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1/18/2024 2:38 PM
Marilyn Burgess - District Clerk Harris County
Envelope No. 83545536
2024-03297 / Court: 125 By: Taiasha Bradford
Filed: 1/18/2024 2:38 PM
CAUSE NO.
MONICA VALDEZ, IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF
Plaintiff,
HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS
VS
KEITH COLEMAN,
Defendant, JUDICIAL DISTRICT
PLAINTIFF’S ORIGINAL PETITION.
INTERROGATORIES AND RE! UESTS FOR PRODUCTION
TO THE HONORABLE JUDGE OF SAID COURT:
COMES NOW, MONICA VALDEZ, Plaintiff, complaining of and against KEITH
COLEMAN, Defendant, and for cause of action would show unto this Honorable Court the
following:
I
DISCOVERY CONTROL PLAN
1.1 Pursuant to the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 190.1, Plaintiff states that the
litigation of this case will be controlled by Level 2 discovery.
I.
PARTIES
21 Plaintiff, MONICA VALDEZ, is, and was at all times material hereto, a resident of
Harris County, Texas.
2.2 Defendant, KEITH COLEMAN, is an individual residing in the state of Texas and
may be served with a citation at 919 Beechgrove Drive, Houston, Texas 77058-3018, or 6403
Hopper Road, Houston, Texas 77016-2025, or wherever he may be found.
Il
VENUE
3.1 The incident that forms the basis of this lawsuit occurred in Harris County, Texas,
thus venue is proper in Harris County, Texas by virtue of § 15.002 TEX.CIV.PRAC.& REM. CODE
(Vernon 1985).
3.2 This Court has jurisdiction over the parties and the subject matter hereof.
Iv.
FACTS
41 It has become necessary to bring this suit by reason of an automobile collision
which occurred on or about July 2, 2023
42 At the time of the accident, Plaintiff MONICA VALDEZ was operating her
vehicle in Harris County, Texas, and was at a complete stop
43 At the same time, Defendant KEITH COLEMAN was traveling behind Plaintiff.
44 Suddenly and without warning, Defendant failed to control the speed of his
vehicle and rear-ended Plaintiff.
45 As a direct result of the impact, Plaintiff has sustained personal injuries and
damages in excess of the minimum jurisdictional limits of this Court.
46 Plaintiff would further show that nothing Plaintiff did caused or contributed to the
collision which forms the basis of this suit.
47 This suit is brought to collect a debt which is due and owing as a result of the
injuries and damages that have been sustained by the Plaintiff.
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CAUSE OF ACTION
5.1 On the occasion in question, Defendant operated his vehicle in a negligent manner
and violated the duty owed to Plaintiff to exercise ordinary care in the operation of a motor vehicle
Such acts include, but are not limited to, the following particulars:
a) Failing to maintain a proper lookout as such a person of ordinary
prudence would have maintained under the same or similar circumstances;
b) Failing to control the distance between his vehicle and surrounding
vehicles;
c) Failing to maintain attention;
qd) Failing to control the speed of his vehicle;
e) Failing to maneuver his vehicle so as to avoid a collision; and
Such other acts as may become known through discovery
Each of the above referenced acts and omissions, singularly or in combination, constitute
negligence and negligence per se, which proximately caused the collision and damages.
5.2 Defendant’s negligence per se is manifested in his violation of Chapter 545 of the
Transportation Code, as specifically delineated in paragraph 4 above
5.3 But for the conduct of the Defendant, who failed to act as a reasonably prudent
person, the collision which forms the basis of this suit and the damages sustained by the Plaintiff
as a result thereof would not have occurred.
VI
DAMAGES
6.1 Plaintiff prays for all the relief to which Plaintiff may show she is justly entitled,
which includes the following:
a) Medical expenses in the past;
b) Medical expenses in the future;
c) Pain and suffering in the past
d) Pain and suffering in the future: .5
e) Past impairment,
Future impairment;
3) Lost wages in the past;
h) Lost wages in the future; and,
i) Property damage, including loss of use.
VIL
COURT COSTS
Plaintiff requests that she recover from the Defendant all costs incurred pursuant to Rule
131, TEX.R.CIVv.P.
