James Zou v. JP Chase Bank N A
CourtTexas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
Date FiledJuly 28, 2026
Docket01-26-00244-CV
StatusPublished
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Full Opinion
Opinion issued July 28, 2026
In The
Court of Appeals
For The
First District of Texas
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NO. 01-26-00244-CV
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JAMES ZOU, Appellant
V.
TODD GARRETT DBA RAPID RESPONSE JUDGMENT
ENFORCEMENT; TRAVIS B. BARGO, COURT-APPOINTED
RECEIVER; EVE ZOU; JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.; AND THE
AHN LAW FIRM, Appellees
On Appeal from the 133rd District Court
Harris County, Texas
Trial Court Case No. 2011-75656A
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Appellant James Zou1 has filed a motion to dismiss the appeal. Appellant
states that appellee Todd Garrett is agreed to the motion. No other appellee has filed
a response opposing the motion.
Accordingly, the motion is granted and the appeal is dismissed. See TEX. R.
APP. P. 42.1(a), 43.2(f). Any other pending motions are dismissed as moot.
PER CURIAM
Panel consists of Justices Guerra, Gunn, and Morgan.
1
The notice of appeal also includes Yan Z. Zou as an appellant, but Yan Z. Zou is
not a party to the case below and is not mentioned in the judgment. Only named
parties may appeal a judgment. See BASF Fina Petrochemicals Ltd. Pβship v. B.B.
Zachary Co., 168 S.W.3d 867, 870 (Tex. App.βHouston [1st Dist.] 2004, pet.
denied). Although we find that Yan Z. Zour is not a party to this appeal, she is not
without a remedy as she sought mandamus relief. See In re Zou, No. 01-26-00247-
CV, 2026 WL 1216771 (Tex. App.βHouston [1st Dist.] May 5, 2026, orig.
proceeding); Terrazas v. Ramirez, 829 S.W.2d 712, 723 (Tex. 1991). In the notice
of appeal, both James Zou and Yan Z. Zou indicated an intent to file a petition for
mandamus, which they did. See In re Zou, 2026 WL 1216771.
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