in the Matter of the Marriage of Melba Jo Montgomery and Leo Brian Montgomery

ACCEPTED
14-15-00203-CV
FOURTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS
HOUSTON, TEXAS
11/25/2015 1:34:02 PM
CHRISTOPHER PRINE
CLERK

NO. 14-15-00203-CV

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS FILED IN
14th COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTEENTH DISTRICT HOUSTON, TEXAS
AT HOUSTON, TEXAS 11/25/2015 1:34:02 PM
CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE
Clerk

IN THE MATTER OF THE MARRIAGE OF
MELBA JO MONTGOMERY, Appellant
and
LEO BRIAN MONTGOMERY, Respondent Below
v.
STEWART TITLE COMPANY, DARREN MONTGOMERY,
and VALARIE GALVAN, Appellees
v.
BILAL AQUIL, ET AL, Co-Respondents Below

On appeal from the 310th Judicial District Court of Harris County, Texas

APPELLEES’ RESPONSE TO APPELLANTS’ MOTION FOR
EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE REPLY BRIEF

McLeod, Alexander, Powel & Apffel, P.C.
Anthony P. Brown
State Bar No. 03091300
apbrown@mapalaw.com
Jocelyn A. Holland
State Bar No. 24059965
jaholland@mapalaw.com
802 Rosenberg
P. O. Box 629
Galveston, TX 77553
T: (409) 763-2481
F: (409) 762-1155

ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLEES
STEWART TITLE COMPANY, DARREN
MONTGOMERY,
1 and VALARIE GALVAN
TO THE HONORABLE COURT:

1. Appellant, Pro Se, has filed a Motion for Extension of Time to file her

Reply Brief. In that Motion, Appellant represented to this Court that (1) she had

conferred with Jocelyn Holland, counsel for Appellees, regarding the merits of her

Motion, and (2) Appellees were unopposed to her request for an extension.

2. However, contrary to her Certificate of Service, Appellant never

contacted Jocelyn Holland, or any other attorney at Ms. Holland’s law firm of

McLeod, Alexander, Powel & Apffel, P.C., regarding her request for an extension.

See Exhibit A to this Response. Appellees were unaware of Appellant’s intent to

request an extension until they were served with her Motion yesterday, November

24, 2015.

3. In fact, Appellees were unaware of the Motion to Withdraw attached

to Appellant’s Motion, until yesterday. Further, that Motion is inconsistent with the

representations that Appellant’s counsel, Gogo Owor, made to the undersigned

counsel for Appellant in an email dated October 29, 2015. See Exhibit B attached

hereto. This directly contradicts the correspondence referenced in Appellant's

Motion. Thus, the issue of who - if anyone - represents Appellant Melba

Montgomery in this Appeal is an elusive, moving target.

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 4. That said, Appellees are unopposed Appellant’s request for an

extension of time to file her Reply Brief.

Respectfully Submitted,

McLeod, Alexander, Powel & Apffel, P.C.

/s/ Anthony P. Brown
Anthony P. Brown
State Bar No. 03091300
Jocelyn A. Holland
State Bar No. 24059965
802 Rosenberg; P. O. Box 629
Galveston, Texas 77553
(409) 763-2481; (281) 488-7150
(409) 762-1155 – Facsimile
apbrown@mapalaw.com
jaholland@mapalaw.com
ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLEES

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 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that on this, the 25th day of November, 2015, a true and
correct copy of the foregoing Response was served by email on the following party
and attorney:

Melba Jo Montgomery, Pro Se
17427 Atascacita Bend Dr.
Humble, TX 77396
713-291-2011
melbajmont@yahoo.com

Gogo Owor
Law Office of Gogo U.K. Owor & Associates, P.L.L.C.
6475 Hillcroft Avenue, Suite B
Houston, TX 77081
Tel: (713) 778-8000
Fax: (713) 779-4646
attorney@gogolaw.net

/s/ Jocelyn A. Holland
Jocelyn A. Holland

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 EXHIBIT A
NO. 14-15-00203-CV

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTEENTH DISTRICT
AT HOUSTON, TEXAS

IN THE MATTER OF THE MARRIAGE OF
MELBA JO MONTGOMERY, Appellant
and
LEO BRIAN MONTGOMERY, Respondent Below
v.
STEWART TITLE COMPANY, DARREN MONTGOMERY,
and VALARIE GALVAN, Appellees
V.
BILAL AQUIL, ET AL, Co-Respondents Below

AFFIDAVIT OF JOCELYN A. HOLLAND

THE STATE OF TEXAS §
§
COUNTY OF GALVESTON §

BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority, on this day personally appeared
Jocelyn A. Holland, who being by me duly sworn, deposed and stated under oath
as follows:

"My name is Jocelyn A. Holland. I am counsel for Appellees, Stewart Title
Company, Darren Montgomery, and Valerie Galvan, in this case. I am over the age
of 18 and I am of sound mind. I have personal knowledge of the matters stated
herein.

Appellant Melba Jo Montgomery never contacted me or conferred with me
regarding her request for an extension of time to file a Reply Brie£ Ms.
Montgomery also never contacted anyone at my firm regarding her request for an
extension.

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 "FURTHER AFFIANT SAYETH NOT."

SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO BEFORE ME, on this the ;i,.s;'h day of
NuVl?rV\fl e0 , 2015.
JOHN V. RABEL
My Notaiy ID# 2170938
Expires July 7, 2017

Notary ublic In and For
The State of TEXAS

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 EXHIBIT B
Anthony Brown

From: Gogo UK Owor
Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2015 7:00 PM
To: Anthony Brown; Jocelyn Holland
Subject: NOTICE OF NON-REPRESENTATION; Case No. 14-15-00203-CV; Melba Jo
Montgomery

Dear Mr. Brown: 

I believe I sent you an incomplete message.   On October 13, 2015, I meant to tell you that I am no longer representing 
Ms. Melba Montgomery at the District Court Level. As far as the appeal is concern, I am still the attorney of 
record.  Therefore, please forward all appeal’s filings and related communications to me. 

Thanks. 

Gogo U.K Owor 
Attorney & Counselor at Law 
6475 Hillcroft Ave. Suite B 
Houston, Texas 77081 
Family.Immigration.Criminal.Civil 
Tel: 713‐778‐8000  
Fax: 713‐779‐4646 
Website: http://www.gogolaw.net 

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