Joseph P. Thweatt v. Billingsley House Moving, Inc. And Oliver Billingsley

ACCEPTED 03-15-00333-CV 5817647 THIRD COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 6/25/2015 10:25:02 AM JEFFREY D. KYLE CLERK NO. 03-15-00333-CV In the Court of Appeals FILED IN for the Third Judicial District of Texas 3rd COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS at Austin 6/25/2015 10:25:02 AM JEFFREY D. KYLE Clerk JOSEPH P. THWEATT, Appellant, v. BILLINGSLEY HOUSE MOVING, INC., and OLIVER BILLINGSLEY, Appellees. On Appeal from the 353rd Judicial District Court Travis County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. D-1-GN-14-005006 JOINT AGREED MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE APPELLANT BRIEF TO THE HONORABLE THIRD COURT OF APPEALS: Pursuant to Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 10.5(b), Joseph P. Thweatt, Billingsley House Moving, Inc., and Oliver Billingsley (collectively, the “Parties”) file this Joint Agreed Motion (the “Motion”) requesting that the time for filing the appellant brief be extended by 21 days to July 23, 2015. In support, the Parties would respectfully show the Court as follows: Joint Agreed Motion for Extension of Time Page 1 of 4 1. Appellant Joseph P. Thweatt perfected this appeal by filing a notice of appeal on June 2, 2015. The clerk’s record and reporter’s record were filed on June 12, 2015. As a result, the current deadline for filing the appellant brief is July 2, 2015. 2. The Parties seek an extension of 21 days to file the appellant brief, that is, an extension of the deadline up to and including Thursday, July 23, 2015. The Parties seek this extension because they are engaged in ongoing settlement discussions that could resolve the appeal. 3. No previous extensions of time to file the appellant brief have been requested. 4. This Motion is a joint motion by all Parties to this appeal, and all Parties have agreed to the requested extension. 5. The Parties do not ask for this extension for purposes of delay, but so that justice may be served and they may best present their contentions and arguments to the Court. WHEREFORE, the Parties respectfully request that the Court grant this Joint Agreed Motion for Extension of Time to File Appellant Brief, extending the deadline for filing the appellant brief to July 23, 2015, and grant such other relief, at law and in equity, to which the Parties are entitled. Joint Agreed Motion for Extension of Time Page 2 of 4 Respectfully submitted, /s/Carl R. Galant By:_________________________ L. Lee Thweatt State Bar No. 24008160 Terry & Thweatt, P.C. One Greenway Plaza, Suite 100 Houston, Texas 77046-0102 Telephone: (713) 600-4710 Facsimile: (713) 600-4706 lthweatt@terrythweatt.com Carl R. Galant State Bar No. 24050633 McGinnis Lochridge 600 Congress Avenue, Suite 2100 Austin, Texas 78701 Telephone: (512) 495-6083 Facsimile: (512) 505-6383 cgalant@mcginnislaw.com ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLANT By:___________________________ Tom Murphy Tom Murphy Law Office of Tom Murphy 9600 Great Hills Trail, Suite 150 W Austin, TX 78759 Facsimile: (512) 493-0691 tom@tommurphyslaw.com ATTORNEY FOR APPELLEES Joint Agreed Motion for Extension of Time Page 3 of 4 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 25th day of June, 2015, I served a copy of the Joint I hereby certify that on the ____ Agreed Motion for Extension of Time to File Appellant Briefs upon counsel of record for the Appellees in this case pursuant to the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure: Mr. Tom Murphy Law Office of Tom Murphy 9600 Great Hills Trail, Suite 150 W Austin, TX 78759 Via Facsimile: 512-493-0691 /s/Carl R. Galant __________________________ Carl R. Galant Joint Agreed Motion for Extension of Time Page 4 of 4