in Re: A Purported Lien or Claim Against Helvetia Asset Recovery, Inc.

ACCEPTED 04-14-00357-CV FOURTH COURT OF APPEALS SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 8/5/2015 9:42:20 PM KEITH HOTTLE CLERK 04 -14 -00357 CV RECEIVED IN 4th COURT OF APPEALS Jn 'ar:be QCourt R CLAIM On the ~!l-Y of 0~ . -. ~·lt~~ .m. the abo~. ~iitltd and oumbe1Cd .cause~ this ~µit ·Q;.t.<.iewcd a mo~ veriti~ Pl afr~vit, of Robert "R~pley and the doourmmaq1m [*bed. tltereto. .Adgi"tiona.lly, t'he ~ reviewed .the -~1.wammty .Deed' 1 and . . . ~ there any ootfoc,_ofiM'Coun'-~ l"(:V.B;.wi .tb@ eQ'1.11 having made t}l:euetennination t.¥tll)Beci:sion rourd be made sc1ie1y on review of the docum.en1ation ~ ih..c authority vested in ·~e Court undt1-S~apter J, Chapter 5.:t.el1he Texas f'.s0v~ Co&=. ~ Coun finds -as fq~: the W.manty De:edy attached hereto as Exhibit I; the Re~ A _,. w~ty l1eed, attache4 bmrto· as Exhibit 2~-and the Correction Wammty Deed, attached tum:f:i>.. ~ as Exhibit 3 {CQUectiveJy, the "Wattanty D~tl's!'}, are KOT created bY ·implied or expr~. i . consent or agre.e.m.ern ·&r~· ob1igor, d~~• 6f the~ owner of the rea.l property or by impli.ed or ~e Watranty o•:1i'tjac~· hereto as ·sx1lil11ls l"'31 do nol ~t Pan;tdw OOrporation any interest ~n 4 the proper~"1d~scribed therein. l .4 ! • Tbe· G()uti makes ,oo :finding· a \l'i! 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My rusme i!J:Rtitiert llipJey, I am ~:~W.l!ni!Ninc t2J) ~ ~~.ap. and j ha'Vtl fttlq bOC1'I ·00nvi'1;;d ,,Of~f flk)ny or Of ..,. ~t itlV.QIVing mOi't1 'Uj)!tudc. l • ·6.J~)i ~t cu uaDJddsi'Atnlla111t undcr..>mtn; hm abk l\11-wcar; • r l !im:b7 do awmr.-l.hilt'alt of'tha f&cts Mn! mthiiAffld~truc and cortcet and wilhlnlftJ ~ knowktf&C. 2. Attached he~ 'u "Exhibit •w• is a true &ml. ~ ·COP)' of Helvetia A$Sei· IW»v.try, Inc. •s ("'HclYciia~•·1. Ccrttfk:lle of Fcmn•ti~. eff~~t1g111t 2, 2001, ·lfioWma that RtlW&;is mthorizc4fto-JiM J,000 sblris:Cfttock. -~, Atta~ llc:rcto • Exbibif ~9'·~ •··Wt: and ~ .~ of tfio Mim.itm•o1aho ()rpniUtkm M.~iif'The Board ~b-rs of Hclffria A~vi.ry, Ine.. a Por·Pr.ot'ti Corporation, daWI:: ii'-~• J7, 200~. ~~ -'1,000 9h1r:H or :ttotJ;'W..l"uerto Verde, !Ad. $« .lixhibit "'8" i.t •• EXHIBi,f 1 l rA~.'f· .. 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E & F. See attached Exhibit 1. Affidavit of BURTON KAHN. President of HELVE TIA ASSET RECOVERY, INC., and Exhibits A, B, C, D, E & F. II. On September 18, 2013, in the exercise of the county clerk's official duties as County Clerk of.Bexar County. Texas, the county clerk received and filed three Warranty Deeds with Vendor's Lien ana recorded tbe a.t-o -wa:t not chane;cd by the IIBLVBTIA ASSET R.TICOVBRY, INO over tho weekend ofAugust 17, 2007. "7. .. . The fraudulent Stock Certificate pwports to bear the signature ofKenneth E. Moore as President and Secretary. Known documents bearing Kenneth Moore's signature were sent to Mr. Curtis Baggett, a document examiner and expert witness, to compare to the signatures of 3 ~· . . .: . Kenneth E. M~re :on the fraudulent Stock Transfer Certificate. Attached as Exhibit M and made . . . ! a part hereof by referenccjs Mr. Baggett's report concluding that Mr. Moore's signature is forgery a ;.· . on the fraudhlent Certificate identified as Exhibit J, including both signatures on the certificate as president and secretary on the fraudulent Certificate, identified as Q-1 in Ml'.· Baggett' s report. Mr. Baggett' s qwtlifications are also attached to Exhibit M. "8. .further, the Organiz.ational Minutes otHELVET!AA:SSET .llliC..:UV bK y' INC..:, page 3, (Exhibit L) 'reads in part: "Resolved that the Business Corporation issuing shares of Business Corporation•s authorized shares of common stock (no par value) for price of $1.00 each .... Cu.uijill~wliun 1,;w;h." R~olv...mmonl;r known t>~ 3?30 011~11 W"Y• ConYPr~.-, Tv>n•I Wo.u"rtrf Dc.ed wl\1-. i'/~'.lds-1'n "" ,..,i..,~1...ig..d l:,,.f1>•• mo o · IZ,'2013 ,20Ja,byRobertR1 ,P fandon behalf of HELVETIA ASSET RECOVERY, INC. ----~- ·a·,r..o i!®l AIMNlli\GIBSONTIOMORe ·~ ,..::_.A; Notary Pii!JV~ • ~'' STATEOFTEXAS · f)] "rq~t1t1111.l•MlltJIZOt4 -~-~ ........ ........................... ~...., '.'it '.Hi.' AFTBR RECORDlNO RETURN TO: :i.. 2 ' ' .CERTIFICATE Thr pDge 10 which this c•r11flcntc I• Dm~•d 111 ny h••·r bo•n nllercd lo r<0duT.f:.D~. _ _ _ _ _.......,_ GERAnD C. RJCKHOFF COUNTY CLERK DEKAR COUNTY, TEXAS DY;~· 11>1.3\ .~ d Dc11uty Dole ' ' ~= ' Dae# 20130199236 #Pages 3 09/23/2013 11:27AM e-Filed &. e-Re<;ordeu In U1e Official ?ublic Records of BEXAR COUNTY GERARD C. R!CKHOFF COUNTY CLERK Fees$20.00 STATE OFTEXAS COUNTY OF BEXAR This is to Certify that this document was e·FllED and e-RECORDED in the Official Public Records of Bexar County, Texa$ on thi$ "c been 1lfcrcd lo rcdac:tco11Rdenrtol pol'50nol Jnronnallon bul Is olbon1·lso n ruil, lruc ~nd corrccl copy orlhe (lrfglnol on nit nnd orr.cord In my office. Arn:.sTtD:.____==-- GEMRD C RICKHOFF COUNTY CLERK BEXAR COUNn', Tl!XAS Jo,3\.13 Deputy Dale ... Gerard Rickhoff COUNTY CLERK • BEXAR COUNTY COURTHOUSE 100 DOLOA.OSA, SUITE 104 SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 78205 BEXAR COUNTY CERTIFICATE STATE OF TEXAS§ COUNTY OF BEXAR§ I, GERARD RICKHOFF, COUNTY CLERK OF BEXAR COUNTY, TEXAS, DO HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THE FOREGOING ISA TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF THE OFFICIAL PUBLIC RECORDS OF REAL PROPERTY OF BEXAR COUNTY, TEXAS, NOW IN MY LAWFUL CUSTODY AND POSSESSION AS SAME APPEARS OF RECORD FILED IN: VOLUME f ~ -'O 5 tf PAGE ~ li),f) . THIS COPY MAY HAVE BEEN ALTERED TO REDACT CONFIDENTIAL PERSONAL INFORMATION AS REQUIRED BY TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 552.147. JN TESTIMONY WHEREOF~ WITNESS MY HAND AND OFFICIAL SEAL OF OFFICE GIVEN IN THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, BEXAR COUNTY, TEXAS, ON TIDS 31.st DAY OF O~+<>hft'- A.D., 20 =.t-=:3'----___; . ·. GERARD RICKHOFF COUNTI:" CLERK BEXAR COUNTY, TEXAS ANY PROVISION HEREIN wmce RESTRICTS THE SALE, RENTAL; OR USE OF THE DESCRIBED REAL PROPERTY BECAUSE OF RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, SEX, HANDICAP, FAMILIAL STATUS OR NATIONAL ORIGIN JS INVALID AND UNENFORCEABLE UNDER FEDERAL LAW. Book 16352Page1"838 3pgs Doc#20130198632 WARRA!'ffY DEED WITH YJ!iNDOR'S LIEN NOT~CE OF CONFIDENTIALITY RIGHTS: IFVOU ARE ANATURAL PERSON, YOU MAY REMOVE OR STRIKE ANY OR ALL:OF·.THE FOLLOWJNG INFORMATION F'RO.M ANY INSTRUMENT THAT TRANSFERS AN INTEREST IN REAL PROPERTY BEFORE IT IS .FILED FOR RECORD JN !-HE PUBLIC RECORDS: YOUR SOCIAL SECt;JRITY NUMBER OR YOUR DRIVER'S LICENSE NUMBER. mite: . , 2013 Gral'!tor: HELVETIA ASSET RECOVERY, INC. Gnn,1or>s Malling Address: 13123 F.eather. ~~i?t, ~Ill\ Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, 78233 ....... Grantee: ACSBLDR, lNC dlb/a Stellar H;~es .. Grantee's Malling Address: 3910 Bogie Wav. Converse. Bexar County. Teirns78!09 Consideration: The Sllll1 ofTEN AND NO/lOD DOLLARS ($10.00) and other 11ood and valuable consideration to the undersigned in hand paid by Grantee herein named, the receipt of which is hercby.acknowlcdgedt end the further consideration of the execution and delivery by Grantee of · · his/her/their one cenain Promissory Note of even •dale herewith in the principal sum of ONE HUNDRED TWENTY THOUSAND ONE HUNORED 'FOUR and N0/100 DOLLARS ($120, 104.00) payable lo !he order of PLAJNS C~ITAL BANK as therein provided and bearing interest at the rates therein specified, and providing'for acceleration of maturity in event of default and for attorney's fees, the payment cfwhlch note·is secured by the Vendor's Lien herein retained, and ts aclditionally secured hy a Deed of Trus! of even date herewhh to DAruIBLL G. ADAMS, Tru.stee. ·: ... Property (lneluding any Improvements): .; .LOT 14, BLOCK 7, KEY LARGO s.tJMnvtSION, BEXAR COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDBD IN VOLUME 9573, PAGE(S) 13, DBED AND PLATRECORDS·.OF BEXAR COUNTY, TEXAS; also moi~ (;Qmmonl7 known a~ 3954 Bogie Way, Convcroc, TcxP:> 78109; Reservations from Rad Exceptions to Conveyance end Warrant)': · . ·This conveyance is made nnd accep!ed subject lo the following matters, to the ex.lent same arc lq ~trcct at this time; any am;I all restrlcllons, ~ovcnants, conditions Bl1d casements, If any, relating to the herein above described property, but only to the ex lent they are still in c!Tcet, shown of rc~o~d in the herein above mentioned County and State, and lo all 20ning laws, regulations and ordinance.c of municip2I and/or other govemmental.auilldrities, .ifany, but onl~ to the extent that they am still in elfeel, relating ICI the herein above described property. ·• '1 ;·: • J I-/'3 . Exhibit B ID-Dato Dopuly - ....--· ---· ... '-- ~ ,. ..,·. .~. !t.1~;·. t \: : ~ . . t·;·.l~r·r . . .·. Grantor, for the consideration and sulU~c~ ,to the reservations from artd exceptions to conveyance and warranty, grants, sells, and conveys to' Grantee the property, together with all and singular t!ie rights and appurtenances thereto in any wise belonging; I= Dcpuly ;' . ". Doc# 20130198632 # Pages3 0912.012.013 3: 13PM e-f'il<:S 0.FREALPROPERTY OF BEXAR COUNTY, TEXAS, NOW JN MY LAWFUL CUSTODY AND POSSESSION AS SAME APPEARS OF RECORD FJLED IN: VOLUME lb 3 5~ PAGF. I«$~ . TIDS COPY MAY HAVE BEEN ALTERED TO REDACT CONFIDENTIAL PERSONAL INFORMATION AS REQUIRED BY TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 552.147. JN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, WITNESS MY HAND AND OFFICIAL SEAL OF OFFICE GIVEN JN THE ClTY OF SAN ANTONIO, BEXAR COUNTY, TEXAS, ON THIS 31.6± . DAY OF D~--\-p'b.m.- A.D., 20 z;J.?~-- GERARl> :RlCKllOFF COUNTY CLtRK BEXAR COUNTY, TEXAS BY: ~ MCJerk &..- Dep~unty ~-»1 ANY PROVJSJON HEREIN WHICH RESTRICTS THE SALE, RENTAl,, OR USE OF THE DESCRlHlW REAL PROPERTY HECAUSE OJI' RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, SEX, HANDICAP, FAMILIAL STATUS OR NATIONAL ORIGIN IS INVALID AND UNENFORCEABLE UNDER FEDERAL LAW. \ Book 16352Page 16103pgs Doe# 20i3019&589 I. ti . \. WA.KKANTY DEl!:U WITH Yt;NUUK'.S LJ.l'.iN NOTICE OF CONFIOENTIALlTY RJGIITS: IF YOU ARE ANATURAL PERSON, YOU MAY REMOVE OR STRIKE ANY OR ALL OFT.HE FOLLOWING INFORMATION F,ROM ANY INSTRUMENT THAT TRANS~~~S AN INTEREST IN REAL PROPERTY BEFORE JT IS FILED FOR RECORD IN TIIE PUBLIC RECORDS: YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER OR YOUR DRIVER'S LICENSE NUMBER. Date: ~W 148, , 2013 Grantor: HELVETIA ASSET RECOVERY, INC. ... , Mailing AddreHl 13123 Fea1her Point. San Antonio. Bexar County, Texa:1: 781)3 Grantor's Grantee: ACSBLDR, INC d/b/a Stellar Homes Grantee's Mailing Address: 3910 Bogie Way, Converse. Bexar County, Tex!lll 78109 Consideration: The sum ofTEN ANO NO/I 00 DOLLARS ($10.00) and other good and valuable consi~cration to the undersigned 'in hand paid by Grantee herein named, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged; and the further consideration oflhc execution and doll very by Grantee of his/her/their one ceraiin Promissory Nbte .or ev~11lil&ie here\vith In the principal sum of ONE HUNDIIBD EIOHTV-~TOHT TIIOUSA NJ)' and iJdftlfla DOLLARS (S 188.000.00) payable to the order of PLAINS CAPITAL BANK as tberein,.p~~idce ana tearing interest at the rates therein spci;ified, nnd providing for acceleration offuaturiiy'in event of default llJld for attorney's fees, the payment of which note is secured by ihc Vendor's Lien herein relained, lllld isaddltlonally secured ~y ":Dod. .,fT'l'UCt ,,r ovon d..to h•r,.with to DAP.RE:Lt. Q. ADAM~, Truct.•. Property (including any Improvements): ~: .;·: :~ .. LOT 22, DLOCK 9, J<.m' Lr'ill.00 SUDDIVIStON, omu.n COUNTY, 'l"OXAS, ACCORDING TO MAP OR PLAT THEREOF. RECORD8l) IN VOLUME 9573, PAGE(S) 13, DEED AND PLAT RECORDS OF BEXAR COUNTY, TEXAS; also more commonly known as 395 I Bogie Way~ Converse, TX 78109: Reservations from and E11ccptlons to Conveyance and W11rranty: : ·This conveyance is made and aeccplcd subject to !he following matters, to the extent same 11re In .effect at this time; any and all restrictions, covenants, conditions and casements, if any, rel~ti11g to 1he herein above described property, but only 10 the extent they arc still Jn effect, shown of record in the herein above mentioned County and State, and to all zoning laws, regulations and ordinances of mlll\icipal andi'or other g(jv.emn1tntill autlitllities, ifany, but only 10 the extent that they are st1!1 in effect, relating to the herein above' des'crib'edipropeny. .. ,\.:l.···· · Grantor for the considerati6n and subjeet to the reservations from and exceptions to conveyance my omt.,, :ATTESTED:_--=........,,..,....-- ~~ C. RICKUOFF COU1'TY CLERK D£.XAR COUNn', TEXAS BY: ..)-./ JD·{)/. /3 Exhibit c Deputy Dntt '------ ·-·--·-- --··-- ·-- . -- -:--·· \ .. :; singular !he rights and appurtenances thereto in an~·wi~e belonging, to have and hold it to Grantee, Grantee's heirs, eKccutors, administrators, successors, or assigns forever. Grantor hereby binds Granier and Grantor's heirs, executors, administrators, and successors to warrant and forever defend all and singtdar lhe property to Grantee and Granlec's heirs, executors, adminlstre(ors, successors, and assigns, agaimt every person whomsoever lawfully claiming or to claim the same or any part thereof, except as to the mervations from and ~x~eptions to WM"anty. . It is expressly agreed that the ~NDOR'S~JJ;:N, os well as 1hcSuperiorTitlc in and to the nbovi;: de11nrihed premi~es, fa rettihi'~ ~lti~i 1 :ii.fi.~·li1io.,,~ described pr C. RIC:KHOFF COUl\'TI' CLERK nµAR COUN1-Y, TEXAS . nv~:...;· ...· -=-=-------- 10 ...3[.J~ : • .,:, nrpuiy Dalt \ . ·~· .. .. Doc# 20130198589 #Pages3 09/20/2013 2:54PM e-Filod & c-Rccordcd in the Official PubHc Records of BEXAR COUNTY GERARD C. RICKHOFF COUNTY CL.ERK F~s$20.00 STATE OF Tl::XAS GOUNTY OF 61iXAR Thfi; is lo Certify that this document was e-Fl~ED and e-RECORDED in the Officlal Publfe Records of Bexar County, Texat. on this date and time stamped thereon. 09/20/2013 2:54PM COUNTY CLERK, BEXAR COUNTY TEXAS CERTIFICATE Tilt pngc lo wl1lch this ecnlf1C11le Is offi1cd n1ny hn,·c llw1 nlltrcd fl> l'tdncl Cohfldtntlnl p 1'&. THIS CO'.PY MAY HAVE BEEN ALTERED TO REDACT CONFIDENTIAL PERSONAL JNFORMATION AS REQUIRED BY TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 552.147. lN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, WITNESS MY HAND AND OFFJCJAL SEAL OF OFFICE GIVEN IN THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, BEXAR COUNTY, TEXAS, ON THJS .3 irl- DAY OF De.~bQL. . A.U., :ZO .L~. • GERARD RICKHOFF COUNTY CLERK BEXAR COUNTY, TEXAS ~~=.:.=~r.Ju..,..~__i,,;,M~©-J)~a BY: Dep~nty Clerk 1 i-- ANY PROVISION HERElN WHICH RESTRICTS THE SALE, RENTAL. OR USE OF THE DESCRIBED REAL PROPERTY BECAUSE OF RACE, COLOR, REL1GION, SEX, HANDICAP, FAMILIAL S'l'ATUS OR NATIONAL ORIGIN IS INVALID AND UNENFORCEABLE UNDER FEDERAL LA'Y! Book 16411 Page 718 3pgs Doe# 20130225299 First American Title l Gf# ~"'kQfr~ · ~.nC'iot.;ONFIDENTIALITY RlGHTS: IF YOU AREA NATURAL PERSON, YOU MA,f JttMOVE OR S'r~ll(E ANY OR ALL OF rim FOLLOWJNG lNFORi'fATION FR.OM ANY INSTRUMENT THAT TRANSFERS AN JNT.EREST IN REAi, PROPER'l'Y B:.t:FORt JT JS .FU.ti> FO.R RtCOR.l> J.N TB'.E PU.BLlC Rl:CORDS: YO\'JR socm:. SECURITY NUMBER OR YOUR DRIVER'S LICENSE NUMBER• .' ' FATCO·S~ WARRANTY DEED WITH VENDOR'S LIEN Oc1oberZ.~2013 ·Gratitorr HELVETIA ASSET RECOVERY, INC. ' . l. Griuitor's Mailing Address: -~-m33 Grantee: ACSBLOR, .INC. db.1 STBl.LAR HOMES o_.ant4CiJ4 }'..f,..il:ng Acfdrc»I ~l~~Way Coiwcrs~, Tcxa$ 78 !09 Hex;ir CounlY Co11sidcrntion: C:ish aud a note ofeven date c.~ccu1cd by Gmn!Ql and pay.iblc to the otdcrofBROADYWAY ~A;i'IONAL BANK in the principal Amount of ONE HUNDRED TWEN7Y SlX 'JiiOUSAND FOUR lil).NDRED ANIJ OU/.IOOTiiS DOLLARS ($126,400.00) which represen1spart paymentofthopurclw.c price Tlwnotcis sceu~b}•a first and superior vendor's lion and supcriortttlcrctained in this clt'.:4 1•1y Date ·- .. -· ·- ·- - ' .. forever dcforul all and singular the Pro~~ ta Grantee and Gra11t~s heirs, su~rs. and assign~ ag1insl every person wuoms~r 1awruuy c1aimins e>r 10 c1a1m 1n~ same or any p'111 1ncroor; except as 10 111~ Rc!iOl\l:llioll.!I from Comiey:tnce and tho R.~cepliom to Conveya11te and Wnnanty. Tho vendor's Ue11 agairu1 and supcriorlitlete> the Propony~re retained until oacll note described is fully p111id ('Otorropcnytl1a1 iscvidc11ced by lhcnotc. The first and superior vendor's Jienapist end C11J\'!pnr 1il!e In the Prnpezty nrA rel2it!M fni lllo benefit ofRROAOYWAY NATIONAL BANX and arc 1~f~r1ed lo BROADYWAY NATIONAL BANK without recourse against Oranror. Whon the context requires, slnp,ular noons and pronouns include tho plur:il. STATE OFTEXAS · COUNTY OF BBXAR ------:"- ~GlllSONTIDMO!!E . a Notti, l'IJlllc STATEOFTEX~ MrCollm. f111.1111212D14 " ~·"" .. ~:;;:;;....;,:;;;;,;;:,;;;;:m,:;~;..;.;...11 (~ . AFTER RECORDING RETURN TOi ACS:Sl.DR, JNC. dbA STELL~OMES 66~4 ~SoadxWlly31JC fDltJ( Conytt.t'l'0 1 T~xu,ilCIP WARRANTY DEED Wi11l VENDOR'S LIEN PAOIHOF2 CERTIFICATE Tho p11gc to which this certtncolols affixed nony hDvt been Dltrred to ,..dnd conHd•r>tfal personal lnformnllon but is olbcrwisr o r..11, true nnd correct copy or !hr originnl on file ond or record In h•)' offi«, ATT~Tl1D• GERARD c.'""m=cKH=,_,o....F""li'-- COUNTv CLERK BEXAR COU.Nyj•'}f-XAS DVi L(':J I /-q-rJ Drpuly Dnte .,...... Doc# 20130225299 #Pages 3 10/30/2013 2:35PM "'-l=il<>d R. o-Fl..,,,ordod in lh<> Official Public Records of BEXAR COUNTY GERARD C. RICKHOFF COIJfllTV Cl FRK Fees$2o.oo STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF 6EXAR This is lo Certify that this document was e-FILED and e-RECORDED In the Official Public Records of Bexar County, Texas >)fl thl~ dole and limo; ~!otllj.l<:J lhcr<:i;in, 10/30/2013 2:35PM COUNTY CLERK, BEXAR COUNTY TEXAS CERTI.FlCAl'E Th• pag• to which thl• ccrtlnt11tt Is o!IDcod may hnv~ brcn "ltcn:d t<> redact confidentlal personal inronuollon but l• olh~nli~e a full, !rue 1111d torrtcl copy orlhf orfglnnl on Olr and af reeord in my office. ATTJ;.ST.ED1 _ _ _ __ GERARD C. RICKHOFF COUNTY CLERK BEXAR COUNTJ.iTIJXAS B\': _ _,_;lr;;.....~SJ.,,.