San Jacinto River Authority v. Charles J. Argento

ACCEPTED
01-18-00406-CV
FIRST 5/21/2018
COURT OF 12:43 PM
APPEALS
Chris Daniel - District Clerk Harris County
HOUSTON, TEXAS
Envelope5/24/2018
No. 24734854
4:11 PM
By:CHRISTOPHER
Phyllis Washington
PRINE
Filed: 5/21/2018 12:43 PMCLERK

CAUSE NO. 2018-10787

CHARLES J. ARGENTO, ET AL. § IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF
FILED IN
§ 1st COURT OF APPEALS
v. § HOUSTON,
HARRIS TEXAS
COUNTY
§ 5/24/2018 4:11:13 PM
SAN JACINTO RIVER AUTHORITY § 151st JUDICIAL
CHRISTOPHERDISTRICT
A. PRINE
Clerk
DEFENDANT SAN JACINTO RIVER AUTHORITY’S
NOTICE OF INTERLOCUTORY APPEAL

Defendant San Jacinto River Authority (“SJRA”) gives notices of its interlocutory appeal,

under Section 51.014(a)(8) of the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code, and appeals the

court’s order of May 16, 2018 denying the SJRA’s Rule 91a Motion to Dismiss and Plea to the

Jurisdiction.

This an accelerated appeal that will be taken to the First or Fourteenth Court of Appeals

in Houston, Texas.

There are no Related cases before either the First or Fourteenth Court of Appeals as that

term is defined by Local Rule 1.1(b).

Respectfully submitted,
LEWIS BRISBOIS BISGAARD & SMITH LLP

/ s / William S. Helfand
WILLIAM S. HELFAND
Texas Bar No.: 09388250
SHANE L. KOTLARSKY
Texas Bar No.: 24083329
24 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1400
Houston, Texas 77046
(713) 659-6767 Telephone
(713) 759-6830 Facsimile
bill.helfand@lewisbrisbois.com
shane.kotlarsky@lewisbrisbois.com

ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT

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 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing has been served on counsel
of record by electronic filing, certified or regular mail, e-mail, or by facsimile on this on this the
21st day of April, 2018.

William Fred Hagans
Jennifer B. Rustay
Carl D. Kulhanek, Jr.
Hagans Montgomery & Rustay, P.C.
3200 Travis Street, Fourth Floor
Houston, Texas 77006
Tel: (713) 222-2700
Fax: (713) 547-4950
E-mail: fhagans@hagans.law
jrustay@hagans.law
ckulhanek@hagans.law

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

/ s / William S. Helfand
WILLIAM S. HELFAND

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