Vill
PRE- AND POST-JUDGMENT INTEREST
Plaintiff requests that she be granted pre-judgment interest at the maximum rate allowed
by law per year on the account, commencing on the thirtieth day from and after the sum is due and
payable, until date of judgment; together with post-judgment interest at the maximum rate allowed
by law from date of judgment until the judgment has been paid in full
Ix
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
All conditions precedent to Plaintiff's right to bring this action and to recover her damages
and to Defendant’s liability have been performed or has occurred.
X.
ADOPTION BY REFERENCE
Except as otherwise expressly set forth or implied by context, all statements set forth in
each paragraph of this pleading are adopted by reference and incorporated into each and every
other section and paragraph of this pleading to afford Plaintiff her maximum recovery for relief
and for purposes of providing fair notice of Plaintiff's allegations.
XI.
AMOUNT OF RECOVERY SOUGHT
Pursuant to TRCP 47, Plaintiff seeks to recover monetary relief over $250,000.00 but not
more than $1,000,000.00.
XII
INTERROGATORIES AND REQUESTS FOR PRODUCTION TO DEFENDANT
These discovery requests are being served on Defendant thirty-five (35) days after
Defendant’s Original answer is filed.
Pursuant to Rule 196 and 197, TEX.R.CIV.P., MONICA VALDEZ, Plaintiff herein,
propounds the following interrogatories and requests for production to Defendant.
You are notified that your answers to the interrogatories must be filed separately, in
writing, under oath and properly sworn under oath within thirty (30) days from the date of
service of these interrogatories upon Defendant and that your sworn answers may be offered into
evidence at the trial of this cause
Plaintiff also requests Defendant produce the information, records, and/or documents
requested and identified herein below in Plaintiffs request for production for inspection and
copying within thirty (30) days following service at the office of the undersigned.
You are further charged with the duty, as imposed upon you by Rule 193.5,
TEX.R.CIV.P., to reasonably supplement your answers if you obtain information upon the basis
of which
(a) You or your attorney know that the answer to one or more of the following
interrogatories was incorrect or incomplete when made; or
(b) You or your attorney know that your answer to one or more of the
following interrogatories, though correct and complete when made, is no
longer true and complete and the circumstances are such that failure to
amend your answer is, in substance, misleading; or
(c) Information responsive to the request for production becomes available
after your responses to the requests for production have been served
Interrogatories
INTERROGATORY NO. 1
Identify yourself and any other person either participating in the preparation of your answers to
these interrogatories or supplying information used in such preparation, and identify the answers
in which he/she was involved, giving your full name, residence and business addresses, residence
and business telephone numbers, and occupation.
ANSWER:
INTERROGATORY NO. 2
State your complete employment history during the ten-year period immediately preceding the
incident and the complete educational history of Defendant. Include in your answer for each
employment the name of the employer, the employer's address and telephone number, your job
title, and the name of your supervisor.
ANSWER:
INTERROGATORY NO. 3
Identify all documents referring to the incident or otherwise containing relevant facts as defined
in Rule 192.3 (a) and (b), TEX.R.CIV.P., and state with specificity what particular relevant fact
each document contains.
ANSWER:
INTERROGATORY NO. 4
Describe fully your understanding of how the incident occurred and state specifically and in
detail what the claim or contention of the Defendant will be regarding any cause or contributing
cause of the collision, including a statement in detail of the facts and information upon which
such contention is based.
ANSWER:
INTERROGATORY NO. 5
State the speed of your vehicle at all times material to the collision in question including,
specifically:
a. Your speed at the time of impact;
b Whether your brakes were applied at the time of impact;
Cc. Your speed before applying your brakes;
d The location of your vehicle as opposed to the Plaintiff's vehicle.
ANSWER
INTERROGATORY NO. 6
State in detail what intoxicating beverages, if any, you had consumed and what drugs and
medication, if any, you had ingested during the 24-hour period immediately preceding the
collision.
ANSWER:
INTERROGATORY NO. 7
State each and every act which you contend Plaintiff should have performed or should not have
performed to avoid the incident or the damages arising therefrom. As to each such act or
inaction identified in this answer to the foregoing interrogatory, please further set forth:
a. each and every non-privileged fact which you contend supports the subject
contention;
the identity of any person known to you who possesses or claims to possess
knowledge of any non-privileged facts supporting each contention;
an identification, with such particularity as you would require in a motion to
produce, of each and every writing which relates to or supports each such
contention; and
d the identity of the custodian of each writing identified in your answer to the
foregoing sub-part of this interrogatory.