______ /I- t..f-r_j Dc-puty Dale Gerard Rickhoff COUNTY CLERK • BEXAR COUNTY BEXAR COUNTY COURTHOUSE 100 DOLOROSA, SUITE 104 SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 78205 CERTIFICATE STATE OF TEXAS§ COUNTY OF BEXAR§ I, GERARD RlCKHOFF, COUNTY CLERK OF BEXAR COUNTY, TEXAS, DO HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THE FOREGOING IS ATRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF THE OFFICIAL PUBLIC RECORDS OF REAL PROPERTY OF BEXAR COUNTY, TEXAS, NOW IN MY LAWFUL CUSTODY AND POSSESSION AS SAME APPEARS OF RECORD FILED JN: VOLUME J&,4 l I PAGE Q- L8: "'l'HJS COPY MAY HAVE BEEN ALTERED TO REDACT CONFIDENTIAL PERSONAL INFORMATION AS REQUIRED BY TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 552.147. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, WITNESS MY HAND AND OFFICIAL SEAL QI; QFFJCE GJVEN IN T~ITY QFSAN ANTONIO, BEXAR COUNTY, TEXAS, ON THIS 4(1< »AY oF [Jjfj_Ye m !:&c. A.D., 20 I2 . GERARD RICKHOFF COUNTY CLERK BEXAR COUNTY, TEXAS nv: - '-'a~ ~e~pu~ty-c-ou-1~- - 'er" "'~. L. .<. >C12c~ .=L.- ANY PROVISION HEREIN WHICH RESTRICTS T.HE SALE, RRNTAL, OR USE OF THE DESCRIBED REAL PROPERTY BECAUSE OF RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, Sl!:X, HANDICAP, FAMILJAL STATUS OR NATIONAL ORIGIN IS INVALID AND UNENFORCEABLE UNDER FEDERAL LAW•. ,Book 16411 Page·732 3pgs . Doc# 20130225301 r11:;r iVTit5i~on Tiile . GF# \ Cft.cB33rrATCO-SA $ ~ . . J\TOTIC~ OF CONFJDENTIAt.nv rue.ins, IFVOU All.EA NATtmA.t.l'lmSON, \'OU MAY ~MOVE OR STRIKE ANY OR ALL OF THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION FROM ANY INSTRUMENT THAT TRANSFERS AN INTER.EST IN REAL PROPERTY BEFORE IT IS FlLED FOR RECORD IN TIIE l'lJBLlC RECORDS: YOUR SOClAL SECUl.U'l"ll ?-TUMllJ:n on 'iO\JJ.\ DIUVEn·s LlCENGl'HWMlnm. . WARRANTY DEED WIIB VENDOR'S LIEN !Jate: uctoller~ ZUIJ •, Grantor: HBLVfil1A ASSET R.ECOVERV, INC. Gr~titvT'> Mnl\11111 tularcn; Gr~11tee: -~ACSBLDR, INC. dba STELLAR HOMES Grantet's Mailin2 Address: .·. ~o~ 4 Wny Converse, Texas 78109 BcXllr County ~o~sider~tion: Cash and a note ofeven date c.~ceuted by Grantee arid pnyabl~to tlt~ordcrofBROADY\VA Y · NATIONAL BANK in the principal amouni of ONE HUNDRED FOR.TY 1WO THOUSAND FOUR HUNDR.EDANDOO/JOOTHSDOLLARS(Sl42,400.00}whichrcpmentspaltpa}mcntof~purchascpri~ . +£"th. -pfC.~rty, ilw, ~~W \D KWrM. lty C'o fu.ot llni 'l'IJ)Mf~t ..,C.ndcu1Q- L\'IJC'a Aftd. a.~po-nO'I' tiU. n.toiftcd. \~ i.hi:s d,...d, in mvorofBROADYWAY NATIONAL BANK lllld bya firsl·lien deed oftrvstof evcndateftomGrantcelo D'LAYNE RHYNSBURGER, Trusteo. Pro11crtY Ontludinf. any imi>rovemtnls): LOT 52, BLOCK 7, .KEY LARGO SUBDMSION, DEXAR COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDiNG TO MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN VOLUME 9513, PAGE(S) 13, DEED AND PLAT RECORDS OF BEXAR COUN1Y, TEXAS. Resnv~!ions rrom and Emptions ti) Conveynnce nnd Warranty: Validly CKisting casements, riS)lls-of·way, and prc.miptiw rigllls, whether of r~rd or not; all pt•.e.n1ly raeotdtd ~ftd '':tlicll~ •nios.:",g R-tetnm~itnt11, ~tho,1h~ oon~•i;uJ:t!Ov ol°th• C!\ir·H.o.ei f'H o~~ta, thstG.A'"~t tbc Proimty; and ta."tionsto . Conveyance and Warr;mly, grants, sdls, nnd canvcysloGran!~the i>iqierfy, l<>gctherwith all and singulaiihe rishtnnd ~pp11nenances 1hc1CT0 in any way belonging, to bave and to hold it to Grantee !llld Gfl!lllce's heirs, successor$, and assigns forever. Oranror binds Grantor and Grantor's heirs and su=sso~ lo warrant and WARRANN OEED WlT.H V£ND0R'S L!EW l"l\OJ: 1 or i. CERTIFICATE Th• pag• to which this «rtlflcat~ Is affiXtd m~y have b••n Olt•red to l'iy !"'"""' wh""'""'""' la.wtullr c;blmlng or lo ~lo.Im ~ sant; or ~ny pan lhcrwr, o;,;o;p1 "' 10 th• ReSer\lali~ frnm Co1111ey:mce and the Eicceptio!1$ IO Conveyance Md Warrt1nty, ·. · The ~dor'$ Iicn against and superior title to the Properly •re TClalned un1il cacb notcde$C:tl"bcd is fully p~id 11ourdi119 lb it< IOl'llU, 61 whi•ll bll'l6 thi• deed wlll l.eoom• ftboolute. BROADYWAYNATIONALBANK,etGran1c.G'srr.qu=t,haspaidincoshtoG11111onhatponionof lhepur~~ priccoflhoPropcrtylhat ~ C\'id~ by thcllOfc. The lim 1111d supt;riorYGlldor'~ limapimtand siipmor title lo the Ptopcrty arc tttainr.d ror the bClle.lit cfBR.OADYWAV NATIONAL BANK and ~re 1mnsferred te> Bl1.0ADYWAY NATIONAL BANK without !'CCCIII~ asninst Granto:. ~n !he con1cx1 requires, sinsular noun$ and pronouns include tho plum!. · "L· 11$: STATE OF TEXAS COUNiY Oil f.lCXAR AFTER RECORDJNC RETURN TO: ACSBLOR, INC. dba STEL~~~~~, l.. UJ.dKc1•SQ111blllay~/() ~\ CunviorK, Tcxu 7810~ wAJW.i.m' DEED WITH VENDOR'S LIEN J>AGR201't CE~ruiCATE Tho paco 10 which this crrtlRc:itr ls affix..t moy hn"e b<rth• <>rlglnol on Ill• ond <>f rctorll In my officr. ATTFSTED: _ _~~­ GERAlID C RlClCl'!OFF COUNTI' CLERK JlExAR <:OVNTY, TEXAS B\': ~ JI- t/-t:J ~u!y ' Datr Doc# 20130225301 #Pages 3 1013012013 2:35PM e•Fited & e-Recorded in the Official Public Reeords of BEXAR COUNTY GERARD C. RICKHOFF COUNTY CLERK Fees$20.00 STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF DEXAR Tliis is lo Certify that this document was e-FILEO and e-RECORDED In lhe Official Public Records of Bexar Countv. Texas on this dale and time .sfampcd !hereon. 10130/2013 2:35PM COUNTY CLERK, BEXAR COUNlY TEXA$ CERTIFlCAT£ Tiie pngr Co which this tt111Rcnte ls llffittd moy hll\'f hem ollmd to redact conRdtntfal pe!'lonnl fnfonnaflon but Is olhtrniSt' n full, tn.10 nnd ~nrttol copy of lh• orlglnnl on nl• nnd ~f ...cord In m)' om... A1i.ESTED:._ _ _ __ GERAJU> C, RJCJ):· tc:_'2_ TEXAS Deputy ' . Gerard Rickhoff COUNTY CLERK BEXAR COUNTY BEXAR COUNTY COURTHOUSE 100 DOLOROSA. SUITE 104 SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 78205 .- . "· CERTIFICATE STATE OF TEXAS§ COUNTY OF BEXAR§ . I, GERARD RICKHOFF, COUNTYCLERKOF BEXAR COUNTY, TEXAS, DO HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THE FOREGOING ISA TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF THE OFFICIAL PUBLIC RECORDS OF REAL PROPERTY OF BEXAR COUNTY. TEXAS. NOW IN MY LAWFUL CUSTODY AND POSSESSION AS SAME APPEARS OF RECORD FILED IN: VOLUME Ila r..111 PAGE 1. ):) THIS.COPY MAY HAVE BEEN ALTERED TO REDACT CONFIDENTIAL PERSONAL INFORMATION AS REQUIRED BY TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 552.147. _ IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, WITNESS MY HAND AND OFFICIAL SEAL qi}5>!FlCE GlVEN 1N THE~TY OF SAN ANTONIO, BEXAR COUNTY, TEXAS, ON THIS ~ - DAV OF -i tJ/1lk{J.,tJljb()r A.D., 20 /3 . • GERARD RICKHOFF 1r"'"'1HfltJ1' •• -•' ·- ti,,-<,. COUNTY CLERK ,«' ·;.~ 1. 0 1,,, . r~··~"). ._..,.9-. ••••.'1 0 /': ~.. BEXAR COUNTY, TEXAS : ," ...... J1' ·-.:~~;..\ : / .·o-·...• • J • <> ~ ~·~: -.·~i: ~ '5 -? 9'~. . ,I~~ ~ - :·n~ • ~;: '3. ;.: -· ':- 'j; ,.J. • I ,......_ .: ~ ~ ..... ./... •• : r' . ··... ...•.. ":-;-,,,:~{,,.,. . - ... "·i~ ..--., ,~ ,, :./').... ';,, 1r, ·S ·~. \,\.'' . '1,~ "'· I l,11 111 \I\\ \\~' ., . . . ANY PROVISION HEREIN WIDCH RESTRICTS THE SALE, RENTAL, OR USE OF THE Ut;~t:lUl:UMJ REAL l"KOYJl.ilff:Y BECAU:Sl!i OF RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, :5l!'tX, HANDJCAr, FAMILIAL STATUS OR NATIONAL ORIGIN IS INVALID AND lJNENFORCEABLE UNDER FEDERAL LAW. .. '· Book 16411 Page 786 3pgs Doc# 20'!30225306 First American Title GF# 12>~oa'11- ~FATco-sA $ NOTICE OF CONFJDENTlALITY RIGHTS: IF YOU ARE A Ni\TURAL PEKSUN, YOU MAY REMO\I.~ on STRIKE ANY OR. ALt mr Till: F()LLOMNG lN'FORMATION ·FROM ANY .INSTRUMENT 1'HATTMNSFERS AN lN'fEltEST lN REAL PROPERTY DEFOnE IT 1$ men 'FOR ll\l:COltD JN 'mt PUllUC RECORDS; VOU:R SOC1Al, SECURITY NUMBER OR YOUR DRIVER'S LICENSE NUMBER. WARRANTY DEED WITH VENDOR'S LIBN OctobcrZf. zo l3 • Grantor: HELVETIAASSETRECOVllRY,INC. Gr~ntcc: ACS6LDR, INC., a Texas wrpora1ioq 1 C.,.n"too o M4"1:11g Add.-oPPot . . 8lJO~'t ~a4~Way Converse, Tox;is 7KI09 llcl!ar Countv . Coiisidcrntion: cm and II note of even date ~llllUICd by GrllOIC¢ and payablo lo the order ofJEFFERSON · BAj-1.K in 100 principal nmaunt ofONE HUNDRED TWF.Nli' SBVBN THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED FORTY AND 00/l OOTHSJ}QLLARS (S 127,440.00) which represents part paymcn1 oflhc purcbascprlce of 111011ropcr1y. ·me note is socurcd tly a11rst aJlCI superior vemlo(s lien ana supcrtortl!I~ rei.11noa in lllisacec tn favof'of JEFFERSON BANK and by a .first-lien dcoi of Irust of CVcn dato fro1n G!'lllllec tel DANNY B. BUTLER, irusttc. LOTS, BLOCK 9, KEY LARGO SUBDlVISJON, BEXAR COUNTY, TEX/IS, ACCORDJNG TO MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN VOLlJM1!957J, PAQP.(S) lJ, DEED AND PLAT RECORDS OF BEXAR ~OUNT'I'. 'l'EXAS. Ru,rvRtions rronl ~nd Exceptions to ConveyAnc~ aqd Warr:nlty: Vo!ldly exiS1ing cascincnls, rlghts.Of·\\'3)', 3ruJ pructiptivc ri~hts, whether of n:eord or not; all prcscmry rci:oraell a11\I valldlycxl5llng ll1'Ullll1Cn1:<, mh<;r 1han cuuv~1••n1;'" ur1h~ ·~·r•w (l;o .,......., ll•w.nll\M th~ Property; and ta"cs for 2013, which Grantee assumes and agrees 10 pay, and subsequent assessments for that and prior ycius due lo chnnac in land usage, ownership, or bolh, Ille pa}'ITIClll ofwhieh Grantee mumcs. Cl":t.nt~r 1 thr th@ t'tint;~rntion nrtd ruhj~rt tn tfw!. ~P.t'i9n1.Minnr: f'rnn1 ~nH~)r.'n~.I! nnd 1hr. E."(rJ".l\llMt: In Convey1mcu1111d Wiirflll•ty, gr,1111$, ~ell~, :u1d conveys 100r.11u~ thePropcr1y, wgclllcr with all MdsiJl811Llrthe rlghis and appurcennnccs thereto in any way belonging, ro h:ivc and to hold ii to Grantee and Grnn1ce's heirs, sueccxsors, nnd assigns forever. Grnn1or binds Granter and Grantor's bcin and successors 10 1Varram and WA!lRAN'l'Y DEED WTrn VENDOR'S L1£N ' PAGJl I 01'2 .; .. ... CEllTpi!CATE Tlit jJng• to which lhb ccrt10m1• ls nffixed niny hove bctn nllcrcd to rcdllct co11Hdc11trAI pt1'!0onol lnformnllon but l~ 'nilltrwl•c n Ml, Irut nnd cotccct copy o£thc ortr,lnnl 011 nle 11nd of ~ccord In my olllce, AITl"..'itf.01_ ___.,.._,..._ _ GERARD C. RICKHOFF COUNTY cr.imK BEXAllCOU~T'.TEXAS . BY:· ~ Exhibit ·p uty ''--.- -~-~----··· •. ·~ forever defend all and &inllllar th11 l"rollerll' lo ON DANK · without rer.o1usc againsl Gnmtor. ·;, When the conlo~I rQq\liTC9, singular nouns and pronouns include Ille plural. !. . ..... Us: STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF BEXAR AF;TER RECORDING RETURN TO: ACSBLDR1!NC., a Tc.us to~~~ ~ 1 \cUJ.. B631JfoSe~tb.Wa.,.M1D~--- ~ --~:r9f~o. T..u, 78109 WM'RANTY l)EF.'OWl'l'fl VENDOR.'$ tlEN J>ACZ!l Of 7. • CERTIFICATE Thf page lo wldch 1hL-; ccrtlRcalC' •~ anb::C!d rnC'l)' h"AV-t beC!n altered lo rC!dnd confkfentlnl personnl lnrormnUon but i~ oth~nrl'~ 1 full, lruc nnd cnrrcd copy nf lh~ orlglnnl on mi and of r~rd In my offirc. ATTESTED:..----..,..,..~~- GERARD C. RICKBOFF ]):\'; _____________ COU.N1'YCL£RK llEXAU COU~NT ',TEXAS If <../-0 uty 'Dnlr Doc# 20130225306 #Pages 3 10/3012013 2:36PM e·Flled & e-Recorded.in the- Official PubUc Records of BEXAR COUNTY GERARD C. RICKHOFF COUNTY CLl:RK Fees $20.00 STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF BEXAR This is lo Certify lhat this document was e·FILED and e-RECOROED in the Offl~lal Public Records of Beltar County, Texas on this dale and lime stamped thereon. 10/30/2013 2:36PM COUNTY CLERK, BEXAR COUNTY TEXAS CERTlflCATE Thr pu11t to which this ~uilficn!r ts uffixtd mn)' havt brt11nllmd10 rtdna conOdrnllnl ptrsonnl lnfor111Cltlon but l,r i0lf,t'rn'bc- n fulJ 1 tru~ ttnd ~tu-red <'Op)-~ (\rtho (\rlglnul an m., 11nd (}rf"O'C't:ird In tn)• 4)ffi~e-. A'Ji~:STEO: GERARD c.""'RI"':"':CKJ='l~O"'"n:.,---- COUi\'lY CJ.ERK n~co,r,\' Ti;:XAS R\': u.5 Deputy JI- c.;-O Dute Gerard Rickhoff .IH • £ "' COUNTY CLERK · · BEXAR COUNTY BEXAR COUNTY COURTHOUSE 100 DOLOROBA, SUITE 104 SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 78205 CERTIFICATE STATE OF TEXAS § COUNTY OF BEXAR§ I, GERARD RICKHOFF, COUNTY CLERK OF BEXAR COUNTY, TEXAS, DO HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THE FOREGOING IS ATRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF THE OFFICIAL PUBLIC RECORDS OF REAL PROPERTY OF BEXAR COUNTY, TEXAS, NOW JN MY LAWFUL CUSTODY AND POSSESSION AS SAME APPEARS OF RECORD FILED IN: VOLUME ! 1 . Jin L/ I I ' PAGE'----'2-1--'£..,._...,,&_ THIS CC)PYMAY HAVE BEEN ALTERED TO REDACT CONFIDENTIAL PERSONAL INFORMATION AS REQUIRED BY TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 552.147. JN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, WITNESS MY HAND AND OFFICIALSEALOf'J~FICE GIVEN JN THE!!TY OF$AN ANTONIO, BEX,4.R COUNTY, TEXAS, ON THIS !:/I:- DAY OF &J_Verr7·{2§__ r A.D., 20 t..:L.. • GERARD RICKHOFF COUNTY CLERK BEXAR COUNTY, TEXAS BY:-4-a~nm~~1~'1_..~a7~Qv~·ot,~_ Deputy County Clerk ·., . ANY PROVISION HEREIN WHICH RESTRICTS THE SALE, RENTAL, OR USE OF THE DESCRIBED REAL PROPERTY BECAUSE OF RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, SEX, HANDICAP, e FAMILIAL STATUS OR NATIONAL ORIGIN IS INVALID AND UNENFORCEABLE UNDER FEDERAL LA\Y.· ... •, Corporntions Section John Steen P.0.Box 13697 SCl.:lC\acy of-State • Austin. 'rexas 78711-3697. Ihe undersign~~( as Secreia.ry of State ofTexas1 does hereby certify that the attached is a true and c.orred copy of.r~i:-h doc11ment on file in thf~ office :1.1: de~cribed below: ·~ Helvetia Asset Recovery, Inc. Filing Number: 800851624 ~r.tificate of Formation August 01, 2007 TUK 'For::foituro h1.15'1ll"I 2~. 200!> Reinstatement November 02, 2009 ~ublic lnformati.on Report (PlR) December 31, 2009 Public Information Report (PlR) December 31. 2010 Public lnformati.on Report (PTR) December 3 t, 2011 Public lnforma'.tion Report (PTR) December 31, 20·12 ·Cliange ofRegister.ed Agent/Office September 16, 2013 Coe;1 lifi"'iiLoe; vf A.1111;;111.!w~:al~ i3eptem1Jta 27, 201J Certificate of Amendment October04, 2013 In testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my name officially and caused to be impressed hereon the Seal of i'.State at my omce in Austin, rex:as on uctooer JU, :.::uu. ~ . Tnhn St1um Secretary of State Come visit us 011 the itttemet at ltftp:llwww.sos.stcrte.tx.us/ . PhonP.'. (.51 ?.) 463•.'1<;5'5 D'.-..... '"''1\ .1..::::., .r..,nn Di21· 7-1-l £0.r~l~v SeL"t:focM: Prepared by: SOS·WEB Document: !i l 1S63800002 Exhibit G .. .. . i:~~~~~~1=:~~::~~-~==~:::~:=~=:~·~J ~--···-~···-··~ ·-··-·-·:::·~;···········--·-·--·-··-·"···· ~:::: ::~~-~===:~:=~::::~,:~:-~===:~===:~:\ \secretary of State " · ~. I' Filed in the Office of the . · . Box 13697 . ·· a.:n, TX 78711-3697 : . . !• Secretarv of State of Texas Filing#: 800851624 08/01/2007 1 l'AX~ 5121463-5709 " r Document#: 180560590002 I j · ;· Certificate of Formation I Image Generated ~lectronlcally : !Fi11no Fge: $300 ..::..::.;:..::.. :.,.::...~ :. For-Profit Oorpo.-ation ...."... -...-.-..--.........._,_.,........._ . . __ J. .. ____ ....................~~~.~~~ ~.~'.~~!... \: ..- - ._ _ _ _... _...,_..... .....--..... 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U !I....F:A. ,,. ___ The il'!ltial registered agent Is an organl%etlon (cannot be corporation named above) by IM name ot. ! --------------·-------·---1 I OR \~e·. Tileitifli91 'reg\$tered agenfisanfudiViduai'"reSidenfofiiieSiatewhose nameTs~setforth "below:--·----·---! I i~E~.:~~~~~;,,~~~~!-~~~~~-:~~~~-~-:-~.~-~~-::.~:.: ·. : ~-~ ~ ~~-~~-~-~-~-~~-~~ ~ -~-:.~.~:-~ -:.: .~_:. ~ ~~-~-: ~-~.: .~:,.~ -~ ~.: :.~.~ i~-: !!1:~. ~~L~!S~~~~~~~.~fJ~J!~~~~. ~~~~..<1..m,~.~P~~. ~~~.~.~~~J~~==-=~·~'".,.. . ,..,.~..-· ·......... ·I· ;street Address: · :. :. . . :\. 1-.................,.............. ".................. "" ..................................... 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Arlie le 4 - Aut11ori~ed Shares !nieTotainuinber of shares:the corporation lsauthorized to Issue andttle-parvalue of eaciiofSucfiSllares, Ori----- l~~*fi~!'J!~~~~~h-~-~1r·~·~ ~~~uMi~r~~~~i~ar~ci-~:1~;~1ihiri\"0Ta>-·---·-·-·-~:ciii"ss ____ i~e~es. . . . . . 1 ! · · I · !l \t_ l ... " .. ~..... - ........ "............... J ... - - .. - ... " .... " ................................ " .. - .... - .. - ................ - ... -..:t .. "...........!•.. - .......... . !.~-~,:~.,-~~~. ·. ·~~,~~::.:.e~;JP~t~!;~;~:~~~::~:.~~.~~~"~-~~,-=k~~=-~-=~-··=~,.~~=J 1If !he sharGs ~re or . .,~~--~-~l.~..:-=.~~=-~: to be divid ad Into clas11es, you must set fortfl \he designation Of each class, the NJmber shares or each olaw, and lhe par value !(orstatemert of no par value), of each cf1ss.1rshares of a class are to be lssuedln $erle$, you mll$1 provide lhe dcslyriaOon of HQll series. lhe · ipreferences, Dmltallons, ancl relat!v~ rlghls oJ ell(:h elm or serte.s ~)-~ .~~t~.!ll ll~f:l!.l!~~~J.<:!~rl..f2!:.~!!lm~!ll~ll.UQf9Jffi!!n!?!L ..... --· -···---·-· 1 : l lriWpurf)Oseror"'W'iiioii"ttte corporati0niSoroanized1SforffietransaeTi0nof any'anci'illaWrul businessforwhicil"-·-·~·1 Icorporations may be om.~n_l~!!d under the Texas Business Organizations Code. ::>upp1ementa1 Prov1swns 11ntom1at1on _ [· I ! .. . . l (TM attactted addendum, If any, (&Incorporated hereln by rererence.J ! .. :'. . ~~# :~ .. ''. l j Effectiveness of F11lng I -~;~!g~--?§§~~~~I.~~:§-~iii-~~~~¥.~F.~.~-~~~~~fi~.~~~ijj~~I~~-fi.f~~-.~;1~.--~~r~f~~i-~~~!~=-~~-.:~~-:=--~~~~=-~~~~~--:-~.~~-~--~li I . • "• Oft. !~a:TiliS.Cfoc~-~P-nlbaq9~~s effec11ve'9TSiaterdafe-;'Wtifct1is·n-01-rii<>r0-r11·0ii·n1ii6tYcso> days iroiii"iflerp1.1mtious Section · Hope Andrade P.O.B~ 13697 Soo>-o1n"Y or St,,to AUstlll, leJi.11$ "/!fll l-3617 Forfeiture pursuant to Section 171.309 of the Texas Tax Code or Helvetia Asset Recovery~ Inc. t'ile Number : -isuu~:>l62.4 ~ertiticate I cnarter torteited : August 28, 2009 The Secretary of State finds that: L The Secretary has received certification from the Comptroller· ofPublic Accounts under Section 171.302 of the Texas Tax Code indicatinJl that there are J..rrowids for the forfeiture of the taxable entity's charter, certificate or registration; and 2. The Compttoller of Public Accounts has determined that the taxable.entity has not revived its forfeited privileges within 120 days after the date.that the privileges were forfeited. Therefore, pursuant to Section 171.309 of the Texas Tax Code; the ·Secretary of State hereby forfeits the charter, certificate or registration of the taxable entity as of the date noted above and r~re!s this-notice oftorterture in the permanent files a11d records of the entity. Hope Andrade !)ecretaiy of :State ~·: .. Come visit us on the 'tntero.et@.hltp;/(www.ws.st!l.te.tx.\1s/ (5 !2) 463-5555 FAX (:512) 463-5709 'ITV1-l-1 . ;~- . .. .. . : ..~· omie or the Serretney of St!lte Filt!d in the Office.oft~ secretary ot ~tate of Texas Cnr;P~r.ation& Section Filing·#: &0085162411102/2009 PiLBox 13697 .Document #: 28206290D002 Atis~iii, Texas 78711-3697 _______ __ ________ ____. __ ______.. _________ ___ lmaae Generated Electronioallv (Form 801) for Web Filing ----··---.....