Filed: 12/8/2015 11:54:57 AM Jeane Brunson County Clerk Parker County, Texas Misti Glasscock

NO. CA-15-016 FILED IN SAPHC, LLC, A TEXAS LIMITED § IN THE COUNTY COURT AT LAW 2nd COURT OF APPEALS LIABILITY COMPANY § FORT WORTH, TEXAS Plaintiff, § 12/10/2015 4:17:24 PM § DEBRA SPISAK V. § NO. 1 Clerk § RR ROYAL RANCH COMPANY, A § TEXAS CORPORATION, AND ALL § OTHER OCCUPANTS § Defendants. § PARKER COUNTY, TEXAS

NOTICE OF APPEAL

Defendants, RR Royal Ranch Company and All Other Occupants, parties to this case, file

this Notice of Appeal seeking to alter the trial court's judgment or other appealable order.

1. The trial court, trial court case number and style of this matter are shown in the

above caption.

2. The judgment or order appealed from was signed on December 3, 2015.

3. RR Royal Ranch Company and All Other Occupants desire to appeal because (a)

Defendants’ did not receive proper or timely notice of the hearing and the trial court denied

Defendants’ Motion for Continuance to allow Defendants’ counsel adequate time to prepare for

the hearing; (b) Defendants’ Motion for Abatement was denied by the trial court even though a

separate action regarding ownership of the Property is currently pending in the Second Court of

Appeals of Texas; (c) ownership to the Property was not established by Plaintiff’s counsel as is

required by the Texas Property Code in a forcible detainer action; and (d) the award of attorney’s

fees and damages were excessive.

4. This appeal is being taken to the Second Court of Appeals of Texas.

5. This notice is being filed by RR Royal Ranch Company and All Other Occupants.

NOTICE OF APPEAL Page 1 of 2 Respectfully submitted,

DORSETT JOHNSON & SWIFT, LLP

J. C. Johnson Texas Bar No. 24067412 [email protected] C. J. de Vilder, Jr. Texas Bar No. 24065130 [email protected] Robyn Trosper-Murrell Texas Bar No. 24090441 [email protected] 109 East Third Street, Suite 350 Fort Worth, Texas 76102 Telephone: (817) 900-8202 Facsimile: (817) 882-8526

ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS RR ROYAL RANCH AND ALL OTHER OCCUPANTS

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

Pursuant to Texas Rules of Civil Procedure 21 and 21a, I certify that on December 8, 2015 a true and correct copy of Defendants' Notice of Appeal was served to each person listed below by the method indicated.

Via Electronic Filing Manager Michael Brinkley BRINKLEY LAW PLLC P.O. Box 820711 Fort Worth, Texas 76182-0711 [email protected] Attorney for Plaintiff

C. J. de Vilder, Jr.

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