ACCEPTED
04-15-00668-CV
FOURTH COURT OF APPEALS
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
10/29/2015 2:11:07 PM
KEITH HOTTLE
CLERK
04-15-00668-CV
No. _____
FILED IN
In the Fourth District Court of Appeals 4th COURT OF APPEALS
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
San Antonio, Texas
10/29/2015 2:11:07 PM
KEITH E. HOTTLE
Clerk
RICHARD FUHRMANN, CHARLES FUHRMANN, II, DEBRA G. FUHRMANN
(F/K/A DEBRA PETTY), AND LANEY CLARE FUHRMANN,
INDEPENDENT EXECUTOR OF THE ESTATE OF CARL IRA
FUHRMANN, JR., DECEASED,
Appellants,
v.
DABNEY NOEL PETTY, CHRISTOPHER PETTY AND ELIZABETH PETTY,
IAN MATTHEW PETTY SARGENT, AND FROST BANK,
Appellees.
On Appeal from the Probate Court Number One
Bexar County, Texas
Cause No. 140,221
UNOPPOSED MOTION TO ABATE APPEAL
Wallace B. Jefferson
State Bar No. 00000019
wjefferson@adjtlaw.com
Rachel A. Ekery
State Bar No. 00787424
rekery@adjtlaw.com
Amy Warr
State Bar No. 00795708
awarr@adjtlaw.com
ALEXANDER DUBOSE
JEFFERSON & TOWNSEND LLP
515 Congress Avenue, Suite 2350
Austin, Texas 78701-3562
Telephone: (512) 482-9300
Facsimile: (512) 482-9303
ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLANTS
Appellants Richard Fuhrmann, Charles Fuhrmann, II, Debra G. Fuhrmann
(f/k/a Debra Petty), and Laney Clare Fuhrmann, Independent Executor of the Estate
of Carl Ira Fuhrmann, Jr., Deceased file this motion to abate the above-styled appeal
for 60 days so they may continue to engage in settlement discussions.
The final judgment was signed on July 10, 2015, and the notice of appeal was
filed October 7, 2015. The record is due November 9, 2015, and the filing of the
record will start the parties’ briefing deadlines. Several of the parties have already
made substantial progress in reaching a settlement. An additional 60 days is needed
to finalize those terms and pursue discussions with the remaining parties. This
abatement is not sought for purposes of delay.
Accordingly, Appellants respectfully request that these proceedings be abated
for 60 days, until December 28, 2015, including suspension of all current deadlines.
If the parties reach a settlement, Appellants will immediately move to lift the
abatement and take all steps required to effectuate the settlement. If the parties do
not reach a settlement, Appellants will notify the Court promptly—in any event
before expiration of the abatement period.
Respectfully submitted,
/s/ Wallace B. Jefferson
Wallace B. Jefferson
State Bar No. 00000019
wjefferson@adjtlaw.com
Rachel A. Ekery
State Bar No. 00787424
rekery@adjtlaw.com
Amy Warr
State Bar No. 00795708
awarr@adjtlaw.com
Alexander Dubose Jefferson &
Townsend LLP
515 Congress Avenue, Suite 2350
Austin, Texas 78701-3562
Telephone: (512) 482-9300
Facsimile: (512) 482-9303
Patricia Rouse Vargas
State Bar No. 2043029
pvargas@duncanlaw.com
Michael P. Repp
State Bar No. 24064104
mrepp@duncanlaw.com
DUNCAN, BRESSLER & LIU, INC.
1020 N.E. Loop 410, Suite 500
San Antonio, TX 78209-1224
Telephone: (210) 224-0781
Facsimile: (210) 224-6958
ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLANTS
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CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE
On October 26-28, 2015, I communicated with:
• Christopher Hodge, counsel for Appellees Dabney Noel Petty,
Christopher Petty, and Elizabeth Petty;
• Kortney Kloppe-Orton, counsel for Appellee Frost Bank; and
• Russell Aldrich, counsel for Ian Matthew Petty Sargent
concerning this motion to abate, and they stated that their clients do not oppose the
relief sought in this motion.
/s/ Amy Warr
Amy Warr
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
On October 29, 2015, I electronically filed this Unopposed Motion to Abate
Appeal with the Clerk of the Court using the eFile.TXCourts.gov electronic filing
system which will send notification of such filing to the following:
Christopher T. Hodge Marvin Pipkin
State Bar No. 24037974 State Bar No. 16026600
chodge@langleybanack.com mpipkin@pipkinoliver.com
LANGLEY & BANACK, INC. Kortney M. Kloppe-Orton
745 East Mulberry, Suite 900 State Bar No. 00794104
San Antonio, Texas 78212 kkloppe@pipkinoliver.com
Telephone: (210) 736-6600 PIPKIN & OLIVER, L.L.P.
Facsimile: (210) 735-6889 1020 NE Loop 410, #810
San Antonio, Texas 78209
Attorneys for Appellees Dabney Telephone: (210) 820-0082
Noel Petty and Christopher Petty Facsimile: (210) 820-0077
and Elizabeth Petty
Attorneys for Appellee, Frost Bank
Russell Aldrich
State Bar No. 24078132
russ@aldrichfirm.com
Serena Hanor Aldrich
State Bar No. 24085169
serena@aldrichfirm.com
ALDRICH LAW FIRM, PLLC
909 NE Loop 410, Suite 602
San Antonio, Texas 78209
Telephone: (210) 253-9226
Facsimile: (210) 598-7221
Attorneys for Appellee Ian Matthew
Petty Sargent
/s/ Wallace B. Jefferson
Wallace B. Jefferson
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