-...-......-... ...,..._, :- ,.,., .... ..... , , ,_ ," APPLICATION FOR REINSTATEMENT AND . REQUEST TO SET ASIDE REVOCATION OR FORFEITURE l-lamo oflintity: Helvetia Asset Recoverv; Inc. 1'ilo Nurnbu: 900&S1624 The taxpayer identification number is: 32033458269 1. The entity named above .was forreited or its authority to tran.sact business in Texas was revoked on. OS/2812009 for the following reason: to Failure file a. fi:anchise tax return and/or pay state franchise tax. ~:; : .. • 3. The e~tit~:has cO~~i~ted the· default and has paid all fees.. taxes, end penalties due. · .. ':.: ·.. ,i The entity appli~·s for reinstatement and requests that the Secretary of St.at~ set aside the forfeiture of the Texas entity or the revocation of the foreiun entity's authority, m transact business in Tex:as, as applicable. By BURTON KAHN Pr~-'idcmt FILING OFFICE C~ PY :... :' .i ·.. ·. r . . ·····-·-". . ·-·---· , _____ . . .··---;)'"" . • : . _ _ _ .... _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .,,...,_,..,,,_ _ ~~·-· T'E:)'Ubl.11;: Aor;olJ·~ 'i!; • IU-'TOI: TK 71.1 t• I '-'8~~ . PT"li ,I).,,.,.. • - b:::.:~=••••l.l":..'~r·•·===•.. • _,, .. ,,,, ;;;.:l .aJ.:., fc-CU1cll1ae !;;,,:... ;.:·(l;yui.rement:a (lml f.w ~l i\j.l.bl.e :o'.!'." :r.eim1tatem.l!!nt tbroua!. :May l,7 r 2010. :t-lrCHJIEI, .i\L~ En1:·0.rce-.G11.:t;. - SllD l\r.ton:!.o NE .riekl Oper~t:i.f:lnl!l - ::?11:oi:cement l2l0)64(,HJ'.$~, :•, ... '1Yre reiosle:tfsm1nr 111w1 be mea with tile Tems Secretaty of State Pfl or 11,ram th~ txf'/tati«J date of lhls fetter. FOIUlS and itlSfl'/il:tbls for ~ln$tstemant can befoUnd at w11tiw.sos.stste.tx.US/c~1'orms_optiais.shtml or by calltng (512) 4fi3~5581. This tlDt ofearancs letter mut:t l'Je itttacf?M 10 ma Mmmrsmmzr tDims. NOTE: ff i'he fltltlly falls to re/Jlsrere on or before me ta~ otear~cs oate indiGalBd Fn thrs terter, ttiiatlllcnhlp 'the file 1111mber mewl ED the fitms entity by tho~ of 111ate 11: 0 f t!J 0 g's:'"! &2-c/ 1.'he da~of~on Qftht cntJ.ty 1! A~r ~/ 2-ao.7 1 Aalauled N«me ' ' :. (ICClm'PWP""~cd'*1i~uf"''''''lllbcntb 1111·...._ .,..._,.altfii::'~llly._.lba MIU>fl»s-...iJ .'11= mmn#ent ~ die cei;tifioa~ of fO?Dtlbon to olwl,gc mo a.rflcle or J1t0"1$1on the:t names the films Cllht1 ~ « p?V'/Ut1J1111 emen4ed. io ~•follows . . ;.. :'The . . . · n.e-.eote1t:.milym.tcoittta1um.~~or·~ di~ ar'11611:rm, •~lm1ilc. l. Ant.ended· Registered Agentla~~ omcc Tbil ~ cbm:1ges lhe catifica1e of forrmdlon to dlange the sttlcte or ptoVi&lon atatl'Og the ilamo' O! the rr:81stmcl s.ge&rt mid lbC R,StStctCd o(6co alfdtW TJf the illhtg amty. ~ articfo or llt'0\'1B10D .. mnen!ltd. ta read as folloM , r, .... ." '• •, ' 7/09ll01J ~Bs28 CMT+2 g9 Cai:ol Ad11111s HAT LTD l+l 786 SO& 0342) p~~ +1 512 C63 5709 .Rol~AJtat ,/ (eov,plm aflhar A or·B, liattltit llotb .Ahia ee1BJ;11el8 C) 0 A 'I&e ~ agciat 11 aaorpmzab.OD. (-bollDll1r .-ed~)b,&enuie of OK· .. 0 » '.Ihc~llplt as anmdlvldual ~atclent o!lb11-.~ r,w:a~~ MiMl'WJol,t_. 'if~. ,_e.il.Li . ~ . Tho pC:non eitecutmg thl111.Nlnlmmt idlinnd tbat thei ~ dC81pBtcd •.die new rcguktlSd Ajerit hU~mcl 1o icin-elll ~agcn\ _ _ ~ C. 'Tb.•'bamal a~ of'ibe~~ md th1uegt~!f ~ ~U! · l3tL3. lirM Mhlr (Hof' 0 BOllil • ftA'fltd. ~r $+i CIP~ TX l1ll,tJ 7G~ ?iP t"'* :J.. OIUr Added, Alta:c~ m;o Veleted PrnfdOIUI' Ollila-dmpl cirailo1lllcmli '6diooerl!ir.ate 0H:11malfmt 11J&11ic-Utn. l»IJllCll priJv!Wbclaw ltlht lplllll p:ovi.tcd Is ~mt.~ llu: lld4ltlotsl est 1'r;nw. . 1111.......,mrtrt t">fll.9·.tbml. llZea.,e hlll.d fJo lmtriiatlAJll to di.ls I .f'clim mz &rdlcrlllfllcmldtllil Ila~ ' -r--'... (TM~ ............ tr11117,fl~~- e ,;.,, k.'61!1 :Ad.d e.oh of tkc:i fi>llOWUl8 prcmaicma to tJie acxufitatc of:&mbat1cl! The idcntUicc.hcn 111: tetilt'elll::e oft.be .&fidiinMs"iOI) lnld !ha f\11.1 feltt &ta U follMIVI fH~~Nr lo~ut R,;J, · S ftfl bO 'Sflfi ~~ is ~Wll> ;;- ~;~:, l/.l(!E .~.o~i>I fl{et'I $GE:fl-1SetJ ,15/ .JA!.261 fbl9 #{ lfif6'11ti»7D~1· 1>•Cec."f<>1' ft,~ilf" ~--.· ~lt/2M:i (i~ tlll,.l 112 s;~~,,,,, OtJ"r 1.0d ~ ··.· J.A' Stat.enu=nt of Applln'•I. Tlt1: •• ~~~ to the oe:rtlticatc offuxm&tioll btwe beeis approwcl 111 ~c:i mahutteqwrcd by the · Ttim encmtii Otpnmllons Code a Wthe govemmg doa!:mentsotthc mttty. :~· . 1 , ,. " . . :"7/o,/ao13 19 48 CIKT-+2 De• c-.,01 ~d&lll!I HA~ ~ <•1 1aG so• oJ,a) Para• +1 s1a •6S 5709 2106379315 PAa:: e31aa . ~·: RECEIVED Sf:P 18 2013 .. :. . Effectiveness of Filing (Sa\eetddler,,\,B.bl'C.) .se~retary of State A 00 'I'his d.eC1ime:ot beoomcs cf&~wbcn.tbc do~ is filed by the JCC1'dar.Y of B1ate B .0 Tll1S ~ont beCu!m;S drcctlw ,.ta lateT date, whlOh ~ n~ J;11C10 'Ihm mncty (9'>) dayB 1n1m tht ·daf.c of ii~· Tfio delayed ~datefr C D This di)ciumil!:ftttlka effect upcm the 'ocautmt~ of• tw:UJ:e ~t or f(lct, other sban the p~ of'tlmi;. '.l'ho 90"'·d.cl;T a&r the date Of8'pmg IC . • . I EJtt.Otiftll Tlle U!l.d.ersigne'1 "&lgll$1h18 cJomrndllt Nl>Jeet co dl.e pcawucs smposed 'by 11.w fin the Sllbmls&zon of a tmteMUY. ihls.e m ftau.dolcat ~e)'lt md ccmfies under penalty 6!~ that me '\Uldemped is· ambcm:ed uaacr me l)fOVJ$SDna ofblw ~& ihe cntu,y to~~ the:filmg mstrunumi. ~. Jl;J::Jt;1$ . lllmolt«~llllHDf~ Ai'icoiilliiiallllU) . ~ ... B , ., •. Form424 This space ~ed far office use. (Revised OS/11) Subinit in dupl.icate to: Secretary of State P.O. Box 13697- Austin, TX 78711-3697 Certitiea te· of Amendment 512 463~5SSS FAX: 512/463-5709 Filiri F": See imtnidieoa The name of the filing entity is: ·. !fe41'e-TJI} l)SSEI TCE'k."[/R~G State Ille.name of the entity as Qlfll:lltly shown ill thr: rcoords of tJic ~ of state. lfthc amendment clumgcs the name of thecntitY,, State the old name~ not die MWnarne. · . The filing enti'-f ·is a: (Sdc.O. lhc 8PPn>Pl'illl: Clltily type below.) ~For11ro6t Corporation 0 PtofwlonAI Corporation 0 N!lD}ml~t Cprpotation 0 Professional Limited. Li.ability Company 0 CoO~e Association 0 JirofessitmAI Assoc!ation 0 Limited"Li11bility Company 0 Lhni~cd Pamitrship ~~·:ruen~~r~edtothefi~~gentityby~~erejUY_Qf~tei~;· ~p()'fs{&.hf The date of f~ation ~fthe entity is: : {)~IZ/22_ - ........I'-"'-=+,.&e:I--....-------~----- 7 Amendments l. AmendecrName (Ifthe pwposc' of~ ccrtificale of.mncncfmcnl is la d1ange ~name ofJhc Clllity. USC the followiDS stalt:mcnt) The ~endment ~hanges the certificate- r;>f fonnation to change the article or provision tJu4,. OQles the filing entify. The.articlC? or provision is amended to read as follows: The.riam~ ~f.~ filing entity is: (state the new.name of the entity belo"'.)· The name or~ Clllity muslcontaiG an orpnbitional daignalioll m:j!CCCpU:d abblnilllion ofsudl term, a:1upplicable. .•. ~ . l. Amended Regiate~ kent/R~tered Office The amendment changes the certificate o,f fo~on to change the article or provision stating the name of the . registered agent and the1iregjstered' ~fflce address of the filing entity. The article or provision is llinended to reatl as follows:f"'.. · ··-~·...... .. .· .· I Registered Agent (Complete ¢ither Aor B, but not both. Also complete C.) 0 A. The registered agent is an organization (c11nnot be cn1i1y named above) by the name of: FlrJ1 Na~ ·· '. · J:tr,;;JiC M.f. , S11ffi~ The person executing this instrument affirms that the person designated as the new registered agent has conserited to sc:rvc: as regi:itl:rt:d agent. · C. The business address of the registered agent and tlte registered office address is: 1706 /ttft1ff[ Cf ~j,.z;; .$M J/-/J:f/(!MI 0 TX 7 g_?-lfP- $/N;t/ ;lc!Jrm /No P.O. Bo:c) City Stale Zip ('(}{ft 3. Of her Added, Altered, or Deleted Provisions Other changes or-udditlons 10 the ~ertificate of formation may be made in ihe space provided below. lf the spa~c pTDvided is insufficient, incorporau: the addi1iona1 tcic:t by providing an :ittnchmcnt 10 tltis form. Please read the lns1ruc1ions 10 this form for fllrth~r in formation on fonnat. 'fc.-.:t Ar~':l {'Ole ~tt:i~h.cll·nddcndum, ihny, 15 lncorporal~d lu:reln by rc(crcncc.). provisions io 1he cettifici;ite of tormation. ~iden~ficatlon. ~ ~dd_.e11ch of. the following ofthe·,t:JvJ{Vvision and the tull text nre ns follows;,.. !Ji-If "p-~µ r· rcterence B t} en>//.. /'/ ~t:~ St:::&flUT/J-f2J/f 'Pl'&~-1'8 . . 1101P·lf~111e czrq.c; L.~ · . /t-f{/(t>f 1&,.· (Y 7R?- r:r . · U A~ter·ench of the following provisions of the c·ertitkate of formation. The idenlitication or reference of.the .altered provision and th~ full text 9fthe provision as amended are as follows; .·.·: :.': Statement of Approval The ll\t\lll - - - • -· • ·+' Tho SeCTetary of Stde'I: 01111e has f>!OCentd)'OI»' request. Please rind attGhedlhe paddn.11 sllp (oryo11r SCS$IC111: >OOtiSMinl 103013~3338 engineer consu!!Prmt II• bulk order IA$ been pla;i=d please' llHoaon al htte:l/lfi"Ktsos.stilleb.us Is rff1.Sf'l!"S Defm!S. Julie P£chres. i; I Oftice cl lite Seor$ry of Stab! dfTl!Xlls KB !curnenf Number Documert Tyoe stalU.<: . Reeelyed Oat~ D:!cumert Eiw I NQNE l 51186~ corporations - Order Processed 10/30/2013 8:40:23 AM $32.00 TOTAL FEE: $32.00 PAYMENf DETAIL 9atcb Number Payment !Wmber Paymert Type .Reoetvesi Date :rOTAL PAYMENT: S0.00 SESSION BALANCE: $32.00 IN=t:stis'llfri's~~€ic':hll Instn.ptiors: ct. INST~l.CTIONS NEED WRITIEN FOR THIS SCREEN. · .• ; l~ ... : 10130/2013 9:54 AM ' . t'jl1!1 ?-~(•>. E··~~.•_o11;~-._~~~~"!'**hic:ontouu.lcn I!!} ) er.~me Iools· .jl~hr',1 ~ AOOl6 "t:ielp .~ J .. 1 iJ:IJkiU!iU•lU#fu~lt.Mii•itiikf•Wfal AQi#Mi#dllf6$fflJld4if§i.-#iiBtilM?;~::,- - -------·- . lL !st,-, ,_, _ .. E.lle i;dl~ ~ew' Hlstorv. ~art&C~X~~........Mt • flib"e·· . ff;ime: tfelvetia ASsel Re:i'muy, Inc, . • -- r,....~ ! Add1ess! • t : ·~@ 11 1706Al..PINE CIR San Antonio, 1X 76248-210.C Us.e. ··"· ·· • d1 ·p.No , 1FDna~"'~--- ·;ftredlVeO:it• 'l!!."ccnd .....,~.ioecoum ~~ 1 .... 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TeXBs 78711. :,, TItie Name and Address SECRETARY BURTON KAHN ~I:•• · 1706' ALPINE CIRCLE SAN ANTONIO, TX 78248 PRESIDENT BURTON KAHN 1706 ALPINE CIRCLE SAN ANTONIO. 1X 78248 DIRECTOR BURTON.KAHN 1706 ALPINE CIRCLE ,·: SAN ANTONIO, TX 78248 texas.gov I Statewide Search from the Texas state Library I State link Polley I Texas Homeland Security Susan Combs, Texas Comptroller • Window on State Government • Contact Us Privacy and .S~urlty PolleyI AccesslbllltY Polley I Unk POiiey I PUbllc Information Act I Compact with Texans l ofl '· Exhibit H 11/l/2013 5:09 AM . .i;ait Ff.llllChisc . A:ccount Sl:atus .llltps://ourcpa.cpa.s!a!ll.tx.uslcoafserv Jc11cpa.app.coa.COll(JetTp7Pg=lpid... : ,,;,. Franchise Tax Account St~tus As of: 11/0112013 05:09:23 AM This Page.is Not Sufficient for Filings·'with the Secretary of State HELVETIA. ASsET RECOVERY, INC. Tex.as Thxpayer Number 32033458269 Mailing Address 1706 ALPINE CIR ... SAN ANTONIO,. 'IX 78248-2104 Right tQ 1ransact Busfuess ACTIVE • ELIGIBLE FbR TER..VIINATiONIWD· in Texas ·~St~teofFonnation TX ·. Effectiy~ ·SoS Registration 08/02/2007 " " ~·~. ;.."{_.. .oa~ Texas SOS File Number 0800851624 Registered Agent Name BURTON KAHN .... Registered Offi.ce Street 1706 ALPINE CIRCLE A.ddre:is SAN ANTONIO, TX 78248 :·• .. 1.ofl 11(1/2013 5:09 AM ·STATE OF TEXAS § § . COUNTY OF BEXAR § Alt"'FIDAVlT . B~FORE MB the W\dersigned authority, on this day personally appeared -r-~..=:.:.....................'-'-1~'""'""'~-who by me being duly swom deposes as follows: :My ruune 1s el 1 am over 21 ·years of age. of sound mind, capable of making this affidavi and personally acquainted with the facts herein stated: I am employed by the CITY OF L,IVE OAK POLICE DEPARTMENT, and as such I am the custodian of records of the said Police Department. Attached hereto are c>2 pages reported of the incident of t."5Cf?-O 7 ( 5 from the Live Oak Poli"c Ocpmtmcnt. I have attached as put of this Affidavit a true and correct copy of the original ·record now in the lawful custody and posscs.gon of the RECORDS SECTION of the CITY OF LIVE OAK POLICE DEPARTMENT, 8022 Shin Oak. Live 0814 TX 78233 . •Thc .......d r=tdsarekept by me intbe"'~71ofbu~- . ,? (4111.t&L .dau_ oflice. Co~i~ion Expires: ~I r 21Jli.o I? I Exhibit I 10/31/13 Live Oak Police Department 368 10:59 Public ~nformation Report Page! 1 Incident Number: 1309-0715 Nature: C~vil Matter case Numbers: Addr: 8022 SHIN OAK DR; LIVE OAK PD Area: B ZONE B City: Live Oak St: TX Zip: 78233 Contact: BURTON !(thc "'""J?Pration. Tran;;frr t•'!.1rictions. if any. nrc s!town abo\'c-.. Dcucd th~ Exhibit J r---------~-------------------------------1 COMMON·STOCK CERTIFICATE L THIS CERTIFIES THAT ISTHE OWNER OF FULLY PAID 1000 SHARES AUTHORIZED Or COMMON STOCK IN REGARDING HELVETIA ASSET RECOVERY INC. ~ .µ ·rl THE CORPORATION IS ORGANIZED UNDER THE LAWS OF STATE OF TE~S ,Q ·r-l ~ IU O.AT.ED. _ _ _ _ _ __ AT SAN ANTONl.O~ TEXAS · ·PRESIDENTS.IGNATURE ',. DIRECTORSl.GNATURE...___ _ __ :r, ... MINUTES OF THE ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF HELVETIA ASSET RECOVERY, INC. A FOR~l'ROFIT CORPORATION I . The Qrganizational meeting of the Board of Directors of Helvetia A~set 'Recovery, Tnc., a Texa.c; business corporation (hereinafter "Business Corporation"}. was held at 1715 Hadbnry Lane, San Antonio, Texas 78248, on August 8, 2007. · The 1.lndersigned, being the sole member of the initial Board of Directors of Helvetia Asset Recovery, Joe. named in the Business Corporation's Certificate of Fonnation filed with the Secre\al)' of State of Texas, was present. Tue undersigned waived notice ofth.e meeting as evide~oed hy the attached Waiver of Notice signed and appended hereto . .Lloyd George was appointed Chairman of the meeting and Lloyd George was appointed Secretary of the meeting. CERTIFICATE OF FORMATION The Secretary then presented end read to the meeting a copy of the Certificate of Formation and reported that the original thereof was filed in the office of the Secretary of Stale of the State of on Texas August 1, 2007, and that the Secretary of State issued a fonnal Acknowledgment of Filing to the Business Corporation on that date. The Secretary pr~ented the Acknowledgment of Filing annexed to an approved duplicate of the Certificate of Formatioµ as filed and it was ordered inserted into the corporate record book. BYLAWS ' . The Secretary then presented a proposed fonn of bylaws. The proposed bylaws were read to the meetirig, considered and upon motion duly r.nade, seconded and carried, were adopted as and for the Bylaws of the Business Corporation and ordered signed.and inserted into the corporate record book. The Secretary of the Business Corporation was instructed to maintain a copy of the Bylaws at the principal office of the Business Corporation availab1Cil .fQr inspection by the $hru:eholderg of the Business Corporation. PRINCIPAL OFFICE ,· 1. Upon motfon duly made, seconded and carried, it was RESOLVED, that the Business Corporation's principal office be located and maintained at 1715 Hadbury Lane, San Antonio, Texas, 7&248 and that meetings of the Board of Directors from time. to time may be held either at the principal office or at such other place as the board of direct(?rS shall from time to time order. .·.: ·' ------------- Exhibit L ~-------···~ MINUTE BOOK AND COltPORATE RECORDS The Secretary submitted to the meeting the corporate record book for maintenance of the Business Corporation's records. Upon motion duly made, seconded and calried, it was .. ~~OLVED, that the corporate record book is adopted as the record book of the \X)tporatio~, and further, RESOLVED, that the Business Corporation maintain appropriate co.rporate reuonh in the C!>i;?Otate record book, including but not limitoo to original.s9 copies or certified copies of the Business Corporation's original and any amended, corrected or restated, Acknowledgment of Filing, Certificate of Fonnation. ByJaws, minutes of meetings of shareholders and directors, and written consents of shareholders and directors. . OFFICERS ' The Chairman of the meeting then called for the election of officers of the Business Corporation. The following persons were nominated ~o the office preceding their name: · Office Name President Kenneth E. Moore Secretary Kenneth E. Modre · Tre0.l!urer · Kenneth E. Moore. No further nominations being made the nominat[ons were closed and the directors proceeded to vote on the nominees. The Chainnan announced that the foregoing nominees were elected to 1he offices-set before their respective names to serve as such at the pleasure of the Board of Directors or pursuant to the terms of any written employment agreement executed by the Business Corporation·and :. ; .... the respective officer. SHARE CERTIFICATES : ~ .' The Secretmy submitted to the meeting a specimen share certificate proposed for use as the corporate certificate for shares. Upon motion duly made, seconded and earned. it was RESOLVED, that the form of the share certificate presented to meeting is adopted to represent-shares of the Business Corporation; that any issued certificates bear all legends and n:strktions requiied by the Bylaws or resolution of the Business Corporation, contract or by law; that any issued certificates comply with any requirements of the Bylaws or resolution of the Business Corporation. contract or appli~able law; and that the Secretary of the Business Corpoi;ation insert a sp&:imen copy of said share certificate in the minute book of the Business Corporation. 2 -··-·-·"'. _____ __ ,,, ---··. --· --------···---·· . ·--- . - . ------ .. '.