Health Texas Provider Network, Michael MacK, M.D., William Ryan, M.D., David Brown, M.D., Kevin Theleman, M.D. and Jose Escobar, M.D. v. Patrick Roughneen, M.D., Cherie Roughneen and Patrick T. Roughneen, M.D., P.A.
Order entered February 7, 2019
In The
Court of Appeals
Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
No. 05-19-00079-CV
HEALTH TEXAS PROVIDER NETWORK, MICHAEL MACK, M.D.,
WILLIAM RYAN, M.D., DAVID BROWN, M.D., KEVIN THELEMAN, M.D.
AND JOSE ESCOBAR, M.D., Appellants
V.
PATRICK ROUGHNEEN, M.D., CHERIE ROUGHNEEN AND
PATRICK T. ROUGHNEEN, M.D., P.A., Appellees
On Appeal from the 298th Judicial District Court
Dallas County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. DC-16-14053
ORDER
Before the Court is appellants’ January 23, 2019 unopposed motion to consolidate this
appeal with appellate cause number 05-18-00966-CV, styled Baylor Scott & White Health,
Baylor Medical Center at Grapevine, Ronald Jensen, D.O., Trent Pettijohn, M.D., and Texas
Heart Hospital of the Southwest L.L.P. d/b/a The Heart Hospital Baylor Plano v. Patrick
Roughneen, M.D., Cherie Roughneen and Patrick T. Roughneen, M.D., P.A.. Both appeals stem
from the same underlying suit and challenge interlocutory orders denying motions to dismiss
under chapter 74 of the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code. The motions were heard on
the same day, but the orders were signed five months apart.
Appellants note in their motion that because the motions were heard on the same date, the
two appeals share the same reporter’s record. They further note that the two appeals share
substantially the same clerk’s record. If the two appeals are consolidated, appellants submit the
clerk’s record would need to be supplemented only with a copy of their motion to dismiss and
the order denying their motion.
We GRANT the motion and CONSOLIDATE this appeal into appellate cause number
05-18-00966-CV. We DIRECT the Clerk of the Court to transfer all documents from this
appeal into appellate cause number 05-18-00966-CV. For administrative purposes, this appeal is
treated as a closed case. The parties, trial court clerk, and court reporter shall now use only
appellate cause number 05-18-00966-CV.
As appellants note in their motion, briefing in appellate cause number 05-18-00966-CV is
complete and the appeal is awaiting submission. Accordingly, we ORDER Dallas County
District Clerk Felicia Pitre to file, no later than February 12, 2019, a supplemental clerk’s record
containing a copy of appellants’ motion to dismiss and the trial court’s January 4, 2019 order
denying the motion. We further ORDER appellants to file their brief on the merits no later than
March 4, 2019.
We DIRECT the Clerk of this Court to send a copy of this order to Ms. Pitre and all
parties.
/s/ ROBERT D. BURNS, III
CHIEF JUSTICE