ACCEPTED
03-16-00540-cv
13848848
THIRD COURT OF APPEALS
AUSTIN, TEXAS
11/17/2016 1:29:35 PM
JEFFREY D. KYLE
CLERK
No. 03-16-00540-CV
IN THE FILED IN
COURT OF APPEALS 3rd COURT OF APPEALS
AUSTIN, TEXAS
FOR THE
11/17/2016 1:29:35 PM
THIRD DISTRICT OF TEXAS JEFFREY D. KYLE
Clerk
THE HONORABLE JOHN FISHER, JEFF DANIELL, SHEILA
CUNNINGHAM, AND THE C.L. DOCKREY TRUST,
Appellants,
v.
THE PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF TEXAS; THE CHISHOLM TRAIL
SPECIAL UTILITY DISTRICT; AND THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN, TEXAS,
Appellees.
From the 201st Judicial District Court of
Travis County, Texas
UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME
TO THE HONORABLE JUSTICES OF THE COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE
THIRD DISTRICT OF TEXAS:
Appellees The Chisholm Trail Special Utility District and the City of
Georgetown, Texas in the above styled and numbered cause, and pursuant to Tex.
R. App. P. 10.5(b), move that the Court extend the time for Appellees to file their
Appellees’ Brief and respectfully show as follows:
I. CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE
The undersigned counsel certifies and represents to the Court that counsel
for Appellants The Honorable John Fisher, Jeff Daniell, Sheila Cunningham, and
The C.L. Dockrey Trust have indicated that they do not oppose this motion to
extend time. Counsel for Appellee the Public Utility Commission of Texas have
also indicated that they do not oppose this motion.
II. CURRENT DEADLINE, EXTENSION REQUESTED, REASONS
FOR REQUEST AND PREVIOUS EXTENSIONS GRANTED
A. Current Due Date:
Appellants Honorable Jeff Fisher, Jeff Daniell, Sheila Cuningham, and the
C.L. Dockrey Trust filed their Appellants’ Brief on October 21, 2016.
Accordingly, Appellees’ Brief is due November 21, 2016.
B. Extension Requested:
Appellees request an extension to December 14, 2016, which is an extension
of twenty-three (23) days.
C. Reasons for Request:
Because counsel for Appellee the Public Utility Commission of Texas
informed counsel that they are requesting an extension, the purpose of this request
is to align all Appellees’ due dates. This request for extension is not made for the
purpose of delaying these proceedings, but is made so that justice may be done.
D. Previous Extensions Granted:
Appellees have been granted no previous extensions.
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III. CONCLUSION AND PRAYER
For the foregoing reasons, Appellees The Chisholm Trail Special Utility
District and the City of Georgetown, Texas request that this Court grant this
Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time, extending the deadline for Appellees to
file their response brief to December 14, 2016.
Dated: November 17, 2016
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Respectfully submitted,
LLOYD GOSSELINK
ROCHELLE & TOWNSEND, P.C.
816 Congress Avenue, Suite 1900
Austin, Texas 78701
Telephone: (512) 322-5800
Facsimile: (512) 472-0532
By: /s/ Jose E. de la Fuente
JOSE E. de la FUENTE
State Bar No. 00793605
jdelafuente@lglawfirm.com
LAMBETH TOWNSEND
State Bar No. 20167500
ltownsend@lglawfirm.com
ASHLEY D. THOMAS
State Bar No. 24090430
athomas@lglawfirm.com
ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLEES
THE CHISHOLM TRAIL SPECIAL
UTILITY DISTRICT, AND THE CITY
OF GEORGETOWN
Art Rodriguez
Texas Bar No. 00791551
Russell & Rodriguez, L.L.P.
1633 Williams Drive, Building 2, Suite 200
Georgetown, Texas 78628
Telephone: (512) 930-1317
Facsimile: (866) 929-1641
arodriguez@txadminlaw.com
ATTORNEY FOR APPELLEE
THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN
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Leonard Dougal
State Bar. No. 06031400
JACKSON WALKER L.L.P.
100 Congress Avenue, Suite 1100
Austin, Texas 78701
Telephone: (512) 236-2000
Facsimile: (512) 236-2002
ldougal@jw.com
ATTORNEY FOR APPELLEES
THE CHISHOLM TRAIL SPECIAL
UTILITY DISTRICT
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing document has
been sent to the following counsel of record, in accordance with the Texas Rules of
Appellate Procedure, via electronic transmission on this 17th day of November,
2016:
James P. Allison (j.allison@allison-bass.com)
J. Eric Magee (e.magee@allison-bass.com)
Phillip Ledbetter (p.ledbetter@allison-bass.com)
Allison, Bass & Magee, L.L.P.
A.O. Watson House
402 West 12th Street
Austin, Texas 78701
Art Rodriguez (arodriguez@txadminlaw.com)
Kerry E. Russell (krussell@txadminlaw.com)
Russell & Rodriguez, L.L.P.
1633 Williams Drive, Building 2, Suite 200
Georgetown, Texas 78628-3659
Breck Harrison (bharrison@jw.com)
Leonard Dougal (ldougal@jw.com)
Jackson Walker, L.L.P.
100 Congress Avenue, Suite 1100
Austin, Texas 78701
Daniel C. Wiseman (Daniel.wiseman@texasattorneygeneral.gov)
Office of the Texas Attorney General
Environmental Protection Division
P. O. Box 12548 (MC-066)
Austin, Texas 78711-2548
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Sam Chang (sam.chang@puc.texas.gov)
Staff Attorney
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Legal Division
1701 North Congress Avenue
Austin, Texas 78711-3326
/s/ Jose E. de la Fuente
JOSE E. de la FUENTE
884/40/7215155
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the Honorable John Fisher, Jeff Daniell, Sheila Cunningham, and the C.L. Dockery Trust v. the Public Utility Commission of Texas The Chisholm Trail Special Utility District And the City of Georgetown, Texas
Combined Opinion