in Re TMX Finance of Texas, Inc., TitleMax of Texas, Inc., and TMX Finance LLC

ACCEPTED 01-15-00126-CV FIRST COURT OF APPEALS HOUSTON, TEXAS 3/6/2015 11:34:37 AM CHRISTOPHER PRINE CLERK No. 01-15-00126-CV IN THE FIRST COURT OF APPEALS FILED IN - FOR THE STATE OF TEXAS - ---- 1st COURT OF--APPEALS HOUSTON,- -- TEXAS - ----ID K ------ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3/6/2015 - - - 11:34:37 In re TMX Finance of Texas, Inc.; TitleMax of - -- AM ---- VO ------ Texas, Inc.; and TMX Finance LLC CHRISTOPHER -- A. PRINE - - ---- -Clerk - ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Original Proceeding from the 152nd Judicial District Court, Harris County, Texas, Trial Court Cause No. 2013-33584, the Honorable Robert Schaffer, Presiding Judge FILED IN 1st COURT OF APPEALS HOUSTON, TEXAS DANIEL JOHNSON’S UNOPPOSED MOTION IN SUPPORT OF THE 3/6/2015 11:34:37 AM PRO HAC VICE ADMISSION OF SARAH POWERS CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE Clerk Attorney Daniel Johnson, counsel for real parties in interest in the above- captioned appeal, files this Unopposed Motion in Support of the Pro Hac Vice Admission of Non-Resident Attorney Sarah Powers, pursuant to Rule XIX(b) of the Texas Rules Governing Admission to the Bar, and respectfully shows the Court as follows: I am an attorney with Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP, 1001 Fannin Street, Suite 3700, Houston, Texas 77002, a resident of the State of Texas, a member of the State Bar of Texas, and licensed to practice in the State of Texas. Non-resident attorney Sarah Powers, who moves for pro hac vice admission in an accompanying motion, will be associated with the undersigned. The undersigned finds Ms. Powers to be a reputable attorney and recommends that Ms. Powers be granted permission to participate before this Court in the above- captioned appeal. WHEREFORE, movant, Daniel Johnson seeks the admission of Sarah Powers pro hac vice to participate before this Court in the above-captioned case. Dated: March 6, 2015 Respectfully submitted, SUTHERLAND ASBILL & BRENNAN LLP By: /s/ Daniel Johnson Daniel Johnson (SBN 24046165) Robert A. Lemus (SBN 24052225) 1001 Fannin Street, Suite 3700 Houston, Texas 77002 Telephone: (713) 470-6100 Facsimile: (713) 654-1301 E-mail: daniel.johnson@sutherland.com E-mail: robert.lemus@sutherland.com And WARGO & FRENCH LLP Joseph D. Wargo (GA No. 738764) Abigail Stecker Romero (CA No. 284534) 999 Peachtree Street, N. E., 26th Floor Atlanta, Georgia 30309 Telephone: (404) 853-1500 Facsimile: (404) 853-1501 E-mail: jwargo@wargofrench.com E-mail: aromero@wargofrench.com WARGO & FRENCH LLP Sarah F. Powers (CA No. 238184) (Pro Hac Vice Admission Pending) Christina L. Goebelsmann (CA No. 273379) 1888 Century Park E, Suite 1520 Los Angeles, California 90067 Telephone: (310) 853-6300 Facsimile: (310) 853-6333 2 E-mail: spowers@wargofrench.com E-mail: cgoebelsmann@wargofrench.com Attorneys for Real Parties In Interest Wellshire Financial Services, LLC, d/b/a LoanStar Title Loans, d/b/a MoneyMax Title Loans, and d/b/a LoanMax; Meadowwood Financial Services, LLC, d/b/a LoanStar Title Loans, and d/b/a MoneyMax Title Loans; and Integrity Texas Funding, LP CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE I, Daniel Johnson, hereby certify that we conferred with counsel for Defendants on March 5, 2015, concerning the Unopposed Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission of Sarah Powers. Counsel for Defendants confirmed that they are unopposed to the Motion. /s/ Daniel Johnson Daniel Johnson 3 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE This is to certify that I have this day served all parties with a copy of the within and foregoing instrument in accordance with the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure 6.3 and 9.5(b), (d), (e), to all counsel of record on this 6th day of March 2015. Via e-filing Roland Garcia, Jr. L. Bradley Hancock Mary Olga Lovett Christopher David Johnsen GREENBURG TRAURIG, LLP 1000 Louisiana, Suite 1700 Houston, Texas 77002 (Attorneys for Relators TMX Finance of Texas, Inc.; TitleMax of Texas, Inc.) Via e-filing David Beck Geoffrey A. Gannaway Bryon Rice BECK REDDEN LLP 1221 McKinney St., Suite 4500 Houston, Texas 77010 (Attorneys for Relator TMX Finance, LLC) /s/ Daniel Johnson Daniel Johnson 4