John Keville of Howry LLP, a Johnson Development Co. Lawyer Representative, Continues His Attempts to Confiscate Homeowner's Personal Computer!

The Controversy Continues

In a recent court filing through Judge Pedro Ruiz’s 240th District Court here in Fort Bend County the ongoing harassment of Sienna Plantation homeowners continue in this SLAPP-suit. In this round, John Keville of Howry LLP, from a Houston international law firm, much like his earlier attempts to access the SiennaTalk.com & MissouriCityTalk.com databases is requesting, through the courts, access to one Sienna families personal home computer. According to one homeowner’s opinion, JDC is seeking access so that they can get a hold of membership information on the Committee for Responsible Development (CRD) as well as the CRD e-mail contact list for approximately 2000 homeowners and residents in Sienna and the Sienna Plantation area of Missouri City.

Just a few weeks ago the committee of homeowners (CRD) were removed from the lawsuit by Keville and JDC after nearly a year of litigation whereby they were unsuccessful at gaining the full list of homeowners who participated in the petition drive against their proposed, up to, 2700 apartment units allowed for this community through an unpopular 5-2 city council vote lead by their developer-backed Mayor Allen Owen during ’05 (see campaign contributions list for Mayor Owen by searching the MissouriCityChatter blog site). In the court papers JDC is also requesting that this expense for accessing and searching the targets personal computer be billed to the homeowner.

Related City Ordinance

In a somewhat related piece, it has been reported, by reliable MCC sources, that a controversy is brewing at Missouri City Council over an ordinance to register rental properties within the city boundaries so problems can be addressed early with owners. According to these sources, a Houston development company, with apartment interests in this city, and a major contributor to several council members, is requesting that apartments be exempt from this rental registration requirement, thus reducing the effectiveness of such an ordinance in protecting the public.

We will update this release as it develops. . . . .


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