ACCEPTED
05-15-00866-CV
FIFTH COURT OF APPEALS
DALLAS, TEXAS
9/10/2015 3:56:43 PM
LISA MATZ
CLERK
NO. 05-15-00866-CV FILED IN
5th COURT OF APPEALS
DALLAS, TEXAS
9/10/2015 3:56:43 PM
IN THE COURT OF APPEALS LISA MATZ
FOR THE FIFTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS Clerk
AT DALLAS, TEXAS
IN RE COLUMBIA MEDICAL CENTER OF ARLINGTON SUBSIDIARY,
L.P. D/B/A MEDICAL CENTER ARLINGTON,
Relator.
Original Proceeding Arising Out of the
County Court at Law No. 3, Dallas County, Texas
Cause No. CC-14-06294-C
(Hon. Sally L. Montgomery)
JOINT STATUS REPORT
TO THE HONORABLE JUSTICES OF THE FIFTH COURT OF
APPEALS:
COME NOW, Relator Columbia Medical Center of Arlington Subsidiary,
L.P. d/b/a Medical Center of Arlington (“Relator” or “MCA”), and Caden Clark,
Individually and as Representative of the Estate of Katina Clark, and as Next
Friend of A.O.C. and A.F.C., Minors, (“Real Party” or “Clark”) and pursuant to
this Court’s September 1, 2015 order, file this Joint Status Report.
1. On July 17, 2015, Relator filed this original proceeding moving the
court for a writ of mandamus directing the Respondent, the Hon. Sally
Montgomery of the County Court at Law No. 3, Dallas County, Texas, to vacate,
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in part, her July 6, 2015 rulings and order compelling production of Katina Clark’s
electronic health records. Relator contemporaneously filed its Emergency Motion
for Temporary Relief, asking this Court to stay subpart “a” of Respondent’s order.
2. On July 17, 2015, this Court issued its Order granting the Emergency
Motion for Temporary Relief and stayed the entirety of subpart “a” of
Respondent’s July 6, 2015 order.
3. At the July 20, 2015, hearing on Relator’s Partial Motion to
Reconsider at the trial court, Relator and Real Party advised the trial court that they
had resolved the motion to reconsider by agreement, which Relator and Real Party
then read into the record.
4. By letter dated July 21, 2015, Relator advised this Court that the
parties had reached an agreement regarding the discovery dispute at issue in this
original proceeding.
5. On August 18, 2015, the parties submitted to Respondent an Agreed
Order memorializing the parties’ agreement, requesting that Respondent enter said
order.
6. On September 1, 2015, this Court ordered the parties to file a joint
status report within ten days advising the Court of the status of this matter.
7. On September 4, 2015, Respondent signed the Agreed Order
previously submitted by the parties.
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8. Accordingly, because the parties have come to an agreement
regarding the discovery dispute in the underlying suit, and have now received the
Agreed Order signed and entered by the trial court, Relator is contemporaneously
filing its Motion to Dismiss the original proceeding without prejudice.
Respectfully submitted,
COOPER & SCULLY, P.C.
By: /s/Diana L. Faust
DIANA L. FAUST
diana.faust@cooperscully.com
State Bar No. 00793717
CORY M. SUTKER
cory.sutker@cooperscully.com
Texas Bar No. 24037569
KYLE M. BURKE
kyle.burke@cooperscully.com
Texas Bar No. 24073089
900 Jackson, Suite 100
Dallas, Texas 75202
TEL: (214) 712-9500
FAX: (214) 712-9540
POLSINELLI, P.C.
DAVID E. OLESKY
dolesky@polsinelli.com
State Bar No. 00784696
2501 N. Harwood, Suite 1900
Dallas, Texas 75201
TEL: (214) 397-0030
FAX: (214) 279-8861
ATTORNEYS FOR RELATOR
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and
By: /s/Jeremy C. Martin
JEREMY C. MARTIN
Mr. Christopher S. Hamilton
chamilton@standlyhamilton.com
Ms. Angela T. Pacheco
apacheco@standlyhamilton.com
Mr. Kevin N. Colquitt
kcolqitt@standlyhamilton.com
Standly Hamilton, LLP
325 N. St. Paul Street, Suite 3300
Dallas, Texas 75201
Mr. Stephen F. Malouf
smalouf@smalouf.com
Mr. Jeremy C. Martin
jmartin@smalouf.com
Malouf & Nockels, LLP
3811 Turtle Creek, Suite 800
Dallas, Texas 75219
ATTORNEYS FOR REAL PARTY IN
INTEREST
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the above and foregoing
instrument was served on the 10th day of September 2015, to the following
counsel of record and to Respondent :
Hon. Sally L. Montgomery VIA FAX (214) 653-6336
County Court at Law No. 3
George L. Allen, Sr. Courts Building
600 Commerce Street, 5th Floor New Tower
Dallas, Texas 75202
Respondent
Mr. Christopher S. Hamilton VIA EFILE
chamilton@standlyhamilton.com
Ms. Angela T. Pacheco
apacheco@standlyhamilton.com
Mr. Kevin N. Colquitt
kcolqitt@standlyhamilton.com
Standly Hamilton, LLP
325 N. St. Paul Street, Suite 3300
Dallas, Texas 75201
Counsel for Real Party in Interest
Mr. Stephen F. Malouf VIA EFILE
smalouf@smalouf.com
Mr. Jeremy C. Martin
jmartin@smalouf.com
Malouf & Nockels, LLP
3811 Turtle Creek, Suite 800
Dallas, Texas 75219
Co-Counsel for Real Party in Interest
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Mr. Vernon L. Krueger VIA EFILE
vernon@kbbllp.com
Mr. Landon L. Krueger
landon@kbbllp.com
Krueger, Bell & Bailey, LLP
1701 N. Market Street, Suite 318, LB 45
Dallas, Texas 75202
Counsel for Defendants
Texas Pulmonary & Critical Care
Consultants, P.A., and
Ermilo Duane Dilley, M.D.
Mr. Robert Begert VIA EFILE
bbegert@brlaw.com
Ms. Jennifer A. King
jking@brlaw.com
Burford & Ryburn, LLP
3100 Lincoln Plaza
500 North Akard
Dallas, Texas 75201
Counsel for Defendants
Questcare Medical Services, P.A.
d/b/a Questcare Partners, and
Jared Lee Richardson, M.D.
Mr. Stan Thiebaud VIA EFILE
sthiebaud@trtblaw.com
Mr. Russell G. Thornton
rthornton@trtblaw.com
Thiebaud Remington Thornton Bailey, LLP
Two Energy Square, Suite 1150
4849 Greenville Avenue
Dallas, Texas 75206
Counsel for Defendants
Acute Surgical Care Specialist, PLLC
And Jennifer Marye Burris, M.D.
/s/Diana L. Faust
DIANA L. FAUST
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