\. ISSUANCE OF SHARES Upon motion duly made, seconde.d and carried, it was RESOLVED, that the Business Corporation issue 1000 shares of the Business Co?JJoT!i~ion's authori:7.ed shares of common stock (no par value), for a purchase price of $1.00, each, as f ci~lows: ~ No. of Shares Consideration Value Puerto Verde, Ltd. l,000 Cash $1,000. Upon motion duly made, seconded and carried, it was :. RESOLVED, that upon receipt of the consideration. the officers of the Business Corporation are authori:zed to issue share certificates to the persons named above and to obtain, if advisable; representations from any purchaser that the shares are being acquired for investment purposes and m:it for distribution, an~ further RESOLVED, that the Board of Directors of the Business Corporation may upon such terms as the Board of Directors in its discretion may dctennine, issue authorized shares of the Business Corporation for consideration consisting ()f any tangible or intangible benefit to the Business Corporation or other property of any kind or nature, incll!ding cash, promissory notes, services perfonned, contracts for services to be performed, other securities.ofthe Business Corporation, or securities of any other corporation, domestic or foreign, or other entity. BANK ACCOUNT Upon motion duly made, seconded and carried. it was RESOLVED, that the Business Corporation establish in its name one or more accounts with one or more fmancial institutions on such tenns and conditions as may be agreed with said finanoial inst!rutlons, and that the officers of the Business Corporation are aulhorized to execute any resolutions required by said financial institutions for such accounts and to designate the person or persons authorized to write checks on such accounts on behalf of the Business Col')lomtion'. ORGANIZATIONAL COSTS Upon'~o~ion <;lulY, made, seconded and carried, it was RESOLVED, 1hat the attorney's fees, filing fees and other expenses and charges incurred and that m~y he incurred by the Business Corporation. or persons acting on behalf of the Bu~iness Corp.oration in connection with the fonnation of the Business Corporation are reasonable and shall be p~d or reimbursed by the Business Corporation. ;. 3 - ·~-·-·-·· FISCAL YEAR Upon motfon duly made. seconded and carried, it was RESOLVED, that the fiscal year ofthe Business Corporation shall begin on January 1 and enq o~.December 31, provided that the initial fiscal year of the Business Corporation shatl begin as of the date hereof. · TAXES Upon motion duly made, seconded and carried, it was RESOLVED, that the officers of the Business Corporation obtain infonnation and iµstructio~ from the Internal Revenue Service, Comptroller of the State of Texas and other app1icable taxing authorities regarding withholding and other taxes. LICENSES AND PERMITS Upon motion duly made, seconded and carried, it was RE~OLVED, that the officers of the Busin~ Corporation are authorized to obtain on behalf of the Business Corporation all licenses and pennits that may be required for the Business Corporatfon to cauy out its lawful business IUl:d activities, and further, ....-. . .. : ~OLVED, that the officers of the Business Corporation are authorized to do all things and take all action necessary to qualify the Business Corporation to carry out its lawful business and acti.yi~~ in compliance· with applicable federal. state and local Jaws, _orwnances and regulatio~. , . ,,t···_.,' . ·QUALIFICATION IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS Upon motion duly made, seconded and carried, it was ' RESOLVED> that for the pmpose of authorizing the Business Corporation to do business ·in any sta~, territory or dependency of the United States or any foreign country in which it is necessary or expedient for the Business Corporation to transact business, the proper officers of the Dusfoess Corporation aro hereby iiuthorizcd to appoint and :sub~itute all nc;ccssary agents or attorneys ·ror service of process, to designate and change the location of all necessary st.ttutory offices and 't.o make and file all necessary certificates. reports, powers of attomey and other instruments as may be required by the laws of such state, territory, dependency or country to authorize the Business Corporation to transact business therein. FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS TO OFJ!'ICERS ,-..., Upon tiiotion duly made, seconded and carried, it was ' .. ~ 4 : .·-;,.,. .· " ~ .. RF~c;;OLVEO, that 1he officers of the Busines!: Corporation are authori'l".ed to do all thingi;: and take all action necessary and helpful to carry out the above resolutions and al I acts of the "Officers arid any persons acting for the Business Corporation which are consistent with the above resolutions are ratified and adopted as the acts· of the Business Corporation. · Upon motion duly made, seconded and carried, it was • RESOLVED that the signina of these minutes shall constitute full ratification thereof and waiv~rofnotice of1he meeting by the signatories. .. . Upon motion duly made, seconded and carried, it was · RESOLVED that Lloyd George resigned as an office and director of the Business Corporation, and 1hat resignation was accepted." The Chainnan asked whe1her there was any further business to come before the Direclors al this meeting, Bnd 1here being no response, 1he meeting was adjourned. DATE: August 17, 2007. WAIVER OF NOTICE AND CONSENT RESOLVED, that the UDdersigned, being the sole member of the inltial Bo:itd of Direetors:PfHelvetia Asset Recovery-, Inc. named in the Business CoJPOration's Certificate of F o~_ati.Qn filed with. the Secretary of State of Texas, by approving the Minutes of the Organizational Meeting of the Directors, and by this resolution, does hereby waive notice of the time ~d,place of the meeting, consents to the meeting and approves the contents of the Minutes ofthe.Organiz.ational Meeling of the Directors. Lloyd~ Date signed: Augyst 17. 2007 5 .~. . ' .. '/'._·,, Curtis Baggett Expert Document Examiner 908 Audelia Road, Suite 200-245, Ricllard£Ot\, Texas 750Q1 Phone: 972.644.0285 *Fax: 972.644.5233 S!O~.&Llltt@P!.m.ctim ~~~~tl:ixsinin£!:&Q!Il - - · - - - -Questioned · - -Document - · ·----·--·------- Examiner Letter Subject: K~nneth E. Moore Date: September 27,20lp I have exami~~4 three (3) documents with the known signatures of Kenneth E. Moore. For the pw pose of lhls· examluation I have labeled these e.xhibits "K 1•' and "K2". Today I have compared the signatures ofKenneth E. Moore on the "K" documents to the Kenneth E. Moore signatures on the questioned document, identified herein ss "Q l" to detennine if the author of the Kenneth E. Moore signatures on tb.e "K" documents was the same .,, . person who. aµthored the name of Kenneth E. Moore on the questioned document: A certificate · for 1000 shares for Helvetia Asset Reeovecy Ine. dat.ed August 20, 2007 and purportedly signed by Kenneth E.Moore. An examination of handwriting includes establisl1ing patterns of writing habits to help identify the author. Handwri'fing i!.l formed by repeated habits of writing by the author, which are created by neuro-pathways established in the brain. These nellfO.pathways control muscular and nerve movement for wriung whether the wTiting is executed by the hand, foot, or mouth. .. In support of my opinion, I ba:ve included an exceipt from Handwriting Iderztjflcation, Facts and Fundamentals by 'Roy A. Huber and AM. Headrick (CRC Press LLC.1999, pp S0-51) wherein the l~ing forefathers of document examination in the USA agree that one significant difference in the fundamental structure of a wtl1ing compared to an.other is enough to preclude comnton authOrship: [Ordway] Hilton stated: C.} Conway expressed the same theme when he wrote: «A series of fundamental agreements ~ jdentifying individualities is requisite to the concluSioa that two writings were \•author«J by the same. person, whereas a &ingle iimdomental difference in. an. identify.Qlg indhiiduality between two writings precludes the conclusion that they were exeeu.ieiJ. by the same,p~on." ·· · t .,. and finally;'· [A1bert S.] Osbdm and others have generally·agrecd that despite numerous- similarities in two sets.·of wi'itings, a conclusi9n of identity cannot be made if there is 0ne or mo~ differences in fundamental features of the writi11gs. Based upon thorough analysis of these items and' from an application of accepted forensic do~ument examination tool!;, principles and..techniques, it is my professi.ona! expert opinion that a different person authored 1he name of Kenneth E. Moore on the questioned document. Someone did indeed fo~e the signature of' Kenneth E. Moore on the gueslioned document, "Q1:·. ·· · · I am .willing to ·testify to this fact fo a court of law and r will. ,Provide exbibits to the Court showing that J ·had sufficient data .and that .my opinion is correct. My Curriculum Vitae is attached and ini:.orpoxated herein by reference. Respectfully subinitted, ~wJ'8..,,c. Curt Baggett.. ,'· , State ofTex:as. §. § CoUl'lty ofDallaS § l'h~ above .LP~er of Opinion was swom to and subs~ribed before me by Curt Baggett thisJ...1 day ;0f Septem~er 2013 . ..... ' ~(·. ·"!~ ~~-~:· ~-: • EXBIBITl 1: · .: Ac~~fr:oGM~~o~REqE1ProF$~~~tr:!fA~;Nr:: . J . BQY,-!ir. Helvetia Asset Recovery Inc, sener: Maple.au&h Holdings, Ui;t. S'ettfament Agent: Nnrth American Tltte Company (210)4S4-0092 Placa·of~emement: 12wu sant>atiro Avenue,.su1te 406 · . . Sa1tAnton!c1 TI< 78216 SeWerneltl J;>afe: 1"wember 19, 2007 ..... Property looatfon: 215 Vimartt L!lls Key Largo SubdMslon Sa11. Aatonio, n<.00000 Bexar COUnty, T~xas 215 Vacant l.ots, Key Largo SUbdfV!sl;on, San AolDnlO', Beimr Coul'l!y, TeJ!all I hava c:erel\.rlly rav~ .the Hl,10..1 ~ettJement Statemeo1 end to 1he best of 01y ~ and t>ellef, It.is a true and a~rale etalel\'\i!Jfll'.tif ~II raoelpbs and dlsbUrsements tnade·Dll my ao::ounl or by rM IQ fhls tra11S&cllon. I further certify that I have rerelv.e~ a ~py·ot'the HU0··1 Sel\lement Statemenl. - ........ ·"· . •Helvetia AIP.)l~~ry In~ Maple auSh Hold!n9s, Ud. ~l ~~__, BY: _... -. '.i· ,'· •. .··;. QDE EXHIBIT ~\ . / EXHIBITl accounts with ona or more tinaneial instill.ltions on suc;h t.ettns anti ~ohdmone as mey be agreed Wllh -said financial lnstitullons. and 1J'lat the (lfficers of the a®tne~s Corporatiari am authoriz.ed a execute any ms.ofutlons ~llired- by .said financial .institutions for such accounts and to deeignate the person or petsons authorized to wri1e cheeiks on such acx:ounts on.behalf of1he Business Coipora:tion, FURTffe~ INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFICERS Upon motion duty made, ~nded and carried, it was RESOLVED, tftat fue e officers of t~ Business Corporatkln are authorized to do .all things and~ .all aclion necessary and helpful to carry out the above resolutions a.nd all acts of tile officers :and any persons acting for !he Business Corparation which ara consistent With the above resolution~ are_ratffled and ooQPted as lhe acts of too Business Cotporatiart. Upon motion duly made, seconded and carried, it was RESOLVED, Iha'- the signi~ of these minutes shall constifute run tatifkatior.i thetrof anil wahrcrof notice oft'he meeting by rtic signatories. Upon motion !iiJly nr.Jde, aecan.ded and carried, it was RCSOLVl:D that K~neth e. Moore resigned as a11 officer and director of the Business Corpora1ion ;rnd 1hat reslgnatton was accepted. · The Chairman a·sked whether there was any fwttier business to come before the . Olrectors attlli.s:~~ncl. thete being no response, t1'te meeting WfiS ~djo~51d. l,)~TE: Qcltlber23,2009.~&\r(, ti~ Kenn&th 'E. Moore· WAIVER Of; NOTICE AND CONSENT RESOJ...\IED, lhat the undersigned, beirtg 1he sole trlember of the B<>Eird of Oirectors ofHetvetia A!i!et Rcr:ovcry. me. namod in theBwi~ Coq1Qtalion's Certificate of Formmion, flied with the Secietar;y of State of Texas, by ~p?fovlng tfle Minute~ 6f the Oqjani.mtiomil Meeting gf the Directors, and by th~ m.$0lution, does hereby waive notice of the tim& $nd place of the meatfng, comenls 1o the 111eeti119 and approves the contem.s of the Minutes of the Meetin9.of1he Olfa~. · ,..__,..... ...... -~!~i;igned P~o9er 23. 2009. .. ... : ~~~(~ Kenneth a, Moore ./ •.. .EXHl'BIT3 ··,· ;• ... -· The snare~ represented by tbis ccrtiticaro hsYe not i><.'Ctl registered under 1hc Securities Acr bf 1933. as ~ndc9. or any applicablt state securities taws. and may not he transferred. sokl or assig~P unll$S so regisccrcd or unlcs.s an exempdoo froin such reglc;tratioD is availabfc. Ccrli ficarc Nwntx:rOO1 1,000 Sh.arcs .... iNCORPORATfiD UNDER THE Lt. ws o~~h·e~AS ... - ... HELVETIA ASSET. RECOVE.lt~(L:~C. This. t¢rUfies that Pu~rto V1mJ~ Inc. _ DWJlS 1.000 shftt'l:·Ji uf SOJ.lO par value CQnHl'n'in st-ock Df Holvctii\ Ali~ ~ovcry l ttc.~ tmnsfcrrsbfo-only McNeesc State University, Lake Charles, Louisiana; and post-grad\lllte studies at.the University of Houston, Houston, Texas. Curt Baggett's library is extensive and incfodes literature on questioned doewnent examination, forensic handwriting analysis, behavior profiling, and statement analysis. Laboratory· equiJ)incnt used for examination consists of a Stereo Star Zoom American Optical 7'17. -'- 30x twin mieroBcope; Micronta illuminated 30x mioroscope; stereo microaeope S/ST series; universal DigiScop:ing adapter; numerous magnifying devices; protractor and metric measuring diwices; Pentax !vffi camera; Pentax macro 1.4, 50nun flat copy lens; ovfilh.ead projector; light table, and transparencies. Cu:rt B~ge1i'is Educ1atluq and Training i11 Handwriting and Document Exlll1llnatlon Include: An ·in-person, two-year apprenticeship with Dr. Ray Walker a.s a handwriting expert and questioned document examiner. Dr. Walker's qualifications have been affirmed in the Cowt of Appeals, Fifth District of Texas at Dallas, and had historical .r:ulings in his favor. A leading authority :in the field of handwriting analysis and document examination, Dr. Walker is the author of The Questioned Document Examiner and the Justice System. Mr. Baggett is certified by ~e American Bureau of Docvment Examiners. He also has a certifii:ate of completion :from the American Institute of Applied Science. Rev l l/1113 ·.,,·.-· ;\· ,": -~ ···... '· Lectu~es. "conferences, and Classes Attended; 2004 School of Forensic Document Examination's Annual Conference, Dallas, Teicas _ Att~ded cl.as&es taught by Reed Hayes, QDE, Katherine Kcppenhaver, QDE, Bill Kopp~aver, qnE. of 2004 School Forensic Document Examination's Teleclass Cumculum · En~ation of Anonymous Writing by Reed Hayes. QDE Dncuinent Examination Tenninology by Don Lehew, QDE Notary Public by Don Lehew, QDE AdviU,tced Forgery Identification by Don Lehew, QDE JnstiuCtor 2005 School of Forensic Doc1llltent Examination's Annual Confe'r~ition and Cross Examinations by Dr. Richard Frazior, QDE Medical Problelllll Affecting handwriting by Dr. Richard Frazier, QDE Legathsues for Document Examiners by Dr. Richard Frazier, QDE ~eposition and Cross Examinations by Dr. Richard Frazier, QDE Heal'-'1 Factors Affecting Handwriting by Dr. Joe Aloxand«, QDE PrcsCnption Forgery and Medical Crimes by Diane King Lecturer 2007 l~ndwr.iting University Annual Conference, Dallas, Texas T1ainer and Instructor 2007 School;ofForemic Document Examination's Teleclasses Instructor - Handwriting Basics and Exemplars Instructor - Multiple Classes on C118() Studies and Examinations 2008 Handwritine Univei-Sity Annual Conference,. Lag Vegai:, Nevada Trainer and Instiuctor 2009 &:hoot.of Forensic Document Examination's Live Teleclasses Attended a varii;ty of cla55c;s taught uy Robert Baier, QDE, Police Instructor 2009 Handwriting University Annual Conference, Las Vega~ Nevada :Critjcal Incident Stress: Statement Analysis and Intervjew v. Interrogation by Faith Wood Rev 1111113 ,,, 4, , F~~ic Document Examination Application by Robert Baier,.QDE, Police Instructor T~~in,~r,and Instrllctor for Introduction to Forensic DbcumentBxatnination . ).':. 20 llCIAL n:NiHNG ·or J.'ACl'S AND CONCLlJSIONS OJ LAW ~ad!.... .JtEGAJlDING.ADOWMENTOR INS'riwMENt '1J)tPORTING ro·CUA.n A LIEN OR. ttAIM OittlM·~ day or Novem1Jw, 1013. ·in 1he ahow wtitled aad numblnd QSUM, thie Court reviewed a moti~ wrified by .mdavit of BUR.TON KAHN and the docunwttarf9n attacbc:d thereto. Additiomlly, the Comt micwcd die six ~w111111ty Deeds with Vaidor'1 Li.cm,. tttaclied Leretn an11Mu1lib A. B, C, 0. R It P. No teltirnoriy wac ~ ~any pitty. nor wu lbere any notice ofthc.COW't'a imew. dae Cowl bivina bJlde the detaminati.on thM a decdioa could be made::iOleJy on review of the doc:umeotation wider 1he aulbority VesltJd Jn 1be Cc>mt under S~ J. CbllJCcl' SI Dflbc TCXll Govemmczt'Code. The Coillt fiDdl as. folloWI:· Tue a Wmanty Deeds attached bmCD aa Exhibits A, B, C, D, Ea. F, z.apectivcty, '1'C NOT c:rcaled by implied or cxpras s:oment or aar=ncnt of the obli&or, debtor, or~ owner of the maJ praperty or by implied or expl'9ll ~or l&lT.emeut :of an l8flDl, ~.or othei' ~·of that~ 1111:ldoc;WDCQll 'Mlle prClleDlc4 raiaina ilsUH u to 'Whether corporate documents ware forsed. The Wmnnt)' Deeds with h~ 1M21 P••• 2107 2lpp .., i:ounty i:lesk lhalJ ·ftlt dli1 findlpg offa:t aad conduaion of law md\C umo '1m ofncxml& &1 ihe subject documentitioa or inltrume:ntl··Wf:l't oriainally filed,·IDCI the court di"rec1:1.6iidtiltf.,et~ '1k:ik lo iodox it uing Ibo MmC nunoa that Wllftl llled tn IOdcxlng lhc 1ub.joGt doll~~!Ugf~QI;.......:.; inmumcnt. ·Sipccl on dris _.£_day of.November. 2013. 2 Document Type: JUDICIAL flHDINGS OF FACT8·AHD CONCLUSIONs OF 1../1.W Pa,e2of2t ·• CERTl'IE!> COPY~TE STATE OF TEXAS I, DONNot; KAY M'KINtEv, DEMR-COVNTY DIQTRlcT CU:RK, t:CRTIP( ffl,tff lHE FOREOOING IS ATRLE At«J CORRECT~ OF TIE ORiGIW. ~ECORDAS INDICATEPB'fll£ VOlUME. PAGE AND.COURT Off IAID DOCUtefT. WITNESSED MY OFFICIAL HAND .llNDSEAl..Of'OFFICEON THIS: November 05, 2013 DONNA KAY Mff11C OF F.ACl'S AND COMCL]J8IONS OJl'LAW ~~'SP' ltEGAHDING A DOCl1MENT OR ll'fS'l1llJMEN'J; Pmh'ORTINC TO CD.A.TIA LIDI OR CUJM On.thiti~ day or No~'*' 2013, ·in 1he abov. ..,titled and.numblnd--. this Court reviewed a motl~ verified by aflidaw ofBUR.TON KAHN and tbe documentation. lt'8Chc:d tbcrdo• .AdditiOmlly, the Court nMcv9'Clli the six "\Vmnnty Deeds with Vendor's Li.ens11 atbched hereto as as Exlu'\lits A. B. C, D, R It. F. No testimony was t1km &om any ]*'tY. norwu lbcrc any nodc:e ofthc.COUrt'a review, Ibo COUrt hlvina rmde the detaminstion Ma dC:ciiion eould be ~.:iolely on.review of the doownmtatiozi under· 1b 8Ulbority vested In the COm1 under Subchapccr J. CbaPW' n oftbo Texas Govcm.rnent Code. The Com findS IS follow.: The six Warranty Deeds .uacbed heretO .. Exhibits A. B, c, D, E .t F, rcspectivc\y, arc NOT c:mted by implied or expraa ament or lgltCinaJI of the obli&ot. ~or the owner of tbc ml property or by ililplied or expns11 comcot or qiammt of an agent, 6duciary. ~ othcl' ~'~fthatJICl'IOO, ~·doc:umaila were pcCllCDled ISveK 11421 Pa•• 2107 21pp ' .. county c;lerk _.I ·ftlo this fin&IQls of &ct aacl canclusi~ of law in the tame clan of ncotd& M the lllbjccit docwnmli1ion or insttumena·wae orlainallY filed,·IDd the court di"reclJ~Q~~ clcfk &o iadox it ming U.C MD10 ..mos that were u..t 1n fudQlng dlC 1ubje0t doJj~wtill.isl~~L-_; instrumc:m. Sipod on this ...5:_ day of:Novcmbcr, 2013. 