On June 24, 2020 a
Appellate Materials
was filed
involving a dispute between
Big Tex Air Conditioning, Inc.,
Taylor Morrison Of Texas, Inc.,
Taylor Woodrow Communities - League City, Ltd.,
Glass, Madeline,
Glass, Matthew,
and
Arnulfo Rodriguez Roofing Co., Inc.,
Big Tex Air Conditioning, Inc.,
Builder Services Group, Inc.,
Chaparral Plumbing, L.P.,
City Framers, Llc,
Clay, Troy A.,
William Insulation Company, Inc,
Taylor Morrison Of Texas, Inc.,
Taylor Woodrow Communities - League City, Ltd.,
for Injury/Damage - Other
in the District Court of Galveston County.
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John D. Kinard
DISTRICT CLERK
GALVESTON COUNTY, TEXAS
July 19, 2021
Fourteenth Court of Appeals
Christopher A Prine
301 Fannin Suite 245
Houston TX 77002
NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT ON ACCELERATED APPEAL
IN RE: Cause No. 20-CV-0857, Styled Matthew Glass, Et Al vs. Taylor Morrison of Texas, Inc., Et Al- Filed in 122nd
District Court of Galveston County, Texas
Dear Clerk:
Please find enclosed a copy of the notice of appeal filed in the above case. This case is assigned to the 14th Court of Appeals,
Houston, Texas.
Please note the following information:
Date of Appealable Interlocutory Order or Interlocutory Judgment: June 28, 2021
Date of Appealable Final Order or Final Judgment:
Notice of Appeal: July 16, 2021
Motion for New Trial filed: None Filed
Request for Finding of Facts and Conclusions of Law filed: None Filed
Trial Judge: John Ellisor
Court Reporter: Connie Chan
Request is hereby made that all parties immediately file any designation of material to be included in the Clerk’s record. Any
Motions for Extension of Time to file the record on appeal must be filed directly with the Court of Appeals A copy of this
assignment letter is being mailed to all counsel of record. Please file mark the additional copy of this letter and return the same to
my office.
Sincerely,
John D. Kinard
District Clerk
Galveston County, Texas
By: /s/ Shailja Dixit, Deputy
600 59th Street, Room 4001, Galveston County Justice Center, Galveston, Texas 77551-2388
Phone (409) 766-2424 Fax (409) 766-2292
Copy sent to
Carl J. Wilkerson
Attorney for Taylor Morrison of Texas, Inc. , Et Al
Bush Rudnicki Shelton PC
200 N. Mesquite St., Suite 200
Arlington, TX 76011
A Craig Eiland
Attorney for Matthew Glass, Et Al
Eiland & Bonnin PC
2200 Market Street, Suite 501
Galveston, TX 77550
Connie Chan, Court Reporter
Hand-Delivered
600 59th Street, Room 4001, Galveston County Justice Center, Galveston, Texas 77551-2388
Phone (409) 766-2424 Fax (409) 766-2292
Filed: 7/16/2021 4:53 PM
JOHN D. KINARD - District Clerk
Galveston County, Texas
Envelope No. 55444807
By: Shailja Dixit
7/19/2021 7:44 AM
NO. 20-CV-0857
MATTHEW GLASS and § IN THE DISTRICT COURT
MADELINE GLASS, §
Plaintiffs, §
§
v. §
§
TAYLOR MORRISON OF TEXAS, INC. §
and TAYLOR WOODROW § GALVESTON COUNTY, TEXAS
COMMUNITIES – LEAGUE CITY, LTD., §
Defendants/Third-Party Plaintiffs, §
§
v. §
§
BIG TEX AIR CONDITIONING, INC., §
Third-Party Defendant. § 122ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT
DEFENDANTS’ NOTICE OF ACCELERATED APPEAL
TO THE HONORABLE JUDGE OF SAID COURT:
Defendants Taylor Morrison of Texas, Inc. and Taylor Woodrow Communities-League
City, Ltd., without waiving contractual rights to enforce arbitration, desire accelerated appeal of
this Court’s ORDER signed June 28, 2021 that denies DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO COMPEL
ARBITRATION. In a matter subject to the Federal Arbitration Act, a person may take an appeal
of an interlocutory order of a district court under the same circumstances that an appeal from a
federal district court’s order would be permitted by 9 U.S.C. § 16. TEX. CIV. PRAC. & REM. CODE
§ 51.016.
Defendants appeal to the First or Fourteenth Court of Appeals.
No related appeal or original proceeding has been previously filed in either the First of
Fourteenth Court of Appeals.
