ACCEPTED 14-18-00418-CV FOURTEENTH5/16/2018 COURT OF 2:20 PM APPEALS Chris Daniel - District Clerk Harris County HOUSTON, TEXAS Envelope5/22/2018 No. 24642556 3:01 PM By:CHRISTOPHER Phyllis Washington PRINE Filed: 5/16/2018 2:20 PM CLERK CAUSE NO. 2016-19307 CITY OF HOUSTON, § IN THE DISTRICT FILED COURT IN 14th COURT OF APPEALS § HOUSTON, TEXAS PLAINTIFF, § 5/22/2018 3:01:45 PM § CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE V. § Clerk § HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS HOUSTON PROFESSIONAL FIRE § FIGHTERS’ ASSOCIATION, LOCAL § 341, § § DEFENDANT. § 127TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT

Plaintiff’s Notice of Appeal Pursuant to Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 25.1, the City of Houston (“City”) files this Notice of Appeal.

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1. Plaintiff, City of Houston, desires to appeal the granting of Defendant’s Motion for Final Summary Judgment in Cause Number 2016-19307, in the 127th Judicial District Court of Harris County, Texas.

2. The District Court signed the Order granting Defendant’s motion on April 17, 2018 in this cause.

3. This appeal is taken to the First or Fourteenth Court of Appeals at Houston, Texas.

4. Plaintiff has not previously filed a related appeal or original proceeding in either the First or Fourteenth Court of Appeals.

5. This is an appeal of a final judgment under Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 51.012.

Respectfully submitted, RONALD C. LEWIS City Attorney DONALD J. FLEMING Chief, Labor, Employment & Civil Rights Section JUDITH L. RAMSEY Chief, General Litigation Section By: /s/ Robert W. Higgason Robert W. Higgason Senior Assistant City Attorney State Bar No.: 09590800 CITY OF HOUSTON LEGAL DEPARTMENT ForOfficialGovernmentalUseOnly-DoNotDisseminatetothePublic:79961822-Page2of3

900 Bagby, 3rd Floor Houston, Texas 77002 832.393.6481 – Telephone 832.393.6259 – Facsimile [email protected] Attorneys for Plaintiff City of Houston

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on May 16, 2018, a true and correct copy of the foregoing has been served on counsel below via e-service.

Richard C. Mumey THE MUMEY LAW FIRM, PLLC 1225 North Loop West, Suite 1000 Houston, Texas 77008 [email protected] Attorney for Defendant

/s/ Robert W. Higgason Robert W. Higgason ForOfficialGovernmentalUseOnly-DoNotDisseminatetothePublic:79961822-Page3of3

I, Chris Daniel, District Clerk of Harris County, Texas certify that this is a true and correct copy of the original record filed and or recorded in my office, electronically or hard copy, as it appears on this date.

Witness my official hand and seal of office this May 22, 2018

Certified Document Number: 79961822 Total Pages: 3

Chris Daniel, DISTRICT CLERK HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS

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