2 Ool;unwint Type; JUDICIM.. FlMDINGS OF FACTS AND CONCLUSIOHs Of LAW Pagoe 2 of 21 ,... ·• camFIED COP'YCERTIFIOATE Sl"ATE OF TEAAS I, DoNN4 KAY MCK..1'£\t, IJCxt.R-COUNTY PIBTRloT CLERlt, CERTIA' THAT 1tte FOREGOINQ IS·A "f K\k AN> COAAECT cf>Fv OF TI£ OIOOINAL ~ECORD AS INl)ICATEDSY THe YOlUME, pAGJ: AHo.~roH IJAIO OOCLM:NT. 'MTNESSED l,fY OFFICIAL HAND AND 8EA1. OF OFFICE ON n.5; November 05, 2013 DONNA KAY MCKINNEY. BnAR COUNTY, TEXAS tllV 05 2013 ' C... Numbw: 2013Cl18394 Document Type: JUDICIAl. FINDINGS OF FAcTS AND CONCl.USIONS OF LAW .Pqe 21 of2 l EXHIBITC . . -llll J.~~~Mlrllf·, i 20llCI18394 -0224 · '------ CAUSE NO. 2013-CI-18394 IN RE; A PURPORTED § IN THE DISTRICT COURT § LIEN OR CLAIM AGAINST § BEXAR COUNTY, TEXAS § HELVETIA ASSET RECOVERY, INC. § 224m JUDICIAL DISTRICT FINAL JUDGMENT AND ORDER OF SANCTIONS On March 3 and 4, 2014 came to be heard the First Amended Motion for Sanctions filed by Movants Puerto Verde, Ltd. e'Puerto Verde") and Helvetia Asset Recovery, Inc. (collectively, "Helvetia") against Respondents Burton Kahn e'Mr. Kahn") and his attorney L. Terry George ("Mr. George") (the "Sanctions Motion"). Mr. Kahn represented himself pro se at this evidentiary hearing. Mr. George did not appear. 1 The Court, having reviewed the Sanctions Motion, Mr. Kahn's response, testimony and other evidence presented, including the Temporary Injunction record in Cause No. 2013-CI-18355, argument from counsel and Mr. Kahn, and having taken judicial notice of the parties' pleadings and filings in related litigation Cause No. 20 l 3-CI-18355, enters the following Final Judgment and Order of Sanctions:2 I. FINDINGS AND CONCLUSlONS A. Back2round. 1. Helvetia seeks sanctions under ( l) Rule 13 of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure; (2) Chapter 10 of the Texas Civil Practice & Remedies Code, Section 51.903 of the Texas Government Code; and (3) through the Court's inherent power to sanction litigants and their p G 1 Reporter's Record. Volume 1 (RR-1). pp. I-Lt 1 RR-2, p. 55. ~-- - ·- -~--, FINAL JUDGMENT AND ORDER OF SANCTIONS I Document ~ Pagel of29 [ scanned_ as filed. J counsel.3 Section 51.903 pennits, inter alia, an owner of real property to appear before a court and have the co mt declare as fraudulent an instrument filed of record creating or purporting to create an interest in real property owned by the movant. The owner/movant "mai' appear ex 4 parte. The reviewing court may not consider testimony or make findings on the merits. 2. The offending pleading that is the subject of the Sanctions Motiuu i!i uu ex ptArle motion (the "Ex Parte Motion") filed on November 5, 2013 by Mr. Kahn in the name of Helvetia. 5 This Ex Parle Motion was filed pursuant to Section 51.903 of the Texas Govemment Code. Mr. George was designated as Mr. Kahn's lead counsel on the Ex Parte Motion. 6 Newly- retained Jay Petterson in San Antonio ("Mr. Petterson") was designated as "associate attorney," and signed the document for Mr. George, who resides in Fort Worth, Texas. 7 3. As described in more detail in this Judgment and Order, the Court finds that Mr. Kahn and Mr. George committed a fraud on the court and on the Movants for the malicious purposes of claiming ownership by Kahn of Helvetia, and of clouding legal title to land owned by Helvetia and sold by Helvetia to a bono fide purchaser for value. One day before the Respondents filed and presented the Ex Parle Motion, Helvetia had :fi]ed a Petition and Application for Temporary Restraining Order in Cause No. 2013-CI-18355 seeking to enjoin Mr. Kahn from interfering with Helvetia's business or holding himself out as an authorized representative of Helvetia. 3 First Amended Motion for Sanctions, filed January 15, 2014, pp. 5; See also, In re Bennett, 960 S.W.2d 35, 40 (Tex. 1997). 4 TEX. GOV'TCODE §§ 51.901, 51.903. ~See Exhibit I. The pleading was ft1ed in the name of"Helvetia Asset Recovery, Inc." The pleading was captioned "Motion for Judicial Review ofDocumentatiotl or Instrument purporting to Create a Lien or Claim." 6 Exhihit 1, p. li; RR-4, p. 57. 'id. FINAL JUDGMENT AND ORDER OF SANCTIONS Page 2 of29 4. While Helvetia' s counsel was negotiating with Respondents to secure a hearing on Helvetia's Application for Temporary Restraining Order, the Respondents secretly filed and presented the Ex Parte Motion to a Bexar County judge and secured an order (the "Ex Parle Order") that was then filed in the Bexar County deed records to slander Helvetia's title and cloud its buyer's title. g Mr. Kal111 had no authority to file a motion on behalf of, or in the name of Helvetia, and his motion was a totally fictitious pleading filed for the purpose of causing hann to others. 9 5. Jay Petterson, Mr. George's co-counsel who signed the motion on behalf of Mr. Kahn and Mr. George, later signed a: Rule 11 Agreement whereby Mr. Kahn promised to petition the court to set aside the Ex Parte Order. 10 Mr. Kahn later disavowed the Rule 11 agreement, forcing Helvetia to try a lengthy temporary injunction hearing that resulted in a temporary injunction against Mr. Kahn and an order setting aside the Ex Parte Order, in other words, accomplishing at great cost what Mr. Kahn had ear1ier promised to do in his Rule 11 agreement. 11 ~ I 6. Helvetia was incorporated by Puerto Verde in August 2007. Puerto Verde is a 0 Bahamian corporation and is owned by Robert Ripley ("Mr. Ripley"). 12 Puerto Verde 2 I contributed approximately $1.2 million in cash to capitalize Helvetia in 2007, using the funds to ~ buy Helvetia's 1,000 shares of stock at $1 per share. 13 These 1,000 shares represented the total ~ v0 L s Exhibits I, 2, 15·18; RR-3, pp. 23·27. 4 9 RR-4, p. 32-37; RR-3, p. 27, 101-104. 2 10 0 Rule 11 Agreement, attached as Exhibit B to Motion to Strike Jury Demand, filed January 10, 2014 in Cause No. 1 2013-Cl-18355, a filing of which the Court has taken judicial notice; RR-2, p. 55; RR-4, p. 57. 11 RR-3, pp. 100-105; Exhibit 3. h 12 13 Defendant's Exhibit 9': See Tcmporory Injunction Reporter's Record, Vol. 2 (T1-RR·2), at pp. 6·8. 3 Defendant's Exhibit 9: Tl·RR·2, pp. 9-20. ~ 0 FINA I, JUDGMENT AND ORDER OF SANCTIONS Page 3 of29 14 number of shares authorized by Helvetia's charter and incorporation documents. Helvetia used this capital contribution in 2007 to acquire 215 real estate lots in the Key Largo subdivision in San Antonio. 1s Helvetia has already sold many of the lots to homebuilders. 16 Sales of lots began in 2010, and have increased in subsequent years. 17 7. Hd veti" uppuinleu Mr. Kiihn in 2009 Lo oversee ils lot sales and closings> for which he received a 3% commission. 18 Mr. Kahn was the company's director and president from 2009 until Helvetia terminated him in August, 2013. 19 Prior to 2009, Kenneth Moore served as president and director of Helvetia. 20 Unhappy with his termination, Mr. Kahn set about to get even. He emptied Helvetia's bank accounts, transferring approximately $300,00021 into other bank accounts personally owned by Mr. Kahn or his companies.22 He then issued to himself on September?, 2013. a stock certificate for 1,000 share$ of Helvetia common stock a11d purported to cancel Helvetia's 2007 offer to sell its stock to Puerto Verde. 23 Next Mr. Kahn signed and filed a warranty deed in the name of Helvetia that purported to convey the entire Key 'Largo subdivision to Patadiv Corporation ("Paradiv"), a corporation newly formed by 0 ·4 I ~ I 14 See Exhibit G attached to Exhibit I {Helvetia Certificate of Fonnation For-Profit Corporation); Defendant's Exhibit 8: TI-RR-4, p. 33, 34. 2 0 15 Exhibits 20-22, Defendant'~ Exhibit 9: TI-RR-2, pp. 10-20. a 16 17 Defendant's Exhibit 9:Tl-RR-3, pp. 57-58. Defendant's ExhiDlt !l: TJ-RR-3, 56-57. v 18 Defendant's Exhibit 9: Tl-RR-Excerpts, pp. 63-68; Defendant's Exhibit 8: Tl-RR-4, p. 123-124; Defendant's ~ Exhibit 9: TI-RR-3, pp. 57, 6 L 19 Defendant's Exhibit 9: TJ-RR-4, p. 17; TJ-RR-3, p. 43. 4 a 1 :o Defendant's Exhibit 9: Tl-RR·2, pp. 20-26, 33-35; Exhibit 8: 11-RR-4, p, 17. 21 Mr. Kohn testified that "JOO some odd thousand do1Jars" was transferred from Helvetia to his accounts. The Court's finding is based on this testimony and is not intended to foreclose Helvetia from demonstrating at trial i11 p Cause no. 2013-Cl-18355 that more was in fact transferred into his accounts. RR-3, pp. 43-45. G 22 Defendant's Exhibit 8: Tl-Rfl-4, pp. 38-42; Defenaant's Exhibit 9: Tl-RR-3, pp. 41-53, RR-3, pp. 38-50. :i· 23 Defendant's .Exhibit 8: Tl-RR-4, pp. 42-46; Defendant's Exhibit 9: Tl-RR-3, pp. 18-19; Exhibit 4. ,;I ) f FINAL JUDGMENT AND ORDER 01' SANCTIONS Page 4 of29 Mr. Kahn. 24 Paradiv paid nothing for Key Largo, and the conveyance included all lots previously sold by Helvetia to others - lncluding lots which Mr. Kahn had personally clo:.ed a.ud for which he had received his 3% commission.25 After the conveyance to Paradiv, Mr. Kahn filed his Ex Parle Motion to invalidate six recent sales made by Helvetia to a builder that Mr. Kahn also recently sued in a separate lawsuit in Dexar County.26 B. Mr. Kahn's Sophistication. 27 8. Mr. Kahn is well educated, graduating with an engineering degree from M.LT. He is employed us an engineer, and has owned and op~ated $Cveral engineering companies. 28 9. Mr. Kahn has represented himself pro se in numerous matters, both in district court and at the appellate level. 29 His "practice" before the courts spans over twenty years, including multiple cases in Houston and San Antonio. 30 Mr. Kahn is knowledgeable about liens and the sale ofproperty.31 He knows how to cloud title to property and chill financing needed by builders. 32 Mr. Kahn studies the law, performs legal research using Loislaw and O'Conner's, and is adept in using the internet. 33 Mr. Kahn's son is a litigation attorney practicing in 0 4 ., 24 Exhibits 7 and 8; Defendant's Exhibit 9: TI-RR-3. pp. 43-46, 55-56; Defendant's Exhibit 8: TI-RR-4, pp. 46-47• 6 52-53. ~ 2 sDefendant's Exhibit 8: TI-RR-Excerpts, pp. 47-48, 63-68; Defendant's Exhibit 8: TI-RR-4, p. 52-53, 123-124; -~ Defendant's Exhibit 9: Tl-RR-3, pp. 59-61. 26 ~4 Defendant's Exhibit 8: TJ-RR-Excerpts, pp. 63-68. 27 RR-3, pp. 28-30; Defendant's Exhibit 8: Tl-RR-4, p. 43. 26 Detendant's Exhibit 9: Tl·RR-4, p. 92-93; Exhibit 25, Exhibit 26 (Gillett); Exhibit 6 {Contour). Defendant's v Exhibit 9: TI-RR-4, pp. 64-65 (Contour). 0 29 RR-3, pp. 28-33, 60-66, 74· 77, 79. L 30 fd. 4 3 2 ' Id; see also RR-3, pp. 38; RR-4, pp. 57-62; Exhibits 26 and 27. ~ 32 Id., :sec 11.lsu, RR.-3, p. 27. 33 RR-3, p. 28-29. Justice Michol O'Connor is a respected author of a series of books relating to litigati Exhibits 4, 5, 21, and 22. "(A] corporation may issue shares for consideration if authorized by the board of directors of the corporation." TEX. BUS. OROS. Code§ 21. J 57(a); see also, § 21.160. Shares may be issued by 0 ca>h consideration. ld., at§ 21.159(2). When tbe consideration is paid, the shares; are considered to be b5ucd, ll.fld J. are fully paid and nonassessable. Id., § 21.157. The judgment of either the board of directors, or the shareholder is conclusive in determining the value and sufficiency of the consideration received for the shares. Jd., § 21.162. p (emphasis added). G 47 Defendant's Exhibit 5, including Exhibit 1 attached thereto (Robert Ripley's Affidavit), and Exhibit D attached i thereto; Exhibit 19, 20; Defendant's Exhibit 8: Tl-RR-S, pp. 4-6, 8, 18, 21-22. · FINAL JUDGMENT AND ORDER Or SANCTION$ Page 7 of29 Mr. George, who was Mr. Kahn'~ neighbor, to act as incorporator.48 Mr. George prepared Helvetia's 2007 organizational minutes, which showed that Helvetia issued itsl ,000 shares of stock to Pue.rto Verde at $1 per share. 49 Puerto Verde wired approximately $1.2 million in cash in 2007 to capitalize Helvetia in exchange for all its shares, thus enabling Helvetia to purchase l.hl:.:: Ki,;;y Lfilgu :subExhibit 22. 71 3 Exhibit I; RR-4, pp. 55-57; RR-3, pp. 63, 69, 81-82; Defendant's Exhibit 8: Tl-RR-3, pp. 61-62. ~ 8 FINAL JUDGMENT AND ORDER OF SANCTIONS Page 11 of 29 and directed his lawyers to file it. 72 Without any authority, Mr. Kahn filed the pleading in the name of Helvetia, and falsely assened his ownership of Helvetia throughout the filing, which he reiterated in his supporting affidavit. 73 Mr. Kahn's affidavit, containing his allegations of fraud and forgery against Puerto Verde, was ]ater "massaged" by Mr. Petterson, who Mr. Kahn retained just days before he filed the Ex Parte Motion. 74 22. In the Ex Parte Motion, Mr. Kahn sought to have six warranty deeds executed by Helvetia declared invalid. 75 The s~x warranty deeds represented Helvetia' s six sales of lots to a ho1m::builder in September and October 2013, after it had terminated Mr. Kahn. 76 Mr. Kahn claimed that because he bought Helvetia's stock on September 7, 2013, after he was terminated, only he, and not the person signing the deeds, had the authority to sell Helvetia's Jots. 77 23. Mr. Kahn and his attorneys lrnew or should have known that Section 51 of the Texas Government Code on1y affords the extraordinary remedy of ex parfe relief to "owners" of real property. 78 Mr. Kahn did not meet this requirement. 79 He did not personally own any of the six lots, he did not own Helveti~ and he had no relationship with Helvetia at the time the Ex Parte Motion was filed. 80 71 Id.; RR-4, pp. 55-57; Defendant's E?Chibit I (Attorney Employment Agreement with Mr. Petterson, dated November I I, 2013, effective November I, 2013). 73 Exhibit I~ .r"" also, Mr. Kahn's Affidavii attached as Exhibit I to the Ex Partt1 Motion. v0 74 RR-4, pp. 55-57; Defendant's Exhibit I., 75 Exhibit 1, pp. 2-4, §JV. L 76 Id., s2e also, Exhibits A-F attached to Exhibit I. 4 77 ~ Exhibit l; Mr. Kahn's affidavit attad1ed as Exhibit l to Exhibit I. 18 &e Tex. Gov'T CODE ANN. § 51.903. An ubligur or debtor of \he real properly may also bring an action under these proceedings, but Mr. Kahn sought relief only as an "owner." Mr. Kahn makes no claim that he is either an p obligor or debtor of the six lots at issue. G 79 RR-4, pp. 43-46; Exhibits 23 and 24. sold. FINAL JUDGMENT AND ORDER 01' SANCTIONS Page 12 of29 24. Section 51.903 also limits the Court's determination to whether the six warranty deeds are fraudulent as defined by $ection 51.901, and does not provide for findings by the Court on the parties' underlying dispute. See TEX. Gov•T CODE ANN. § 51.903(a), (g). See In re Purported Liens or Claims Against Samshi Homes, L.L.C., 321 S.W.3d 665, 667 (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist] 2010, no pet.); Becker v. Tropic Isles Ass 'n, No. 13-08-00559-CV, 2010 WL 877569, at *3 (Tex.App.-Corpus Christi Mar. 11, 2010, pet. denied) (mem. op.); In re Hart, No. 07-98-0292-CV, 1999 WL 225956, at *2 (Tex.App.-Amarillo Apr. 1S, 1999, no pet.). 81 This statute was enacted after the Republic of Texas filed hundreds of frivolous Hens against government officials. 82 25. Due to the extraordinary ex parte nature of the proceedings, Section 51.903 (a) of the Texas Government Code requires the verified motion recite that the movant is aware that sanctions will be imposed for a frivolous filing. The Ex Parte Motion contained this recitation. 83 81 Section 5 l.903 was enacted as part of House Bill 1185, passed in 1997. See Act of May 10, 1997, 15th Leg., R.S., Ch. 189, § 14, sec. 51.903, 1997 TEX. SESS. LAW. SERV. 1045, 1053 (current version at TEX. GOVT. CODE ANN. § 51.903 (Vernon 2005)). The Senate's Bill Analysis explains the impetus behind the passage of Bill I I 85, as follows: Currently, individuals and organizations have begun to take action based on their refusal to recognize the authority and sovereignty of the government of the State of Texas. These entities have filed fraudulent judgment liens issued by so-called "common law courts" and fraudulent documents purporting to create liens or claims on personal and real property with the secretary of state and many county and district court clerks throughout the state. Many of the filings have been against the State of Texas and public officers and employees, as well as private individuals. These filings have clogged the channels of commerce and have amounte-d to harassment and intimidation of both public officials and ordinary citizens. This bill provides both civil and criminal remedies for 1hose agafns1 whom such rraudulent filings have been made.... This bill creates an expedited judicial process that permits someone aggrieved by the fraudulent filing to obtain an expedited legal process to obtain a court order declaring the filing to be fraudulent. ... S.ENATE;RESEARCli CTR., BILL ANALYSIS, TF.X. H.B. 1185, 75""' LEG., R.E. (1997) (emphasis added). Thus, llle bill analysis supports the view that the statule was not created to detennine the legitimacy and validity of the claimed interest in the property. 82 Texas Attorney General's summary: htU,3://www.tcxa~altomeygcneral.gov/alcrts/alens ykw.j,Jh~?id-114& 3 ~ Exhibit I, p. 5. FINAL JUDGMENT' AND ORDER OF SANCJ"IONS Page 13 of29 .· into and filed of record their Rule i 11 agreement. 35 The Rule 11 Agreement provided~ among other things, to set aside the Ex Parte Order by submitting an agreed order to that effect \vithin seven days. 86 28. On November 22, 2013, Mr. Kahn fired Mr. Petterson and Ms. Goodman and substituted himself as counsel pro se.e7 Mr. Kahn refused to execute the documents prepared by Helvetia to effectuate the Rule 11 agreement Mr. Kahn has since asserted in pleadings and testimony that Helvetia's lawyers either bribed or coerced his lawyers into signing the Rule 11 Agreement. 88 . Though Mr. Kahn claims he did not expressly authorize the signing of the Rule 11 Agreement, the. Court finds no evidence that his attorneys lacked implied or apparent authority to sign the Rule 11 agreement. The Court finds no evidence to support the claim that opposing counsel bribed or coerced Mr. Kahn's counsel into signing the Rule 11 agreement. 29. Mr. Kahn created additional delay when he appeared at the resetting of Helvetia' s Emergency Motion, and its Motion to Enforce Rule 11 Agreement, on November 26, 2013 with two new 1awyers, seeking a continuance. Judge Peter Sakai granted a continuance, but also entered a TRO restraining Mr. Kahn from taking any actions on behalf of either Helvetia or Paradiv, and setting the hearing on the temporary injunction for December 6, 2013. Judge Sakai found in the TRO that further attempts by Mr. Kahn to claim title to Hclvctin's properties and 85 Defendant's Exhibit&: TT-RR-4, pp. 75, 77, 83-85, 87-90. 