Order entered August 4, 2015
In The
Court of Appeals
Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
No. 05-14-01622-CV
KAREN HOUSTON AND HOUSTON NORTH SHORE PENINSULA, LTD, Appellants
V.
JERRY KIRCHMAN & ASSOCIATES AND CARL STRUBE, Appellees
On Appeal from the 196th Judicial District Court
Hunt County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 81,238
ORDER
We GRANT the July 24, 2015 motion of Teresa M. Robbins for leave to withdraw as
counsel for appellants. We DIRECT the Clerk of this Court to remove Ms. Robbins as counsel
for appellants.
Appellant Karen Houston is now appearing pro se before this Court.
Appellant Houston North Shore Peninsula, Ltd. cannot appear before this Court without
counsel. See TEX. R. CIV. P. 7; Kunstoplast of Am., Inc. v. Formosa Plastics Corp., 937 S.W.2d
455, 456 (Tex. 1996) (per curiam). Accordingly, we ORDER appellant Houston North Shore
Peninsula, Ltd. to notify this Court by SEPTEMBER 4, 2015, of the name, State Bar number,
address, and telephone number of new counsel. Failure to provide the information within the
specified time will result in the dismissal of appellant Houston North Shore Peninsula, Ltd. as a
party to this appeal.
Appellant Karen Houston’s brief is due within SIXTY DAYS from the date of this order.
Should appellant Houston North Shore Peninsula, Ltd. retain counsel, its brief shall also be filed
within SIXTY DAYS of the date of this order.
/s/ ELIZABETH LANG-MIERS
JUSTICE
Karen Houston v. Jerry Kirchman & Associates, and Carl Strube
Combined Opinion