American Multi-Cinema, Inc.// Glenn Hegar, Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas And Ken Paxton, Attorney General of the State of Texas v. Glenn Hegar, Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas And Ken Paxton, Attorney General of the State of Texas// Cross-Appellee, American Multi-Cinema, Inc.
ACCEPTED
03-14-00397-CV
7891798
THIRD COURT OF APPEALS
AUSTIN, TEXAS
11/18/2015 3:50:52 PM
JEFFREY D. KYLE
CLERK
No. 03-14-00397-CV
FILED IN
In The Court Of Appeals 3rd COURT OF APPEALS
For The Third Court Of Appeals District AUSTIN, TEXAS
Austin, Texas 11/18/2015 3:50:52 PM
JEFFREY D. KYLE
Clerk
AMERICAN MULTI-CINEMA, INC.
Appellant & Cross-Appellee,
v.
GLENN HEGAR, COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS OF
THE STATE OF TEXAS, AND KEN PAXTON, ATTORNEY
GENERAL OF THE STATE OF TEXAS
Appellees & Cross-Appellants.
ON APPEAL FROM THE 200TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, TRAVIS
COUNTY, TEXAS
TRIAL COURT CAUSE NO. D-1-GN-12-003831
APPELLANT/CROSS-APPELLEE’S FIRST UNOPPOSED MOTION
TO EXTEND TIME TO FILE A RESPONSE TO
APPELLEES/CROSS-APPELLANTS’ MOTION FOR REHEARING
AND FOR RECONSIDERATION EN BANC
Mark W. Eidman RYAN LAW FIRM, LLP
Texas Bar No. 06496500 100 Congress Avenue, Suite 950
Mark.Eidman@RyanLawLLP.com
Austin, Texas 78701
Doug Sigel 512.459.6600 Telephone
Texas Bar No. 18347650 512.459.6601 Facsimile
Doug.Sigel@RyanLawLLP.com
Counsel for Appellant
Amy Wills & Cross Appellee
Texas Bar No. 24093379
Amy.Wills@RyanLawLLP.com
TO THE HONORABLE THIRD COURT OF APPEALS:
Pursuant to Tex. R. App. P. 10.1 and 38.6 (d), the Appellant and
Cross-Appellee, American Multi-Cinema, Inc. (“AMC”), files this First
Unopposed Motion to Extend Time to File a Response to Appellees’/Cross-
Appellants’ Motion for Rehearing and for Reconsideration En Banc.
AMC’s Response to Appellees’/Cross-Appellants’ Motion for
Rehearing and for Reconsideration En Banc (“Response”) is currently due
on November 30, 2015. Counsel for AMC requests a 30-day extension of
time to file the Response, making the brief due on December 30, 2015.
This is the first request for extension of time to file the Response.
Counsel for AMC relies on the following reasons, in addition to the
routine matters that counsel must attend to in daily practice, to explain the
need for the requested extension:
• The undersigned counsel is out-of-state on firm-related matters on
November 17-18, 2015.
• The undersigned counsel is currently preparing a Reply in Support
of Brief on the Merits in Southwest Royalties, Inc. v. Glenn Hegar,
Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas, and Ken Paxton,
Attorney General of The State of Texas; No. 14-0743; in the Supreme Court
of Texas, due to be filed on November 24, 2015.
APPELLANT/CROSS-APPELLEE’S FIRST UNOPPOSED MOTION TO EXTEND TIME TO FILE A
RESPONSE TO APPELLEES’/CROSS-APPELLANTS’ MOTION FOR REHEARING AND FOR
RECONSIDERATION EN BANC PAGE 2
• The undersigned counsel is preparing for a hearing in the case,
styled Wyoming Department of Revenue v. Albertson’s LLC and New
Albertson’s Inc.; Docket No. 183-552; in 1st Judicial District Court of
Laramie County, Wyoming, to be held on November 24, 2015.
• The period prescribed for the preparation of the Response includes
the Thanksgiving holiday, which will present substantial conflict due to
long term travel plans for each of AMC’s attorneys.
