ACCEPTED
03-16-00557-CV
13893837
THIRD COURT OF APPEALS
AUSTIN, TEXAS
11/21/2016 9:21:47 AM
JEFFREY D. KYLE
CLERK
NO. 03-16-00557-CV
FILED IN
3rd COURT OF APPEALS
IN THE COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS
11/21/2016 9:21:47 AM
THIRD DISTRICT OF TEXAS JEFFREY D. KYLE
Clerk
CHRIS PETERSON, ROBERT TURNER,
SCOTT REICHARDT and PAMELA REICHARDT, Appellants
v.
OVERLOOK AT LAKE AUSTIN, L.P., Appellee
Accelerated Appeal from the 201st Judicial District Court
Travis County, Texas
Hon. Orlinda Naranjo, Presiding
Trial Court Cause No. D-1-GN-15-005194
APPELLEE’S SECOND MOTION TO
EXTEND TIME TO FILE APPELLEE’S BRIEF
TO THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS:
Appellee Overlook at Lake Austin, L.P. asks the Court to extend the time to
file Appellees’ brief in response to the BRIEF FOR APPELLANT
CHRISTOPHER PETERSON and in response to the BRIEF OF APPELLANTS
ROBERT TURNER, SCOTT REICHARDT, AND PAMELA REICHARDT.
APPELLEE’S SECOND MOTION TO EXTEND TIME TO FILE APPELLEE’S BRIEF PAGE 1
A. INTRODUCTION
1. Appellants are: Christopher Peterson; Robert Turner; and
Scott and Pamela Reichardt. Appellee is Overlook at Lake Austin, L.P.
(“Overlook”).
2. The trial court is the 201 s t Judicial District Court of Travis
County, Texas. The Hon. Orlinda Naranjo was the presiding judge of
the trial court regarding the order complained of on appeal.
3. No rule limits the time within which to file this motion to extend time.
See Tex. R. App. P. 38.6(d).
B. ARGUMENT & AUTHORITIES
4. The Court may extend the time to file the brief on a motion filed
before or after a brief is due. Tex. R. App. P. 38.6(d).
5. Appellee’s brief was originally due November 2. According to this
Court’s November 3 letter notice, the Court granted Appellee one prior extension
of time to file Appellee’s brief until November 14.
6. Appellee requests an additional 7 days to file its brief, extending the
deadline for filing Appellee’s brief until November 21, 2016.
7. Appellee requests additional time to file Appellee’s brief because its
appellate counsel underestimated the amount of time necessary to review
APPELLEE’S SECOND MOTION TO EXTEND TIME TO FILE APPELLEE’S BRIEF PAGE 2
Appellants’ briefs and supporting documents (2,439 page Clerk’s Record; 4
volume Reporter’s Record), and prepare a brief responsive to Appellants’ issues.
While preparing Appellee’s brief, Appellee’s counsel determined that the Court
lacks appellate jurisdiction to review the interlocutory order on appeal. Appellee
prepared and filed its separate APPELLEE’S MOTION TO DISMISS FOR
LACK OF JURISDICTION to present the issue of the Court’s jurisdiction.
8. Appellee will finalize and file Appellee’s brief to provide Appellee’s
responses to Appellants’ issues on appeal.
C. CONCLUSION
9. Appellee asserts good cause for additional time to file its brief as
allowed under the rules. For the reasons stated above, the Court should extend the
time to file Appellee’s brief to November 21, 2016.
PRAYER
WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, Appellee prays that
this Court extend the time for Appellee to file its brief until November
21, 2016.
APPELLEE’S SECOND MOTION TO EXTEND TIME TO FILE APPELLEE’S BRIEF PAGE 3
Respectfully submitted,
BUSH RUDNICKI SHELTON, P.C.
/s/ Carl J. Wilkerson
Carl J. Wilkerson
State Bar No. 21478400
cwilkerson@brstexas.com
200 N. Mesquite St., Suite 200
Arlington, Texas 76011
Telephone: (817) 274-5992
Fax: (817) 261-1671
ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLEE
OVERLOOK AT LAKE AUSTIN, L.P.
CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE
I certify that I conferred with Appellant Christopher Peterson’s counsel Neal
Meinzer regarding his position on APPELLEE’S SECOND MOTION TO
EXTEND TIME TO FILE APPELLEE’S BRIEF by November 18 emails. Mr.
Meinzer said he was opposed.
I certify that I conferred with Pamela Madere, counsel for Appellants Robert
Turner, Scott Reichardt, and Pamela Reichardt regarding her position on
APPELLEE’S SECOND MOTION TO EXTEND TIME TO FILE
APPELLEE’S BRIEF by November 18 emails. Ms. Madere said she was opposed.
Certified to on Nov. 21, 2016.
/s/ Carl J. Wilkerson
Carl J. Wilkerson
APPELLEE’S SECOND MOTION TO EXTEND TIME TO FILE APPELLEE’S BRIEF PAGE 4
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I certify that a copy of APPELLEE’S SECOND MOTION TO
EXTEND TIME TO FILE APPELLEE’S BRIEF was served on the
following parties through their counsel of record by electronic delivery
on November 21, 2016:
Neal Meinzer Pamela Madere
Neal.Meinzer@wallerlaw.com pmadere@coatsrose.com
Andrew Vickers Christopher Bradford
Andrew.Vickers@wallerlaw.com cbradford@coatsrose.com
Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, LLP Coats|Rose
100 Congress Ave., Suite 1800 901 South MoPac Expressway
Austin, Texas 78701 Building 1, Suite 500
Telephone: (512) 685-6400 Austin, Texas 78746
Facsimile: (512) 685-6417 Telephone: (512) 469-7987
Facsimile: (512) 469-9408
ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLANT
CHRISTOPHER PETERSON ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLANTS
ROBERT TURNER, SCOTT
REICHARDT, AND PAMELA
REICHARDT
/s/ Carl J. Wilkerson
Carl J. Wilkerson
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