the Discovery Group, Incorporated D/B/A Preferred Corporate Housing v. Richard Kammen, Individually and Dba Richard Kammen & Associates

on 3/17/2015 12:21 :19 PM OFFICE OF STAN STANART FILED IN COUNTY CLERK, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS 1st COURT OF APPEALS CIVIL COURTS DEPARTMENT HOUSTON, TEXAS 3/17/2015 12:31:33 PM March 17, 2015 CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE Clerk Court of Appeals 301 Fannin Houston, Texas 77002LETTER OF ASSIGNMENT Trial Court Docket Number: 1029597 Trial Court Number: Three (3) Style: THE DISCOVERY GROUP, VS. RICHARD KAMMEN, INDIVIDUALLY AND D/B/A CORPORATE HOUSING DBA RICHARD KAMMEN & ASSOCIATES APPELLANT(S) APPELLEE(S) Judge: LINDA STOREY Appellant(s) Attorney: Appellee(s) Attorney: Steven D. Poock, N o. 00794473 A. Munzo, N o. 24071782 POBox984 4950BissonnetStreet Land, Texas 77487 Bellaire, Texas 77401 Phone: (281) 277-7678 Phone: (713) 523-0400 Fax: (281) 277-7679 Fax: (713) 523-0408 E-Mail: spook@juno.com E-Mail: N/A The Group, Incorporated, appellant, filed a Notice of Appeal on March 16, 2015 from the Final that was on March 5, 2015. The Clerk’s Record is due to your office on or before 4, 2015. /S/Joshua Alegria Alegria Deputy Clerk P.O. Box 1525 Houston, TX 77251-1525 (713) 755-64211>.o. 1525 I TX 77251-1525 I (713) 755-6421 1 1 1 FILED 3/16/20151:09:34PM Stan Stanart County 1029597 THE DISCOVERY GROUP, § IN THE COUNTY CIVIL INCORPORATED d/b/a PREFERRED § CORPORATE HOUSING § § COURT AT LAW NO. THREE RICHARD KAMMEN, INDIVIDUALLY § and dba RICHARD KAMMEN § OF HARRIS COUNTY,TEXAS ASSOCIATES NOTICE OF APPEAL 1. The Discovery Group, Incorporated d/b/a Preferred Corporate Housing appeals the .Iudgment” in the above-referencedcase signedby CountyCivil at Law No. 3 on March 5, 2015. 2. PlaintiffThe DiscoveryGroup,Incorporatedd/b/a PreferredCorporateHousingappeals the "0rder an Objections " signed by County Civil Court at Law No. 3 and dated March 5, 2015. 3. Plaintiff appeals to the First or Court of Appeals. Submitted, Steven D. Poock P.O. Box 984 Sugar Land, TX 77487 Tel: (281) 277-7678 Fax: (281) 277-7679 State BarNo. 00794473 spoock@juno.comCOUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I herebycertifythat the foregoingNotice of Appealhas been forwardedto each attomey of record in accordance with Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 21a, on the day of March, 2015. StevenPoock 2 No.1029597 THE DISCOVERY GROUP, § IN THE COUNTY CIVIL COURT INCORPORATEDd/b/aPREFERRED § HOUSING vs. RICHARD and d/b/a § § AT LAW NUMBER THREE (3) RICHARD KAMMEN & ASSOCIATES OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS FINAL JUDGMENT BE IT REMEMBERED, on the day of 2014, came on to be heard , Defendant’sFirstAmendedMotion for Judgmentin the above-styled and-numbered cause came the Defendant by and through his attorney of and announced ready and came the Plaintiff by and through its attorney of record, and announced ready. The Court considering the pleadings, and arguments of counsel finds that there is no genuine issue as to any fact and the Defendant is entitled to judgment as a matter of law. It is therefore ORDERED, ADJUDGED and DECREED that the Defendant’ s First Amended Motion for Summary Judgment be and the same is in all things granted. It is further ORDERED, ADJUDGED and DECREED that the THE DISCOVERY GROUP, INCORPORATEDd/b/ a PREFERRED CORPORATEHOUSING take nothingby its suit against Defendant RICHARDKAMMEN because the statute of limitations to said claimhas run and that Defendant RICHARD KAMMEN recover his reasonable attorney’s fees in the amount of $10,500.00for the prosecutionof this case through this summaryjudgment ’| |llcostsincurred .- · ·- ·- : · herein together with interest on said judgment at the rate of (5%) percent per annum from the date hereof until paid, for all of which let execution issue. · - 3 Allrelief not expresslygrantedherein is day JUDGE APPROVED TO AS FORM AND SUBSTANCE: McCORMICK, LANZA & McNEEL, LLP ANDREW P. McCORMICK BarNo. 13457100 LAURIE A. MUNOZ State Bar No. 24071782 4950Bissonnet Street Bellaire,Texas77401 523-0400/(713)523-0408- Fax ATTORNEYS FORDEFENDANTCERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the above foregoing Final Judgment has been served on Steven D. Poock, Attorney at Law, P. O. Box 984, Sugar Land, TX 77487, by facsimile day of , ANDREW P. McCORMICK of this 0 be the : . 4 Cause THE DISCOVERY GROUP, § IN THE COUNTY CIVILCOURT INCORPORATEDd/b/a PREFERRED § CORPORATEHOUSING § § AT LAW NUMBER THREE (3) vs. § RICHARD individually and d/b/a § RICHARD OFHARRIS TEXAS ORDERON OBJECTIONS After considering DefendantKammen’ objections to the P1aintiff’s Response to Def`endant’s Amended Motion for Judgment, the the the affidavits, and other evidence on file, the Court S the objectionand strikesthe documentsmarked Exhibits l-A, 1-B,1-C, and l-D attachedto s Response to Defendant’sAmended Motion for SummaryJudgment as not being properly authenticatedand inadmissiblehearsay. SUSTAINS the objection and the Section Nos. contains in the of Megan Margetusakis attached to Plaintiff"s Response to Defendant’s Amended Motion for Judgment. SIGNED on JUDGEPRESIDING • 5