ANSWER:
INTERROGATORY NO. 8
State as fully as you ever intend to, whether you contend that the Plaintiff has exaggerated any
complaint, symptom or impairment in connection with the injuries alleged to have been sustained
in the incident. If so, identify as fully as you ever intend to, all facts and circumstances on which
you base your contention.
ANSWER:
INTERROGATORY NO. 9
Do you contend that the negligence of anyone other than Defendant caused or contributed to the
injuries, losses or damages in this lawsuit? If so, identify each other party that you contend to
have been negligent and the manner in which each such party was negligent?
ANSWER:
INTERROGATORY NO. 10
Identify each health care professional, hospital and/or clinic who has examined or treated you for
the injuries you allegedly sustained in the accident involved in this suit. For each such health
care professional, hospital and or clinic state the dates of examination and/or treatment; the
nature of such examination or treatment; the diagnosis rendered as a result of each such
examination; and the costs of each examination or treatment.
ANSWER:
INTERROGATORY NO. 11
Please state whether or not you have ever been charged, convicted of, or pleaded guilty to any
crime, felony or misdemeanor, describing the nature and extent of such charge or conviction,
together with the person or entity making such charges, the exact time such charges were made,
and, if applicable, the court, cause number and date when a judgment of conviction was entered
against you, stating whether you are presently on probation in connection with any such
conviction.
ANSWER:
INTERROGATORY NO. 12
Please state whether you intend to impeach Plaintiff or any of Plaintiff's witnesses with evidence
of a criminal conviction, pursuant to TEX. R. Civ. EVIDENCE 609. If so, please describe such
evidence by giving the name of the accused, the nature of the crime and the date of the
conviction.
ANSWER:
INTERROGATORY NO. 13
Please state the substance of all conversations that occurred between you and Plaintiff (or any
and all agents, servants or employees of Plaintiff) or any witness or other person concerning the
incident made the basis of this suit and identify (name, address and phone number) all persons
who participated in, were present during, or overheard these conversations.
ANSWER:
INTERROGATORY NO. 14
Identify (name, address and phone number) all persons you will call (whether live, by deposition
or by affidavit) to testify at trial.
ANSWER:
INTERROGATORY NO. 15
State whether or not you did any of the following acts to avoid the accident made the basis of this
suit;
a. Honked the horn.
b Applied the brakes.
C. Turned to the left or right to avoid the collision.
If not, give your reason for failing to do so.
ANSWER:
INTERROGATORY NO. 16
If weather, lighting conditions, visibility, obstructions or any similar factor contributed to the
accident made the basis of this suit, state the factor or factors and the manner in which each
contributed to the accident.
ANSWER:
INTERROGATORY NO. 17
Did you see the Plaintiff's vehicle prior to the accident? If so, state when and what you saw.
ANSWER:
INTERROGATORY NO. 18
Please state whether you received a traffic citation following the accident. If you did, please state
the charges asserted and the resolution of said charges
ANSWER:
INTERROGATORY NO. 19
Please state where you were coming from and where you were going to before the accident
occurred?
ANSWER:
Requests for Production
Please produce for inspection and copying the following documents, information, or
tangible things in your possession, custody or control:
REQUEST NO. 1
Any documents reflecting the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of any persons or
entities who have been contacted, or from whom any information has been obtained, who may
have knowledge of facts of any discoverable matter, whether admissible or not, relevant to the
subject matter of this action, or that may lead to the discovery of admissible evidence
RESPONSE:
REQUEST NO. 2
Any documents reflecting the identity and location name, address, telephone number and
employer of any expert who may be called as a witness, the subject matter to which the witness
is expected to testify, the mental impressions and opinions held by the expert, and the facts
known to the expert which relate to or form the basis and the mental impressions and opinions
held by the expert.
RESPONSE
REQUEST NO. 3
Copies of any document or statement which any witness for Defendant will use or you anticipate
may use to refresh his/her memory for either deposition or trial.
