United Healthcare Services, Inc., United Healthcare Insurance Company, United Heathcare Benefits of Texas, Inc. and United Healthcare of Texas, Inc. v. Hortencia Luna Gonzales and River Oaks Emergency Center, LLC, St Michael's Emergency Center LLC, the Woodlands FEC LLC, Brian Orsak and Shannon Orsak, Jacob Varon, First Street Hospital LP, First Surgical LLC and First Surgical Partners Holding Inc. ( 2018 )

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01-17-00237-CV
FIRST COURT OF APPEALS
HOUSTON, TEXAS
HOGAN & HOGAN
3/20/2018 4:05 PM
CHRISTOPHER PRINE
CLERK
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CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE
Clerk
March 20, 2018
Via TexFile
Hon. Christopher A. Prine
Clerk of the Court,
First Court of Appeals
301 Fannin, Room 245
Houston, Texas 77002
Re: No. 01-17-00237-CV; United Healthcare Services, Inc., United
Healthcare Insurance Company, United Healthcare Benefits of
Texas, Inc. and United Healthcare of Texas, Inc. v. Hortencia
Luna Gonzales and River Oaks Emergency Center, LLC, St.
Michael’s Emergency Center, LLC, The Woodlands FEC, LLC,
Brian Orsak and Shannon Orsak, Jacob Varon, First Street
Hospital, LP, First Surgical, LLC and First Surgical Partners
Holding, Inc.; In the First Court of Appeals.
Dear Mr. Prine:
Along with this letter, the parties to this appeal are e-filing a jointly
submitted chart. The joint chart identifies the materials specified in item one of the
Court’s post-submission order of February 28, 2018.
The numbers in the columns on the chart, from left to right, correspond to
the information specified by the Court’s order in the numbered paragraphs under
item one. The chart is organized according to each of the defendant groups, with
the causes of action pleaded against each of them (column 1), the grounds raised
by that defendant group in its various summary judgment motions (column 2),
United’s responses (column 3), and the trial court’s rulings (column 4), as shown
in the headers at the top of each page of the chart.
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Christopher A. Prine
Clerk, First Court of Appeals
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If there are any questions, or if the Court should need additional clarification
or more information to assist in its decisional process, we stand ready to
accommodate the Court’s wishes.
Respectfully submitted,
ANDREWS KURTH KENYON LLP HOGAN & HOGAN
By: /s/ Cameron P. Pope By: /s/ Richard P. Hogan, Jr.
Cameron P. Pope Richard P. Hogan, Jr.
State Bar No. 24032958 State Bar No. 09802010
cameronpope@andrewskurth.com rhogan@hoganfirm.com
John B. Shely Jennifer Bruch Hogan
State Bar No. 18215300 State Bar No. 03239100
jshely@andrewskurth.com jhogan@hoganfirm.com
Laura Trenaman James C. Marrow
State Bar No. 00798553 State Bar No. 24013103
lauratrenaman@andrewskurth.com jmarrow@hoganfirm.com
Brian Pidcock 711 Louisiana Street, Suite 500
State Bar No. 24074895 Houston, Texas 77002
bpidcock@andrewskurth.com 713.222.8800–telephone
Kelsey J. Hope 713.222.8810–facsimile
State Bar No. 24092538
KelseyHope@andrewskurth.com
600 Travis Street, Suite 4200
Houston, Texas 77002
713.220.4200–telephone
713.220.4285–facsimile
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Christopher A. Prine
Clerk, First Court of Appeals
No. 01-17-00237-CV; United Healthcare v. Gonzalez, et al
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I certify that a true and correct copy of this post-submission letter has been
forwarded to all counsel of record by the Electronic Filing Service Provider, if
registered; a true and correct copy of this document was forwarded to all counsel
of record not registered with an Electronic Filing Service Provider and to all other
parties as follows:
Counsel for Appellees/Cross- Counsel for Appellees/Cross-
Appellants First Street Hospital, LP, Appellants Diane Crumley, Vital
First Surgical Partners Holdings, Weight Control, Inc., and Harris
Inc., First Surgical Partners, LLC, County Title Search, Inc.:
and Jacob Varon, M.D.:
Larry R. Veselka
Andrew S. Hicks Jarod R. Stewart
Logan E. Johnson Michelle S. Stratton
Penelope E. Nicholson SMYSER KAPLAN
Persis Dean & VESELKA, L.L.P.
SCHIFFER ODOM 700 Louisiana Street, Suite 2300
HICKS & JOHNSON, PLLC Houston, Texas 77002
700 Louisiana Street, Suite 2650 Via TexFile
Houston, Texas 77002
Via TexFile Counsel for Appellee/Cross-
Appellant Emergency Healthcare
Counsel for Appellee/Cross- Partners LP (d/b/a Memorial Heights
Appellant Anthony Rotondo: Emergency Center):
Matthew J. Mussalli Simon W. Hendershot, III
LAW OFFICE OF MATTHEW J. Christy L. Martin
MUSSALLI, P.C. Katie T. Cowart
2441 High Timbers Dr., Suite 220 HENDERSHOT, CANNON,
The Woodlands, Texas 77380 MARTIN & HISEY, P.C.
Via TexFile 1800 Bering Drive, Suite 600
Houston, Texas 77057
Via TexFile
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Christopher A. Prine
Clerk, First Court of Appeals
No. 01-17-00237-CV; United Healthcare v. Gonzalez, et al
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Robert A. Plessala
ANDREWS MYERS, P.C.
3900 Essex Lane, Suite 800
Houston, Texas 77027
Via TexFile
/s/ Richard P. Hogan, Jr.
Richard P. Hogan, Jr.
Dated: March 20, 2018
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