Allen L. Berry, Joseph D. McCord, and Robert G. Taylor, II v. Encore Bank

ACCEPTED 01-14-00246-CV FIRST COURT OF APPEALS HOUSTON, TEXAS 6/11/2015 4:53:14 PM CHRISTOPHER PRINE CLERK NO. 01-14-00246-CV ____________________________________ FILED IN 1st COURT OF APPEALS IN THE COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE HOUSTON, TEXAS FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT AT HOUSTON, TEXAS6/11/2015 4:53:14 PM ____________________________________CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE Clerk ALLEN L. BERRY, JOSEPH D. McCORD, AND ROBERT G. TAYLOR, II Appellants vs. ENCORE BANK Appellee On Appeal from the 152nd Judicial District Court of Harris County, Texas, Case No. 2010-63264 APPELLANTS’ FIRST UNOPPOSED MOTION TO EXTEND TIME TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND MOTION FOR EN BANC RECONSIDERATION Jerry S. Payne Jett Williams III State Bar No. 15658000 HENKE LAW FIRM, LLP 616 Voss Rd. State Bar No. 21554000 Hunters Creek Village, Texas 77024 3200 Southwest Freeway, 34th Floor (713) 785-0677 / Fax (713) 781-8547 Houston, Texas 77027 Jspayne1776@sbcglobal.net (713) 940-4500 / Fax (713) 940-4545 Attorney for Appellant Allen L. Berry JWilliams@HenkeLawFirm.com Attorney for Appellant Joseph D. McCord Robert G. Taylor, III LAW OFFICE OF ROBERT G. TAYLOR, III State Bar No 19721100 4119 Montrose, Suite 400 Houston, Texas 77006 (713) 654-7799 / Fax (713) 654-7814 rt3atty@gmail.com Attorney for Appellant Robert G. Taylor, II ORAL ARGUMENT GRANTED NO. 01-14-00246-CV ____________________________________ IN THE COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT AT HOUSTON, TEXAS ____________________________________ ALLEN L. BERRY, JOSEPH D. McCORD, AND ROBERT G. TAYLOR, II Appellants vs. ENCORE BANK Appellee On Appeal from the 152nd Judicial District Court of Harris County, Texas, Case No. 2010-63264 APPELLANTS’ FIRST UNOPPOSED MOTION TO EXTEND TIME TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND MOTION FOR EN BANC RECONSIDERATION TO THE HONORABLE JUSTICES OF SAID COURT: Pursuant to TEX. R. APP. P. 49.8, APPELLANTS ALLEN L. BERRY, JOSEPH D. MCCORD, and ROBERT G. TAYLOR, II (hereinafter collectively referred to as “Appellants”) respectfully request this Honorable Court extend the time for Appellants to file their Motion for Rehearing and Motion for En Banc Reconsideration and in support thereof submit the following: 1. Appellants are ALLEN L. BERRY, JOSEPH D. McCORD, and ROBERT G. TAYLOR, II. MOTION TO EXTEND TIME PAGE 1 2. Appellee is Encore Bank (hereinafter collectively referred to as “Appellee”). 3. The parties have agreed to this motion. 4. The Court of Appeals issued its Judgment and Opinion in this matter on June 2, 2015. Appellants’ Motion for Rehearing and Motion for En Banc Reconsideration are due on or before June 17, 2015. See TEX. R. APP. P. 49.8. 5. This motion is filed before Appellants’ motions are due. 6. Appellants request that this Court grant them an additional time to file their Motion for Rehearing and Motion for En Banc Reconsideration, extending the deadline for filing to Wednesday, July 1, 2015. 7. No previous extension has been requested or granted to extend the time to file Appellants’ Motion for Rehearing and Motion for En Banc Reconsideration. 8. An extension is necessary because counsel for Appellant Joseph D. McCord, Jett Williams III, has recently concluded a complex arbitration proceeding and has been preparing all closing briefs and filings in the arbitration proceeding. Therefore, Appellants need additional time to prepare the Motion for Rehearing and Motion for En Banc Reconsideration. Appellants’ request for an extension is not for purposes of delay, but so that justice may be done. MOTION TO EXTEND TIME PAGE 2 WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, APPELLANTS ALLEN L. BERRY, JOSEPH D. McCORD, and ROBERT G. TAYLOR, II respectfully request that this Honorable Court grant them an extension of the deadline for filing their Motion for Rehearing and Motion for En Banc Reconsideration, extending the deadline to Wednesday, July 2, 2015 and all such other and further relief to which they may show themselves entitled. Respectfully submitted, HENKE LAW FIRM, LLP By: /s/ Jett Williams JETT WILLIAMS III State Bar No. 21554000 JWilliams@HenkeLawFirm.com 3200 Southwest Freeway, 34th Floor Houston, Texas 77027 Telephone: (713) 940-4500 Facsimile: (713) 940-4545 ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLANT JOSEPH D. McCORD MOTION TO EXTEND TIME PAGE 3 LAW OFFICE OF ROBERT G. TAYLOR, III By: /s/ Robert G. Taylor, III Robert G. Taylor, III State Bar No. 19721100 4119 Montrose, Suite 400 Houston, Texas 77006 Telephone: (713) 654-7799 Facsimile: (713) 654-7814 ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLANT ROBERT G. TAYLOR, II By: /s/ Jerry S. Payne Jerry S. Payne State Bar No. 15658000 616 Voss Rd. Hunters Creek Village, Texas 77024 Telephone: (713) 785-0677 Facsimile (713) 781-8547 ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLANT ALLEN L. BERRY MOTION TO EXTEND TIME PAGE 4 CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE I hereby certify that I have conferred with counsel for Appellee and they are unopposed to this Motion for Extension of Time to File Appellants’ Motion for Rehearing and En Banc Motion for Reconsideration. /s/ Jett Williams III JETT WILLIAMS III CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing Appellants’ Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to File Motion for Rehearing and Motion for En Banc Reconsideration has been sent to the following counsel of record on this the 11th day of June, 2015. Counsel for Plaintiff/Appellee Paul J. Dobrowski Dobrowski, Larkin & Johnson L.L.P. 4601 Washington Avenue, Suite 300 Houston, Texas 77007 (713) 659-2900 / (713) 659-2908 (Fax) Via eFile and Facsimile Counsel for Defendant/Appellant Robert G. Taylor, II Robert G. Taylor, III Law Office of Robert G. Taylor, III 4119 Montrose, Suite 400 Houston, Texas 77006 (713) 654-7799 / (713) 654-7814 (Fax) Via eFile and Facsimile Counsel for Defendant/Appellant Allen L. Berry James E. “Jeb” Brown, II Will Allen Shindler, Jr. 3100 Edloe Street, Suite220 Houston, Texas 77027 (713) 439-1988 / (832) 460-3263 (Fax) Via eFile and Facsimile MOTION TO EXTEND TIME PAGE 5 Counsel for Defendant/Appellant Allen L. Berry Jerry S. Payne 616 Voss Rd. Hunters Creek Village, Texas 77056 (713) 785-0677 / (713) 781-8547 (Fax) Via eFile and Facsimile /s/ Jett Williams JETT WILLIAMS III MOTION TO EXTEND TIME PAGE 6