RESPONSE
REQUEST NO. 4
Any and all professional or scientific literature, including treatises, periodicals, or pamphlets
which each expert witness contends are reliable authorities and are material to the subject of his
analysis and opinions in this cause of action, and from which the witness may read, quote, refer,
or allude to during the trial of this cause of action pursuant to Rule 803(18), Texas Rules of
Evidence
RESPONSE:
REQUEST NO. 5
Any and all expert reports which were or will be relied upon in whole or in part by any testifying
expert in this case.
RESPONSE
REQUEST NO. 6
Any and all photographs of the scene of the incident and/or vehicles involved in the incident.
RESPONSE:
REQUEST NO. 7
Any and all drawings, maps or sketches of the scene of the incident.
RESPONSE
REQUEST NO. 8
Any and all repair records, damage reports and repair estimates for Defendant’s vehicle as a
result of the damages sustained in the accident that forms the basis of this suit
RESPONSE:
REQUEST NO. 9
Any and all damage reports and repair estimates for Plaintiffs vehicle as a result of the damages
sustained in the accident that forms the basis of this suit.
RESPONSE
REQUEST NO. 10
A copy of the title to the vehicle driven by Defendant at the time of the incident.
RESPONSE
REQUEST NO. 11
Copies of all documents evidencing mechanical repairs done to Defendant’s vehicle involved in
the incident from the date Defendant first acquired said vehicle to the present.
RESPONSE
REQUEST NO. 12
Any and all photographs, movies, video recordings, or visual reproductions of any kind in your
possession, the possession of your attorney, your experts, or any other person acting on your
behalf pertaining to the incident, the scene of the incident, or any other fact or matter that is the
subject or related to the subject of this suit, whether or not expected to be introduced into
evidence at trial
RESPONSE
REQUEST NO. 13
Any and all papers, books, accounts, writings, drawings, or graphs which may be used in the
prosecution of this cause of action.
RESPONSE:
REQUEST NO. 14
Any and all books, documents, photographs or other tangible things which may be used at the
time of trial which may have a bearing on this cause of action.
RESPONSE:
REQUEST NO. 15
Any and all documents and tangible things, the production of which has not been requested
pursuant to any other request which you intend to offer into evidence at the trial of this case.
RESPONSE
REQUEST NO. 16
Any and all documents and tangible things, the production of which has not been requested
pursuant to any other request which you do not intend to offer into evidence at the trial of this
case, but which you may use as demonstrative evidence at trial
RESPONSE:
REQUEST NO. 17
Any and all statements previously made by Plaintiff concerning the subject matter of this
lawsuit, including any written statement signed or otherwise adopted or approved by the Plaintiff
hereto and any stenographic, mechanical, electrical or other type of recording or any
transcription thereof made by the Plaintiff and contemporaneously recorded.
RESPONSE:
REQUEST NO. 18
A complete copy of all records or documents obtained by subpoena.
RESPONSE:
REQUEST NO. 19
All transcripts of depositions pertaining to this matter.
RESPONSE:
REQUEST NO. 20
Attach hereto a copy of your itemized car phone bill for the date of the accident.
RESPONSE:
PRAYER
WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, Plaintiff prays that Defendant be cited to
appear and answer herein; that Plaintiff be awarded actual and special damages in a sum to be
specified by the trier of fact; that Plaintiff be awarded expenses and costs of court; that Plaintiff be
granted pre- and post-judgment interest as provided by law; and that Plaintiff receive such other
and further relief, general or special, legal or equitable, to which she may be justly entitled.
Respectfully Submitted;
MESTEMAKER, STRAUB & ZUMWALT
By: /s/ David K. Mestemaker
David K. Mestemaker
State Bar No. 13974600
By /s/ Norman Straub
Norman Straub
State Bar No. 00793002
48. dmandsatiormeys. com
By Jonathan B. Zumwalt
Jonathan B. Zumwalt
State Ba i No. 24053570
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3100 Timmons Lane, Suite 455
Houston, Texas 77027
(713) 626-8900 Telephone
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ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF
Designated E-Service Email Addres:
The following is the undersigned attorney’s
designation of electronic service email address
for all electronically served documents and
notices, filed and unfiled, pursuant to Tex
RCiv P. 21(H(2) & 21(a).
(Contact mandsatiorneys.com). This is the
undersigned’s ONLY electronic service email
address, and service through any other email
address will be considered invalid.