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Fourth Court of Appeals San Antonio, Texas October 8, 2021
No. 04-21-00285-CV
Alma Maldonado GONZALEZ, Appellant
v.
VANTAGE BANK TEXAS, Appellee
From the 45th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas Trial Court No. 2020-CI-23070 Honorable Sid L. Harle, Judge Presiding
ORDER Sitting: Patricia O. Alvarez, Justice Luz Elena D. Chapa, Justice Irene Rios, Justice
Shortly after the trial court signed its summary judgment, Appellant Alma Maldonado Gonzalez passed away. See TEX. R. APP. P. 7.1 (death of a party). On September 29, 2021, Appellee Vantage Bank Texas filed a motion to show authority. See TEX. R. CIV. P. 12. The next day, Appellant filed a response. Having reviewed the motion and response, we conclude Appellant’s response shows counsel’s authority to represent Alma Maldonado Gonzalez in this appeal. See TEX. R. APP. P. 7.1 (allowing, under certain conditions, an appeal to proceed in the decedent’s name); Murphy v. Murphy, 21 S.W.3d 797, 798 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2000, order), supplemented, No. 01-99-00694-CV, 2000 WL 1125703 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] Aug. 10, 2000, no pet.); Durham v. Durham, No. 07-14-00346-CV, 2015 WL 4930981, at *1 (Tex. App.—Amarillo Aug. 14, 2015, order). Appellee’s motion for this court to order Appellant to show authority is DENIED AS MOOT. Appellee’s other requested relief is also DENIED.
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_________________________________ Patricia O. Alvarez, Justice
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court on this 8th day of October, 2021.
___________________________________ MICHAEL A. CRUZ, Clerk of Court
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