No. 14-70014 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT TOMMY SELLS, et al, Plaiti!!-A""ellee, #. $RAD LI%IN&STON, et al' De!e(at-A""ellat. O A""eal !)o* t+e Uite( State Dit)it Co)t Fo) t+e Sot+e) Dit)it o! Te/a, Hoto Di#iio MOTION TO %ACATE STAY OF EECUTIONMOTION TO %ACATE STAY OF EECUTIONMOTION TO %ACATE STAY OF EECUTIONMOTION TO %ACATE STAY OF EECUTION  AND PRELIMINARY INUNCTION AND PRELIMINARY INUNCTION AND PRELIMINARY INUNCTION AND PRELIMINARY INUNCTION Plaiti!!-A""ellee To**2 L2 Sell a( Ra*)io He)a(e3-Llaa, e)e +e(le( to 5e e/ete( i t+e State o! Te/a o T+)(a2, A")il 6, 014 a( 8e(e(a2, A")il 9, 014, )e"eti#el2. Sell a( He)a(e3-Llaa +a#e e!ll2 +alle:e( t+e otittioalit2 o! t+ei) a"ital *)(e) o#itio a( (eat+
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etee i 5ot+ t+e tate a( !e(e)al o)t. 8it+ (a2 til Sell; e/etio a( <t o#e) a ee= til He)a(e3;, "laiti!!; *o#e( !o) a ta2 o! e/etio, a te*"o)a)2 )et)aii: o)(e) to o*"el (ilo)e o! tate e)et, a( i<ti#e )elie!. T+e loe) o)t i*")o"e)l2 :)ate( a ta2 o! e/etio a( o)(e)e( (io#e)2. T+e Di)eto) o *o#e t+i Co)t to #aate t+e loe) o)t o)(e) :)ati: a ta2 o! e/etio a( i<ti#e )elie!. STATEMENT OF URISDICTIONSTATEMENT OF URISDICTIONSTATEMENT OF URISDICTIONSTATEMENT OF URISDICTION T+i Co)t +a <)i(itio (e) > U.S.C. ? 19@a@1 a( Bt+  Ci). R. >.
See, e.:., Fal(e) #. Te/a $(. o! Pa)(o  Pa)ole,
 17> F.6( 646, 644 @Bt+ Ci). 1999. STATEMENT OF THE CASESTATEMENT OF THE CASESTATEMENT OF THE CASESTATEMENT OF THE CASE I.I.I.I. To**2 L2 SellTo**2 L2 SellTo**2 L2 SellTo**2 L2 Sell Sell a o#ite( a( etee( to (eat+ !o) t+e Dee*5e) 61, 1999 a"ital *)(e) o! a2lee Ha))i.
State #. Sell 
, No. >7B9 @6)( Dit. Ct. %al %e)(e Cot2, Te/. Se"t. 0, 000.
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 Sell +a ")e#iol2
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 T+e e#i(ee at t)ial eta5li+e( t+at Sell e)etl2 ete)e( t+e t)aile) +o*e o! Te))2 Ha))i, a aaitae o! Sell, ()i: t+e ea)l2 *o)i: +o) o! Dee*5e) 61, 1999. A)*e( it+ a 5t+e) =i!e, Sell e/"lo)e( t+e )ei(ee. A!te) loo=i: i #a)io )oo*, +e et ito a 5e()oo* +e)e to 2o: :i)l e)e lee"i: o 5= 5e(. Sell e/all2 aalte( t+i)tee-
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a""eale( t+e o#itio a( etee t+at 5)o:+t +i* to t+i !at-a"")oa+i: A")il 6)( e/etio (ate, a( e!ll2 o:+t )elie! i 5ot+ tate a( !e(e)al o)t. T+e Te/a Co)t o! C)i*ial A""eal a!!i)*e( Sell; o#itio a( etee, (e2i: )elie! o t+i)t2-i/ "oit o! e))o).
Sell #. State 
, 11 S.8.6( 74> @Te/. C)i*. A"".,
e)t. (eie( 
, B40 U.S. 9> @006. Sell; iitial tate +a5ea a""liatio a (eie( o t+e *e)it.
E/  "a)te Sell 
, No. 8R-,BB-01 @Te/. C)i*. A"". 00B. T+e Te/a Co)t o! C)i*ial A""eal (i*ie( Sell; eo( a( t+i)( tate +a5ea a""liatio (e) Te/a; a5e-o!-t+e )it tatte.
I( 
., No. 8R-,BB-0, 007 8L 14961B1 @Te/. C)i*. A"". 007'
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, No. 8R-,BB-06, 010 8L B1>B91 @Te/. C)i*. A"". 010. T+e !e(e)al (it)it o)t ie( a 90-"a:e Me*o)a(* O"iio (e2i: +a5ea o)" )elie! a( (e2i: Sell a e)ti!iate o! a""eala5ilit2 @GCOA.
Sell #. T+ale) 
, No. SA-0B-CA-4B-O&, 01 8L B @8.D. Te/.
2ea)-ol( a2lee Ha))i, 5lo=e( +e) a2 a( ta55e( +e) +e +e t)ie( to ea"e, t+e t +e) t+)oat a( le!t +e) to (ie. Sell t+e et o#e) to a2lee; ele#e-2ea)-ol( o*"aio, )2tal S)le, +o a till o t+e to" 5= 5e(, a( t +e) t+)oat. )2tal )#i#e( 5t a a5le to "ea= 5eae +e) #oal o)( +a( 5ee ea)l2 e#e)e(. S+e late) ""lie( a (e)i"tio o! t+e *a +o +a( atta=e( +e), a( Sell a 5eetl2 i(eti!ie( a( a))ete(.
 
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