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MEDINA v. BENKISER

No. 01-08-00777-CV.

317 S.W.3d 296 (2009)

Debra MEDINA, Mallory Miller, Jr., Dustan Costine, Chad Creighton, Richard Wyatt, and Kay Fisher, Appellants, v. Tina BENKISER and the Republican Party of Texas, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist.).

December 31, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary M. Polland, Houston, TX, for Appellants.

Jared Ryker Woodfill, Robert E. Talton, Woodfill & Pressler, LLP, Houston, TX, for Appellees.

Panel consists of Justices KEYES, ALCALA and HANKS.

OPINION

GEORGE C. HANKS, JR., Justice.

Appellants contend the trial court below erred by granting a motion to modify a previous judgment and awarding attorney's fees to appellees after the judgment was affirmed by this Court. We sustain appellants' first issue and hold that the trial court's award of attorney's fees to appellees is void.

Background

In 2008, appellants Debra Medina, Mallory Miller, Jr., Dustan Costine, Chad Creighton, Richard...

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