ACCEPTED FILED 05-15-01497-CV DALLAS COUNTY

05-15-01497-CV FIFTH121812015 COURT OF APPEALS 12:55:00 DALLAS, PM TEXAS FELICIA PITRE 12/9/2015 10:30:36 DISTRICT CLERKAM LISA MATZ CLERK Bridgette Vation CAUSE NO. DC-15-02269

STACY WRIGHT, § IN THE DISTRICT COURT § RECEIVED IN Plaintiff, § 5th COURT OF APPEALS § DALLAS, TEXAS v. § 12/9/2015 10:30:36 AM § 162ND JUDICIALLISA MATZ DISTRICT CITY OF FARMERS BRANCH, TEXAS, § Clerk § Defendant. § DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS

DEFENDANT CITY OF FARMERS BRANCH'S NOTICE OF APPEAL

TO THE HONORABLE JUDGE OF SAID COURT:

COMES NOW, Defendant City of Farmers Branch ("Defendant" or "City"), and files this,

its Notice of Appeal. In support thereof, the City respectfully shows the Court as follows:

1. Defendant City of Farmers Branch desires to appeal from the Court's Order on Defendant

City of Farmers Branch's Plea to the Jurisdiction/Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Subject

Matter Jurisdiction, signed by this court on November 18, 2015.

2. Defendant appeals to the Court of Appeals for the Fifth District of Texas at Dallas.

3. The appeal of this case is an accelerated appeal, pursuant to Tex.Civ.P. & Rem.C.

§51.014(a)(8), and pursuant to Tex.Civ.P. & Rem.C. §51.014(b), this appeal stays the

commencement of trial and all other proceedings in the Trial Court pending resolution of

this appeal.

Defendant City of Farmers Branch's Notice of Appeal Page I of2 NoticeAppeal Respectfully submitted,

WALKER BRIGHT PC 100 N. Central Expressway, Suite 800 Richardso e s 75080 Telepho : 72) 744-0192 Facsi · (97 ) 744-0067

Gera d Bright State Bar No. 02991720 David L. Craft State Bar No. 00790522

Attorneys for Defendant

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

This is to certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing Defendant City of Farmers Branch's Notice of Appeal has been transmitted via facsimile to all counsel ofrecord and/or parties as listed below on this the gth day of December, 2015.

John P. Hagan Via Facsimile@ (469)208-5366 Hagan Law Group 1333 West McDermott Dr., Suite 200 Allen, Texas 75013 ) Attorney.for Plaintiff I

Defendant City offarmers Branch's Notice of Appeal Page 2 of2 NoticeAppeal