NUECES COUNTY COURTHOUSE CHIEF JUSTICE LEOPARD, 10TH FLOOR ROGELIO VALDEZ CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS 78401 361-888-0416 (TEL) JUSTICES 361-888-0794 (FAX) NELDA V. RODRIGUEZ DORI CONTRERAS GARZA HIDALGO COUNTY GINA M. BENAVIDES ADMINISTRATION BLDG.

GREGORY T. PERKES NORA L. LONGORIA Court of Appeals 100 E. CANO, 5TH FLOOR EDINBURG, TEXAS 78539 956-318-2405 (TEL) CLERK DORIAN E. RAMIREZ Thirteenth District of Texas 956-318-2403 (FAX) www.txcourts.gov/13thcoa January 5, 2015 Hon. Fela B. Olivarez Hon. Harold Kenneth Tummel Attorney at Law Tummel & Casso P.O. Box 3538 4430 S. McColl Rd Pharr, TX 78502 Edinburg, TX 78539 * DELIVERED VIA E-MAIL * * DELIVERED VIA E-MAIL * Hon. Marcel C. Notzon III Attorney at Law Shiloh Drive, Suite B Laredo, TX 78045 * DELIVERED VIA E-MAIL * Re: Cause No. 13-14-00166-CV Tr.Ct.No. C-2559-12-E Style: Jose Marcos Montalvo, Individually and Marcos Montalvo d/b/a Montalvo Roofing & Construction v. Adolfo Vela, Individually and Adolfo Vela d/b/a Adelco Enterprises

Appellant’s motion for leave to file brief in the above cause was this day GRANTED by this Court. The brief has been ordered filed as of 4th day of December, 2014, the date of receipt. Appellee’s motion to strike appendices to appellant’s brief was this day CARRIED WITH THE CASE.

Very truly yours,

Dorian E. Ramirez, Clerk DER:ch