Comal Ag Operations, LLC v. Justin Kelley, Emily Kelley, Valmark Chevrolet, Federated Insurance

Fourth Court of Appeals San Antonio, Texas January 18, 2018 No. 04-17-00692-CV COMAL AG OPERATIONS, LLC, Appellant v. Justin KELLEY, Emily Kelley, Valmark Chevrolet, Federated Insurance, Appellees From the 2nd 25th Judicial District Court, Guadalupe County, Texas Trial Court No. 17-0910-CV-A Jessica Crawford, Judge Presiding ORDER This is an accelerated appeal of the trial court’s September 29, 2017 order granting Justin Kelley and Emily Kelley’s motion to dismiss under the Texas Citizens Participation Act (TCPA). See TEX. CIV. PRAC. & REM. CODE ANN. § 27.003 (West 2014) (motion to dismiss). Appellees’ briefs were due on December 27, 2017. See TEX. R. APP. P. 38.6(b). After Valmark Chevrolet did not timely file an appellee’s brief, we advised Valmark that it was an appellee in this appeal, it had the choice to file—or not file—an appellee’s brief, but if it chose to file a brief, we ordered Valmark to file it by January 16, 2018. On January 12, 2018, Valmark filed its brief and a motion for extension of time to file the brief. The motion is GRANTED. Valmark’s brief is deemed timely filed. _________________________________ Patricia O. Alvarez, Justice IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court on this 18th day of January, 2018. ___________________________________ KEITH E. HOTTLE, Clerk of Court