COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIRST DISTRICT OF TEXAS AT HOUSTON ORDER ON MOTION FOR REHEARING Appellate case name: Jerry M. Keepers, M.D., Eric Kay-Fung Chan, M.D., and Vista Community Medical Center, LLP d/b/a Surgery Specialty Hospitals of America v. Michael Smith and Valerie Smith Appellate case number: 01-20-00463-CV Trial court case number: 2019-47101 Trial court: 295th District Court of Harris County Date motion filed: August 5, 2022 Party filing motion: Appellant

It is ordered that the motion for rehearing filed by appellant, Jerry M. Keepers, M.D., is denied.

Judge’s signature: ___/s/ Julie Countiss_____ Acting for the Court Panel consists of: Justices Goodman, Landau, and Countiss.

Date: ___August 23, 2022_____