Estate of Joe J. Johnson, Jr

SECOND COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE STATE OF TEXAS ' ' ~I ·' 1\ .., VICKI PRUITT JOHNSON . FILED IN Plaintiff, NO. 12.01_2~00352-1 2nd COURT OF APPEALS ...... • WORTH, -TEXAS (' FORT v. ,..,, 12/7/2015 12:42:45 PM JOHN GILMER JOHNSON, JOEL DAVID JOHNSON, JUDY FOWLER, AND, DEBRA SPISAK Clerk THE ATTY'[S] OF RECORD: ROSS GRIFFITH-ATTY AD LITEM, CARY SCHROEDER-GUARDIAN/ADMINISTRATOR, JAMES HOLLIDAY-ATTY AD LITEM, DYANN McCULLY ATTY/ARB. JOHN DOWDY ATTY. FOR JOHN GILMER JOHNSON WILLIAM RIDGWAY ATTY. FOR JOEL DAVID JOHNSON, Defendant's. NOTICE OF APPEAL The appeal is from the Original Application[ s] and Court Appointment[ s] for Guardianship in Tarrant County Probate Court# 1, cause# 2012-00352-1. The order was signed on November 21, 2012, whereby, the hearing date ofNovember 27, 2012, was cancelled by the clerk of the court after the Johnson's arrival in the Court. The appeal is therefor from the denied right of the initial hearing for cause to bring the guardianship. The appeal is from Tarrant County Probate Court #1, cause #2013-PR02467-1, for Probate of the Last Will and Testament of Joe Jackson Johnson Jr., the court order ofNovember 11, 2014 and the court order of December 22, 2014. Whereas, Informal Bills of Exceptions through Memorandums designating objections were continually filed under MISC. in the Probate Court #1 computerized filing system. Cf.Opposition to Declaratory Judgment and Appointment of Executor of the Estate of Joe Jackson Johnson Jr. and Order for Specific Performance of the Last Will and Testament of Joe Jackson Johnson Jr. Under§§ 22.018(1), 55.001 of the Texas Estates Code:April17, 2015. VICKI PRUITTJOHNSON desires to appeal to the SECOND COURT OF APPEALS, and, hereby, gives notice of appeal. The appellant is a party affected by the trial court's judgment but did not participate either in person or by counsel in the hearing that resulted in the judgment complained of. The appellant filed a request for findings of fact and conclusions oflaw on August 28, 2015. A subsequent Notice was filed on September 28, 2015, to no avail. The appellant is indigent and may therefore proceed without advance payment of costs as provided in TEX. R. APP. P. 20.1(a). NOTICE OF APPEAL IN THE STATE OF TEXAS SECOND COURT OF APPEALS-PAGE 1. SCANNED ocr 21 2o1s Respectfully submitted, '7/.tih- Bw1ft ~ Vicki Pruitt Jollnson 5915 Craig Street Fort Worth, Texas 76112 (817) 457-0032 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I certify that a true and correct copy of the above Notice of Appeal has been sent by telephonic document transfer to the Defendant's on October 27, 2015. Ross Griffith (817)926-2505 Cary Schroeder (817)704-4408 James Holliday (817)624-3303 William Ridgway (817)348-8031 John Dowdy (817)4608366 John Johnson (817)3351873 Judy Fowler (214)8847966 Joel Johnson (817)9269929 NOTICE OF APPEAL IN THE STATE OF TEXAS SECOND COURT OF APPEALS-PAGE 2. • . ~ STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OFTARRANT AFFIDAVIT BEFORE ME, the undersigned Notary Public, in and for said County and State, on this day personally appeared V ICI<. 1 P!UJ. . /TrJbHNSoN ,known to me, to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged to me that she executed the same for the purposes and consideration therein expressed. SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO BEFORE ME by 7/llJeL &nA ~ryycunv on _ \Lt)-+- -- l'2_1_{_\5__,to certify which witness my hand and official seal. Notary Public: ~~ NOTICE OF APPEAL IN THE STATE.OF TEXAS SECOND COURT OF APPEALS-PAGE 3.