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Activist Slaps Back In Countersuit Against Sienna Developer

Richmond,TX. -"Countering the defamation lawsuit filed against him by Sienna/Johnson Development, community activist Chris Calvin now accuses the developer of fraud and negligence in selling him a lot in the Sienna Plantation neighborhood. Also named in the counterclaim, filed last week by attorney Jeffrey Singer, is Sienna/Johnson Senior Vice President Douglas Goff and three other related business entities: Sienna/Johnson North, LP; Sienna/Johnson North GP, L.L.C.; and Sienna/Johnson Development GP, L.L.C. In the counterclaim, Calvin also accuses the defendants of deceptive trade practices and of filing a groundless lawsuit against him...Calvin began objecting to Sienna Plantation plans for building apartments, both publicly(in Missouri City Council meetings) and on web site discussion forums. This objection, he states in his counterclaim 'resulted in the filing of the plaintiff’s petition in this case against him.' . . . (click title link above for more)


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MCC Comment: Doug Goff, through the Johnson Development lawyer John Keville, Howrey LLP of Houston, has rescheduled his court ordered deposition in the Fraud, Trade Deception suit by homeowner's attorney, Jeff Singer of Sugar Land, for a third time and scheduled a follow up hearing a day later (May 31st & June 1st respectively) seeking an injunction on one homeowner's speech/petition rights in an attempt to silence them with regard to this SLAPP case. Further court action included Johnson Development Co., through lawyer Keville again, deposing a second homeowner/JDC customer (3 owner's currently deposed thus far) in this case while also seeking more names of Sienna Plantation homeowners who helped in a petition drive garnering 1100+ signatures against up to 2700 apartment units being brought to this quiet single family homes community last spring/summer as they attempt to expand the scope of the SLAPP suit.

Earlier last week a failed attempt by concerned Missouri City residents, over the campaign contributions going to commercial bank executive & current mayor of Missouri City, TX, Allen Owen, ended in the re-election of this heavily developer-backed mayor (JDC the #2 giver on the list '99-'05). Greyling Poats, an avowed reformer and local successful insurance executive, surprised many with a strong showing after winning 9 precincts to Owen's 14 precincts (Poats being a relative political unknown). Poats was quoted as saying "this is just the beginning of the grass-roots reform movement in this community, we will be back!". --We look forward to it Mr. Poats and will update this as it develops!