerated Appeal on
or before Dec. 21, 2015, within twenty days from the date the trial court signed the interlocutory
Order (Dec. 1, 2015). TEX. R. APP. P. 26.1(b).
DEFENDANT CHRISTUS SPOHN HEALTH SYSTEM CORP. D/B/A CHRISTUS SPOHN HOSPITAL
KLEBERG’S NOTICE OF ACCELERATED APPEAL – Page 1
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Defendant will serve this Notice on all parties to the trial court’s interlocutory Order; will
provide the clerk of the Fourth Court of Appeals with a copy of this Notice of Accelerated
Appeal, pursuant to rule 25.1(e) of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure; and will tender the
appeal filing fee to the Clerk of the Fourth Court of Appeals, along with its Docketing Statement.
Respectfully submitted,
COOPER & SCULLY, P.C.
By: /s/ Michelle E. Robberson _________________
MICHELLE E. ROBBERSON
Texas Bar No. 16982900
michelle.robberson@cooperscully.com
900 Jackson Street, Suite 100
Dallas, Texas 75202
214-712-9500
214-712-9540 (fax)
EVANS, ROWE & HOLBROOK
By: /s/ Blaine A. Holbrook ___________________
BLAINE A. HOLBROOK
Texas Bar No. 24008446
bholbrook@evans-rowe.com
NICKI K. ELGIE
Texas Bar No. 24069670
nelgie@evans-rowe.com
10101 Reunion Place, Suite 900
San Antonio, Texas 78216
(210) 340-6555
(210) 340-6664 (fax)
ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT CHRISTUS
SPOHN HEALTH SYSTEM CORPORATION
D/B/A CHRISTUS SPOHN HOSPITAL
KLEBERG
DEFENDANT CHRISTUS SPOHN HEALTH SYSTEM CORP. D/B/A CHRISTUS SPOHN HOSPITAL
KLEBERG’S NOTICE OF ACCELERATED APPEAL – Page 2
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that I served a true and correct copy of this Notice on the following
counsel of record via e-filing on this 21st day of December, 2015:
Thomas J. Henry
thenry@thomasjhenrylaw.com
Greggory A. Teeter
gteeter@thomasjhenrylaw.com
The Law Offices of Thomas J. Henry
521 Starr Street
Corpus Christi, Texas 78401
Counsel for Plaintiff
/s/ Michelle E. Robberson____________________
Michelle E. Robberson
DEFENDANT CHRISTUS SPOHN HEALTH SYSTEM CORP. D/B/A CHRISTUS SPOHN HOSPITAL
KLEBERG’S NOTICE OF ACCELERATED APPEAL – Page 3
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EXHIBIT A
361-668.-5732 03:44:11 p.m. 12-07-2015 213
Filed 12-01-2015 @ 4:00 pm
R. David Guerrero
District Clerk
Jim Wells County, Texas
CAUSE NO. 13-03-52114-CV Diana Guerra-Acero, Deputy
MELISSA HERNANDEZ, IN THE DISTRICT COURT
Plaintiff
VS.
CHRISTUS SPOHN HEALTH 7914 JUDICIAL DISTRICT
SYSTEM CORPORATION, D/B/A
CHRISTUS SPORN HOSPITAL
KLEBERG AND ANDRES BUENO,
Defendants JIM WELLS COUNTY, TEXAS
ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT'S OBJECTIONS TO
PLAINTIFF'S EXPERT REPORTS AND MOTION TO DISMISS
The Court heard Defendant Christus Spohn Health System Corporation, D/B/A Christus
Spohn Hospital Kleberg's Objections to the Sufficiency of Plaintiff's Supplemental Expert Reports
and Motion to Dismiss with Prejudice ("Defendant's Motion") on November 10, 2015. After
considering the motion, responses and other papers filed in this case, argument of counsel, and
taking judicial notice of the materials on file in this case, the Court finds that Defendant's Motion
should be DENIED.
IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that Christus Spohn
Health System Corporation, D/B/A Christus Spohn Hospital Kleberg's Objections to the
Sufficiency of Plaintiff's Supplemental Expert Reports and Motion to Dismiss with Prejudice is
DENIED.
12-01-
Signed: November„, 2015.
owabIC 'eD4dC.erre%
Presiding Judge
1.
361-668-5732 03:44:22 p.m. 12-07-2015 313
Agreed As To Substance and Form:
LAW OFFICES OF THOMAS J. HENRY
/s/ Gregg A. Teeter
THOMAS J. HENRY
STATE BAR No. 09484210
GREGORY A. TEETER
STATE BAR No. 24033264
CURTIS W. FITZGERALD, II
STATE BAR No. 24012626
*Ewa.: gteeter-svc@tjhltnv.com
ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF,
MELISSA HERNANDEZ
*AND*
Agreed As To Form Only:
EVANS, ROWE & HOLBROOK
Is/ Nicki K Elgie
BLAME A. HOLBROOK
STATE BAR No. 24008446
NICKI K. ELGIE
STATE BAR No. 24069670
10101 Reunion Place, Suite 900
San Antonio, Texas 78216
Telephone: 210-340-6555
Facsimile: 210-340-6664
Email: bholbrook@evans-rowe.com
Email: nelgiefatevans-rowe.com
ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT,
CHRISTUS SPOHN HEALTH SYSTEM CORPORATION
Data CHRISTUS SPOHN HOSPITAL KLEBERG
2.
Christus Spohn Health System Corp. D/B/A Christus Spohn Hospital Kleberg v. Melissa Hernandez
Combined Opinion