Republic Petroleum LLC and Republic Petroleum Partners, LP v. Dynamic Offshore Resources NS LLC and W&T Offshore Inc.

ACCEPTED
01-14-00370-cv
FIRST COURT OF APPEALS
HOUSTON, TEXAS
3/2/2015 4:49:03 PM
CHRISTOPHER PRINE
CLERK

NO. 01-14-00370-CV

FILED IN
1st COURT OF APPEALS
IN TI-IE, COURT OF APPEALS HOUSTON, TEXAS
FOR TFM FIRST DISTRICT OF TEXAS3/2/2015 4:49:03 PM
CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE
Clerk

REPUBLIC PETROLEUM LLC,
App e I lø nt / C r o s s -App e I le e

V.

DYNAMIC OFFSHORE RESOURCES NS, L.L.C.
AND W&T OFFSHORE, INC.,
App e I I e e s/C r o s s -App e I I a n ts

On Appeal from tbe 270th Judicial District Court
Harris County, Texas, the Honorable Brent Gamble presiding
Trial Court Cause No. 2010-80561

JOINT MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF
TIME TO FILE APPELLEES' BRIEFS

TO THE HONORABLE FIRST COURT OF APPEALS

Appellant/Cross-Appellee Republic Petroleum LLC and Appellees/Cross-

Appellants Dynamic Offshore Resources NS, L.L.C. and W&T Ofßhore, Inc. file

this joint motion under Tnx. R. App. P. 10.5(b) and 38.6(d), requesting a twelve day

extension of time to file their appellees' brieß, and respectfully show this Court as

follows
 Appellant and Cross-Appellants are appealing the trial court's judgment.

The parties filed their respective appellants' briefs on Februaty 9, 2015. The

parties' appellees' brieß are cuffently due on March II,2015. Appellant and

Cross-Appellants ask this Court for a twelve day extension of time (from the

current due date) to file their appellees' briefs, making such briefs due on March

23,2015. Appellant and Cross-Appellants previously requested and were granted

two extensions of time to file their appellants' briefs.

Appellant and Cross-Appellants need additional time to file their briefs so

their counsel can continue to review the lengthy appellate record to better provide

the Court with clear and concise briefs. Additionally, counsel for Appellant and

Cross-Appellants have been working to comply with concurrent deadlines in other

cases.

Prayer

Appellant and Cross-Appellants respectfully request this Court grant a

twelve day extension to file their appellees' brieß, extending the deadline to March

23,2015.

Respectfully Su tted,

K. B. BATTAG
Texas State Bar No. 01918060 ÇtltL
com
JOHN G. BISSELL
Texas State Bar No. 02356000

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ibiss okin.com
Strong Pipkin Bissell &,Ledyard, L.L.P.
4900 Woodway Drive, Suite 1200
Houston, Texas 77056
Telephone: (7 13) 65 1- 1900
Facsimile : (7 13) 65 I -1920

COLINSEL FOR APPELLANT REPIIBLIC
PETROLEUM LLC

AND

KENNETH H. LABORDE
Texas State Bar No. 11786070
klaborde@elllaw.com
DANIEL G. RAUH
Louisiana State Bar No. 27280 (PHn
llaw.com
CFIARLOTTE A. FIELDS
Texas State Bar No. 24032175
cfieldslÐ,elllaw.com
Gieger, Laborde & Laperouse, L.L.C.
ll77 West Loop South, Suite 750
Houston, Texas 77027
Telephone: (832) 255-6000
Facsimile : (832) 255-6001

COUNSEL FOR CROS S-APPELLANT
DYNAMIC OFFSHORE RESOURCES NS,
L.L.C.

AND

L /^_
Bradley L
Texas Bar No. 05653800
bdeluca@jdkglaw.com

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 Brigid D. Ashcraft
Texas Bar No. 09193167
b ashcraft @,i dkel aw. com
Johnson Deluca Kurisky & Gould, P.C.
4 Houston Center
l22I Lamar, Suite 1000
Houston, Texas 77010
Telephone: (713) 652-2525
Facsimile : (7 13) 652-5 130

ATTORNEYS FOR CROS S-APPELLANT
W&T OFFSHORE INC.

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certifl that on the 2nd day of March, 2015, a true and correct copy
of the foregoing instrument was served on the following counsel of record via e-
filing and e-mail in accordance with Tsx. R. App. P. 9.5(e).

K. B. Battaglini
John G. Bissell
Strong Pipkin Bissell &.Ledyard, L.L.P.
4900 Woodway Drive, Suite 1200
Houston, Texas 77056
COUNSEL FOR APPELLANT REPUBLIC PETROLEUM LLC

Bradley L. Deluca
Brigid D. Ashcraft
Johnson, Deluca, Kurisky & Gould, P.C.
4 Houston Center
I22l Lamar Street, Suite 1000
Houston, Texas 77010
COUNSEL FOR CROSS-APPELLANT W&T OFFSHORE, INC.

Charlotte A. Fields

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