DEFENDANTS’ NOTICE OF ACCELERATED APPEAL PAGE 1
Glass
Respectfully submitted,
By: /s/ Carl J. Wilkerson
Carl J. Wilkerson
State Bar No. 21478400
cwilkerson@brstexas.com
BUSH RUDNICKI SHELTON, P.C.
James Rudnicki
State Bar No. 24006148
james@brstexas.com
Diana Alcala
State Bar No. 24007590
dalcala@brstexas.com
2508 Ashley Worth Blvd., Suite 200
Austin, Texas 78738
Telephone: 512-263-8408
Facsimile: 512-263-2562
and
Carl J. Wilkerson
State Bar No. 21478400
cwilkerson@brstexas.com
David Jones
State Bar No. 24042684
djones@brstexas.com
200 N. Mesquite St., Suite 200
Arlington, Texas 76011
Telephone: 817-274-5992
Facsimile: 817-261-1671
ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS
TAYLOR MORRISON OF TEXAS, INC.
AND TAYLOR WOODROW
COMMUNITIES-LEAGUE CITY, LTD.
DEFENDANTS’ NOTICE OF ACCELERATED APPEAL PAGE 2
Glass
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing document was delivered to all counsel
of record in accordance with Rule 21a of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, via electronic
delivery through the e-filing system on July 16, 2021.
A. Craig Eiland Amy Nilsen
Eiland & Bonnin, PC Johnson, Trent & Taylor, LLP
2200 Market St., Suite 501 919 Milam, Suite 1500
Galveston, Texas 77550 Houston, Texas 77002
ceiland@eilandlaw.com anilsen@johnsontrent.com
ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFFS ATTORNEY FOR THIRD-PARTY
DEFENDANT BIG TEX AIR
CONDITIONING, INC.
Shaun W. Hodge David Funderburk
Hodge Law Firm, PLLC Funderburk Funderburk Courtois, LLP
Old Galveston Square 2777 Allen Parkway, Suite 1000
2211 The Strand, Suite 302 Houston, Texas 77019
Galveston, Texas 77550 dfunderburk@ffllp.com
shodge@hodgefirm.com ATTORNEY FOR THIRD-PARTY
ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFFS DEFENDANT BIG TEX AIR
CONDITIONING, INC.
Dax O. Faubus Carlos A. Balido
The Faubus Firm Walters Balido & Crain, L.L.P.
1001 Texas Avenue, 11th Floor Meadow Park Tower
Houston, Texas 77002 10440 North Central Expy., Suite 1500
dax-notice@faubusfirm.com Dallas, Texas 75231
ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFFS balidoedocsnotifications@wbclawfirm.com
ATTORNEY FOR THIRD-PARTY
DEFENDANT BIG TEX AIR
CONDITIONING, INC.
/s/ Carl J. Wilkerson
Carl J. Wilkerson
DEFENDANTS’ NOTICE OF ACCELERATED APPEAL PAGE 3
Glass
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John D. Kinard DISTRICT CLERK GALVESTON COUNTY, TEXAS July 19, 2021 Fourteenth Court of Appeals Christopher A Prine 301 Fannin Suite 245 Houston TX 77002 NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT ON ACCELERATED APPEAL IN RE: Cause No. 20-CV-0857, Styled Matthew Glass, Et Al vs. Taylor Morrison of Texas, Inc., Et Al- Filed in 122nd District Court of Galveston County, Texas Dear Clerk: Please find enclosed a copy of the notice of appeal filed in the above case. This case is assigned to the 14th Court of Appeals, Houston, Texas. Please note the following information: Date of Appealable Interlocutory Order or Interlocutory Judgment: June 28, 2021 Date of Appealable Final Order or Final Judgment: Notice of Appeal: July 16, 2021 Motion for New Trial filed: None Filed Request for Finding of Facts and Conclusions of Law filed: None Filed Trial Judge: John Ellisor Court Reporter: Connie Chan Request is hereby made that all parties immediately file any designation of material to be included in the Clerk’s record. Any Motions for Extension of Time to file the record on appeal must be filed directly with the Court of Appeals A copy of this assignment letter is being mailed to all counsel of record. Please file mark the additional copy of this letter and return the same to my office. Sincerely, John D. Kinard District Clerk Galveston County, Texas By: /s/ Shailja Dixit, Deputy 600 59th Street, Room 4001, Galveston County Justice Center, Galveston, Texas 77551-2388 Phone (409) 766-2424 Fax (409) 766-2292 Copy sent to Carl J. Wilkerson Attorney for Taylor Morrison of Texas, Inc. , Et Al Bush Rudnicki Shelton PC 200 