ACCEPTED
01-15-00001-CV
FIRST COURT OF APPEALS
HOUSTON, TEXAS
2/10/2015 10:46:29 AM
CHRISTOPHER PRINE
CLERK
No. 01-15-00001-CV
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FILED IN
1st COURT OF APPEALS
IN THE FIRST COURT OF APPEALS AT HOUSTON HOUSTON, TEXAS
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CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE
Clerk
PAPPAS RESTAURANTS, INC., and
PAPPAS BAR-B-Q, INC.,
Appellants,
v.
THE STATE OF TEXAS,
Appellee.
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APPELLANTS’ UNOPPOSED FIRST MOTION
FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE BRIEF OF APPELLANTS
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Trial Court Cause No. 1043062
On Appeal from County Civil Court at Law Number Four of Harris County, Texas
The Honorable Roberta Lloyd, Presiding
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TO THE HONORABLE JUSTICES OF THE COURT OF APPEALS:
Pursuant to Rule 10.5(b) and 38.6(d) of the Texas Rules of Appellant
Procedure, Pappas Restaurants, Inc. and Pappas Bar-B-Q, Inc. (collectively
Appellants) file this Unopposed First Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief of
Appellants, and would show the Court as follows:
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1. The trial court signed the Judgment in Absence of Objection on
October 29, 2014. Appellants’ motions for new trial were denied on November 21,
2014. On December 29, 2014, Appellants filed their Notice of Appeal.
2. The Clerk’s record was filed on January 14, 2015, within 2 weeks of
the filing of the Notice of Appeal. There is no reporter’s record.
3. The Brief of Appellants currently is due to be filed on February 13,
2015.
4. Appellants request a 30-day extension of time to file their Brief of
Appellants until March 16, 2015 (the 30th day falls on Sunday, March 15).
5. This is the first motion for extension of time to file Brief of
Appellants. Appellants request this extension because preparation for pretrial/trial
in another matter has prevented lead counsel Don Griffin from attending to this
matter. Mr. Griffin is beginning pretrial on February 13, 2015, and anticipated to
continue into the week of February 16th for multiple days, in the case of Cause No.
PR-2012-00926; The State of Texas v. Stephen Morale et ux et al.; In the Probate
Court of Denton County, Texas.
6. Appellee the State of Texas is not opposed to this Motion.
For these reasons, Appellants pray that the Court grant this Motion and
extend the time for filing its Brief of Appellants to and including March 16, 2015.
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Appellants pray for such other and further relief to which they may be justly
entitled.
Respectfully submitted,
VINSON & ELKINS L.L.P.
/s/ Don C. Griffin
H. Dixon Montague
State Bar No. 14277700
dmontague@velaw.com
Don C. Griffin
State Bar No. 08456975
dgriffin@velaw.com
Catherine B. Smith
State Bar No. 03319970
csmith@velaw.com
1001 Fannin Street, Suite 2500
Houston, Texas 77002-6760
Telephone: 713.758. 3508
Facsimile: 713.615. 5985
Attorneys for Appellant Pappas
Restaurants, Inc.
/s/ Anna Sabayrac Marchand
Anna Sabayrac Marchand
State Bar No. 24060543
amarchand@pappas.com
Frank Markantonis
State Bar No. 12986700
13939 Northwest Freeway, Suite 100
Houston, Texas 77040
Telephone: (713) 863-0611
Facsimile: (713) 863-0523
Attorneys for Appellant Pappas
BAR-B-Q, Inc.
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CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE
I hereby certify that on February 9, 2015, I conferred with Anthony Blazi of
the Attorney General’s Office on behalf of the Appellant, the State of Texas via
email, and he indicated that the State was not opposed to this motion.
/s/ Catherine B. Smith
Catherine B. Smith
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
The undersigned certifies that on February 10, 2015, the foregoing
Unopposed First Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief of Appellants was
served electronically on the following parties in accordance with the requirements
of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure:
Susan Desmarais Bonnen Via E-Filing
susan.bonnen@texasattorneygeneral.gov
Cristina Vudhiwat
cristina.vudhiwat@texasattorneygeneral.gov
Assistant Attorney General
Office of the Attorney General
P. O. Box 12548
Austin, Texas 78711-2548
Telephone: 512.463.2004
Attorneys for Appellee The State of Texas
/s/ Catherine B. Smith
Catherine B. Smith
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