Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, 2015

Lakeway Regional Medical Center, LLC and Surgical Development Partners, LLC// Lake Travis Transitional LTCH, LLC N/K/A Lake Travis Specialty Hospital, LLC v. Lake Travis Transitional LTCH, LLC N/K/A Lake Travis Specialty Hospital, LLC// Lakeway Regional Medical Center, LLC Surgical Development Partners, LLC Brennan, Manna, & Diamond, LLC And Frank T. Sossi

Lakeway Regional Medical Center, LLC and Surgical Development Partners, LLC// Lake Travis Transitional LTCH, LLC N/K/A Lake Travis Specialty Hospital, LLC v. Lake Travis Transitional LTCH, LLC N/K/A Lake Travis Specialty Hospital, LLC// Lakeway Regional Medical Center, LLC Surgical Development Partners, LLC Brennan, Manna, & Diamond, LLC And Frank T. Sossi
Court of Civil Appeals of Texas · Decided July 9, 2015

Lakeway Regional Medical Center, LLC and Surgical Development Partners, LLC// Lake Travis Transitional LTCH, LLC N/K/A Lake Travis Specialty Hospital, LLC v. Lake Travis Transitional LTCH, LLC N/K/A Lake Travis Specialty Hospital, LLC// Lakeway Regional Medical Center, LLC Surgical Development Partners, LLC Brennan, Manna, & Diamond, LLC And Frank T. Sossi

Opinion

ACCEPTED 03-15-00025-CV 5994328 THIRD COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 7/9/2015 11:40:53 AM JEFFREY D. KYLE CLERK No. 03-15-00025-CV In The Court of Appeals for the Third District FILED IN Austin, Texas 3rd COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 7/9/2015 11:40:53 AM JEFFREY D. KYLE APPELLANTS/CROSS-APPELLEES LAKEWAY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER Clerk , LLC AND SURGICAL DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS, LLC, v. APPELLEES LAKE TRAVIS TRANSITIONAL LTCH, BRENNAN, MANNA & DIAMOND, LLC AND FRANK T. SOSSI,

ON APPEAL FROM THE 345TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, TRAVIS COUNTY, TEXAS CAUSE NO. D-1-GN-12-000983 HONORABLE LORA J. LIVINGSTON, PRESIDING

APPELLANT SURGICAL DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS, LLC.’S NOTICE OF APPEARANCE OF ADDITIONAL COUNSEL

Please take notice that Jessica Z. Barger and Raffi Melkonian of WRIGHT & CLOSE, LLP, One Riverway, Suite 2200, Houston, Texas 77056, (713) 572-4321, (713) 572-4320 (fax), are appearing as additional counsel for Appellant/Cross- Appellee Surgical Development Partners, LLC.

Respectfully submitted, /s/ Jessica Z. Barger Jessica Z. Barger State Bar No. 24032706 Raffi Melkonian State Bar No. 24090587 WRIGHT & CLOSE, LLP One Riverway, Suite 2200 Houston, TX 77056 Telephone: (713) 572-4321 Telecopier: (713) 572-4320 [email protected] [email protected] Counsel for Appellant/Cross-Appellee Surgical Development Partners, LLC

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on the 8th day of July 2015, the foregoing notice was served by electronic service upon the following counsel of record: Mr. S. Abraham Kuczaj III Via Email Only Ms. Paige A. Amstutz Mr. Steven J. Wingard Ms. Jane Webre SCOTT, DOUGLASS & MCCONNICO, LLP Colorado, Suite 2400 Austin, TX 78701 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Counsel for Appellee/Cross-Appellant Lake Travis Transitional LTCH, LLC Mr. Robert A. Bragalone Via Email Only Mr. B. Ryan Fellman GORDON & REES LLP 2100 Ross Avenue, Suite 2800 Dallas, TX 75201 [email protected] [email protected] Counsel for Appellees Brennan, Manna & Diamond, LLC and Frank T. Sossi

/s/ Jessica Z. Barger Jessica Z. Barger

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