N. Mesquite St., Suite 200 Arlington, TX 76011 A Craig Eiland Attorney for Matthew Glass, Et Al Eiland & Bonnin PC 2200 Market Street, Suite 501 Galveston, TX 77550 Connie Chan, Court Reporter Hand-Delivered 600 59th Street, Room 4001, Galveston County Justice Center, Galveston, Texas 77551-2388 Phone (409) 766-2424 Fax (409) 766-2292 Filed: 7/16/2021 4:53 PM JOHN D. KINARD - District Clerk Galveston County, Texas Envelope No. 55444807 By: Shailja Dixit 7/19/2021 7:44 AM NO. 20-CV-0857 MATTHEW GLASS and § IN THE DISTRICT COURT MADELINE GLASS, § Plaintiffs, § § v. § § TAYLOR MORRISON OF TEXAS, INC. § and TAYLOR WOODROW § GALVESTON COUNTY, TEXAS COMMUNITIES – LEAGUE CITY, LTD., § Defendants/Third-Party Plaintiffs, § § v. § § BIG TEX AIR CONDITIONING, INC., § Third-Party Defendant. § 122ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT DEFENDANTS’ NOTICE OF ACCELERATED APPEAL TO THE HONORABLE JUDGE OF SAID COURT: Defendants Taylor Morrison of Texas, Inc. and Taylor Woodrow Communities-League City, Ltd., without waiving contractual rights to enforce arbitration, desire accelerated appeal of this Court’s ORDER signed June 28, 2021 that denies DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO COMPEL ARBITRATION. In a matter subject to the Federal Arbitration Act, a person may take an appeal of an interlocutory order of a district court under the same circumstances that an appeal from a federal district court’s order would be permitted by 9 U.S.C. § 16. TEX. CIV. PRAC. & REM. CODE § 51.016. Defendants appeal to the First or Fourteenth Court of Appeals. No related appeal or original proceeding has been previously filed in either the First of Fourteenth Court of Appeals. DEFENDANTS’ NOTICE OF ACCELERATED APPEAL PAGE 1 Glass Respectfully submitted, By: /s/ Carl J. Wilkerson Carl J. Wilkerson State Bar No. 21478400 cwilkerson@brstexas.com BUSH RUDNICKI SHELTON, P.C. James Rudnicki State Bar No. 24006148 james@brstexas.com Diana Alcala State Bar No. 24007590 dalcala@brstexas.com 2508 Ashley Worth Blvd., Suite 200 Austin, Texas 78738 Telephone: 512-263-8408 Facsimile: 512-263-2562 and Carl J. Wilkerson State Bar No. 21478400 cwilkerson@brstexas.com David Jones State Bar No. 24042684 djones@brstexas.com 200 N. Mesquite St., Suite 200 Arlington, Texas 76011 Telephone: 817-274-5992 Facsimile: 817-261-1671 ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS TAYLOR MORRISON OF TEXAS, INC. AND TAYLOR WOODROW COMMUNITIES-LEAGUE CITY, LTD. DEFENDANTS’ NOTICE OF ACCELERATED APPEAL PAGE 2 Glass CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing document was delivered to all counsel of record in accordance with Rule 21a of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, via electronic delivery through the e-filing system on July 16, 2021. A. Craig Eiland Amy Nilsen Eiland & Bonnin, PC Johnson, Trent & Taylor, LLP 2200 Market St., Suite 501 919 Milam, Suite 1500 Galveston, Texas 77550 Houston, Texas 77002 ceiland@eilandlaw.com anilsen@johnsontrent.com ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFFS ATTORNEY FOR THIRD-PARTY DEFENDANT BIG TEX AIR CONDITIONING, INC. Shaun W. Hodge David Funderburk Hodge Law Firm, PLLC Funderburk Funderburk Courtois, LLP Old Galveston Square 2777 Allen Parkway, Suite 1000 2211 The Strand, Suite 302 Houston, Texas 77019 Galveston, Texas 77550 dfunderburk@ffllp.com shodge@hodgefirm.com ATTORNEY FOR THIRD-PARTY ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFFS DEFENDANT BIG TEX AIR CONDITIONING, INC. Dax O. Faubus Carlos A. Balido The Faubus Firm Walters Balido & Crain, L.L.P. 1001 Texas Avenue, 11th Floor Meadow Park Tower Houston, Texas 77002 10440 North Central Expy., Suite 1500 dax-notice@faubusfirm.com Dallas, Texas 75231 ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFFS balidoedocsnotifications@wbclawfirm.com ATTORNEY FOR THIRD-PARTY DEFENDANT BIG TEX AIR CONDITIONING, INC. /s/ Carl J. Wilkerson Carl J. Wilkerson DEFENDANTS’ NOTICE OF ACCELERATED APPEAL PAGE 3 Glass