ACCEPTED 141500578 FOURTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS HOUSTON, TEXAS 7/24/2015 1:43:30 PM CHRISTOPHER PRINE CLERK NUMBER 14-15-00578-CV __________________________________________________________________ FILED IN 14th COURT OF APPEALS IN THE COURT OF APPEALS HOUSTON, TEXAS FOR THE FOURTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS AT7/24/2015HOUSTON1:43:30 PM __________________________________________________________________ CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE Clerk In re MICHELIN N. AM., INC., Relator __________________________________________________________________ FILED IN Original Proceeding from the 152nd Judicial District Court of14th COURT Harris OF APPEALS County, HOUSTON, TEXAS Texas, Honorable Robert Schaffer; Trial Court Cause No.7/24/2015 2014-57952 1:43:30 PM __________________________________________________________________ CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE Clerk RESPONSE TO PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS __________________________________________________________________

THE LEWIS LAW FIRM J. Craig Lewis State Bar No. 12283500 2905 Sackett Street.

Houston, Texas 77098 Telephone: 713.238.7715 Facsimile: 713.238.7888 [email protected] Attorneys for Shannon Plum, a/n/f of Matthew Plum, a Minor, Real Parties in Interest TO THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS AT HOUSTON: Comes now, SHANNON PLUM, as Next Friend of Matthew Plum, a Minor, Intervenor/Plaintiff, in this cause, and in lieu of filing a separate Response to the Petition for Writ of Mandamus, would respectfully represent to this Honorable Appellate Court that he adopts and incorporates the Response to Petition for Writ of Mandamus which has been filed in this Court by Attorneys for Robert Coleman, et al, Real Parties in Interest.

Respectfully submitted, THE LEWIS LAW FIRM BY: /s/ J. Craig Lewis J. Craig Lewis State Bar No. 12283500 2905 Sackett Street.

Houston, Texas 77098 Telephone: 713.238.7715 Facsimile: 713.238.7888 [email protected] ATTORNEYS FOR SHANNON PLUM, A/N/F OF MATTHEW PLUM, A MINOR

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE I certify that the sections of the Response to Petition for Writ of Mandamus subject to the word limit contain 69 words, in addition to the Response filed by John Gsanger of The Edwards Law Firm, attorneys for Robert Coleman, et al, Real Parties in Interest, which contained 11,872 words, according to the word count of the computer program used to prepare the document.

BY: /s/ J. Craig Lewis J. Craig Lewis State Bar No. 12283500

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I certify that copies of the foregoing Response to Petition for Writ of Mandamus was served upon the Respondent and all attorneys of record for all parties to the above cause on this the 24th day of July, 2015.

BY: /s/ J. Craig Lewis J. Craig Lewis State Bar No. 12283500 Via Facsimile: (512) 472-0721 Thomas M. Bullion III Chris A. Blackerby GERMER BEAMAN & BROWN, LLP Congress Avenue, Suite 1700 Austin, Texas 78701 Email: [email protected]; [email protected] Via Facsimile: (864) 232-2925 Giles M. Schanen, Jr. NELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH, LLP South Main Street, 9th Floor Greenville, SC 29601 Email: [email protected] Via Facsimile: (512) 482-5028 Debora B. Alsup THOMPSON & KNIGHT LLP San Jacinto Blvd., Suite 1900 Austin, TX 78701-4238 Email: [email protected] Via Facsimile: (713) 523.4159 Robert E. Ammons Bennett A. Midlo THE AMMONS LAW FIRM, LLP 3700 Montrose Boulevard Houston, TX 77006 Email: [email protected]; [email protected] Via Facsimile: (361) 698-7614 John Gsanger Scott Marshall THE EDWARDS LAW FIRM N. Carancahua St., Suite 1400 Corpus Christi, TX 78401 Email: [email protected]; [email protected] Via U.S. Mail: The Honorable Robert Schaffer Judge, 152nd Judicial District Court Harris County Civil Courthouse Houston, TX 77002