ACCEPTED 09-18-00122-CV NINTH COURT OF APPEALS BEAUMONT, TEXAS 4/3/2018 1:50 PM CAROL ANNE HARLEY CLERK

No. 09-18-00122-CV FILED IN 9th COURT OF APPEALS IN THE COURT OF APPEALS BEAUMONT, TEXAS FOR THE NINTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS 4/3/2018 1:50:46 PM CAROL ANNE HARLEY Clerk AmeriGas Propane, L.P., appellant v. Jose Francisco Aboytes-Muñiz, Andy Medina- Cardenas and Bernabe Bustillo-Rivera, appellees On Appeal from the 284th Judicial District Court Montgomery County, Texas Tr. Ct. No. 15-09-09003

NOTICE OF APPEARANCE OF ADDITIONAL AND LEAD COUNSEL

TO THE NINTH COURT OF APPEALS: Appellees, Jose Francisco Aboytes-Muñiz, Andy Medina-Cardenas and Bernabe Bustillo-Rivera, file this notice of designation of counsel adding Timothy A. Hootman as lead counsel. See TEX. R. APP. P. 6.1(c).

Dale W. Felton and Lisa J. Mathews are currently listed as counsel in the Court of Appeals for appellee, Jose Francisco Aboytes-Muñiz. Langdon Smith, Michael Gomez and Kyle Schnitzer are currently listed as counsel in the Court of Appeals for appellees, Andy Medina-Cardenas and Bernabe Bustillo-Rivera. All appellees hereby designated Timothy A. Hootman as additional counsel. Hootman will act as lead counsel.

Respectfully submitted, /s/Timothy A. Hootman Timothy A. Hootman SBN 09965450 [email protected] 2402 Pease St Houston, TX 77003 713.247.9548 (office) 713.366.6229 (cell) 713.583.9523 (fax) ATTORNEY ON APPEAL AS LEAD FOR APPELLEES, JOSE FRANCISCO ABOYTES- MUÑIZ, ANDY MEDINA-CARDENAS AND BERNABE BUSTILLO-RIVERA /s/Dale W. Felton Dale W. Felton SBN 06893000 [email protected] 18198 FM 362 Navasota, TX 77868 936.727.0450 (office) Lisa J. Mathews SBN 24084454 [email protected] 2257 N. Loop 336 W. #140463 Conroe, TX 77304 936.718.1779 866.366.9656 (fax) ATTORNEYS ON APPEAL AND IN THE TRIAL COURT FOR APPELLEE, JOSE FRANCISCO ABOYTES-MUÑIZ /s/Langdon Smith Langdon Smith SBN 00797456 [email protected] Michael Gomez SBN 24029578 [email protected] Kyle Schnitzer SBN 24083811 [email protected] JIM S. ADLER & ASSOCIATES 3D International Tower 1900 West Loop South, 20th Fl.

Houston, TX 77027 713.735.2114 (office) 713.781.2514 (fax) ATTORNEYS ON APPEAL AND IN THE TRIAL COURT FOR APPELLEES, ANDY MEDINA-CARDENAS AND BERNABE BUSTILLO-RIVERA CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I certify that on this day, the above document was served electronically through the electronic filing manager or email on the parties below.

Jerry L. Mitchell, Jr. [email protected] Wesley G. Lotz [email protected] Nick Brown [email protected] FULKERSON LOTZ LLP 4511 Yoakum Blvd., Ste. 200 Houston, TX 77004 Byron C. Keeling [email protected] KEELING & DOWNES, P.C.

1500 McGowen, Ste. 220 Houston, TX 77004 Dated: April 3, 2018 /s/Timothy A. Hootman Timothy A. Hootman