MELINDA WHEATLEY DEFAULT JUDGMENT

NO. 99-06883
ENTERED NOV 15 199
THE STATE OF TEXAS

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF
TRAVIS COUNTY, TEXAS

VS.

MELINDA WHEATLEY

250TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT

DEFAULT JUDGMENT

BE IT REMEMBERED that on this day came to be heard the above entitled and numbered cause, wherein the State of Texas is Plaintiff and Melinda Wheatley is Defendant. The Plaintiff announced ready for trial, and the Defendant, though duly and legally served with citation in the time and manner prescribed by law, failed to appear or answer herein and wholly made default. It further appears to the Court that the citation in said case, with the officer’s return thereon, has been on file with the Clerk of the Court ten (10) days exclusive of the day of filing and judgment. No jury having been demanded, the Court proceeded to hear the pleadings, the evidence and the argument in support of this cause of action brought to recover civil penalties assessed by the Texas Ethics Commission, and post-judgment interest; and this Court finds therefore that Plaintiff has proven all the material allegations of its petition and is entitled to recover from Defendant the sum of $1,500.00 for civil penalties. The Court also finds that Plaintiff, the State of Texas, is entitled to recover court costs and reasonable attorney’s fees in the amount of $750.00 based on Plaintiff’s Affidavit of Attorney’s Fees admitted into evidence in the trial of this case.


IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED by the Court that Plaintiff, the State of Texas, do have and recover of and from the Defendant, Melinda Wheatley, the sum of $1,500.00 for civil penalties, as reflected in the Texas Ethics Commission’s Affidavit attached to Plaintiff’s petition and interest at the rate of 10% per annum on this amount from the date of this judgment until paid.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that Plaintiff, the State of Texas, do have and recover of and from the Defendant, Melinda Wheatley, attorney’s fees in the amount of $750.00, together with court costs and attorney fees which may hereafter be incurred in the collection of this judgment if the same be necessary, for all of which execution and other process necessary to enforce this judgment may issue.

FILED 99 AUG 19 PM 1:12

All relief not expressly granted is hereby denied.

SIGNED this the 19th day of August, 1999.


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JUDGE PRESIDING