Brigham Exploration Company, Ben M. Brigham, David T. Brigham, Harold D. Carter, Stephen P. Reynolds, Stephen C. Hurley, Hobart A. Smith, Scott W. Tinker, Statoil ASA and Fargo Acquisition, Inc. v. Raymond Boytim, Hugh Duncan, Robert Fioravanta, Walter Schwimmer, Michael Ohler, Ryan Ohler, Walter Ohler, Jr., the Edward J. Goodman Life Income Trust and the Edward J. Goodman Generation Skipping Trust, Jeffrey Whalen, and Howard Weisberg, Individually
ACCEPTED
03-15-00248-CV
6155174
THIRD COURT OF APPEALS
AUSTIN, TEXAS
7/21/2015 12:35:15 PM
JEFFREY D. KYLE
CLERK
No. 03-15-00248-CV
IN THE COURT OF APPEALS FILED IN
3rd COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE THIRD DISTRICT OF TEXAS AUSTIN, TEXAS
AT AUSTIN 7/21/2015 12:35:15 PM
JEFFREY D. KYLE
Clerk
BRIGHAM EXPLORATION COMPANY, BEN M. BRIGHAM,
DAVID T. BRIGHAM, HAROLD D. CARTER, STEPHEN P. REYNOLDS,
STEPHEN C. HURLEY, HOBART A. SMITH, SCOTT W. TINKER,
STATOIL ASA AND FARGO ACQUISITION, INC.,
Appellants,
V.
RAYMOND BOYTIM, ET AL., INDIVIDUALLY AND ON
BEHALF OF OTHERS SIMILARLY SITUATED,
Appellees.
On Appeal from the 201st Judicial District Court of Travis County, Texas,
Trial Court Cause No. D-1-GN-11-003205
UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF
TIME TO FILE APPELLANTS’ BRIEF
TO THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS:
Appellants, Statoil ASA and Fargo Acquisition, Inc., respectfully file this
unopposed first motion for a 30-day extension of time to file their appellants’ brief.
1. The present deadline for filing the brief is July 29, 2015.
2. Appellants seek a 30-day extension, until August 28, 2015, in which
to file their brief.
3. This is Appellants’ first request for an extension of time to file their
brief.
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4. This motion is unopposed.
5. The following grounds provide “good cause” for extending the time to
file the brief. Lead appellate counsel, Russell Post, has been and continues to be
engaged in other litigation with imminent deadlines that will prevent him from
completing the brief before the present deadline, including, but not limited to, the
following:
Preparation of respondents’ brief on the merits in No. 14-0804; In
re Seneca Resources Corporation; In the Texas Supreme Court.
The merits brief was filed on July 20, 2015.
Preparation of respondents’ brief on the merits in No. 15-0146;
Doris Forte, O.D., et al. v. Wal-Mart Stores, Incorporated; In the
Texas Supreme Court. The merits brief is due to be filed on or
before July 27, 2015, after one extension.
Preparation of petitioner’s brief in No. 15-60326; Chesapeake
Energy Corporation and its wholly owned subsidiary Chesapeake
Operating, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board; In the United
States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. The brief is due to be
filed or before July 27, 2015.
Assistance with preparation of reply brief in No. 05-14-01383-CV;
Enterprise Products Partners, L.P., et al. v. Energy Transfer
Partners, L.P.; In the Fifth Court of Appeals. The reply brief is
due to be filed on or before August 19, 2015.
In addition, Mr. Post is traveling out of the country from July 11–
23, 2015 for a pre-planned family vacation.
6. This motion is not filed for the purpose of delay, but to allow counsel
adequate time to prepare the brief.
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For these reasons, Appellants Statoil ASA and Fargo Acquisition, Inc.
respectfully request an extension of time to file their brief, until August 28, 2015.
Respectfully submitted,
BECK REDDEN LLP
By: /s/ Russell S. Post
Russell S. Post
State Bar No. 00797258
rpost@beckredden.com
Fields Alexander
State Bar No. 00783528
falexander@beckredden.com
Parth S. Gejji
State Bar No. 24087575
pgejji@beckredden.com
1221 McKinney Street, Suite 4500
Houston, TX 77010-2010
(713) 951-3700
(713) 951-3720 (Fax)
BECK REDDEN LLP
Christopher R. Cowan
State Bar No. 24084975
ccowan@beckredden.com
515 Congress Avenue, Suite 1750
Austin, TX 78701
(512) 708-1000
(512) 708-1002 (Fax)
ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLANTS
STATOIL ASA AND
FARGO ACQUISITION, INC.
