Maria Lidia Gonzalez v. Estate of Idelfonso Ramirez

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ACCEPTED 04-17-00223-CV FOURTH COURT OF APPEALS SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 9/28/2017 10:14 AM ~ ~ ~ • FILED IN 4th COURT OF APPEALS SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 09/28/2017 10:14:59 AM IN THE FOURTH COURT OF APPEALSKEITH E. HOTTLE CLERK SAN ANTONIO,TEXAS MARIA LIDIA GONZALEZ,ET AL. Appellant ESTATE OF IDELFONSO RAMIREZ, ET AL. Appellees Appeal from the 49th Judicial District Court in Zapata County, Texas, The Honorable Jose Antonio Lopez, Presiding UNOPPOSED MOTION TO ALLOW 11~,Y IBARRA-MYERS TO WITHDRAW AS APPELLATE COUNSEL FOR INTERVENORS-APPELLANTS TO THE HONORABLE JUSTICES OF THE COURT Pursuant to Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 6.5, Mary Ibarra- Myers and Intervenors-Appellantsl respectfully present this unopposed motion asking the Court to permit Ms. Ibarra-Myers to withdraw as 1 Intervenors-Appellants are Dianne Needham Bluhm, Bernardine Needham Voges~ Debra Needham Ghidoni~ Janice Needham Dreyer Bradley Marshalli Joyce Naumann H.E. Naumann and Sacred Heart School Education Fund, As Successors in Interest to the Estate of Manuel Ramirez. Plaintiffs-Appellants are represented by separate appellate counsel. 1 appellate counsel of record. Ms. Ibarra-Myers and Intervenors- Appellants would show the Court as follows 1. Mary Ibarra-Myers, while an attorney with Farrimond, Castillo &Bresnahan, PC, represented Intervenors-Appellants in the trial court and filed those parties' Notice of Appeal. On July 27, 2017, Ruth G. Malinas, an attorney with Plunkett, Griesenbeck & Mimari,Inc., and Ms. Ibarra-Myers filed Ms. Malinas's Notice of Appearance in which Ms. Malinas is designated as lead appellate counsel for Intervenors- Appellants. 2. Approximately one month ago, Ms. Ibarra-Myers left Farrimond, Castillo &Bresnahan, PC. In her new position, she is no longer able to represent Intervenors-Appellants in this matter. Consequently, Intervenors-Appellants ask the Court to allow Ms.Ibarra- Myers to withdraw from representing them in the case. 3. Ruth Malinas will remain lead appellate counsel for Intervenors-Appellants and requests that the Court and all parties continue to direct all future filings, notices, correspondence or other matters to her in accordance with her previously-filed notice of appearance. 2 4. Certificate of Conference. Prior to filing this motion, the undersigned conferred with all counsel representing the named Defendants. Such counsel stated they do not object to the relief requested in this motion. WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, Intervenors respectfully pray for the Court to grant this motion, issue an order allowing Mary Ibarra-Myers to withdraw as counsel of record for Intervenors, and for such other relief to which they may be entitled. Respectfully submitted, /s/ Ruth G. Malinas RUTH G. MA.LINAS Texas Bar No. 08399350 Plunkett, Grieaenbeck & Mimari, Inc. Catholic Life Building, Suite 900 1635 N.E. Loop 410 San Antonio, Texas 78209 (210) 734-7092(telephone) (210) 734-0379 (facsimile) rmalinas~p~-law.com COUNSEL FOR INTERVENORS- APPELLANTS and 3 ~-- '~`~ Mary Ibarra-Myers State Bar No. 10382936 Attorney at Law 15202 Fall Manor Drive San Antonio, Texas 78247 Telephone (210)882-7911 marvmversatt~gmail.com FORMERLY CO-COUNSEL FOR INTERVENORS-APPELLANTS CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE This will certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing Motion to Allow Mary Ibarra Myers ~o Withdraw As Appellate Counsel for Intervenors Appellants has been forwarded this day of September, 2017, to the following attorneys of record via the electronic filing manager Brendan K. McBride The McBride Law Firm 425 Soledad, Suite 620 San Antonio, Texas 78205 Brendan.mcbride@att.net COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFFS-APPELLANTS Tom C. Hall Law Offices of Thomas C. Hall The Milam Building 115 East Travis Street, Suite 700 San Antonio, Texas 78205 hall tomhall-lawyer.com COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFFS-APPELLANTS Baldemar Garcia Martha Cigarroa deLlano Joe Maldonado Person, Whitworth, Borchers &Morales, L.L.P. 602 East Calton Road P.O. Box 6668 Laredo, Texas 78042 b arcia personwhitworth.com MDellano@~ersonwhitworth.com JMaldonado@personwhitworth.com COUNSEL FOR ESTATE OF FELICIDAD RAMIREZ DE PEREZ, P MINERALS,LTD., THE ESTATE OF ILEANA RAMIREZ AND EL MILAGRO MINERALS,LTD. Donato D. Ramos Daniel L. Walter Law Offices of Donato D. Ramos Texas Community Bank Building 6721 McPheron, Suite 350 P.O. Box 452009 Laredo, Texas 78041 dondramos@vahoo.com dwalter@ddrlex.com COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANTS GILBERTO PEREZ,ET AL. Ernesto Cavazos Attorney at Law 1411 San Dario Ave. Laredo, Texas 78040 lawoffice laredo.twcbc.com COUNSEL FOR KNOWN AND Ur1KNOWN HEIRS/DEFENDANTS 5 Armando X. Lopez Attorney at Law 1510 Calle Del Norte Ste. 16 Laredo, Texas 78041 mandox@bravo.net COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANTS MUNOZ HEIRS /s/ Ruth G. Malinas RUTH G. MALINAS # 520597 C~