Lakeway Regional Medical Center, LLC and Surgical Development Partners, LLC// Lake Travis Transitional LTCH, LLC N/K/A Lake Travis Specialty Hospital, LLC v. Lake Travis Transitional LTCH, LLC N/K/A Lake Travis Specialty Hospital, LLC// Lakeway Regional Medical Center, LLC Surgical Development Partners, LLC Brennan, Manna, & Diamond, LLC And Frank T. Sossi
ACCEPTED
03-15-00025-CV
7976640
THIRD COURT OF APPEALS
AUSTIN, TEXAS
11/24/2015 3:16:21 PM
JEFFREY D. KYLE
CLERK
No. 03-15-00025-CV
FILED IN
In The Court of Appeals 3rd COURT OF APPEALS
AUSTIN, TEXAS
For The Third Court of Appeals District
11/24/2015 3:16:21 PM
JEFFREY D. KYLE
Austin, Texas Clerk
APPELLANTS, LAKEWAY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, LLC AND SURGICAL
DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS, LLC// CROSS-APPELLANT, LAKE TRAVIS
TRANSITIONAL LTCH, LLC N/K/A LAKE TRAVIS SPECIALTY HOSPITAL, LLC
v.
APPELLEES, LAKE TRAVIS TRANSITIONAL LTCH, LLC N/K/A LAKE TRAVIS
SPECIALTY HOSPITAL, LLC// CROSS-APPELLEES, LAKEWAY REGIONAL
MEDICAL CENTER, LLC, SURGICAL DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS, LLC, BRENNAN,
MANNA, & DIAMOND, LLC AND FRANK T. SOSSI
ON APPEAL FROM THE 345TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, TRAVIS COUNTY, TEXAS
CAUSE NO. D-1-GN-12-000983
APPELLANTS LAKEWAY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, LLC’S AND
SURGICAL DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS, LLC’S AND
CROSS-APPELLANT LAKE TRAVIS TRANSITIONAL LTCH, LLC
N/K/A LAKE TRAVIS SPECIAL HOSPITAL, LLC’S
JOINT FIRST MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE
APPELLANTS’ AND CROSS-APPELLANT’S REPLY BRIEFS
TO THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS:
Pursuant to Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure 10.5(b) and 38.6(d),
Appellants Lakeway Regional Medical Center, LLC (“LRMC”) and Surgical
Development Partners, LLC (“SDP”) and Cross-Appellant Lake Travis
Transitional LTCH, LLC n/k/a Lake Travis Specialty Hospital, LLC (“LTT”)
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(collectively, “Parties”) timely file this Joint Motion to Extend Time to File Their
Appellants’ and Cross-Appellant’s Reply Briefs.
The Parties’ Reply Briefs are currently due on Thursday, December 10,
2015. The Parties seek a 30-day extension, making their Reply Briefs due on
Monday, January 11, 2016.
This is the Parties’ first request for an extension of time to file their Reply
Briefs.
REASONS FOR REQUEST
LTT’s appellee’s brief and LRMC’s and SDP’s cross-appellees’ briefs were
filed on November 20, 2015. Because of the complexity of the issues raised in this
case, those briefs are extensive. The Parties need additional time to analyze the
arguments set forth in the respective briefs.
Due to the foregoing, the upcoming holidays and other commitments, the
Parties request an extension of time within which to file their Reply Briefs.
Also, the Parties have consistently filed their briefs simultaneously in this
cause and would like to do so again.
LRMC’s counsel is also in the midst of preparing an Appellee’s brief in a
case pending before the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit,
entitled Robert A. King, Appellant v. YRC Worldwide, Inc., Appellee, No. 15-
10888.
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This request is not sought for delay only but so that justice may be done.
This motion is unopposed.
PRAYER FOR RELIEF
WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, Appellants Lakeway Regional
Medical Center, LLC and Surgical Development Partners, LLC and Cross-
Appellant Lake Travis Transitional LTCH, LLC n/k/a Lake Travis Specialty
Hospital, LLC ask that this Court grant this, their First Joint Motion for Extension
of Time to File Their Appellants’ and Cross-Appellant’s Reply Briefs, and extend
the deadline thirty (30) days, to Monday, January 11, 2016, and for such further
relief to which they may be entitled.
Respectfully submitted,
NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT US LLP
By: /s/ Jeff Cody
Jeff Cody
State Bar No. 04468960
jeff.cody@nortonrosefulbright.com
Barton W. Cox
State Bar No. 2406508
beau.cox@nortonrosefulbright.com
James V. Leito IV
State Bar No. 24054950
james.leito@nortonrosefulbright.com
2200 Ross Avenue, Suite 3600
Dallas, TX 75201-7932
Telephone: (214) 855-8000
Telecopier: (214) 855-8200
and
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NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT US LLP
Joy M. Soloway
State Bar No. 18838700
joy.soloway@nortonrosefulbright.com
1301 McKinney, Suite 5100
Houston, TX 77010
Telephone: (713) 651-5151
Telecopier: (713) 651-5246
Counsel for Appellant/Cross-Appellee
Lakeway Regional Medical Center, LLC
and
WRIGHT & CLOSE, LLP
Jessica Z. Barger
barger@wrightclose.com
State Bar No. 24032706
Raffi O. Melkonian
melkonian@wrightclose.com
State Bar No. 24090587
One Riverway, Suite 2200
Houston, TX 77056
Telephone: (713) 572-4321
Telecopier: (713) 572-4320
Counsel for Appellant/Cross-Appellee
Surgical Development Partners, LLC
and
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SCOTT, DOUGLASS &MCCONNICO,
LLP
Jane M.N. Webre
jwebre@scottdoug.com
State Bar No. 21050060
S. Abraham Kuczaj III
akuczaj@scottdoug.com
State Bar No. 24046249
Paige A. Amstutz
pamstutz@scottdoug.com
State Bar No. 00796136
Steven J. Wingard
swingard@scottdoug.com
State Bar No. 00788694
303 Colorado, Suite 2400
Austin, TX 78701
Counsel for Appellee/Cross-Appellant Lake
Travis Transitional LTCH, LLC
CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE
I hereby certify that I have conferred with counsel for Appellees Brennan,
Manna & Diamond LLC and Frank T. Sossi, and Appellees are unopposed to this
Motion.
/s/ Joy M. Soloway
JOY M. SOLOWAY
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that on the 24th day of November 2015, Appellants served a
copy of this motion by electronic service (via FileTime) upon the following
counsel of record:
Mr. Robert Bragalone (bbragalone@gordonrees.com)
Mr. B. Ryan Fellman (rfellman@gordonrees.com)
Mr. Steven Lawson (slawson@gordonrees.com)
GORDON & REES LLP
2100 Ross Avenue, Suite 2800
Dallas, TX 75201
Counsel for Appellees Brennan, Manna &
Diamond, LLC and Frank T. Sossi
/s/ Joy M. Soloway
JOY M. SOLOWAY
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