067-271867-14 FILED TARRANT COUNTY 2/13/2015 9:25:24 AM THOMAS A. WILDER CAUSE NO. 067-271867-14 DISTRICT CLERK STEPHANIE STREET-LARSON, § IN THE DISTRICT COURT RECEIVED IN INDIVIDUALLY AND AS § 2nd COURT OF APPEALS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF § FORT WORTH, TEXAS ALVIA BLEDSOE, DECEASED, § 02/13/2015 10:41:22 AM § DEBRA SPISAK Plaintiff, § Clerk § V. § 67TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT § NEXION HEALTH AT NORTH § RICHLAND HILLS, INC. D/B/A GREEN § VALLEY HEALTHCARE AND § REHABILITATION CENTER AND § NEXION HEALTH MANAGEMENT, INC. § § Defendants. § TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS

DEFENDANTS’ NOTICE OF INTERLOCUTORY APPEAL AND AUTOMATIC TRIAL STAY TO THE HONORABLE COURT: Please take notice that, pursuant to Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 26.1(b), Defendants Nexion Health at North Richland Hills, Inc. d/b/a Green Valley Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center and Nexion Health Management, Inc. (“Defendants”), desire to appeal to the Second District Court of Appeals at Fort Worth, Texas, the trial court's January 24, 2015 Order denying Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss. See Attachment “A.” Such Order is subject to an accelerated interlocutory appeal. See Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 51.014(a)(9); Tex. R. App. P. 28.1. This notice of appeal is timely filed within twenty days after the trial court's Order was signed. See Tex. R. App. P. 26.1(b).

Further, please take notice that the commencement of the trial of this case is automatically stayed pending resolution of the interlocutory appeal. See Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem.

Code § 51.014(b). ______________________________________________________________________________ NOTICE OF INTERLOCUTORY APPEAL PAGE 1 875125.1 2061.6 067-271867-14

Weston M. Davis is designated as lead counsel for the appeal.

Respectfully submitted, MACDONALD DEVIN, P.C.

By: /s/ Weston M. Davis Gregory N. Ziegler State Bar No. 00791985 [email protected] Jason A. Burris State Bar No. 24049591 [email protected] Weston M. Davis State Bar No. 24065126 [email protected] 3800 Renaissance Tower 1201 Elm Street Dallas, Texas 75270-2130 (214) 744-3300 Telephone (214) 747-0942 Facsimile ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I undersigned certified that a true and correct copy of the foregoing document has been served on all counsel of record in accordance with the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure on this the 13th day of February, 2015.

/s/ Weston M. Davis Weston M. Davis

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