Wal-Mart Associates, Inc., Wal-Mart Stores Texas, LLC, Dba Wal-Mart Stores Texas 2007, LLC, Wal-Mart Stores Texas, LLC Dba Walmart Neighborhood Market 5624 v. Pedro Garcia

FILED DALLAS COUNTY 05-19-00509-CV 5/1/2019 9:30 FELICIA PITRE AM DISTRICT CLERK Carmen Moorer CAUSE NO. DC-19-00329 PEDRO GARCIA IN COURT THE DISTRICTFILED IN 5th COURT OF APPEALS Plaintiff DALLAS, TEXAS 5/1/2019 12:07:22 PM V. DALLAS COUNTY, LISA MATZ TEXAS Clerk WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC., WAL-MART STORES TEXAS, LLC DBA WAL-MART STORES TEXAS WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW 2007, LLC, WAL-MART STORES TEXAS, LLC DBA WALMART NEIGHBORHOOD MARKET #5624, and WAL-MART REAL ESTATE BUSINESS TRUST Defendants 160th JUDICIAL DISTRICT DEFENDANTS’ NOTICE OF ACCELERATED APPEAL TO THE HONORABLE JUDGE OF SAID COURT: COME NOW, Wal-Mart Associates, Inc., Wal-Mart Stores Texas, LLC, dba Wal-Mart Stores Texas 2007, LLC, Wal-Mart Stores Texas, LLC dba Walmart Neighborhood Market #5624, and Wal-Mart Real Estate Business Trust, Defendants in the above-referenced cause, and file their Notice 0f Accelerated Appeal and would show the Court the following: I. Defendants appeal the attached Order Denying Defendants’ Motion to Compel Arbitration and Stay Litigation Proceedings signed by the Court on April 15, 2019 t0 the Fifth Court oprpeals. DEFENDANTS’ NOTICE OF ACCELERATED APPEAL — Page 1 Respectfully submitted, /s/ Jerry Fazio JERRY FAZIO State Bar No. 068700 1 0 jfazio@0wenfazio.com JASON E. KIPNESS StateBar No. 24007493 jkipness@0wenfazio.com OWEN & FAZIO, P.C. 10440 N. Central Expwy., Suite 1450 Dallas, Texas 75231 (214) 891-5960 - Telephone (214) 481-9944 - Facsimile ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE ISt I hereby certify that 0n the day of May 2019, a true and correct copy of the foregoing instrument was served upon all counsel of record in accordance With the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure 21 by E-Service, addressed as follows: service@oakclifflawvers.com Cassandra M. Gandara Jessica A. Gonzalez GANDARA & GONZALEZ, PLLC 400 S. Zang B1Vd., Suite 1022 Dallas, Texas 75208 /s/ Jerry Fazio JERRY FAZIO JASON E. KIPNESS DEFENDANTS’ NOTICE OF ACCELERATED APPEAL — Page 2 CAUSE NO. DC-19-00329 PEDRO GARCIA § IN THE DISTRICT COURT Plaintiff, g § . 160‘“ JUDICIAL DISTRICT VS. v g § § WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC., et. § a1. § DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS Defendants. - § ORDER DENYING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO COMPEL ARBITRATION AND STAY LITIGATION PROCEEDINGS On this day, came on to be heard and considered Defendants’ Motion to Compel Arbitration and Stay Litigation Proceedings. This Court, after considering pleadings, evidence, > and arguments 0f counsel, is of the Hopinion that said Motion should be DENIED. It is, therefore, ORDERED by the Court that Defendants’ Motion to Compel Arbitration and Stay Litigation Proceedings ls hereby DENIED. SIGNED on this / jfiday of / /// / 2019. m/d/ / ' /Wzi [a fifi/zxz/QA ....... _ fl JUDGE PRESIDING