# in Re Ray L. Hunt > Texas Supreme Court · June 19, 2018 URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/4287555 ## Case - **Court:** Texas Supreme Court - **Decided:** June 19, 2018 - **Precedential status:** Published - **Opinion:** Opinion - **Cited by:** 0 later opinions in the Frix Law Library ## Citator (automated) - No negative treatment found by the automated citator. That is not the same as a confirmation that the case is good law; read the citing cases. - Full citator and citing cases: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/4287555 ## Opinion text FILED 18-0084 6/19/2018 3:00 PM tex-25399908 SUPREME COURT OF TEXAS BLAKE A. HAWTHORNE, CLERK NO. PB1-0337-2012 IN RE: THE ESTATE OF § IN THE PROBATE COURT TANNER LLOYD HUNT § (DECEASED) § OF § (CONSOLIDATED ACTION) § COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS In Ancillary with IN THE PROBATE COURT OF W. KIRK BAKER, et al., § § Plaintiffs, § § COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS v. § § CRYSTAL JEAN VANAUSDAL, § biological parent and natural guardian of § T.L.H. and C.J.H., minor children § PROBATE COURT NO.1 § Defendants. TRANSFERRED AND CONSOLIDATED TO ABOVE CAUSE NO. DC-15-13383 CRYSTAL JEAN VANAUSDAL, § IN THE DISTRICT COURT biological parent, natural guardian and § next friend of T.L.H and C.J.H., minor § children, § § Plaintiff, § 10P1 JUDICIAL DISTRICT § ~ § § RAY L. HUNT, et al., § § Defendants. § DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS CAUSE NO. DC-17-02095 CRYSTAL JEAN VANAUSDAL, biological § IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF parent and natural guardian of T.L.H and § C.J.H., minor childr·en, § § Plaintiff, § § DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS ~ § § RAY L. HUNT, et al., § § Defendants. § 193rd JUDICIAL DISTRICT ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR PERMANENT SEALING OF COURT RECORDS UNDER RULE 76A Came on to be heard in this consolidated action the Motion for Permanent Sealing of Court Records Under Rule 76a filed by Ray L. Hunt, R. Gerald Turner, W. Kirk Baker, Hunter Lafayette Hunt, Ashlee Hunt Kleinert and Heather Leigh Hunt, each in their individual capacities, Thomas Meurer, individually and in his capacities as Trustee of Loyal Trust No. 1 and as Advisory Board member of Loyal Trust No. 1, and David Hernandez, individually and in his capacity as Advisory Board member of Loyal Trust No. 1 ("Movants"). The Movants seek to permanently seal a settlement agreement executed in October 2014 by Crystal VanAusdal in her individual capacity and in her capacity as natural parent ofT.L.H. and C.J.H., and by W. Kirk Baker in his capacities as Independent Administrator of the Estate of Tanner Lloyd Hunt, Deceased and as Trustee of the Tanner Lloyd Hunt Trust Two (the "Settlement Agreement") and unredacted versions of certain court records further identified below. After consideration of the motion, response, pleadings, evidence and arguments of counsel, the Court finds that the motion shall be and is hereby GRANTED. It is ORDERED that the Settlement Agreement shall be permanently sealed unless and until further order of the Court. Unredacted versions of the following court records shall be permanently sealed unless and until further order of the Court: 1. Plaintiffs Third Amended Petition (10P1 Lawsuit) (August 9, 2017); 2. Plaintiffs Third Amended Petition (193rd Lawsuit) (September 6, 2017); 3. Plaintiffs Original Petition (August 22, 2017); 4. Deposition of Crystal VanAusdal (September 14, 20 17); 5. Errata Sheet for Deposition of Crystal VanAusdal (October 10, 2017); 6. Plaintiffs Motion to Disqualify Attorneys Mark McCraw, Bryan Gantt, and Karen Gantt, and in the Alternative, Motion to Show Authority (filed September 21, ORDER PAGE2 2017); 7. Defendants' Response to Plaintiffs' Motion to Disqualify Attorneys Mark McCraw, Bryan Gantt, and Karen Gantt, and in the Alternative Motion to Show Authority (filed September 29, 2017); 8. Defendants' Supplement to Defendants' Response to Plaintiffs' Motion to Disqualify Attorneys Mark McCraw, Bryan Gantt, and Karen Gantt, and in the Alternative, Motion to Show Authority (filed October 16, 20 17); 9. Supplement to Motion to Disqualify and Motion to Show Authority (filed October 23, 20 17); 10. Transcript of October 2, 2017 Hearing; 11. Transcript ofNovember 2, 2017 Hearing; and 12. The Ratification of Certain Acts of Advisory Board Members of Loyal Trust No. 1 which were admitted in evidence at the November 2, 2017 hearing. SO ORDERED on this _13_ day of June, 2018. DON R. WINDLE SENIOR JUDGE (ret.) PROBATE COURTS of TEXAS ORDER PAGE3 APPROVED AS TO FORM: McCRAW GANTT, PLLC 1415 Harroun McKinney, Texas 75069 972-562-6262, telephone mark@mccrawgantt.com karen@mccrawgantt.com bryan@mccrawgantt.com Is/ Mark McCraw Mark McCraw State Bar No. 00791219 Karen Gantt State Bar No. 24010076 Bryan Gantt State Bar No. 24007219 ATTORNEYS FOR CRYSTAL JEAN VANAUSDAL, BIOLOGICAL PARENT, NATURAL GUARDIAN AND NEXT FRIEND OF T.L.H AND C.J.H ., MINOR CHILDREN AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD LLP 1700 Pacific A venue Dallas, Texas 75201-4675 214-969-2800, telephone egambrell@akingump.com Is/ Eric Gambrell Eric Gambrell State Bar No. 00790735 ATTORNEYS FOR RAY L. HUNT, R. GERALD TURNER, W. KIRK BAKER, HUNTER LAFAYETTE HUNT, ASH LEE HUNT KLEINERT, HEATHER LEIGH HUNT, THOMAS MEURER, INDIVIDUALLY, AS TRUSTEE OF LOYAL TRUST NO. 1 AND AS ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER OF LOYAL TRUST NO. 1, AND DAVID HERNANDEZ, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER OF LOYAL TRUST NO. 1 ORDER PAGE4 --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/4287555. Public record. Not legal advice.