White Lion Holdings, LLC v. State

ACCEPTED 01-14-00104-CV FIRST COURT OF APPEALS HOUSTON, TEXAS 11/9/2015 4:13:50 PM CHRISTOPHER PRINE CLERK IN THE COURT OF APPEALS FIRST DISTRICT OF TEXAS AT HOUSTON ___________________________________________________________ FILED IN 1st COURT OF APPEALS HOUSTON, TEXAS NO. 01-14-00104-CV 11/9/2015 4:13:50 PM CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE ___________________________________________________________ Clerk WHITE LION HOLDINGS, L.L.C. Appellant vs. THE STATE OF TEXAS Appellee ___________________________________________________________ On Appeal from th The 98 District Court of Travis County, Texas Trial Court No. D-1-GV-06-000627 and D-1-GV-13-001068 ___________________________________________________________ APPELLANT’S SECOND UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND REHEARING EN BANC Jacqueline Lucci Smith Joan Lucci Bain TBA #: 00786073 TBA #: 01548020 LUCCI SMITH LAW PLLC BAIN & BAIN PLLC 10810 Katy Freeway, Suite 102 10810 Katy Freeway, Suite 102 Houston, Texas 77043 Houston, Texas 77043 Tel.: 832-494-1700 Tel.: 713-629-6222 Email: JLS@LucciSmithLaw.com JBain@BainandBainlaw.net TO THE HONORABLE JUSTICES OF THE FIRST COURT OF APPEALS: Appellant, White Lion Holdings, LLC brings this motion for extension of time to file Motion for Rehearing and Motion for Rehearing En Banc seeking an extension of one week in which to file the motion. The extension is not sought for delay, but so that justice may be done. A. September 24, 2015, this Court issued a revised opinion and revised judgment. B. The current deadline for filing the Motion for Rehearing and Motion for Rehearing En Banc is November 9, 2015. C. This Court granted two extensions for Motions for Rehearing from its Opinion dated April 9, 2015. D. The Court granted one previous extension for filing a motion for rehearing regarding the September 24, 2015 opinion. E. Appellant seeks a short extension of one week, until November 16, 2015. F. An extension is needed for the following reasons: a. Appellant’s counsel, Joan Lucci Bain, was preferentially set for trial last week and was unable to work on the brief. b. Appellant’s counsels’ brother, who is in the military and stationed in Japan, surprised the family with a visit last week. This was his first visit home in over a year and most of the weekend was spent with family. WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, Appellant respectfully requests this Court grant an extension of one week to file the Motion for Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc. Respectfully Submitted, LUCCI SMITH LAW PLLC By: /s/ Jacqueline Lucci Smith Jacqueline Lucci Smith TBA #: 00786073 10810 Katy Freeway, Suite 102 Houston, Texas 77043 Tel.: 832-494-1700 Email: JLS@LucciSmithLaw.com And BAIN & BAIN PLLC Joan Lucci Bain TBA #: 01548020 10810 Katy Freeway, Suite 102 Houston, Texas 77043 Tel.: 713-629-6222 Email: JBain@BainandBainlaw.net VERIFICATION I declare under penalty of perjury that the facts contained within the foregoing Motion for Extension of Time to file Motion for Rehearing and Motion for Rehearing En Banc are within my knowledge and are true and correct. /s/ Jacqueline Lucci Smith Jacqueline Lucci Smith CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE I, undersigned counsel of record, certify that I conferred with Craig Pritzlaff, counsel for Appellee, on November 9, 2015 and that he is not opposed to the granting of this extension. /s/ Jacqueline Lucci Smith Jacqueline Lucci Smith Ja CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I certify that a copy of this Notice of Appearance of Counsel was served on counsel for the State, Craig Pritzlaff, by email on November 9, 2015. /s/ Jacqueline Lucci Smith Jacqueline Lucci Smith