FILED
17-0962
12/21/2017 5:43 PM
tex-21449248
SUPREME COURT OF TEXAS
BLAKE A. HAWTHORNE, CLERK
NO. 17-0962
IN THE
SUPREME COURT
OF TEXAS
IN THE INTEREST OF C.D.G., K.B.G. AND K.M.G., CHILDREN
From the Fourteenth Court of Appeals;
Court of Appeals Cause No. 14-17-00261-CV
Trial Court No. 2016-00144J in the
313th District Court in Harris County, Texas
TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES’
WAIVER OF RESPONSE TO PETITION FOR REVIEW
TO THE HONORABLE JUSTICES OF THE SUPREME COURT:
Pursuant to Rule 53.3 of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure,
Respondent Texas Department of Family & Protective Services (the
“Department”) waives its right to respond to the Petition for Review filed in this
proceeding. However, the Department reserves the right to file a response to the
petition for review should this Court request a response.
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Respectfully submitted,
_/s/ Michael R. Hull______________
OF COUNSEL: MICHAEL R. HULL
VINCE RYAN Senior Assistant County Attorney
State Bar No. 24003733
County Attorney 1019 Congress, 15th Floor
Harris County, Texas Houston, Texas 77002
(713) 274-5138 (telephone)
(713) 437-4700 (facsimile)
michael.hull@cao.hctx.net (e-mail)
ATTORNEY FOR RESPONDENT
TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY
& PROTECTIVE SERVICES
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that on this 21st day of December, 2017, a true and correct
copy of the foregoing, Respondent Texas Department of Family & Protective
Services’ Waiver of Response to Petition for Review, was delivered via electronic
service, facsimile, e-mail, certified mail, return-receipt requested, or hand-delivery,
to the following:
Counsel for Petitioner L.G.:
Donald M. Crane
CRANE LANE LLP
810 S. Mason Rd., Ste. 350
Katy, Texas 77450
(281) 392-5383 (facsimile)
donmcrane@gmail.com (e-mail)
Attorney Ad Litem for Children C.D.G., K.B.G. and K.M.G.:
Katie Flynn
17077 Texas Ave., #58745
Houston, Texas 77598
katie.flynn@att.net (e-mail)
_/s/ Michael R. Hull_______
MICHAEL R. HULL
Senior Assistant County Attorney
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