TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN
JUDGMENT RENDERED AUGUST 3, 2017
NO. 03-16-00733-CV
David Martin Camp and Bargains for Millionaires LLC d/b/a Revival, Appellants
v.
Dawn Patterson, Appellee
APPEAL FROM THE 126TH DISTRICT COURT OF TRAVIS COUNTY
BEFORE JUSTICES PURYEAR, PEMBERTON, AND GOODWIN
AFFIRMED IN PART; REVERSED AND RENDERED IN PART;
REVERSED AND REMANDED IN PART -- OPINION BY JUSTICE GOODWIN
This is an appeal from the interlocutory judgment signed by the district court on
October 10, 2016. Having reviewed the record and the parties’ arguments, the Court holds that
the district court did not err in denying appellants’ motion to dismiss appellee’s defamation
claim. The court therefore affirms the district court’s order in this respect. However, the Court
holds that there was reversible error in the district court’s order denying appellants’ motion to
dismiss each of appellee’s other claims. Therefore, the Court reverses the district court’s order
and renders judgment dismissing these other claims. The Court remands the case to the district
court for consideration of Patterson’s defamation claim and to determine the attorney’s fees and
sanctions that must be awarded incident to such dismissal under the Texas Citizens Participation
Act. Each party shall pay the costs of appeal incurred by that party, both in this Court and in the
court below.