86 Pertinent language of the Rule 11 Agreement states: 2. The panies shall execute documents within the next 7 days sufficient to implement the following: a. Agreed Order setting aside the judgment of November 5, 2013, in cause 18384. 4 t i 7 b. A complete re/ease and hold harmless by Burton Kahn ... of any claim of ownership or title to tbe 6 Jors at issue in Cause No. 18394. Court records do not show that Mr. George was ever discharged from his representation of Mr. Kahn in either this case or Cause No. J 8355, although the Court discharged him in an least one related action, Cause No. l 7016, with Mr. Kahn':s llpprovnl. 88 RR-2, p. 53; RR-3, p. 30. f!NAL JUDGMENT AND ORDER OF SANCTIONS Page 15 of29 Court had fully adjudicated Helvetia's temporary injunction, its sanctions request, and its request lo t:nfo1ce the Rule 11 Agreement. Judge Canales declined at that time to make any contempt findings, but expressly recognized in his order that Mr. Kahn had violated Judge Sakai's TRO, that he had refused to implement the November 15, 2013 Rule 11 Agreement, and that he and Mr. George had faik:d tu produce documents or appear for depositions as Judge Sakai had ordered. Helvetia deposed Mr. Kahn on December 6; Mr. George did not appear for his deposition though ordered to do so.92 32. Mr. Wachsmuth anQ. Mr. Fanucci represented Mr. Kahn during the three-day evidentiary hearing that culminated on December 11, 2013 with Judge Karen Pozza granting Helvetia's application for a Temporary lnjunction enjoining Mr. Kahn from taking further actions on behalf of Helvetia and Paradiv. 93 Judge Pozza a]so set aside the Ex Parte Order. 94 Mr. Kahn then fired Mr. Wachsmuth and Mr. Fanucci on December 13, 2013, and has since been prose. 33_ Helvetia set its First Amended Motion for Sanctions for hearing on January 21, 0 2014. Both Mr. Kahn and Mr. George appeared at the Courthouse on January 21 for the 4 I ~/ sanctions hearing. The presiding court assigned all of the parties' pending matters pending in Cause Nos. 18394 :md 18355 to the Monitoring Court, and all counsel and Mr. Kahn met with t. 0 the Monitoring Court Clerk about scheduling and resetting the hearings to March 3, 2014.95 a v 0 L 4 2 92 Id. 0 l 93 Id.; an Amended and Supplementary Temporary Injunction was entered by Judge Pou.a on December 18, 2013 p that expressly permitted Helvetia to continue selling its lots. 94 G Ei.:hibit 3. 95 Id. 3 2 ~ FINAL JUOOMENT ANI) ORDER OF SANCTIONS Page 17 of29 II. ORDER OF SANCTIONS 34. Helvetia has provided evidence that overcomes the general pres\lmption by courts that pleadings and other papers are filed in good fai1h. 35. As discussed herein, the conduct by Mr. Kahn and Mr. George in failing to conduct appropriate investigation and due diligence -before filing the Ex Parte Motion, in delaying efforts by Helvetia to set 1t aside, and in refusing to comply with the Rule 11 Agreement, show that their pleading and their conduct has been groundless, that the pleading was filed in bad faith and for harassment, that it was filed for an improper purpose> that it lacked in factual oc legal basis, and was not supported by evidence. These findings are incorporated into the Court's findings that sanctions are appropriate under Rule 13, Chapter I 0, § 51,903, and under the Court's inherent power, as described in this order and judgment. A. Ruth 13, Texas Ru Jes of Civil Procedure 36. Ru1e 13 gives the Court . I the option of imposing sanctions on both a party and counsel for filing a groundless pleading that is either brought in bad faith or brought for the 0 4 purpose of harassment. TEX. R. CJV. P. 13; In re C.M V.• 136 S.W.3d 280, 284 (Tex. App. - San ~-, Antonio 200, no pet.) The rule defines "groundless" as having "no basis in law or fact and not 1 warranted by good faith argument for the extension, modification. or reversal of existing Jaw," and thn~ tnrns on the legal merits of a claim. Id.; Robson v. Gilbreath, 267 S.W.3d 401, 405 ~L (Tex. App.-Austin 2008, pet. denied). "Bad faith" requires the conscious doing of a wrong for a dishonest, discriminatory, or malicious purpose. Id., at 407. Improper motive is an essential .~ 2 Q element of had faith. Elkins v. Stotls-Bnmm, 103 S.W.3d 664, 669 (Tex.App.-Dallas 2003, 110 l. p pet.). Rule 13 also provides, "[S]a:nctions wider this rule may not be imposed except for good G 3 ? '5 FINAL JUDGMENT AND ORDER 01' SANCTIONS Page 18 of29 cause, the particulars of which must be stated in the sanction order. 1) See Low v. Remy, 221 S.W.3d 609, 614 (Tex. 2007). 37. Rule 13 pennits the trial court to impose sanctions on attorneys or parties who file a "fictitious pleading" or "make statements in pleading which they know to be groundless and false." After notice aud hei:tfing, llu::: Lrial courl "shall impose an appropriate sanction" available under Rule 215. TEX. R Crv. P. 13. 38. Sanctions available under Rule 215.2(b) include attorney's fees. See TEX. R. Civ. P. 13, 2 l 5.2(b). Sanctions awarded as attorney's fees fall within the sound discretion of the Court. Olibas v. Gomez, 242 S.W.3d 527, 535 (Tex. App.-El Paso 2007, pet. denied); Glass v. Glass, 826 S.W.2d 683, 688 (Tex. App.-Texarkana 1992, writ denied) (citjng Brantley v. Etter, 677 S.W.2d 503, 504 (Tex. 1984)). 39. In detennining whether sanctions are appropriate, the trial court examines the facts availabJe to the litigant and the circumstances existing when the litigant filed the pleading. Alejandro v. Bell, 84 S.W.3d 3&3, 392 (Corpus Christi 2002, no pet. h.); Home Owners Funding Corp. of Am. v. Schepple1', 815 S.W.2d 884, 889 (Tex. App. - Corpus Christi 1991, no writ). The Court aJso considers the acts or omissions of the represented party or counsel, not merely the legal merit of a plei:iding OT motion. Griffin Indus. V G1·imes, No. 04-02-00430-CV, 2003 WL 1911993, *4 (San Antonio Apr. 23, 2003, no pet.) (citing New York Underwriters Ins. Co. v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., 856 S.W.2d 194, 205 (Tex. App.--Dallas 1993, no writ.). 40. In addition, the Court is entitled to evaluate the credibility of the testimony :md detennine what weight to give it. Wein v. Sherman, 03-10-00499-CV, 2013 Tex. App. Lexis 10666. at *24 (Tex.App.-Austin Aug. 23, 2013, n.p.h.) (mem. op.) (citing Alpert v. Crain, Caton & James, P.C., 178 S.W.Jd 398. 412 (Tex.App.-Houston [1st Dist.] 2005, pet. denied)). FINAL JUDGMENT Al>iD ORDER 01' SANCTIONS Page 19 of29 41. The Court has mad~ the necessary factual determinations about the motives and credibility of Mr. Kahn. The Court finds that sanctions against Mr. Kahn are appropriate under Rule 13. The Court is precluded from sanctioning Mr. George under a literal reading of this Rule because his associate attorney, not Mr. George, signed the Ex Parte Motion. Yuen v. Gerson, 342 S.W.3J 824 (Tt:x. App. - Hou:ston [141h Dist.] 2011, pet. denied). 42. Helvetia has not sought sanctions against the associate attorney, Mr. Petterson. Although Mr. Petterson signed the offending pleading, Mr. Petterson attempted to rectify the error within ten days by entering into the Rule 11 Agreemt:nt. B. The Ex Parle Motion Wa..11 a Fictitious Pleading And is Groundless. 43. The Court finds that the Ex Parle Motion was a fictitious pleading and groundless, and that it was brought both in bad faith and for harassment. The Ex Parle Motion has no basis in law or fact, and is not warranted by good faith argument for the extension, i modification, or reversal of existing la~.!f6 Mr. Kahn filed the pleading maliciously without any basjs in fact or law. 97 Mr. Kahn also filed it as an experiment to obtain an opinion of Helvetia ownership that he could then use to bolster his egregious ownership arguments in this matter. 44. The Court has assessed Mr. Kahn's credibility along with the evidence presented, and find~ there is not a scintilla of evidence that Mr. Kahn owns Helvetia's stock, and thus finds the Ex Parte Motion meritless. The Court finds that Mr. Kahn has used this false allegation for improper purposes, and thus finds good cause in assessing sanctions as further particularized herein. His wrongful cli!ims nf ownerships were a.t the genesis of all of the proceedings herein, and spawned the litigation between the parties, unnecessarily causing Helvetia to incur .1 substantial fees and expenses. 96 RR' of the six lots, and thus to i11terfere and harm Helvetia's business by Mr. Kahn's c1aim that he owned property that Helvetia had already sold to builders; c. To chill Helvetia's future sales of property, as Mr. Kahn acknowledged he knew v 0 L the litigation wonld m::ike huilclers, lenders and title companies reluctant to close q 0 l 98 See in re Hart, No. 07-98-0292-CV, 1999 WL 225956, at *2 (Tex. App.-Amarillo Apr. 15, 1999, no pet) (Court ~ declined to address Harts' complaint that§ 51.903 of the Texas Government Code was unconstitutional. citing San Antonia Gen. Drivers v. Thornton, 156 Tex. 641, 647, 299 S. W.2d 911, 915 (1957), which directs a court not to pass upon the constitutionality ofa statute if the particular case can be decided upon non-constitutional grounds). FINAL JUDGMENT AND ORDER OF SANCl'IONS Page21 of29 on property sales by Helvetia if they thought Mr. Kallll would record adverse ownership claims to the property; d. To attempt to extort revenues earned by Helvetia after it had terminated Mr. Kahn's employment; e. To retaliate or .. get even" against his fonner employer. 49. Mr. Kahn acted with duplicity, defrauding the Court as shown herein, and defrauding HeJvetia.99 50. The timing of Mr. Kahn's filing of the Ex Parte Motion also shows bad faith and filing for an improper purpose. : Email exchanges show that Helvetia sued Mr. Kahn on November 4, 2013 for various torts and injunctive relief, and were attempting to coordinate with Mr. George a time to present to the Court Helvetia's application for a. temporary restraining order. 100 These types of games with the Court and opposing counsel go to the Court's core functions, and subject Mr. Kahn and Mr. George to sanctions under the Court's inherent power to control litigants. 51. Mr. Kahn's pleadings and conduct demonstrate delay when he avoided the hearing to set aside the Ex Parte Order by agreeing to, and later reneging, on the Rule 11 99 Defondant's: Exhibit 8: Tl-RR-4, pp. 82-83 ("Paradiv doesn't own (the six lots), it is Helvetia. At1d P11radiv was only- the only reason why I made that transaction (the Ex Parte Motion], was to try to prevent Robert Ripley frorn - he sold six lots when he wasn't even ... pre~ident of the company.") 100 RR-3. pp. 95-10 l; Rxhibits l 5-18. Helvetia Asset Recoveiy, Inc. v. Burton Kahn and Paradiv Corporation, filed on November 4, 2013, in the 4071h Judicial District, Bexar County, Texas. On November 4, 2013, counsel for Helvetia emalled Mr. Kahn's lawyer, Mr. George, a newly tiled petilion and application for injunctive relief seeking to enjoin Mr. Kabn from taking funher action on behalf of Helvetia, referri11g to his attempts to convey Helvetia's property to Paradiv. The email requested that Mr. George provide a convenient time for a court appearance on November 5 if he intended to conrest Helvetia's request for a temporary restraining order. Mr. George offered no specifics but noted that Mr. Kahn had engaged a San Antonio attorney, Jay Petterson, as associate counsel. FINAL JUDGMENT ANO 0ROER OF SANCTIONS Page 22 of29 Agreement. 101 Further delay occurred on November 26, 2013 when Mr. Kahn and new counsel dejour sought and obtained a continuance, falsely claiming the new counsel needed to get up to speed. Mr. Kahn fired those lawyers the same day, showing grounds for the continuance were a pretext for simply more delay. The refusal by Mr. Kahn and Mr. George to comply with Ht:lvetia's deposition notices on November 12, 2013, and their outright violation of Judge Sakai's orders for the same, demonstrate further delay. Mr. Kahn's voluminous pleadings on December 2, 2013 constitute further materially bad faith conduct and harassment when they set numerous substantive motions for hearing on the day Judge Sakai set Helvefo1.'s temporary injunction for hearing. Their continued refusal to present themselves for deposition caused further delay and unnecessary expense, leading to Judge Canales' December 5, 2013 order to appear, in which he also expressly stated Mr. Kahn was already in violation of the TRO by his acts purporting to be on behalf of Helvetia. 52. Mr. Kahn's attempt to trivialize his conduct is not creditable given the unrelenting efforts he took to keep his fraudulent claim intact on the six lots, through the date Judge Pozza set it aside on December 8, 2013. Moreover, by failing to release the fraudulent lien after demand was made by Helvetia, the Court may presume Mr. Kahn had the intent to harm and defraud Helvetia and others. Mr. Kahn claims he rightfully reneged on the Rule 11 Agreement, but by doing so he refused Helvetia's demand to release the lien, thus giving rise to such a presumption of intent. rn 2 v 0 l 4 ~ 101 102 RR-3, pp. 101-104. ·. See Florance v. State, No. 05-08-00984:.CR (Tex. App. - Dallas, Aug. 28, 2009). The Florance Court affirmed a p judgment that Florance was guilty, after jury trial, and afti1med his sentence of six months in jail for Florance'~ G failure to release a lien that was ftauduieilt under § 51.901, Tex. Gov't Code, in violation of Tex. Penal Code § 32.49. FINAL JUDGMENT AND ORDER 01' SANC'l'[ONS Page 23 of29 53. Mr. Kahn and Mr. George filed the Ex Parle Motion in bad faith, as it demonstrated a conscious doing of a wrcing for a dishonest and malicious purpose. Their actions were taken in part to slander title, and to ·make it difficult or impossible for He1vytia to continue its sales of lots. Their intent to harm Helvetia in this manner showed an improper motive. Mr. Kahn's testimony demonstrated his subjective state of mind: he knew, and Intended) for the filing to stop Helvetia from further aot sales. 103 54. Mr. Kahn has openl~ admitted his motivation in filing the Ex Parle Motion was to interfen:: with Helvetia and to stop further sales of lots. Mr. Kahn is knowledgeable about title companies and title searches, and ·intended his conduct to chill Helvetia's future sales of its property. to4 55, Mr. Kahn knew or should have known, by proper investigation, that Mr. Moore's signature was not forged, and that Mr. Baggett was not reputable and could not reasonably provide an opinion contrary to Mr. Moore's own testimony. 56. The Court can infer Mr. Kahn was additionally motivated by retaliation or ~ vindication, or part of a strategy to cause Helvetia to expend more fees and costs and drive it to ~ , I / the settlement table. 57. Mr. Kahn was moti~ated to claim ownership of Helvetia because after he was 2 0 1 fired, his direct access to all revenues earned by Helvetia from lot sales was cut off. 4 v D. Chapter 10, Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code, and § 51.903, Texas Government Code. 0 l 58. Chapter lO authorizes a court to impose sanctions upon a person, or a party q represented by the person, where an attorney files a groundless pleading or files a pleading for an a 1 improper purpose, including to harass. TBX. C1v. PRAC. & REM. CODE §§ 10.001(1-3), p 103 G RR-3, p. 27. 104 Id.; see also, RR-3, pp. 38; RR-4, pp. 57-62; Exhibit 26 and 27. f FINAL JUDG\1ENT AND 0RDl~R Of' SANCl'IONS Page 24of29 10.004(a). Each allegation and facti.ial contention in a pleading or motion must have, or be likely ·to l1a.ve, evidi;ntiary support aft..-:r a reasum1bk invi::stigaliun. Id., ;n::e also, Bruvenec v. Flores, No. 04-11-00444-CV, San Antonio, Mar. 20, 2013, citing Low v. Henry, 221 S.W.3d 609, 614- 15 (Tex. 2007). "A trial court may impose sanctions against a party if the court finds that the party has failed to comply with this requirement." Bravenec, citing Nolte v. Flournoy, 348 S.W.3d 262, 269 (Tex. App. -Texarkana 201 t, pet. denied). 59. Chapter 10 thus pennits the Court to sanction a party or an attorney for filing pleadings that lack a reasonable basis in law or fact. See TEX. C1v. PRAC. & REM. CODE § 10.001-.006; Low, 221 S.W.3d at 614. The Court may impose sanctions if the Court finds that the party has failed to comply 1vith any one of the requirements of Section 10.001 of the Texas Civil Practices & Remedies Code. TEX. C1v. PRAC. & REM. CODE § 10.004(a); Nolte, 348 S.W.3d at 269. 60. For reasons previously described, and incorporated by reference, sanctions may be imposed against Mr. Kahn under Chapter 10 of the Texas Civil Practices and Remedies Code. ~ The evidence shows that Mr. Kahn and Mr. George are both culpable and that both should be 6 sanctioned for their conduct but as with Rule 13 the Court is precluded from assessing sanctions 7 against Mr. George. q 61. More particularly, the Ex Parle Motion was filed for an improper purpose, and it 4 Jacks any evidentiary support as shown herein. Section 51. 903 builds in an award of sanctions if v 0 L a party seeks a finding not in compliance with the statute; Mr. Kahn and Mr. George orchestrated ~ the hearing to be ex parte despite Helvetia's contemporaneous attempts to secure a hearing on a ~ TRO that would have precluded Mr. Kahn's filing; Mr. Kahn filed the pleading without any p G authority; and his ownership claims are neither factually or legally supported. FINAL JUDGMENT AND ORDER OF SANCTIONS Page 25 of29 E. Court's Inherent Power to Sanctions 62. The Court has inherent power to impose sanctions. Assessing sanctions under this inherent power involves a two-step process: (1) the Court should rely upon the rules and statutes expressly authorizing sanctions whenever possible, and (2) the Court, applying its inherent power to impose sanctions, must make factual findings, based on evidence, that the conduct complained of significantly interfered with the Court's legitimate exerdse of its core functions. Inherent power to sanction exists where necessary to deter, alleviate, and counteract bad faith abuse of the judicial process, such as any significant intcrforcncc with the traditional core functions of the Court. Core functions include hearing evidence, deciding issues of fact raised by the pleadings, deciding questions of law, rendering final judgments and enforcing judgments. Core functions also include management of its docket and the issuance and enforcement of its orders. The CoUrt "may issue orders and, when it deems appropriate, vacate, rescind, or modify those orders. Lawyers and the litigants do not have such authority." 