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  • CALI WOOD WEATHERREAD VS. HUGO ALEJANDRO CABRERA, NTACT CONSTRUCTORS, LTD, NTACT OPERATIONS, LLCInjury or Damage - Motor Vehicle (OCA) document preview
  • CALI WOOD WEATHERREAD VS. HUGO ALEJANDRO CABRERA, NTACT CONSTRUCTORS, LTD, NTACT OPERATIONS, LLCInjury or Damage - Motor Vehicle (OCA) document preview
  • CALI WOOD WEATHERREAD VS. HUGO ALEJANDRO CABRERA, NTACT CONSTRUCTORS, LTD, NTACT OPERATIONS, LLCInjury or Damage - Motor Vehicle (OCA) document preview
  • CALI WOOD WEATHERREAD VS. HUGO ALEJANDRO CABRERA, NTACT CONSTRUCTORS, LTD, NTACT OPERATIONS, LLCInjury or Damage - Motor Vehicle (OCA) document preview
  • CALI WOOD WEATHERREAD VS. HUGO ALEJANDRO CABRERA, NTACT CONSTRUCTORS, LTD, NTACT OPERATIONS, LLCInjury or Damage - Motor Vehicle (OCA) document preview
  • CALI WOOD WEATHERREAD VS. HUGO ALEJANDRO CABRERA, NTACT CONSTRUCTORS, LTD, NTACT OPERATIONS, LLCInjury or Damage - Motor Vehicle (OCA) document preview
  • CALI WOOD WEATHERREAD VS. HUGO ALEJANDRO CABRERA, NTACT CONSTRUCTORS, LTD, NTACT OPERATIONS, LLCInjury or Damage - Motor Vehicle (OCA) document preview
  • CALI WOOD WEATHERREAD VS. HUGO ALEJANDRO CABRERA, NTACT CONSTRUCTORS, LTD, NTACT OPERATIONS, LLCInjury or Damage - Motor Vehicle (OCA) document preview
						
                                

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Electronically Filed 9/21/2022 8:45 PM Hidalgo County District Clerks Reviewed By: Jose C. Hernandez CAUSE NO. C-2828-19-G CALI WOOD WEATHERREAD § IN THE DISTRICT COURT Individually, as Representative § of the Estate of WILLIAM ADELL, § WEATHERREAD, II, Deceased, and as § Next Friend of IAN GUNNER WEATHERREAD, § ERIK MATTHEW WEATHERREAD, § IZIAK TRENT WEATHERREAD, § AND MEGAN ANN MARIE WEATHERREAD, § Minors, and DEBRA HUSBAND § 370TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT Plaintiffs, § § vs. § § HUGO ALEJANDRO CABRERA, § NTACT OPERATIONS, LLC AND NTACT § CONSTRUCTORS, LTD. § Defendants § HIDALGO COUNTY, TEXAS DEFENDANTS NTACT OPERATIONS, LLC AND NTACT CONSTRUCTORS, LTD.’S MOTION TO EQUALIZE PEREMPTORY STRIKES TO THE HONORABLE JUDGE OF SAID COURT: COME NOW NTACT OPERATIONS, LLC and NTACT CONSTRUCTORS, LTD., two Defendants in the above-entitled and numbered cause, and pursuant to Rule 233 of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, file this their Motion to Equalize Peremptory Strikes, and for such motion would respectfully show unto this Court the following: I. BRIEF BACKGROUND On or about June 5, 2019, on Texas State Highway 128 approaching the New Mexico border, a fatal two vehicle accident occurred between a vehicle being driven by Defendant Hugo Alejandro Cabrera and a vehicle being driven by Plaintiff William Adell Weatherread, II, deceased. Defendant Cabrera is alleged to have caused the accident in question, which resulted in the death of William Adell Weatherread, II, Deceased. It is also Electronically Filed 9/21/2022 8:45 PM Hidalgo County District Clerks Reviewed By: Jose C. Hernandez alleged that Defendant Cabrera was in the course and scope of his employment with these Defendants, which these Defendants strenuously deny. Defendant Cabrera also takes the position that he was in the course and scope of his employment with Defendant NTACT. II. APPLICABLE RULE Rule 233 of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedures states, in pertinent part, as follows: Motion to Equalize. In multiple party cases, upon motion of any litigant made prior to the exercise of peremptory challenges, it shall be the duty of the trial judge to equalize the number of peremptory challenges so that no litigant or side is given unfair advantage as a result of the alignment of the litigants and the award of peremptory challenges to each litigant or side. In determining how the challenges should be allocated the court shall consider any mattaer brought to the attention of the trial judge concerning the ends of justice and the elimination of an unfair advantage. III. ARGUMENT Defendants NTACT OPERATIONS, LLC and NTACT CONSTRUCTORS, LTD. would respectfully show this Court that Plaintiffs and Defendant Hugo Alejandro Cabrera are