ACCEPTED
01-15-00390-CV
FIRST COURT OF APPEALS
HOUSTON, TEXAS
7/23/2015 12:49:21 PM
CHRISTOPHER PRINE
CLERK
IN THE COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT
FILED IN
1st COURT OF APPEALS
NO. 01-15-00390-CV HOUSTON, TEXAS
7/23/2015 12:49:21 PM
CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE
JOHN T. PRESTON and C CHANGE INVESTMENTS, LLC
Clerk
Appellants
v.
EMJO INVESTMENTS, LTD. and H.J. VON DER GOLTZ
Appellees
APPELLEES’ THIRD UNOPPOSED MOTION
FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE APPELLEES’ BRIEFS
Appellees Emjo Investments, Ltd. and H.J. von der Goltz file this Third
Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to File Appellees’ Briefs under the
authority of Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 10.5(b) and would respectfully
show the following:
1. This is an accelerated appeal from an order of the 215th Judicial
District Court entered November 17, 2014, denying the Special Appearances of
John T. Preston and C Change Investments, LLC.
2. Preston and C Change filed separate opening briefs on June 12, 2015.
3. Appellees’ responsive briefs are due to be filed on or before July 27,
2015.
4. This motion seeks an extension of time of 4 days, up to and including
July 31, 2015, to file Appellees’ responsive briefs.
5. This is Appellees’ third request for an extension to file their briefs. On
July 20, 2015, the Court granted Appellees’ second request for an extension,
setting the deadline to file as July 27, 2015. The court’s order stated that no further
extensions would be granted absent exceptional circumstances.
6. Counsel for Appellees has been ill with a stomach virus since July 20,
2015, and has been unable to work on the briefs due herein as well as other matters
since that time and continues to be unable to work on same due to her health.
7. Counsel for Appellees believes that the four-day extension requested
herein will not interfere with the trial of this matter, currently set for May 2016.
Wherefore Appellees Emjo Investments, Ltd. and H.J. von der Goltz
respectfully request that the Court find that exceptional circumstances exist for a
further extension and extend the time for them to file their responsive briefs by 4
days, up to and including July 31, 2015.
Respectfully submitted,
ELLISON & KELLER, P.C.
/s/Kelley M. Keller
By: Kelley M. Keller
State Bar No. 11198240
5120 Woodway, Suite 6019
Houston, Texas 77056
Telephone: 713-266-8200
Facsimile: 713-266-8201
kkeller@ellison-keller.com
Attorneys for Appellees
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CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE
I, Kelley M. Keller, certify that on July 23, 2015, I conferred with counsel
for the Appellants regarding the briefing schedule in this appeal. Counsel for
Appellants does not oppose the relief sought in this motion.
/s/Kelley M, Keller
Kelley M. Keller
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
A true and correct copy of this Appellees’ Third Unopposed Motion for
Extension of Time to File Appellees’ Briefs has been forwarded to all counsel of
record on July 20, 2015, via email and/or eservice as follows:
Asher Griffin Jane Langdell Robinson
Chris Sileo Jamie Aycock
Sean Flammer AHMAD. ZAVITSANOS, ANAIPAKOS, ALAVI &
SCOTT, DOUGLASS & MCCONNICO, LLP MENSING P.C.
600 Congress Ave., Ste 1500 3460 One Houston Center
Austin, Texas 78701-2589 1221 McKinney Street
Facsimile: 512-474-0731 Houston. Texas 77010
agriffin@scottdoug.com Facsimile: 713-658-0062
sgorman@azalaw.com
Attorneys for Defendants jrobinson@azalaw.com
Chalsys Capital Partners, Meliora Energy jamieaycock@azalaw.com
Technologies, S.a.r.L, and Sonia Lo
Attorneys for Appellant Christoph Henkel
F. Eric Fryar
Matthew Buschi
Christina Richardson
FRYAR LAW FIRM, P.C.
912 Prairie, Suite 100
Houston, Texas 77002-3145
Facsimile: 281-605-1888
eric@fryarlawfirm.com
Attorneys for all Intervenors/Plaintiffs
/s/Kelley M. Keller
Kelley M. Keller
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