105 By doing so they effectively usurp the Court's role and displace the Court as the decision-maker, -' thus interfering with a core functiort of the Court. 63. For reasons and findings previously discussed, sanctions are appropriate against both Defendants under this Court~s inherent powers. Their Ex Parte Motion and ex parte hearing interfered with most of the Court's core functions. They submitted evidence not allowed by § 51.903; they made arguments and submitted an improper order under§ 51.903 that affected the Court's decision-making; and they omitted &,_closing to the Court prior proceedings detrimental to their legal position. Mr. Kahn also ignored the Court's setting aside of the Ex Parte Order, 10 ~ Basaldua v. Forest Woods Subdivision, No. 04-11-00716-CV (Tex. App. San Antonio, July 5, 2012 (citing In re K.A.R., 171S.W.3d705, 715 (Tex. App. - Houston (14th Dist.] 2005, no pet.). FINAL JUDGMENT AND ORDER or SANCTIO,NS Page 26 of29 thus attempting to usurp the Court's role, by continuing to assert the same grounds that were 1.:unlained in the order that had been set aside. 64. Both Mr. Kahn and Mr. George are culpable for the groundless Ex Parle Motion, and their allegations that Mr. Kahn reasonably could have purchased any asset valued over $1,000,000 for $1,000. The pleading i:s based i;olely un Mr. Kahn'~ alleg'1tiou:s lhat Helvetia had never issued its stock to Puerto Verde, thereby al1owing him to buy the company, worth over $1 million, for $1,000, and only days after the company had tenninatcd him for misconduct. Both Mr. Kahn and Mr. George participated in the 2007 incorporation of Helvetia, and Mr; Kahn additionally participated in the transaction by which Puerto Verde wired $1.2 million in cash to capitalize Helvetia. Mr. George was the incorporator for Helvetia and prepared its 2007 organizational minutes showing that Puerto Verde would be issued all 1000 shares of Helvetia's stock at $1 per share. Mr. Kahn testified that he was knowledgeable about property sa]es, and knew that a cloud on a title generally would preclude a sale of that parcel. He intended for the F.x Parte Motion to harm Helvetia's sales, which he believed would return the p~rties to "status 0 quo.'' Mr. Kahn drafted the pleading and his affidavit, and ]ocated and hired a handwriting 4 6 expert. At the time that the Ex Parle Motion was filed, Mr. Kahn provided the factual basis for ·~ the claims, and der.ided what legal claims to anert, and the manner in which to assert them, vfa the Texas Government Code. As ~art of his claim that he owned Helvetia, Mr. Kahn created the 4 new corporation Paradiv. to which he had tried to convey all of Helvetia is property in Key Largo v 0 only days and weeks before he filed the Ex Parle Motion that sought to invalidate legitimate t 4 sales closed by Helvetia after it had terminated Mr. Kahn. ~ 65. Mr. George did not sign the Ex Parle Motion, but delegated that task to the newly retained local counsel Mr. Petterson. Emails on November 4 and 5. 2013 show that Helvetia's FrNAL JUDGMENT AND ORDER Of SANCTIONS Page 27 of29 counsel was unaware of Mr. Petterson's representation until the day the Ex Parte Motion was filed, November 5. After ignoring orders by Judge Sakai and Judge Canales to appear for his deposition, Mr. George voluntarilyiappeared at the December 2013 hearing before Judge Pozza to provide testimony during Mr. Kahn's presentation of his case. Nothing in the evidence shows that Mr. Ot:urge disavowed the Pane Motion. 66. Mr. George had notice of the sanctions motion and hearing set for March 3, 2014. He appeared on January 21, 2014, a previous setting, and participated in the monitoring court's reset of the hearing to March 3, 2014.io6 F. Sanctions are Just and Not Excessive 67. The Court has carefully examined the two-part test adopted by the Texas Supreme Court in finding that the sanctions assessed arc just. First, there is a direct nexus among the offensive conduct, the offender, and the sanction imposed, in that the sanction is directed against the abuse and toward remedying th~ prejudice caused the innocent party. 68. Second, the sanction is not excessive because it is no more severe than necessary 0 to satisfy its legitimate purposes, here, namely, to deter other litigants from simi]ar misconduct 4 62 and punish violators. 107 '! Accordingly, it is herehy ORDERED, ADJUSTED AND DECREED as foJlows: ~ (l) Sanctions be and hereby are awarded against Burton Kahn and Terry George, jointly and severally, in the amount of $253,416.00, for which let execution issue. Of this sum, the Court finds $153.416.00 to be rea~onahle attorneys' fees incurred by Movants as a direct and proximate result of the fictitious filings and the attempted withdrawal of the Rule 11 agreement. 106 RR-4, pp. 54-55. 107 £xhibits 29 and 30. 3, 2 8 5 FINAL JUDGMENT AND 0RDl:R OF' SANC1'10NS Page 28 of29 The remaining $100,000.00 is imposed as sanctions for lack of diligence into the facts and the law. (2) All other relief not expressly granted hereby is denied. The Court's intent is that this instrument be in all things a Final Judgment and Order. SIGNED, ORDERED, and ENTERED this/ .t_;da f ~ , 2014. ~ Submitted by: HAYNES AND BOONE, LLP Isl Werner A. Powers Werner A. Powers ,. a State Bar No. 16218800 Natalie DuBosc State Bar No. 24077481 -~ 2323 Victory Avenue, Suite 700 I Dallas, Texas 75219 bl Telephone: (214) 651-5000 Telecopier: (214) 651-5940 ll ~ Lisa S. Barkley L State Bar No. 17851450 112 E. Pecan, Suite 1200 4 San Antonio, Texas 78205 2 Telephone No.: (210) 978-7427 0 1 Telecopier No.: (210) 554-0427 p ATTORNEYSFO:R G HELVETIA ASSET RECOVERY, INC. 3 ~ 8 G F!NALJUDGMENT AND ORDER OF SANCrlONS Page29of29 EXHIBITD ~: iAtt~J'r.ie'j_ ;,E.r!l~.1.oyni~11~·!J.9.r!lernent, ir9;ri\ i\i'h!i,~~·;si!l\i.!!'tl~ncttl,i;)•pu:'.':1·!_!11.1t~· o, . .t.t~';~JMni{ save,,,. F .... ................. ................. .....................-+1• · .~hQih~~i~on§.9!i#nt: i . 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You liave retained Kathleen Cassidy Goodman as yo.uraflorneyprior /() retai1iing me, .and. it is.: 1t1iiit:rsto.fldthflt'.M$; .odnuzn:aitd fmay, a.ssociate as co-cf!~nsel on the issues Jo.r · which you·are reta._it#,,.gnre. iY~li. ac:kiit>.w#!age titatMs. GoO.dnian.referredyQuto mewitlz respect (o my r~present(l0t>IZ ofy~u., f()u':h?i~~$ignii,d,ti.separate attorney employment agreement wiJ/i Ms. GooiJinan and und~rstan.ds.he»f!illbe bi/iliigyou sepatdtely. You 0 ·tiilthorize tlie associa'tion, ofMs. Gt?o.lfman and mys¢/ft1$· co;.cou.nsel 01i ih,e matters·c:overed by ,this 'iittorney agreement ·.· F'.ilrt.lier,yQ.µ. authtn·izf!:.ine'tinissociO.te another.attorney or (lftorneys as! deem approprJa_te,,anil-advlsable'tn)iourtef!r.esentation.. Yol+ pave,als() to G.OIDP,lY'~th ?11 of the-firm's reasonable requests in connection with the prep;;i.ratlo}'.\ and presen,ti\tj.Qn ofyoµr cas¢. While your concem fol' the cos~s iuvdlved'°is v.ertainly ii:lPpreciated you must understand that iris impossible to predict acclI(at~ly all ~at will b impo;:;i:iil;Jle to pri:di ef~ately the 1:otalamount of the· foe for·J>rofessionafserVices or'other costs tP&t.111~Y be fo.volv~d i:i;i. repre.se)lting your interests. In this regard, it.is fa.itthat you be cautioned at the outset t}iat.so111etim~s (and 11ot infrequently). complexities develop hi.areas where they are not expected ~ya·client. Sometimes becaus¢ of extrem¢ bitterness aridhurt..feelirtgs~.·or because ofsubstantial properly interests, family law ~a:ses· become unreasonably time-eonsummg-. this :fitm 'ha.:i made no ·express odmplied repr_esematio.ns or guarante·es con~erning:th~ outcome of your .case or hc;>w :tong your case wm take to complete~ 1 do n,ot nicke,l'~cl..Qime·,a.:file for expenses, and as: such l do not bill forlong,.distance calls, ·copying "~ if :unde~ 50 copi~$"per task; basic postage .(this excludes expedited postage \_ ) services or bu1kpostage) 1 or ni,ii~ape orpar'ldng. Burton Kahn attorney .en1pioymen1: agrt;t::1Ilent..., .page Z ,.. . ~·, ·~· ,..-".I (. Just as yo:U:m-e:·de_p~n&ng on my'cxpcrusc 'aiid professioiuilism, TWill "ciepel.ld on you to k~ep fa;ith Witli m.~ if::c.ornpl~xHi~!1 d¢y~fop jrt y_oi1i'.ifa$8. °i:Vhere'yoi.1 di~.f botexpecnhem. Yn1rr contip.u,in,gJai~h.m this,fi+m. 4u.tii1g;what roi:gh.t :b~come-'a profouged'.:petiod is vitaily.irhportantto 'the maintinan~ ~fyoµr 1~~~ ,rigiitstits: h1iporian~e simply· ca,rillotbe;·over.:ern.phasized~ Conversatiop~ 1Je!wee.n,. ~ ~tto_111ey Md. cUAAtare·prntectedby law and by the disciplinary rules to·which attorneys' are. StlbJ~~t. TJ:ie reaso:i;i: {Qr t}tls·confi'qentiaHty pr()tection.is that .th~ experience ofriia.ny:hundreds of.years. lla.s ,p:r~ve4·~t the in~er~ts o(the ¢.lleht.are be~st se:rve4 when the client's attorneys are f\lllyifuformed of'. all't\l~,facts· w~llin advance _of any p_ossib1e contest Your candor w:fiLassistmetremendously:in repres.entin,gyoµ;.Jt is (foubJY p~teeted by lEJ.W a,n4 tb,e discipillittry' f.l.lies and..is V.efy:muoh en:cotiro:ged. You can .rely o~ me· to be ~c;l~d, \Yi.th you, asweiL lwitl 00. my·"Qest-fu. k~pyouJ~dvised on lioYi"fhe·ease seems tO be progressing; based on in.formation.I repeiye ti,"o:tn tt,l~ :~ourt, :from tl;ib othc:r side, and from you. I \vill send you ,(;opies of all,pleadiqgs foi: y9w::iD;f9rm.ation. I will do-evefything possit;Jl~to ~xp~dite th~ ~pprop,ri~te disposition of your case consistent with the tillie limitations iniposed by law and tJ:ie pro't~tion of.ym.rrpresent and. future legal i:nt.e:r~~ts. There.ur 0 bligaiiqrunindcx: 9ur agrccrrient wfll be grounds- for ihe firm·~ withdrawafftom youfrepresentation. We. ~ve:,~gi;eed~ ¢at :tqese provisfons are: fair because our effort; to be;successfcif,;must be the product ofour teamwork 0 The Texas S.upreme·CcJurt:filid Colirls ofAppeaj~- }lave .adopt~ the Texas tawyer's Creed as: a triai:tdate' to the legal ptofessiOn"ln texas~ The creedl'equires o:ur firm to advise: you ofthe ~ontents of the .cr~ed Wheri, Jlndertak:irtg to· represe'ilt')iou;. A copy of :th~ Texas Lawyer's Creed· is attached to this.'ernpl9ym~t agre¢ment for your teview. The T~xas Goverom:ent Coae::requires:that you be adv!sedthat the State Sar ofT~)Cas investigates·an4 prose«~Ut~s prof¢ssfonfil :misconductco:romitted by Texas attorneys. Althoµghnot ~very complaint ~g~ix:isfonli~pU:ie ~Ut:a fay;;y~ .hi.volves,.ptofess.ional.fuiScoriduct,. the State Bar will provide yow with infpr;m~o.nif you ~all 1-800-932~19.00. You hereby agree that; lfyqu shou.ld at a.nytim~ qecorne displeased or dissatisfied With any aspectwhatSoever ·ofthis fiinl's:legal r()pi:eseri.tati~n,. orifyou should at any time have any serious question concerning that•repres~µtation, yot;t·Will immed~at~ly notifY me of that fact in i , Writing_ by certified mail; return r.eceip(re.qu~sted,. · '~/ Burton Kahn.attorney e111ployme1it·agrwment-. page 3 • ,.. You. ~gr~~ ·th~t.~s f?.rm. i.:¢sette~'~e#ghUn for: ~yofH1e ~<;)ilowip:g re!)SQns: 1. Your:fai1urdo. cooperat~ auilcomply fLillY··~tli any·rt;asona'ble requestofihis ftnrt's about your ca.Se; · ;4, Yotll':engaging:in conduct or making statefueiitS that render itunreaspnably· d,iff'ic;;\llt for tlils, ~ fo :cartJ;9:ut ih~.p:tupos¢s of its,,empfoyment;: .~. Your in:sistin1nllli!ftbls'fiffil. ®g~gein cond\ictthatts contrary to my judgment anQ advic.c; 4. Y Qur failure to .pay;fe~s iµid costs ~ ptqv~ded in this -agreenieht. 5. Jfi.il my-discretion;J deem. it:appropriqt<:l to withdtfl.w fi'.omyotir:representation iri favor of:substitute couhsel. ' ' This fuiu is privilc;ged tq: hav~: thfa opportunity to be of ser\iice tc> you. I appreciate your trust and-confi9.ence;.as ·well as:yout business;; lfyou climpfotely approve this agreement, please dat.e and sign the otigitlaj of~: letj:~t wh¢r¢ indicate~ retili'ri it .to this: office; and retain·ihe enclosed copy'for your file; CJ fi· ACCEPTED AND AGREEDTO EFFECTIVE'""''U'I')..-.... .1.u.in . .. ' .·. - ' . . /'M:-'V.··.·."/'.J . , ·.TON '.KAHN;; 1~dividually ~d as Qqrporiition and Presid~IJ,t ofJ.>aiaqiv Helvetia Asset Recovery•. Inq~ Burt<.>li Ka.bii attorney· employment l;lgr~ement-pag~ 4 EXHIBIT E Documents provided by www.Loislaw.com http://estore.loislaw.com/LLdocmanager.aspx?action=:tvl Texas Statutes ---------------------------------------------·--------···-· CJ Texas Statutes CJ GOVERNMENT CODE 0 TITLE 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH CJ SUBTITLE D. JUDICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICIALS CJ CHAPTER 51. CLERKS CJ SUBCHAPTER J. CERTAIN FRAUDULENT RECORDS OR DOCUMENTS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ----···-··-··················. ? 51.903 GOV'T. Action on Fraudulent Lien on Property (a) A person who is the purport~d debtor or obliger or who owns real or personal property or an interest in real or personal property and who has reason to believe that the document purporting to create a lien or a claim against the real or personal property or an interest in the real or personal property previously filed or submitted for filing and recording is fraudulent may complete and file with the district clerk a motion, verified by affidavit by a completed form for ordinary certificate of acknowledgment, of the same type described by Section 121.007, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, that contains, at a minimum, the information in the following suggested form: MISC. DOCKET NO. In the Judicial District In Re: A Purported In and For Lien or Claim Against County, Texas (Name of Purported Debtor) Motion for Judicial Review of Documentation or Instrument Purporting to Create a Lien or Claim Now Comes (nam.e) and file.5 this motion requesting a judicial determination of the status of documentation or an instrument purporting to create an interest in real or personal property or ? lien or claim on real or personal property or an interest in real or personal property filed in the office of the Clerk of (county name) County, Texas, and in support of the motion would show the court as follows: I. (Name), movant herein, is the ·purported obligor or debtor or person who owns the real or personal property or the interest in real or personal property described in the documentation or instrument. I I. On (date), in the exercise of the county clerk's official duties as County Clerk of (county name) County, Texas, the county clerk received and filed and recorded the ctocumentation or in~trument attached hereto l of S 4/10/2014 1047 AlVf Documents provided by www.Loislaw.com http://estore.loislaw.com/LLdocmanager.aspx?action=M and containing (number) pages. Said documentation or instrument purports to have created a lien on real or personal property or an interest in real or personal property against one (name of purported debtor) . III. Movant alleges that the documentation or instrument attached hereto is fraudulent, as defined by Section 51.901 (c) (2), Government Code, and that the documentation or instrument should therefore not be accorded lien status. IV. Movant attests that assertions herein are true and correct. v. Movant does not request the court to make a finding as to any underlying claim of the parties involved and acknowledges that this motion does not seek to invalidate a legitimate lien. Movant further acknowledges that movant may be ~ubject to sanctions, as provided by Chapter 10, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, if this motion is determined to be frivolous. PRAYER Movant requests the court to review the attached documentation or instrument and enter an order determining whether it should be accorded lien status, together with such other orders as the court deems appropriate. Respectfully submitted, (Signature and typed name and address) (b) The completed form for ordinary certificate of acknowledgment, of the same type described by Section 121.007, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, must be as follows: AFFIDAVIT THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority, personally appeared _ _ _ _ _ _ _ , who, being by me duly sworn, deposed as follows: "My name is _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I am over 21 years of age, of sound mind, with personal knowledge of the following facts, and fully competent to testify. I further attest that the assertions contained in the accompanying motion are true and correct." Further affiant sayeth not. 2 of S 4/10/2014 10:47 AM Documents provided by www.Loislaw.com httP://estore.loislaw.com/LLdocmanager.aspx?action=M SUBSCRIBED and SWORN TO before me, this ___ day of ----'---- NOTARY PUBLIC, State of Texas Nota,ry's printed name: My commission expires: (c) A motion under this section i:nay be ruled on by a district judge having jurisdiction over real property matters in the county where the subject documen,t was filed. The court's finding may be made solely on a review of the documentation or instrument attached to the motion and without hearing any testimonial evidence. The court's review may be made ex parte without delay or notice of any kind. An appellate court shall expedite review of a court's finding under this section. (d) The district clerk may not ~ollect a filing fee for filing a motion under this section, (e) After reviewing the documentation or instrument attached to a motion under this section, the district judge shall enter an appropriate finding of fact and conclusion of law, which must be filed and indexed in the same class of records in which the Subject documentation or instrument was originally filed. A copy of the finding of fact and conclusion of law shall be sent, by first class mail, to the movant and to the person who filed the fraudulent lien or claim at the last known address of each person within seven days of the date that the finding of fact and conciusion of law is issued by the judge. (f) The county clerk may not collect a fee for filing a district judge's finding of fact and conclusion of law under this section. (g) A suggested form order appropriate to comply with this section is