one hundred percent (100%) aligned, as the Plaintiffs and Defendant Cabrera share the common interest of arguing and attempting to prove that Defendant Cabrera was in the course and scope of his employment with Defendants NTACT OPERATIONS, LLC and NTACT CONSTRUCTORS, LTD. at the time of the accident made the basis of this lawsuit. The most critical and dispositive issue in this case is the issue of whether Cabrera was in the course and scope of his employment at the time of the accident in question. DEFENDANTS NTACT OPERATIONS, LLC AND NTACT CONSTRUCTORS, LTD.’S MOTION TO EQUALIZE PEREMPTORY STRIKES - PAGE 2 OF 5 Electronically Filed 9/21/2022 8:45 PM Hidalgo County District Clerks Reviewed By: Jose C. Hernandez Accordingly, the allocation of peremptory challenges among the parties in this case should reflect the common interests existing between Plaintiffs and Defendant Hugo Alejandro Cabrera. IV. PRAYER WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, Defendants NTACT OPERATIONS, LLC and NTACT CONSTRUCTORS, LTD. pray that upon hearing hereof, this Court grant their motion to equalize the number of peremptory challenges; that Plaintiffs and Defendant Cabrera are awarded three peremptory strikes each and Defendants NTACT be awarded six peremptory strikes; or some other number which would fairly equalize the strikes awarded; and for such other and further relief, either at law or in equity, to which these Defendants may be justly entitled to receive. Respectfully submitted, David L. Ortega State Bar No. 00791377 Stephen D. Navarro State Bar No. 00792712 Naman Howell Smith & Lee, PLLC 10001 Reunion Place, Suite 600 San Antonio, Texas 78216 Telephone No.: (210) 731-6415 Telecopier No.: (210) 971-6959 E-Mail: dortega@namanhowell.com snavarro@namanhowell.com DEFENDANTS NTACT OPERATIONS, LLC AND NTACT CONSTRUCTORS, LTD.’S MOTION TO EQUALIZE PEREMPTORY STRIKES - PAGE 3 OF 5 Electronically Filed 9/21/2022 8:45 PM Hidalgo County District Clerks Reviewed By: Jose C. Hernandez Natasha N. Taylor State Bar No. 24071117 Lisa M. Wright State Bar No. 24089367 Wright Close & Barger, LLP One Riverway, Suite 2200 Houston, Texas 77056 Telephone No.: (713) 572-4321 Telecopier No.: (713) 572-4320 E-Mail: taylor@wrightclosebarger.com lwright@wrightclosebarger.com HOLE & ALVAREZ, L.L.P. P. O. Box 720547 McAllen, Texas 78504-0547 Telephone No.: (956) 631-2891 Telecopier No.: (956) 631-2415 E-Mail: Mail@holealvarez.com By: /s/ Ronald G. Hole Ronald G. Hole State Bar No. 09834200 ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS NTACT OPERATIONS, LLC and NTACT CONSTRUCTORS, LTD. CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I, Ronald G. Hole, hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the above Defendants NTACT Operations, LLC and NTACT Constructors, Ltd.’s Motion to Equalize Peremptory Strikes has, on this 21st day of September 2022, been served via electronic transfer through an online filing service, to the following counsel of record: Attorneys for Plaintiffs Mikal C. Watts Francisco Guerra, IV Watts Guerra, LLP Four Dominion Drive Bldg. 3, Suite 100 San Antonio, Texas 78257 E-Mail: mcwatts@wattsguerra.com fguerra@wattsguerra.com DEFENDANTS NTACT OPERATIONS, LLC AND NTACT CONSTRUCTORS, LTD.’S MOTION TO EQUALIZE PEREMPTORY STRIKES - PAGE 4 OF 5 Electronically Filed 9/21/2022 8:45 PM Hidalgo County District Clerks Reviewed By: Jose C. Hernandez Mr. Tim Newsom Law Offices of Frank L. Branson, P.C. Highland Park Place 4514 Cole Avenue, 18th Floor Dallas, Texas 75205 E-Mail: tnewsom@flbranson.com James S. Shelton Law Office of James S. Shelton 222 S. Sully P. O. Box 1370 Clarendon, Texas 79226 E-Mail: james@sheltonlawyers.com Attorneys for Co-Defendant Hugo Alejandro Cabrera Michael I. Ramirez Joshua L. Nicholls McCoy Leavitt Laskey, LLC 20726 Stone Oak Parkway, Suite 116 San Antonio, Texas 78258 E-Mail: mramirez@mlllaw.com jnicholls@mlllaw.com /s/ Ronald G. Hole Ronald G. Hole O P V :W E A -N T A \P L D DEFENDANTS NTACT OPERATIONS, LLC AND NTACT CONSTRUCTORS, LTD.’S MOTION TO EQUALIZE PEREMPTORY STRIKES - PAGE 5 OF 5 Automated Certificate of eService This automated certificate of service was created by the