BUSINESS CONNECTIONS HOUSTON
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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2020
18TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT OF TEXAS
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NEW LEGAL EDITION COMING IN DECEMBER 2020 A Little Hocus Pocus in a Harris County, Texas Courtroom?
QUANELL X: “Somehow this case has magically reappeared in the 151st Civil District Court that’s presided over by Judge Mike Engelhart.” In 2008 an Asian businesswoman purchased a property in Southwest Houston next door to Star Furniture on the Southwest Freeway. Soon after Star Furniture began a campaign of influence using strong-arm tactics with their friends at the City of Houston. Melvynn Wolff and Gary Gibson of Star were both in communication with Councilman Al Hoang's office to do damage to the Asian businesswoman according to Quanell X. Star found out in 2010 that the Asian businesswoman owned the Private Street abutting Star's property. Nonetheless, Star pushed forward with using the City to harass the neighboring business. Several years later, the Asian businesswoman purchased another parcel of land nearby which was also abutting Star Furniture. This parcel of land was also previously owned by Wolff Interests. Wolff Interests owns the property where Star Furniture is on the Southwest Freeway (Star is a tenant of Wolff). The new parcel was once owned by Star's landlord but sold because it was "in excess of their needs", according to court documents. When the parcel was sold Wolff did not retain a drainage easement on the property. In fact, according to the deed signed by Melvynn Wolff and his sister Shirley Toomim, Wolff Interests agreed to " defend and hold harmless all assigns and heirs" that came after them.
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So, even though Wolff was contractually obligated to defend the current owners of the property, they instead joined forces with Star in a suit against the Asian businesswoman regardless of the contract they had previously agreed to. The parcel of land was purportedly used by Star for drainage of the rainwater from Star's asphalt parking lot. That's right, they were sending their water onto a neighboring property. The parcel was developed into a parking lot by the Asian businesswoman and Star cried foul. Star claimed that they immediately had drainage issues due to the development, which was Approved
JUDGE MIKE ENGELHART
and Permitted by the City of Houston. Star Furniture filed suit claiming a violation of the water code. Star Furniture hired a contractor to break the curb on the Private Street owned by the Asian businesswoman in an effort to drain rainwater from their parking lot. During the suit Star took measures to install an illegal and unpermitted pump, to pump their rainwater into the neighboring Windwater Village neighborhood. This pump was discovered by City Inspectors and according to City Records, Gary Gibson of Star told City Investigator 279 the pump was removed, yet it is still in place and operating.
Once again, Star used their strong-arm tactics with the city. Even setting up a meeting with representatives of Mayor Sylvester Turner's office. (Christon Butler was one City employee in attendance). At that meeting Star's contractor made the City aware that Star had a sewerage problem as well leaking into their parking lot, and the Contractor Golan Construction had pumped it into the drive of the neighboring Windwater Village. He said it was "ok because he poured some bleach into the water" before pumping. Star's lawyers Dylan Russell and Joe Slovacek are definitely "connected" in the Harris County Courthouse according to Quanell X. Slovacek is a member of the Texas Ethics Commission and as such knows many of the politicians in Houston. Don't forget, Judges are Politicians too. The lawsuit made its way through the system and Star ended up non-suiting most of the lawsuit in 2018 according to Quanell X. Fast forward to 2020, and a little Forum Shopping later, the case has magically reappeared and has landed in the 151st Civil District Court, perhaps the Strong Arm of Star Furniture has reared it's ugly head again with their penchant for discriminatory actions against minorities Star and Wolff Interests must be made to pay for their illegal actions according to Quanell X.
DEVELOPING STORY: “Don’t forget, Judges are Politicians too.” — Quanell X