Manfred Fink v. Joann D. Anderson, Betty Bailey, Doug Bird, Ann Brown, Brad Bullock, M.D., Jim Byron, Mike Clann, Claire Crowder, Evan Quiros, Paul Fulmer, M.D., Eric Geibel, Mark Griffin, Steve Gerguis, Stacey Harvey, Bill Henderson, Allen Holt, Linda Hudson

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ACCEPTED 01-14-00990-CV FIRST COURT OF APPEALS HOUSTON, TEXAS 2/17/2015 2:11:06 PM CHRISTOPHER PRINE CLERK NO. 01-14-00990-CV FILED IN IN THE FIRST COURT OF APPEALS 1st COURT OF APPEALS HOUSTON, TEXAS ____________________________________________________ 2/17/2015 2:11:06 PM MANFRED FINK, Appellant CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE Clerk V. JOANN D. ANDERSON, ET. AL., Appellees _________________________________________________ On Appeal from the 152nd Judicial District Court, Houston Texas Cause No. 2014-22740 __________________________________________________ APPELLANT’S UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE OPENING BRIEF TO THE HONORABLE JUSTICES: Comes now, Manfred Fink, and files this Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to File Opening Brief, and in support thereof would respectfully show the Court as follows: On or about January 28, 2015, the Court notified the parties that the clerk’s record had been filed on January 27, 2015. Under the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, appellant’s opening brief is due 20 days after that date, Monday, February 16, 2015. Because that date falls on a holiday observed by the Court, the brief would then be due on Tuesday, February 17, 2015. Page 1 of 4 Undersigned counsel now seeks a 2-week extension of time to file the appellant’s opening brief, extending the deadline for filing to March 3, 2015. No previous extensions of the briefing schedule have been requested by any party in this case. Appellees’ counsel has stated to Appellant’s counsel that they are not opposed to this motion. Undersigned counsel seeks additional time to prepare the brief in this case due to a recent family emergency, which has required her to be out of the office for a significant period since the Court issued its order. Allowing this extension will permit counsel the additional time needed to prepare the brief. Undersigned counsel respectfully requests that this Court grant Appellant’s Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to File Appellant’s Opening Brief. Respectfully submitted, KEN PAXTON Attorney General of Texas CHARLES E. ROY First Assistant Attorney General JAMES E. DAVIS Deputy Attorney General for Civil Litigation ROBERT O’KEEFE Division Chief Financial Litigation, Tax, and Charitable Trusts Division /s/ H. Melissa Mather____________________________ H. Melissa Mather Page 2 of 4 State Bar No. 240102216 Assistant Attorney General Financial Litigation, Tax, and Charitable Trusts Division P.O. Box 12548 Austin, TX 78711-2548 (512) 475-2540 - Telephone (512) 477-2348 – Fax CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE Undersigned counsel certifies that she spoke with and emailed with opposing counsel on February 12, 2015, and opposing counsel stated that they are not opposed to this motion. /s/ H. Melissa Mather________ H. Melissa Mather CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing Appellant’s Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to File Opening Brief was served on February 13, 2015, to the following counsel of record, by e-service and/or fax: Wade T. Howard Andrew R. Harvin Michael P. Cash Peter Wells Alma F. Gomez DOYLE, RESTREPO, HARVIN & ROBBINS LISKOW & LEWIS The Lyric Centre 1001 Fannin St., Ste. 1800 449 Louisiana, Ste. 2300 Houston, TX 77002 Houston, TX 77002 wthoward@liskow.com aharvin@drhrlaw.com mpcash@liskow.com pwells@drhrlaw.com afgomez@liskow.com Page 3 of 4 Tim McDaniel William B. Mateja MCDANIEL HOHLT, PC FISH & RICHARDSON, PC Two Greenway Plaza, Ste. 1030 1717 Main St., Ste. 5000 Houston, TX 77046 Dallas, TX 75201 tmcdaniel@mcdanielfirm.com mateja@fr.com Arnold Anderson Vickery Paul D. Flack Fred H. Sheperd PRATT & FLACK, LLP THE VICKERY LAW FIRM 1331 Lamar St. Park Laureate Bldg. Four Houston Center, Ste. 1250 10000 Memorial Dr., Ste. 750 Houston, TX Houston, TX 77024 pflack@prattflack.com andy@justiceseekers.com fred@justiceseekers.com /s/ H. Melissa Mather_______________ H. Melissa Mather Page 4 of 4