efiling system. The filer served this document via email generated by the efiling system on the date and to the persons listed below. The rules governing certificates of service have not changed. Filers must still provide a certificate of service that complies with all applicable rules. Ronald Hole on behalf of Ronald Hole Bar No. 9834200 Ron@HoleAlvarez.com Envelope ID: 68499403 Status as of 9/22/2022 3:08 PM CST Associated Case Party: NTACT CONSTRUCTORS, LTD Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status Orfie Vela Orfie@HoleAlvarez.com 9/21/2022 8:45:41 PM SENT Natasha N.Taylor taylor@wrightclosebarger.com 9/21/2022 8:45:41 PM SENT Lisa M.Wright lwright@wrightclosebarger.com 9/21/2022 8:45:41 PM SENT Automated Certificate of eService This automated certificate of service was created by the efiling system. The filer served this document via email generated by the efiling system on the date and to the persons listed below. The rules governing certificates of service have not changed. Filers must still provide a certificate of service that complies with all applicable rules. Ronald Hole on behalf of Ronald Hole Bar No. 9834200 Ron@HoleAlvarez.com Envelope ID: 68499403 Status as of 9/22/2022 3:08 PM CST Associated Case Party: CALIWOODWEATHERREAD Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status Mikal CWatts mcwatts@wattsguerra.com 9/21/2022 8:45:41 PM SENT Francisco Guerra IV fguerra@wattsguerra.com 9/21/2022 8:45:41 PM SENT Mark A. J.Fassold mfassold@wattsguerra.com 9/21/2022 8:45:41 PM SENT WATTS GUERRA mcwatts@wattsguerra.com 9/21/2022 8:45:41 PM SENT WATTS GUERRA fguerra@wattsguerra.com 9/21/2022 8:45:41 PM SENT Automated Certificate of eService This automated certificate of service was created by the efiling system. The filer served this document via email generated by the efiling system on the date and to the persons listed below. The rules governing certificates of service have not changed. Filers must still provide a certificate of service that complies with all applicable rules. Ronald Hole on behalf of Ronald Hole Bar No. 9834200 Ron@HoleAlvarez.com Envelope ID: 68499403 Status as of 9/22/2022 3:08 PM CST Case Contacts Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status Watts Guerra LLP service-sa@wattsguerra.com 9/21/2022 8:45:41 PM SENT David L.Ortega dortega@namanhowell.com 9/21/2022 8:45:41 PM SENT James S.Shelton james@sheltonlawyers.com 9/21/2022 8:45:41 PM SENT Audrey JSimon audrey@youngfirm.com 9/21/2022 8:45:41 PM SENT Joshua LNicholls jnicholls@mlllaw.com 9/21/2022 8:45:41 PM SENT Kandice Melendez kmelendez@wattsguerra.com 9/21/2022 8:45:41 PM SENT Amanda Osborne aosborne@wattsguerra.com 9/21/2022 8:45:41 PM SENT Terri Harrison terri@youngfirm.com 9/21/2022 8:45:41 PM SENT STEPHEN NAVARRO SNAVARRO@NAMANHOWELL.COM 9/21/2022 8:45:41 PM SENT RONALD G.HOLE MAIL@HOLEALVAREZ.COM 9/21/2022 8:45:41 PM SENT Alexis R.Garcia argarcia@wattsguerra.com 9/21/2022 8:45:41 PM SENT TIM NEWSOM TNEWSOM@FLBRANSON.COM 9/21/2022 8:45:41 PM SENT TIM NEWSOM EFILETN@FLBRANSON.COM 9/21/2022 8:45:41 PM SENT FRANK BRANSON FLBRANSON@FLBRANSON.COM 9/21/2022 8:45:41 PM SENT MICHAEL RAMIREZ MRAMIREZ@MLLLAW.COM 9/21/2022 8:45:41 PM SENT Ashley Nichols anichols@namanhowell.com 9/21/2022 8:45:41 PM SENT Tim Newsome tim@youngfirm.com 9/21/2022 8:45:41 PM ERROR Ronald G.Hole ron@holealvarez.com 9/21/2022 8:45:41 PM SENT Automated Certificate of eService This automated certificate of service was created by the efiling system. The filer served this document via email generated by the efiling system on the date and to the persons listed below. The rules governing certificates of service have not changed. Filers must still provide a certificate of service that complies with all applicable rules. Ronald Hole on behalf of Ronald Hole Bar No. 9834200 Ron@HoleAlvarez.com Envelope ID: 68499403 Status as of 9/22/2022 3:08 PM CST Associated Case Party: HUGOALEJANDROCABRERA Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status Michael IRamirez mramirez@mlllaw.com 9/21/2022 8:45:41 PM SENT Victoria Ford vford@mlllaw.com 9/21/2022 8:45:41 PM SENT Joshua L.Nicholls jnicholls@mlllaw.com 9/21/2022 8:45:41 PM SENT