Pathlink of Texas, LLC v. Ashlee M. Balderrama and Alejandro J. Martinez

From: Justice Lisa Soto
To: Justice Gina Palafox; Chief Justice Jeff Alley
Cc: Amanda Chisholm; Stuart Alfsen
Subject: RE: Pathlink v. Baldarrama 08-24-00090-CV
Date: Saturday, December 28, 2024 2:57:51 PM

I will respectfully dissent without an opinion on this one. Stuart, in noting dissent without opinion,
please drop a footnote stating, “I respectfully dissent for the same reasons articulated in my dissent
in Tenet Hosps. Ltd. v. Balderrama, No. 08-23-00263-CV, ___ S.W.3d ___, 2024 WL 3845451, (Tex.
App.—El Paso Aug. 16, 2024, pet. filed).” Thank you.

From: Justice Gina Palafox <Gina.Palafox@txcourts.gov>
Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2024 6:37 PM
To: Chief Justice Jeff Alley <jeff.alley@txcourts.gov>; Justice Lisa Soto <Lisa.Soto@txcourts.gov>
Cc: Amanda Chisholm <amanda.chisholm@txcourts.gov>; Stuart Alfsen
<Stuart.Alfsen@txcourts.gov>; Crystal Almanza <Crystal.Almanza@txcourts.gov>
Subject: RE: Pathlink v. Baldarrama 08-24-00090-CV

I agree and join.

Thank you,
GP

From: Chief Justice Jeff Alley <jeff.alley@txcourts.gov>
Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2024 2:49 PM
To: Justice Gina Palafox <Gina.Palafox@txcourts.gov>; Justice Lisa Soto <Lisa.Soto@txcourts.gov>
Cc: Amanda Chisholm <amanda.chisholm@txcourts.gov>; Stuart Alfsen
<Stuart.Alfsen@txcourts.gov>; Crystal Almanza <Crystal.Almanza@txcourts.gov>
Subject: Pathlink v. Baldarrama 08-24-00090-CV

This is the companion to the Baldarrama case with Tenet Health Care we decided in August. This
case involves the pathology group that did the autopsy. The opinion very closely tracts the earlier
opinion. It does not reach the pathologist second argument that an autopsy is medical care. The
Baldarramas filed a pet for review on our first case in early October. The TXSCT has not called for a
response as of today. CJA

Jeff Alley
Chief Justice Eighth Court of Appeals
jeff.alley@txcourts.gov