1994R06- PORT ARTHUR V. SOUTHWESTERN BELL AND H PAUL ADAMS
RESOLUTION NO. 9/f-R-c:'
RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTz,
TEXAS ELECTING TO BECOME A MRMBER OF THE CLASS IN THE
CLASS ACTION SUIT, CAUSE NO. 0-142,176, STYLED iTIIO:~:i
ARTHUR v. SOUTHWES~RN B@T.T. AND H. P . A. ,
PENDING IN THE 186TH DISTRICT COURT OF J~I<mSON
COUNTY, TEXAS
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Schertz has been informed that, on
November 2, 1992, the 186th District Court of Jefferson County, Texas entered an
order certifying aclBBB action and defined the class as set out in Cause No. D-142,176,
styled Citv of Port Arthur v. Southwestern Bellanqjj. Paul Adami!l; and .
WHEREAS, counsel to the class has informed the City that the City may
perticipate in the class action without cost or expense to the City; and
WHEREAS, it is deemed beneficial to the citizens of the City to pursue the
claims eet out in the cl!l88 action in Cause No. D.142,176j
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS:
Section 1. The Mll3"or, City Manager, and City Attorney are each hereby fully
authorized to proceed to take all necessary procedural and substantive steps to permit
the City to become a part and member of the class in the class action suit pending in
thf 136th District Court of Jefferson County, Texas, Cause No. D-142,176, styled Qfu:
of Port Arthur v. SOuthwestern B~l. et a!.
Section 2, The Mayor, City Manager, and City Attorney are each hereby
authorized to enter into such arrangements and engage in Buch procedures as are
rea90nably necessary in the best interest of the City and as may be fl~fll1irAd from timo
to time in eOli.l,~~L;Ull with such htlgatlon.
Section 3, The actions authorized herein shall be without cost or expenee to
thE> City with respect to fees and expenses of class counsel, filing fees, or other court
cha~ges or costs of court,
Section 4, The City Secretary is hereby directed to send a copy of this
Resolution to the following persone:
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Martha Newsome
Clerk of the 136th District Court
Jefferson County Courthouse
1001 Pearl
Beaumont, Texas 77701
Thomas A. Thomas
Provost * Umphrey Law Firm, L.L.P.
490 Park Street
P.O. Box 4905
Beaumont, Texas 77704
Robert E. Davis
Jenkins & Gilchrist
1445 Ross Avenue
Suite 3200
Dallas, Texas 75202
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Section 5. The recitals contained in the preamble hereof are hereby found to
he true, and such recitals are hereby made a part of this Resolution for all purposes and
ar~ adopted as a part of the judgment and findings of the City Council.
Section 6. All ordinances and resolutions, or parts thereof, which are in
conflict or inconsistent with any provision of this Resolution are hereby repealed to the
extent of such conflict, and the provisions of this Resolution shall be and remain
controlling as to the matters ordained herein.
Section 7. This Resolution shall be construed and enforced in accordance with
th(' laws of the State of Texas and the United States of America.
Section 8. If any provision of this Resolution or the application thereof to any
person or circumstance shall he held to be invalid, the remainder of this Resolution and
the application of such provision to other persons and circumstances shaH nevertheless
he valid, and this City Council hereby declares that this Resolution would have been
enacted without euch invalid provision.
Section 9. It is officially found, determined, and declared that the meeting at
which this Resolution is adopted was open to the public and public notice of the time,
place, and subject matter of the public business to be considered at such meeting,
including this Resolution, was given, all as required by Chapter 551, as amended, Texas
Government Code.
Section ] O. This Resolution shall be in force and effect from and after the date
of its adoption, and it is so resolved.
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DULY RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Schertz, Texas on the
----& day of August, 1994. . .
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(CITY SEAL)
. ATTEST:
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. Secretary
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Mayor
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, Ra$:Ot;utlON
, . NO,Il4-R-6
i- BElKltutION. BY THE
..CITY COUNCil OF THE '
;CIty.. OF. SCHERTZ,
1rEMSI3I;ECTIJ'oIG TO BE-.
~ME<A . MEMBER. OF,
rrHE .CtA~S IN THE
:t:.....SS.' ACTION SUIT,
"CAUSE"NO. . 0_142,176.
;STYlED CITY .OF PORT
"ARTHUR, V.SOUTH-
'WESTERN BRl AND H.
. ;PAUl ADAMS, PENDIN.G'
;IN THE 186TH DISTRICT
;POURT OF JEFFERSON
:;PQUNTY, TEXAS.
!passed, approved and
;Poopted the 16th day of
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;gust 1994.
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RESOLUTION
NO. 94-R-6
A RESOlUTION BY THE
CITY COUNCil OF THE
City . OF SCHERTZ;
TEXAS RECTING TO BE'
COME A MEMBER OF
THE 6.....S8 IN THE\
C.....SS' ACTION SUIT,
CAUSE NO, 0-142.176,
STYlED CITY OF PORT
ARTHUR V. SOUTH"!
WESTERN Bell AND H.
PAUl ADAMS, PENDING
IN THE 186TH DiSTRICT
COURT OF JEFFERSON
COUNTY, TEXAS,
Passed,-appr<iVed and
adopted the 16th day of
August 1994.
June G. Krause,
City Secretary
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PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT
THE STATE OF TEx..A.S,
County of Guadalune
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Before me, the undersigned authority, on this date personally
aDD eared ~, r:Jj:t~$J known to me, who, being by me
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duly S-01Orn, on his oath deposes and says that he is the publisher of
The Seguin Gazette-Enterprise, a newspaper published in said county;
that a copy of the witbin and foregoing tJ&i-1 <2....L was published. in
/;) times before the retu.."r'J:l day named therein,
said newspaper
pub1icatioIlS bei""g on the followi-ng dates:
and a newspaper copy of wbich is hereto attached.
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Sworn to and subscribed before me, tbis'R clay of~ AD., 19 '7'/
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