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CIENTOLOGY
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M
ONIQUE
R
ATHBUN
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PPELLEE
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UTHORITY OF
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Appellee Monique Rathbun and files this Motion for Leave to File Response to Notice of Supplemental Authority of Appellant Church of Scientology International, and in support thereof would respectfully show the Court as follows: Appellee Monique Rathbun requests leave to file the attached Response to the Notice of Supplemental Authority filed by Appellant Church of Scientology International (“COS”). COS contends that the supplemental authority – a decision by a California trial court – is relevant to the Court’s questions during oral
ACCEPTED
03-14-00199-CV
3555231
THIRD COURT OF APPEAL
AUSTIN, TEXAS
12/19/2014 4:39:26 PM
JEFFREY D. KYLE
CLERK
FILED IN3rd COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS12/19/2014 4:39:26 PM JEFFREY D. KYLE Clerk
argument regarding how Texas’s anti-SLAPP statute should be applied in cases in which some claims arise from activities protected by the statute and some claims do not. As explained in the proposed Response, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 1, Appellee does not believe that the California trial court’s opinion supports COS’s position or adds any clarity to the issues before the Court. W
HEREFORE
, Appellee Monique Rathbun prays that this Motion be granted, Appellee’s Response to Notice of Supplemental Authority of Church of Scientology International Brief of Appellee be filed in the papers of this appeal, and this Court award her such other and further relief, both general and special, at law or in equity, to which she may be entitled.
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Respectfully submitted,
P
ULMAN
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APPUCCIO
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ULLEN
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2161 NW Military Highway, Suite 400 San Antonio, Texas 78213 www.pulmanlaw.com (210) 222-9494 Telephone (210) 892-1610 Facsimile By:
/s/ Leslie Sara Hyman
Elliott S. Cappuccio Texas State Bar No. 24008419 ecappuccio@pulmanlaw.com Leslie Sara Hyman Texas State Bar No. 00798274 lhyman@pulmanlaw.com Etan Z. Tepperman Texas State Bar No. 24088514 etepperman@pulmanlaw.com
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Ray B. Jeffrey Texas State Bar Number 10613700 2631 Bulverde Road, Suite 105 Bulverde, Texas 78163 (830) 438-8935 Telephone (830) 438-4958 Facsimile rjeffrey@sjmlawyers.com
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Marc F. Wiegand Texas State Bar No. 21431300 434 North Loop 1604 West, Suite 2201 San Antonio, Texas 78232 (210) 998-3289 Telephone (210) 998-3179 Facsimile marc@wiegandlawfirm.com
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ATHBUN
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