City of Nassau Bay, Texas v. H. Ray Barrett, and 1438 Kingstree Lane, in Rem

ACCEPTED 01-15-00148-CV FIRST COURT OF APPEALS HOUSTON, TEXAS 12/10/2015 4:23:57 PM CHRISTOPHER PRINE CLERK NO. 01-15-00148-CV ______________________________________ IN THE COURT OF APPEALS FILED IN 1st COURT OF APPEALS FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT HOUSTON, TEXAS HOUSTON, TEXAS 12/10/2015 4:23:57 PM CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE ______________________________________ Clerk CITY OF NASSAU BAY, TEXAS, Appellant, v. H. RAY BARRETT and 1438 KINGSTREE LANE Appellees. ______________________________________ On Appeal from the 152nd Judicial District Court of Harris County, Texas Trial Court No. 2013-10661 ______________________________________ JOINT MOTION TO DISMISS APPEAL ______________________________________ CHAMBERLAIN, HRDLICKA, WHITE, WILLIAMS & AUGHTRY William S. Helfand State Bar No. 09388250 Attorney-in-Charge Charles T. Jeremiah State Bar No. 00784338 1200 Smith Street, Suite 1400 Houston, Texas 77002 Telephone: (713) 654-9630 Telecopier: (713) 658-2553 ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLANT CITY OF NASSAU BAY, TEXAS JOINT MOTION TO DISMISS TO THIS HONORABLE APPEALS COURT: The Parties file this Joint Motion to Dismiss the above-referenced appeal. 1. The parties in this matter, Case No. 01-15-00148-CV; styled “City of Nassau Bay, Texas v. H. Ray Barrett and 1438 Kingstree Lane” have resolved the lawsuit and underlying dispute. 2. Accordingly, the Parties ask the Court to dismiss the pending appeal. 3. For the reasons above the Parties pray that the Court grant their Joint Motion to Dismiss this appeal and order costs be taxed to the party incurring same. Respectfully submitted, /s/ William S. Helfand William S. Helfand Attorney-in-Charge SBOT No. 09388250 bill.helfand@chamberlainlaw.com Charles T. Jeremiah SBOT No. 00784338 charles.jeremiah@chamberlainlaw.com ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLANTS OF COUNSEL: CHAMBERLAIN, HRDLICKA, WHITE, WILLIAMS & AUGHTRY 1200 Smith Street, Suite 1400 Houston, Texas 77002-4401 (713) 654-9630 (713) 658-2553 (Fax) /s/ Iain Gordon Simpson * Iain G. Simpson SBOT No. 00791667 Email: iain@simpsonpc.com ATTORNEY FOR APPELLEES *SIGNED BY PERMISSION OF COUNSEL: SIMPSON, P.C. 1333 Heights Boulevard, Suite 102 Houston, Texas 77008 (281) 9089-0742 (281) 596-5960 – Facsimile CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the Joint Motion to Dismiss Appeal has been served via CM/ECF System and/or by certified mail, return receipt requested, on this 10th day of December, 2015 to: Iain Gordon Simpson Simpson, P.C. 1333 Heights Blvd, Ste 102 Houston, Texas 77088 Email: iain@simpsonpc.com Jeffrey N. Todd The Law Firm of Alton C. Todd 312 S. Friendswood Drive Friendswood, Texas 77546 Email: Jeff@actlaw.com /s/ Charles T. Jeremiah Charles T. Jeremiah 2036185.1 130083.000001