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CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE
I certify that my office conferred with, Steve Jodlowski, counsel for
Appellees, and with Debora B. Alsup, counsel for Brigham Exploration Company
and Individual Appellants, regarding this motion, and they do not oppose the
requested extension.
/s/ Russell S. Post
Russell S. Post
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
In accordance with the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, I hereby certify
that on July 21, 2015, a true and correct copy of the above and foregoing motion
was properly forwarded to all counsel of record, by e-file and/or email, addressed
as follows:
Class Counsel for Appellees
ROBBINS GELLER RUDMAN ROBBINS GELLER RUDMAN
& DOWD LLP & DOWD LLP
Darren J. Robbins Samuel H. Rudman
Randall J. Baron Mark S. Reich
David T. Wissbroecker Michael G. Capeci
Steven M. Jodlowski 58 South Service Road, Suite 200
655 West Broadway, Suite 1900 Melville, NY 11747
San Diego, CA 92101-3301 (631) 367-7100
(619) 231-1058 (631) 367-1173 fax
(619) 231-7423 fax srudman@rgrdlaw.com
randyb@rgrdlaw.com mreich@rgrdlaw.com
dwissbroecker@rgrdlaw.com mcapei@rgrdlaw.com
sjodlowski@rgrdlaw.com
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Liaison Counsel for Appellees
BOULETTE & GOLDEN LLP
Michael D. Marin
Texas State Bar No. 00791174
2801 Via Fortuna, Suite 530
Austin, Texas 78746
(512) 732-8924
(512) 732-8905 fax
mmarin@boulettegolden.com
Additional Counsel for Appellees
KENDALL LAW GROUP, LLP THE BRISCOE LAW FIRM, PLLC
Joe Kendall Willie C. Briscoe
Daniel Hill The Preston Commons
Jamie J. McKey 8150 N. Central Expressway, Suite 1575
3232 McKinney Avenue, Suite 700 Dallas, Texas 75206
Dallas, Texas 75204 (214) 239-4568
(214) 744-3000 (281) 254-7789 fax
(214) 744-3015 fax wbriscoe@thebriscoelawfirm.com
jkendall@kendalllawgroup.com
dhill@kendalllawgroup.com
jmckey@kendalllawgroup.com
DUNNAM & DUNNAM L.L.P. BRODSKY & SMITH LLC
Hamilton P. Lindley Evan J. Smith
4125 W. Waco Drive (76710) Marc L. Ackerman
P.O. Box 8418 Two Bala Plaza, Suite 602
Waco, Texas 76714 Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania 19004
(254) 753-6437 (610) 667-6200
(254) 753-7434 fax (610) 667-9029 fax
hlindley@ dunnamlaw.com esmith@brodsky-smith.com
mackerman@brodsky-smith.com
LEVI & KORSINSKY LLP KOHN, SWIFT & GRAF, P.C.
Shane T. Rowley Denis F. Sheils
30 Broad St., 24th Floor One South Broad Street, Suite 2100
New York, NY 10004 Philadelphia, PA 19107-3389
(212) 363-7500 (215) 238-1700
(866) 367-6510 fax (215) 238-1968 fax
srowley@zlk.com dsheils@kohnswift.com
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THE WEISER LAW FIRM, P.C. RYAN & MANISKAS, LLP
Patricia C. Weiser Katharine M. Ryan
James M. Ficaro Richard A. Maniskas
22 Cassatt Avenue 995 Old Eagle School Road, Suite 311
Berwyn, PA 19312 Wayne, PA 19087
(610) 225-2677 (484) 588-5516
(610) 408-8062 fax (484) 450-2582 fax
pw@weiserlawfirm.com kryan@rmclasslaw.com
jmf@weiserlawfirm.com rmaniskas@rmclasslaw.com
THE REDDELL FIRM PLLC
Kelly N. Reddell
100 Highland Park Village, Suite 200
Dallas, Texas 75025
(214) 295-3031
kelly@reddell-law.com
Counsel for Brigham Exploration Company and Individual Appellants
THOMPSON & KNIGHT LLP THOMPSON & KNIGHT LLP
Timothy R. McCormick Debora B. Alsup
Michael W. Stockham Thompson & Knight LLP
Mackenzie Wallace 98 San Jacinto Blvd., Suite 1900
1722 Routh Street, Suite 1500 Austin, TX 78701
Dallas, Texas 75201 (512) 469-6100
(214) 969-1700 (512) 482-5028 fax
(214) 969-1751 fax debora.alsup@tklaw.com
timothy.mccormick@tklaw.com
michael.stockham@tklaw.com
mackenzie.wallace@tklaw.com
/s/ Russell S. Post
Russell S. Post
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