• The undersigned counsel is currently working on pre-trial deadlines
and preparing a Trial Brief in the case, styled Dish Network, L.L.C. v. Glenn
Hegar, Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas, and Ken
Paxton, Attorney General of The State of Texas; Cause No. D-1-GN-15-
000344; in the 201st Judicial District Court of Travis County, Texas, due to
be filed on November 30, 2015.
• The undersigned counsel is preparing responses to discovery
requests in the case styled Ryan Directional Services, Inc. v. Glenn Hegar,
Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas, and Ken Paxton,
Attorney General of the State of Texas; Cause No. D-1-GN-15-003250; in
the 53rd Judicial District Court of Travis County, Texas, due to be served on
November 30, 2015.
APPELLANT/CROSS-APPELLEE’S FIRST UNOPPOSED MOTION TO EXTEND TIME TO FILE A
RESPONSE TO APPELLEES’/CROSS-APPELLANTS’ MOTION FOR REHEARING AND FOR
RECONSIDERATION EN BANC PAGE 3
Counsel for AMC seeks this extension of time to be able to prepare a
cogent and succinct response to aid this Court in its analysis of the issues
presented. Given the other time commitments imposed on counsel, it will
not be possible to prepare the Response by November 30, 2015. This
request is not sought for delay but so that justice may be done.
All facts recited in this motion are within the personal knowledge of
the counsel signing this motion; therefore no verification is necessary under
Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 10.2.
PRAYER FOR RELIEF
For the reasons set forth above, AMC respectfully asks the Court to
grant this unopposed motion for extension of time, thus making the
Appellant/Cross-Appellee’s Response to Appellees’/Cross-Appellants’
Motion for Rehearing and for Reconsideration En Banc due on December
30, 2014. AMC further requests all other relief to which it may be entitled.
APPELLANT/CROSS-APPELLEE’S FIRST UNOPPOSED MOTION TO EXTEND TIME TO FILE A
RESPONSE TO APPELLEES’/CROSS-APPELLANTS’ MOTION FOR REHEARING AND FOR
RECONSIDERATION EN BANC PAGE 4
Respectfully submitted,
__________________________
Doug Sigel
Texas Bar No. 18347650
doug.sigel@ryanlawllp.com
Amy Wills
Texas Bar No. 24093379
amy.wills@ryanlawllp.com
RYAN LAW FIRM, LLP
100 Congress Avenue, Suite 950
Austin, Texas 78701
Telephone: (512) 459-6600
Facsimile: (512) 459-6601
Attorneys for Appellant & Cross-
Appellee
CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE
Pursuant to Tex. R. App. P. 10.1(5), I certify that the undersigned
counsel conferred with opposing counsel, Cynthia Morales, on November
18, 2015, and she indicated that she does not oppose this motion.
Doug Sigel
APPELLANT/CROSS-APPELLEE’S FIRST UNOPPOSED MOTION TO EXTEND TIME TO FILE A
RESPONSE TO APPELLEES’/CROSS-APPELLANTS’ MOTION FOR REHEARING AND FOR
RECONSIDERATION EN BANC PAGE 5
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that on this 18th day of November, 2015, a true and
correct copy of the foregoing document has been delivered via electronic
mail and/or electronic service to the following counsel of record:
Cynthia Morales
Assistant Attorney General
Charles Eldred
Assistant Attorney General
Tax Division
P.O. Box 12548
Austin, Texas 78711
Telephone: (512) 475-1743
Facsimile: (512) 477-2348
cynthia.morales@texasattorneygeneral.gov
charles.eldred@texasattorneygeneral.gov
Doug Sigel
APPELLANT/CROSS-APPELLEE’S FIRST UNOPPOSED MOTION TO EXTEND TIME TO FILE A
RESPONSE TO APPELLEES’/CROSS-APPELLANTS’ MOTION FOR REHEARING AND FOR
RECONSIDERATION EN BANC PAGE 6