The Conservation Society of San Antonio and Lewis Vetter v. University of Texas at San Antonio and City of San Antonio
Opinion
FILED 15-25-00043-CV 4/16/2025 10:10 AM Gloria A. Martinez Bexar County District Clerk Accepted By: Maria Jackson Bexar County - 408th District Court
CAUSE NO. 2025-CI-07382 FILED IN 15th COURT OF APPEALS THE CONSERVATION SOCIETY OF § IN THE DISTRICT COURT AUSTIN, TEXAS SAN ANTONIO and LEWIS VETTER, § 408th 4/16/2025 10:40:18 AM Plaintiffs § CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE § Clerk vs. § 407th JUDICIAL DISTRICT § UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN § ANTONIO and CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, § Defendants § BEXAR COUNTY, TEXAS ______________________________________________________________________________ PLAINTIFFS’ NOTICE OF ACCELERATED APPEAL ______________________________________________________________________________
NOW COMES Plaintiffs, THE CONSERVATION SOCIETY OF SAN ANTONIO and LEWIS VETTER, and files this Notice of Accelerated Appeal pursuant to Tex. Civ. Prac.
& Rem. Code §51.014(a)(8), and in support thereof shows: Plaintiffs, The Conservation of Society of San Antonio and Lewis Vetter, desire to appeal to the Fifteenth Court of Appeals, sitting in Austin, Texas from the Trial Court’s Judgment granting Defendant’s University of Texas at San Antonio and City of San Antonio’s Plea to the Jurisdiction attached hereto as Exhibit “A” signed on April 14, 2025, and any other Orders of the Court, pursuant to the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure 25.1. Please take notice that this is an accelerated appeal. Further, this matter involves a suit brought against a State institution of higher education and a municipality.
WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, Appellants, The Conservation of Society of San Antonio and Lewis Vetter file this Notice of Appeal for purposes of obtaining Appellate review of the Court’s final order dated April 14, 2025; and any other Orders of the
Court and requests the Court and all parties take due notice.
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED, THE MARTINEZ DE VARA LAW FIRM, PLLC
_____________________________________ ART MARTINEZ DE VARA; TBN: 24060230 [email protected] CHARLES SIERRA STATE BAR NO. 18345300 [email protected] DAVID E. CAMPA, OF COUNSEL STATE BAR NO. 24073991 [email protected] P.O. Box 377 Von Ormy, Texas 78073 Tel. (210) 622-0323 Fax (210) 622-4021 -and- ROBERT W. WILSON; TBN 00794868 Email: [email protected] MARK ANTHONY SÁNCHEZ, ESQ.
Texas Bar No. 00795857 [email protected] SANCHEZ & WILSON, PLLC 6243 IH-10 West, Suite 1025 San Antonio, Texas 78201 Tel. (210) 222-8899 Fax (210) 222-9526 JOINT COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFFS
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on the 15th day of April, 2025, a true and correct copy of the attached document has been sent via E-Service to all counsel of record, to wit: Matthew Baumgartner Guillermo A. Alarcon ARMBRUST & BROWN, PLLC Congress Ave., Suite 1300 Austin, TX 78701 Guillermo Alarcon <[email protected]> Martha Adams <[email protected]> Matthew Baumgartner <[email protected]> Guillermo A. Alarcon <[email protected]> ATTORNEY FOR DEFENDANTS, UTSA AND THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM -and- Steve A. Chiscano Nadeen Abou-Hossa GONZALEZ, CHISCANO, ANGULO & KASSON, PC 9601 McAllister Frwy., Suite 401 San Antonio, TX 78216 Steve Chiscano <[email protected]> Nadeen Abou-Hossa <[email protected]> ATTORNEY FOR DEFENDANTS, UTSA AND THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
Donna McElroy Katy Jo Richards DYKEMA GOSSETT, PLLC E. Pecan St., Suite 1800 San Antono, TX 78205 Donna McElroy <[email protected]> Katy Jo Richards <[email protected]> Carol Qualls < [email protected]> Ariel Velasquez, Admin. Asst. <[email protected]> ATTORNEY FOR DEFENDANT, CITY OF SAN ANTONIO
/s/ Art Martinez de Vara Art Martinez de Vara
EXHIBIT A
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The filer served this document via email generated by the efiling system on the date and to the persons listed below. The rules governing certificates of service have not changed. Filers must still provide a certificate of service that complies with all applicable rules.
Terri Gould on behalf of Art Martinez de Vara Bar No. 24060230 [email protected] Envelope ID: 99729741 Filing Code Description: NOTICE OF APPEAL ACCELERATED Filing Description: Status as of 4/16/2025 10:17 AM CST Associated Case Party: THE CONSERVATION SOCIETY OF SAN ANTONIO Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status Arturo IMartinez de Vara [email protected] 4/16/2025 10:10:16 AM SENT Mark Anthony Sanchez [email protected] 4/16/2025 10:10:16 AM SENT Lysset De Luna [email protected] 4/16/2025 10:10:16 AM SENT Misty Spears [email protected] 4/16/2025 10:10:16 AM SENT Terri Gould [email protected] 4/16/2025 10:10:16 AM SENT Charles Sierra [email protected] 4/16/2025 10:10:16 AM SENT Robert W.Wilson [email protected] 4/16/2025 10:10:16 AM SENT David Campa [email protected] 4/16/2025 10:10:16 AM SENT Melinda Carrizales [email protected] 4/16/2025 10:10:16 AM SENT
Case Contacts Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status Steve Chiscano 24001882 [email protected] 4/16/2025 10:10:16 AM SENT Dykema Docket [email protected] 4/16/2025 10:10:16 AM SENT Carolyn L.Qualls [email protected] 4/16/2025 10:10:16 AM SENT Nadeen Abou-Hossa 24115449 [email protected] 4/16/2025 10:10:16 AM SENT Ariel Velasquez [email protected] 4/16/2025 10:10:16 AM SENT Katy JoRichards [email protected] 4/16/2025 10:10:16 AM SENT
Associated Case Party: UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status Automated Certificate of eService This automated certificate of service was created by the efiling system.
The filer served this document via email generated by the efiling system on the date and to the persons listed below. The rules governing certificates of service have not changed. Filers must still provide a certificate of service that complies with all applicable rules.
Terri Gould on behalf of Art Martinez de Vara Bar No. 24060230 [email protected] Envelope ID: 99729741 Filing Code Description: NOTICE OF APPEAL ACCELERATED Filing Description: Status as of 4/16/2025 10:17 AM CST Associated Case Party: UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status Miranda RoseSalazar [email protected] 4/16/2025 10:10:16 AM SENT Matthew Baumgartner [email protected] 4/16/2025 10:10:16 AM SENT Guillermo Alarcon [email protected] 4/16/2025 10:10:16 AM SENT Martha Adams [email protected] 4/16/2025 10:10:16 AM SENT Steve Chiscano [email protected] 4/16/2025 10:10:16 AM SENT Nadeen Abou-Hossa [email protected] 4/16/2025 10:10:16 AM SENT
Associated Case Party: CITY OF SAN ANTONIO Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status ANDREW SEGOVIA [email protected] 4/16/2025 10:10:16 AM SENT Donna McElroy [email protected] 4/16/2025 10:10:16 AM SENT
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