as follows: MISC. DOCKET NO. In the Judicial District In Re: A Purported In and For _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Lien or Claim Against County, Texas (Name of Purported Debtor) Judicial Finding of Fact and Conclusion of Law Regarding a Documentation or Instrument Purporting to Create a Lien or Claim On the (number) day of (month), (year) , in the above entitled and numbered cause, this court reviewed a motion, verified by affidavit, of (name) and the documentation or instrument attached thereto. No testimony was taken from any party, nor was there any notice of the court's review, the court having made the determination that a decision could be made solely on review of the documentation or instrument under the authority vested in the court under Subchapter J~ Chapter 51, Government Code. The court finds as follows (only an item checked and initialed is a valid court ruling): 3 of 5 4/10/2014 10:47 Al\!f Documents provided by www.Loislaw.com http://estore.loislaw.com/LLdocmanager.aspx?action=M The documentation or instrument attached to the motion herein IS asserted against real or personal property or an interest in real or personal property and: (1) IS provided for by specific state or federal statutes or constitutional provisions; (2) IS created by implied or express cohsent or agre~ment of the obligor, debtor, or the owner of the real or personal property or an interest in the real or personal property, if required under the laws of this state, or by consent of an agent, fiduciary, or other representative of that person; or (3) IS an equitable, constructive, or other li~n imposed by a court of competent jurisdiction created or established under the constitution or laws of this state or of the United States. The documentation or instrument attached to the motion herein: (1) IS NOT provided for by specific state or federal statutes or constitutional provisions; (2) IS NOT created by implied or express consent or agreement of the obligor, debtor, or the owner of the real or personal property or an interest in the real or personal property, if required under the law of this state or by imp.lied or express consent or agreement of an agent, fiduciary, or other representative of that person; (3) IS NOT an equitable, constructive, or other lien imposed by a court of competent jurisdiction created by or e~tablished under the constitution or laws of this state or the United States; or (4) IS NOT asserted against re~l or personal property or an interest in real or personal property. There is no valid lien or claim created by this documentation or instrument. This court makes no finding as to any und~rlying claims of the parties involved, and expressly limits its finding of fact and conclusion of law to the review of a ministerial act. The county clerk shall file this finding of fact and conclusion of law in the same class of records as the subject documentation or instrument was originally filed, and the court directs the county clerk to index it tising the same names that were used in indexing the subject documentation or instrument. SIGNED ON THIS THE DAY OF DISTRICT JUDGE JUDICIAL DISTRICT COUNTY, TEXAS Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 189, 14, eff. May 21, 1997. Copyright? 2013 CCH Incorporated or its affiliates 4 of 5 4/10/2014 10:47 Alv[ EXHIBITF IEXHIBITT .) ~ ~ 1iUe of San J\rar,,run, Inc. 306 w. SUnset. Sliite 115 San Antonio, iX 78209 Phone210-198-l643 Fax21o--7ll8-164S Wt~NG INSTRUCTIONS Augt.1$l 21 •.2007 I "'\: = RE: Order No.: 1210001428 BuyerJBouower(s): Helvetia Asset Recovery Inc. 3i::l!m(&); M~fi: Duith Holding LTD, Property AW:Jress: .,TX • In conriection with the refeteru;eQ tr~n, please w~ ful'ld3 to Os in this manner: WIREIAANSFER INSTRUCTIONS for Wiring to Settlement Agent Sank Name: Compass Bank (Sunset Office} Bank Location: P.O. Box 4444, Houston, 'TX 77210~4444 -\ ASA Number: 113010547 __ / ! ACCount Number: 13880050 Account Name: Escrow Account LandAmerica lawyers Title of San Antonio 306 W. Sunset, Suite 115 San Antonio, TX 78209 210-826-1504 Re: Gf #1218001426 -Ottler No. lt1S00142!1 'ffrir>g lti!drulllrotJS (_) Exhibit~ • EXHIBITG . ' . .. . ..· .. •4, ' •. : . • ••• ._. •. \ . ..... . ~ ~ . \.. . :·.. ···J . \ .. ·.. ::: ·.''. . ~~ ..-- :.~ :'·;·:_.;.>... ··."·.:.. ...... _.·.:. ·. ·.: '. 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Certificate ()f F!lnriati!'i1l. estaJiU-sµ~-~ Qqrp~~·~,~~; qut its ~~()11mt:sb:µcture; (P:riQr fu: the'·t~xa~ I.Jcisfue~Oi:ganizatl9ns·Code:whi:ch b~ame·effective on January J. 2006, the -Ccrti:fica~ '<;lfFor~ati,v~d~ ~ By~awa•nmy be I.hav~ prepa:t~d ~ enc!Qs_ed.~s .based upon info~on anii·,instrup'l:fon.<> you am• fl).'0'.\r,ld~L 1 n.tftm:iq.:;fiaye;p,t)~ ~e~t.ei:iW h@l4.;rn:Y,$.rl{~9q! tQ ~e ~ lfiX e~~ ·r:91,1 sA-0~ beg.w~e·~. .(()r,tllmll)ll;;Q.fthis,COtpQia~Qn•may affectyour fufure·tax.~obligations. You: should ~ar=~:.~1Z:h!1tii:~r!~it~~~~ ~:::wit~·yo11r:Hr#~11nfant,p:iy}nesv~eial ~ttAoonn ::!~===~~==r:y on rnrpornt~. 1'nt';i:1m'1;. Rl~d~nn of Snhilmpt~i S si:J:1fm::: is. mHoe:hy. illing. 11:orm 7.S5~ with th~ 1t1terruil Revenue service-: F~mf2:S5J'liltiStbeJi1ed ·within sewufy--.five:(-75}days nfthe . ',.: rr;·-.~: ·E-::~-i~~~:::::::::=.t:~~~ "~~1~ '.:" ; : : ;, ''.~ y' . ~' f~~~,~~1- . ......~:. ... ! ; ~.1.:1 •••• k~ • :~r;-.;~·:1 . 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Whei;tevetr a;pef.so.w:si~ Q::P: b~baff Qf: or forJhe Corp0ra:tioJJ; they should their title nextto·the ~~~-that it Will be' oleai tba.l they are iiC:tifig:as-atu1gent ofthe ·~~=ra:rd::f:~:~~~n':i!~~~h!~=~~:t:.~!::~:~just C"i:\nlrJiet, ~to.u mn he held ·p~:r&~Jfy;J!a.hlie for: tbi'l ~~t)ttae]; .Al13~X11mp1e l)f~ 1.'.0f'tla(':t .~igtlafure' W()~l!I ~: . ... " . , . Helvetia.Asset.Reoovery~ me. ( \ n r) Byi~:~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~. ... -~--· ·)<>'htr:Ooi .Presii:U;nt l'r,~u~!{c~)~u8, Nl~u~~~ lrat~actiu.R1> ttfft¥i,i#g 1J11i:. Cuiyunilluu :d1uulu bo , documented itr'the. minufobook by minutes ot'meetkgs,oflhe sll&eholdet:S and oftlie BO.a.rd.of : ·. ". ·-~. 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The time and J)lacenrtlie annwilm~tmgtjtth.E) ;Board; drl}it¢ctoi;S;may be.changed by r~solutfon ·Qf ~ . - ~ -.~· .~}:.:};.~~ :. ·,. ~ ...•.. §f§E1ae~~;~ ··:) 1'\,, •·; ~ . helping youptq?arethe;requisite: resolutions·andJnin.utes·arrecotds to-d0cnment:any Sp¢dal. or Rnn\ml H'i:efitJn~~;. -%'.! :;-~,~~-~r~ Books-auu:M:mute:s. tn:e·Co : ·mto.n lnuiebook must be maintained and. ke tu to- .Of!. b~ame µ,· s~elloldvt, . ~.;.~: ~ :! ·;:;r.;_,;;· {bJ.th~·~JW4!n~lim.twd~i>~;(~}'thi:: n~'.bey qf:sl;tar!(Sirrthe Corporation ht}Id byibe • !-· :--1-. ~r: shareholder, and (n) the ooliStdefatfon p&dfl\it the.stock. ..:; ~' ··. <:: :.: -~ "'!.' _.k!·; ···~ Copies,of federal. statecfilld focal .infon:nati.M·or 'iil.(l()trtetax. returns. ·~, r::!} ;,:~ :·';!,:: Otheri.Corpor:ate,Matte;rs. :Sfgnlfiettnt Chn~gtt.ll¢aS.:.·.\,•,.: _.,,:.:; •..• ~.:,;~; ...J;(•:.• ~ .•-,;:_,...,j,,,._,,,.; .,.;., .. :.,,. I'~:, ''.~ ·-·~.:":·:-i.--1-~ - -:•:·.:·:J Assumed Nanu.t lfth; C~atimtwill trans~t businesitor qperate und~r a namt that is µtt'feremt11)m.y way !i'omi'{b.~ ~;·Ji~,~ ~(qtli;¥r·~ ~_tfll~l~·~)f''.fp~~,11: tiled.wi(Q. the Secretary of8tate,Jne~Cntperationwi1Lneedm:file m assumed .riame certifi.care; This certillcatemust:l>efileii Witlttlie::Seeretaty;·,of State,md'the:.C.ounfy clerk ofthe county fuwhich =~~::o:~:~t~~im=~fs~:~;:i~i~~~~::::::::.:~~i:~~ty· county ,?.sw.eU. Al$0, ;M:eetj:ificaie w.ill,p.e¢ ti;>-~rene~ ~i~·Six mQnth$ pri~rto its exptrati-On. t .\~ . ... ·.. ... ' ./ .·., ,:,~~ . . ,. . /i • '! • .;: .. : .. · .. ,.\. I \. __ ; • ., '"' ·c .•• ' ""lJ:Y.LA.ws'- -'-··" .......... -~_ BELWTt\~~~~q,nR.¥.~'.INc~ ,ARTICLkf~ OFFICE~' l_ IiEGt.~XERit:.0 6'.Eit'Telli:AN.0 ~~ENT =tlr=SSiti~1:;;~ SeQtefufy' ofState. · · " • A 7 .\ 3. -91'1IEI.t QV:tlel;S . Alt'!lCLKn,:"SlIAIYrJJOLD.liiBS- :l.. rLAtE:-o:rME:;ETING : F.:lf.~;:J~fSSE!f~ Directors~ shareholqe1.·:rn.~~ J~bysicajl;y .PIXlS~ta.t>~·i;n,e~tll.tgiQfsh~hQlc;ler~ :\>y· ~ ofre.mofo \;UlLll.ll'J~\.iuuma;y pruti9~ h1 oc-u~hlf;I iif·6~cl:iok:fo.rl\; cmq~ m~y-~-;l"X!u~idcn;d·pl·.:;,:;.;11L ill personaudmayvote.atameetlngtifslfu.teh.olders held ma cles;fgpated;place·orhei The ~µa.J .w~g:~y~·i;ajl~i,lby-:resr:lti:ifkn of 'the Boar.ff .ofI)Jtectors :or by ~Av.l;iti.l)g filed- \._ /. ·withlhe·Seoretacy:·.Sfgci~il-either·hY.:a. •rit¥ ofthe·direc~;Qi W$ttareh(')lders•pwrilng·a • .: . .. ~·;;..;.:..;.~.;.:,; .:...-.:·_.~.~-~.:,. ~. ·.;:...:...:.~ ·- ' ·'·!~:t~t1~::~::;::I:;;:ttrii:~~'ko"fi}i¢·0~6fiiti~-1~~~~1:~ii!~~i1; and· .·Wri.tte:rv:oi: pimt.¢4 MfiM s~gfi'iith an.:y~pi,'(jpose.d.afu¢.nifuwht.t& $e. t'e~eate ·ofF.om1alden (:·:·.~:.'i' ·~~~=::~~=to~::~c~~;:r!~~~:;~:~i~.;~a:~~!~:~cord Org;wir-?Jiops CQ!fl!! for ·thlll g1vi~g:(tf'll(IUCe ofmee'tioo~:ofsl;i.m:¢l'toldi::..ts~ If:fb.e m~~~g h~ :a.~ ·;=~'riiee~n:: the.pri)P.oSed.amendmeiit.ritsutlisnnW.a&·nl.ay·fa~::iootud~futhe nntice•of such. ·-dii:!1[:1rj;~~·;e=:.~7:~t=~:.=::s~~M:.;;:~ 7 nd~=~:;~; if{l }notice oftwo .consecutive annilltlJ meetings and all ooifues mi' meetings held: shareh~Ider .;:z:~~. ~~11;pe~.~l;lall 4iawthe sam~-ib.~ anti .effept as if ··~11rt!~!;~~!it~ti!::r~~f:!~~~~~~~~~~~~~!£~~!~1at petson.shait~ieinsta.tciL :~ , .' -·~ ,, • ,.. ,;.-; •.;..:., •' ·. •..• ' •. t ..., ' ... ' .... ~ . • : • - •. ·.-/ N:41~)'ed py 1he'Tex,ID!i~~t.lill'fle$S · • ./··-~-.- .. ,\ ~.. )r -._,. ... ~~~:1!.!:\~:at:.:;~as~=~~=;~;:~!t~~~~~=:~::;::a'f. meeti:ngofsharehulrlersi.may]l(!'i;i:ak;en:Viithoutameeti.ng; without prior notice; mid'mth~ut ~ ~~.~~, :t:~rct:~ir:1~=~::tfl~~<1.':\~~~;:~~;~~t~CG:~a· 3 sab' eci o.f:fue'co. . ·~...... sent . ······· .... A······· 1tth~ QQrf),9~ati.9!l&'~~t~ o{f~~Qµ. so·pi.'QYi9~,.;my~tlQ11~i;edby·th.e Texas Busine8s Organizatioos.:€00e·io·oo'tak.en.a't-·anyjn,1nual-or'.~per;i~ ~ting;pfsb.,arelrolders,orany · ~=~~:;~~~:~:;i::n:~~~=~i:~~: r::::;~ii::~~·::1tin~. I \ "-- ~v~·~~· l ·' which ooldef:$::Qf aU. shares eiitlt1-ed to vote on the acti01vwere presenta.nd.'.voted. :;!~:=:~:~:!=~=~~~~:~~~~~~~~:~~~~n.::~:!~:oi!h shfu:drnld~r wha sq~;;:,j:}~eOMJlRl'mt., Nri,Wl'fttM :~~ent i;:fene-ofth:e cOO:SenLihaU·oo ~s=~~~sa~~~~~1:: mt~lllU11~Qf'~9~f!1at,W®.l;~l?fue'~!'9~~tp'~~,~~~JiO.lt1Mti$;t"lie ~u\ll~Qfthe: oo.u:;eut dL"(; dclivc;1:e<"! to iii.ls Cou:iui:atieli DY, d.;;liv1;;ry to it! .ro~i5~~ofti~c; lv~~;b:u:cal og1.>u1i ·. ~:::ie~:;ti=::&;~~=~~l~~~:~~:£=:::~:~;~;~:e et;:K::;~~!~~~~~~1,!=~f~;:~:btJ::~~~~=e~e:~;e~:;;:~ or pi.inci~ ~cutive; Offi®"·dHhe, QQ!Pemti~ :mmt>t'nn'tlre:of the.·filkfu!i o.f',anyoofi.ruY.by;14bareh01'lx~h9l'&~r$'W.fi. stnfth.11t.·~foAA·nr~e.•to~ !i?Z~~:?l;i;!5~£~7~.!~~~t wtes ciwt::against)iiS:.o:r h~r r,~y~l ~'.0µ~Jtfie:.sUmGient :eI~tlJim ff tb.;n cllijlnla;tively voted to ·. ~t·~t;;~:fi~:9ftb,eJmf;4-~,,a~4 of:~f~~ qr:J:fm~·~~G\las~~·'i;rf~e<:tuts; ~:an.election.of ·-·---~~)) tht; 1:;ki.,"";:;t:v'.fdkt· ~ ~~· :I.(!#i;; ~W:lµrsJ~yp p~;~l~siliaj:,l:tlS' pCtmi:tttd by .. thc..To:i@S :B:i:l3'incaa OFgwllzi:itiom . COde,,,nlril.c::m"th~ ... Corlilic&fo of Po~ati'qn • ~ RES!GNA.TION Atfit~fQ'.f..may:,~&igp,cPY pJQYiQfi.ig J:J.Qb hrwritiJl.g o.i:'by.~fe(;.ifonip tr~ssici11of'stl~l 'resignation to tb.e;COrporati°t'!ln. The resignaliionrshaJ:Lbe effectiveupdnthe date ofreceipt of the ~:~:=~=;th:~~=:~e:~1:;~eh nmitz. Accepran~-nf tlie reslgnMion sh~llnot $~. V4GANC~~, 4~ Q!tt~$l!Lll'l'.NJ,tlim~~.QJ.i1 '.Qtl.$(tt'Ql$. ,. .~5-~~~Si1E~r: '' ~· ..; ;. ·~ ;, . ~iigfft~~~k $Jiareh~ldel'5,, ·· · (~,). ==~r~=~=s::;~ of~~l~ or·;~eri~ lQ;.beii;ll~ (:iyr~~Qtt Qf~.·~~~-~iib. ~~<\! nUtJ,t~¢f,Ofs\lclt directvr~:may: be filled:by·th,Miffirma~e.vote:c:f amaj:ority.·oftru: ~··fh~.•:•<>w !"'ifth.4;1 hold;i.ri; ·fthe.t.rutstandmg sliares oE:SUcli. :cl&S -,l'f series oo·of suelf WollP. and·such ditedtorships shml not .~Miy·cas¢ lie· filf~ ·~ ~ v~~~fth:r:m~iDing;Qlt®tQ~ ~r1h¢"hoUl¢r8 offue ontst@~g .. :ijillut;;i ~$)~. '~UiJl~ wd~l~hithq~W.S.1$¢ fl~~;i_u~ 4JJii~ :Q~£)ii1Wa('.y 9f~W#~«a~~1": . ·&.. ~lJ.~M,Jifl~G."QE~w:TOIW ::1::ri~$f!\tra~t:n~~~;:;:=;:~tt:~::r~::::i~:c~ ,other .bll8iness~as shall wme meetjng, bef~:Jh~ µree.ting-of:tiw ~~-timc;.~:}lla~pfltte· aqnlJaj . ·&m:dt>.f'.nl.r®t~ts.~ay, ~ &_1~;byJe$,uli4b i;)f'tb!ii 13,o~ Qf:Ql.~c.1Pr$" · 7~ .l.lEG.U:L¢i;R,: M~~ING o~:n.i:1"JtW~~s • ·' ...• ~.;~. " .. :. · · . ,..,. "Uie.'s~i1Uy straii d.~:~i~,~t~g~_i-*;:~t,t:;,f~&;r~;~~~~:~;q;,~i~~ d.;so ( ···--~ ~:~~spem::r!'tfi°!~~;;;::rors. SUcli specml .meeting sruul.be held at·the date :';'. niilei~1t~~ 1 ·M&ET1NG.S ==~~=~*~;=;::;:r~h· to~ ~QflCJ1;0Jr'fi-~of{$~~t.'fiNG$: .~~&ssg;~~ee~= . .. m~miy ~· ~:an.:~ee ~·~x~cite.~:~it¢r,-0rncmce'ot!;1:~·an~.ptace·o~~eting,. no,none .t}l 1'e9 • halt .. .req, U:¢d, and;my sue!i~ng shalHre .. . . .fP,e mneand a tb. ~!~~~==m~s~· ~~:~:!a~~:;:;~~=~i~i:J:t~~:::;:~~:!:!:~e-Bbardbt • . ·~~~i:~=~=:!2!~:.::~!:t~~~:~==:/::;~;~~~~n.,o!tllv · atterldance a4;~yiji~:~fihe:!lbafd:oiDirectoiS. A director·shfil1:f!.OI be preclud,ed'fi;Qi.ll .· • ·;-~~n:·;:;~:;;tt~l~~~:~~;,oo~=:i~-==~i::::::~~tor, ~ll~~'Oll;\~tlll~.:~~-S"; ~tml~~l1SfW~'.tlr.E~:~$E~(!F. JfiltEORlRSQJl. ~MWT'liEE ~r~~~~:e=:=~~e::nt:t;:~:~t~~s~$~~=rtr!::~~-~e~U:d ¥ote at a meeting} N. '.¢<>.tttMrt\t~$0~''t~ jj(i~'91f :QJ.:ijitCltQ~ " NitcomnrlttaH>ftlie Bosrd ofDirecmts shalfhliV:e'fue· a:utho.ri;ty::Of'the::Bmrrd ofJ)irrotors in refur¢Il.ce 'LQ? ' r,·. j '"'·~_;_,,.: • ·-- ~:~·~~.~~--·· ···-- ---- ·--- 'bf·~~~TI:l~~~:()~:s=r~:n~f~g~~ip~;iu·~.m.anner.pe~itteJ (4}ft!co1mm:,nding wihe ~h0.14er~ the ~1ej;l~¥~f.'¥:ic~ge ~f~Uor su:bsfiµltially illl ofth:e pra~.sriii il&uiefaoft~:'P.hli:iri~atlnn·otne~se±h~n·in tk nsmil and regulAr ~,')utOO nf ·;'*" :h·•"11~ol&e~ qftJie··Cmp(Jl:tmOJ:l'Qr t®tn:IJers9r altefimw.membets of (1 l):fixtrtg_ w~~H''9~DSatlOThnLahf'meiiibei'. ot•aJtemfilemembeFS. of such. cbniitdttee; .Or ;ptroiide~~~=t:{Jf!::::.n~hli:;~;:~:ti~~~~£·~i~w~~~t'hy it¢ ~~fins ==~:a?!d::i!~=°!4!!; . :rhe,desJgnation;Ofa~mmi®ejjffutfBoo.ta·elDiteetP:tsimiQlCEtts; ===~~::~:.i:~===~;tllis 4. ~RESIDENT ·•¥"" •• ~ . . • · . · •• ' • ·~J!:?:r::==~!i~!~~!~:Ji!.~:ft:1::::;=r:~d:e:i!olh~ :;te~~~=~~§::~~~~~~1t~:~;,~tJ~~:;~~1:,s:!~~:-::ther -officereofthe.Corporat!on:. Tht"P:~si@nt Qt~J'V~~~esi4~t$.bail '~XeGll:~ b~>UP$..n.;tP:11~g~s-amt mber-_mstnirnents . Sf~&~£¥~:~~=~~ Th~f'.Pt¢S'ident shall w~~f:P'Q~Qiit.l®Jrthet of·~ilfsfat;i~ connnittees. t,=~s::~~';:-~.:J:r~"::~%,': 5; VlCEi.oi?JtE$mltNJ1S: ~'VW:e~~~d@,t,-~r Yj~~~$i~$n~~rqf'~~;~ ~fi~~~l1>5(1he ~4QfD1r~~rs; shall~ in the ..absence ;ordThability·oftbii·;Profilai>li'ti, pm,f'urm the dutiestmd.mccrcisc ·fut; powers.Of ( "';) the'.ireSident;.:andthev shall ue¥fonns~h etti£f,~·asiihe a9·atd.0£!J)irecrors sh~ll prescribe. . .• ~ ..._.;··~· i. TiiE s'EitR;J.t:tn¥·~;~s1s-rANr s.ll!~'.J!AJuEs 'f:h(} $~-~.Wm attend)_all·p:te~~~f 1)~ ~ard:PfDfr~~toci a.rnf,;a{Jmeetin.gs fu~· qf -~ehPl~ ~llXd •slul.J.l.reeQrd all . vates:andthe minutes nhll •rr.r-.ee;effi.ngs. and shall perform like ;::::·~taft.m~7~t~~'f~s~=~;ll~~~~t'=l!i±lli:•:J:::i1en -~:;:s!t~-~~:.l.~~~~~~:t~~~~vv=:u~~::~~=~iti:!~=~:a~:s ,am~ $e. sant~:~ 1:1,ny ~~fae.qmrit1g i4;ana;w.1lt;:1r@-a~~' il:~~®JU:xni:Ucstqd l>ylh.e . S~!4:~'s:s~~,or by th.¢. S.J~~f~J;;s.~i~1t $~q;~. ==r~E:'.£5:!~::~ ~3~~~-~';=~=;::o:;m / j -~-·- --·- T#~ l'rea:sniyr~~~L~~b~~ ~~:fu.,nii&'t:tfth~ ~QJVQJ:atiQf! ~;~ybe 0.l\i~.d l;ly fM.Bolltd of ·nfrPT.tnTi;r, hki'fJ{fp'F-Oper.·vo,uC:he~ fhr !i'ileh di imn'N:P.mentA. '1'he''fTeR:s1w"'.r·i.hvtU 4""'!' AtH.f. mAint11h1 ( ··:;; ~:.:::,.,.·'"' AJlTICL)h-V: ~;Sit.UUfSr;i~]Q,PlS;'.t1.it~TIF:ICA'tEi,,.l§~y$,NCEt·~~i(!'E!, ~T&~ 1·.·~ l··R.n3:.0·.. F.·. ·:s· F";T.lnrrmi'n'"'_·"'l'u.c., ~:Jl;n;_.l ·J:.F;IA,;.;~~ . . .TAC: .u. . v': ft • ·" .. .· . . ·..,--········~ ... .:.. ...... _... ·~ ·~· ,~ .. ~ the Coni~ratloo ai.if.S!~ai nfactii-ofb~iness:orre¢.istered offit~: ERE:P,,~~~;i;~1\Ql:g,~l,l;llt~,Pfth~'iG1:tl'J!O~tl9:q;~~l ~i;ip~n ~l:w fa~ ~~oti {r)~}h~ ciir_porfuianis organmett'iiliae:ifthe:1aws ottnfa ~; (~) :T~ilai:t¢ ~:t~Q)'.>eroi:i~tCi:Wh@·~~~ •. . ft) The:p.~~4'4~~"(lf $~~~\ij~·@ll~~f:t:h.¢;T:~~J}~eii~~ei.m'Jzj;i:µ_~·(;l:,41a ~~~~~~-i,·w ~i:~ tc:>'Wiset.fqrth_ Qrt ~i:lka.~ ~pr,eS~og shares ofifa~,{;orpw.irAfQti; ~ll appty-to or Mfee~ ~rtin~~ :~tn:£!iE!S~~#~=:::i::-: Jn -~·even~·MY ~rrtc.rton onmur4.'!lsftlr, pr :r:egt~tt~~.o:ttbe uwt.q; Q:Cl$.hare.$ sha.lfby ~~~~rn=~===t~·' SiS~~~~!i:-$[:.h, rnincipal ulaee ofbusiness.QtteIDl-1mff,-O'ffillec•a oot'Y.'.ot'°'the ~cffieCf,ftoo1hnent nr (hJ ff:such '\, ,, SiSt;a~~;r~~~~"!:=· .afthe Soorerary.of'Stateat·dretime of:llie;~-:t111e Cofitrirdtiiin whit_hfaik:Withh1 a (' ~--··-· ··-·--····· 4. ·AR.'l'l(jLifr.VI .... DIVID\ENDAND DISTRIRUTIONS l. DECLARAT10l'l T~(jl 60~¢9fµi~t.or~i:®lYQ®J~ .~anr· ~~' I'.e&~ 9f!$P®jR!' ~¢litjg;~Jthe :\;IQard of Direct0m and tJie,CfoJ]Omli.cm ma.yJ1ay; divideaa~ 01rth~eutstanmng'fiharesJn cash~:prop.E\rty:oI .tn th~ shar~ ~fth6. CQip~oti·fuithU*t$i1.~p~itriltted'~{artds\lbjtcHo ilie pio~fons·o~ tile· law.R oftb~:stat~·~f Tex~> ·: - · . • Alll\lUl.Ym~·~€-@t.~EQUS · l;. ~0.~.~CU.Q~·· t W,~ :OF NOTICE W~er ·ar:.y nafi¢¢;fac1ieq~w ~gii~n:t9'~;~efJ;~1~·1'.it :~tff'Oftbe-t~~ot.r. ~ttile- pro,'ds.iens «ft\11:..T~'n.u~ss·O.~~efrons·O~®'.ortmTHER.BM:o~J.J ¢.O~tA'rlONS'i1ildHNotO@t !i.; ~· Tutt.:Cotpm~on m~ ·Q(jQpH\''oo'fPOtate s.~aCUi:suGfi t.bmu$ t~lfuani ii>fD~erol'S may . d. te.rfuin:· · iflfu,CJ~mioo ~·· ·ot::~ r.~ult® t0:u:re·tbe ~rim}~ ~JM,:hwk.0ftl e ~~:~~;;}Uifr~~t~i~t-J~~. ~~4•ttin~@t;gt.otneffus~~t.~~~uted.~y~~ 'Coil'Ot.atiott;; ' '.6~ :Q:mtCK$~:DRAFTS,,:ETC. ~~:~~~~':~~=~:.::.:~:;:!~~:!!.~te~:/:~~=~:r;;:1 be . ~e;.~:·~~;&r. R.~~1@.~!'J:"t)t~~J¥¥i;\t4.~:ft:t~~k~~' 7~· -~~qAL, XEA.R. Titdiscai;.eatQf''tbe;C-Oqlonmnn shaltb.e'as :determine(fby the ~ar:.. · u.:Y,.·l&i.·~raftb:eseQ;j\ttsust ~ 20QJ~. ~= ..• \: '·'° • \ 1 :~ t J ·.'! ··. ~/' • ----- . ··-----· ------------------- EXHIBIT J MINUTES OF THE ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF HELVETIA ASSET RECOVERY, INC. A FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION The organizational meeting of the Board of Directors of Helvetia Asset Recovery, Inc., a Texas business corporation (hereinafter "Business Corporation"). was held at 1715 Hadbury Lane, San Antoruo, Texas 18248, on August 8, :LUU"/. The undersigned, being the sole member of the initial Board of Directors of Helvetia Asset Recovery, Im;;. ruuni;d .U1 tht: Businc::.-s Coiporatiou'~ Cc::ttific