Joeris General Contractors, Ltd. v. Rolando Cumpian

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ACCEPTED 04-15-00481-CV FOURTH COURT OF APPEALS SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 12/2/2015 12:03:22 PM KEITH HOTTLE CLERK No. 04-15-00481-CV FILED IN IN THE 4th COURT OF APPEALS SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS FOURTH COURT OF APPEALS 12/2/2015 12:03:22 PM AT SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS KEITH E. HOTTLE Clerk JOERIS GENERAL CONTRACTORS, LTD., Appellant, v. ROLANDO CUMPIAN, Appellee. UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE APPELLANT’S BRIEF Lorien Whyte David Gaultney State Bar No. 24042440 State Bar No. 07765300 Pozza & Whyte, PLLC davidgaultney@mehaffyweber.com lorienwhyte@pozzaandwhyte.com Elana Einhorn 239 E. Commerce St. State Bar No. 06502455 San Antonio, TX 78205 elanaeinhorn@mehaffyweber.com (210) 226.8888 Office MehaffyWeber, P.C. (210) 222.8477 Fax 823 Congress Avenue, Suite 200 Austin, Texas 78701 (512) 394-3840 Office (512) 394-3860 Fax ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLANT JOERIS GENERAL CONTRACTORS, LTD. To the Honorable Court of Appeals: Appellant, Joeris General Contractors, Ltd., files this Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to file Appellant’s Brief and would respectfully show as follows: I. Time Requested for Extension Appellant’s Brief is currently due on Wednesday, December 23, 2015. Appellant requests an extension up to and including Friday, January 22, 2016, to file Appellant’s Brief in this matter. Appellant requests an extension of thirty days. This is Appellant’s first request for an extension. II. The Extension is Unopposed Counsel for Appellee does not oppose the extension. III. Grounds for Extension In addition to the brief in this case, Appellant’s counsel is working on a brief on the merits in the Texas Supreme Court, an appellant’s brief in the federal Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, and an appellee’s brief in the Thirteenth District Court of Appeals. The Thanksgiving holidays were part of the original time period for filing 2 the brief in this case and those cases, and the Christmas and New Year holidays will be part of any extension in this and those cases as well. IV. Authority to Grant Extension The Court may grant an extension of time to file a brief under the authority of Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 10.5(b). Because this is a motion to extend time to file a brief, this motion may be determined by the Court without waiting the 10-day submission delay. See Tex. R. App. P. 10.3(a) (1). V. This request will not unnecessarily delay disposition of this matter, but will allow Appellant adequate opportunity to prepare briefing that will be of maximum benefit to the Court. VI. This motion is not brought for purposes of delay, but so that justice may be accomplished. WHEREFORE, Appellant prays that this Court grant Appellant an extension up to and including Friday, January 22, 2016, to file Appellant’s Brief herein, and for such other and further relief to which Appellant may be justly entitled. Respectfully submitted, MEHAFFYWEBER, P.C. 3 Respectfully submitted, By/s/ David Gaultney Lorien Whyte David Gaultney State Bar No. 24042440 State Bar No. 07765300 Pozza & Whyte, PLLC davidgaultney@mehaffyweber.com lorienwhyte@pozzaandwhyte.com Elana Einhorn 239 E. Commerce St. State Bar No. 06502455 San Antonio, TX 78205 elanaeinhorn@mehaffyweber.com (210) 226.8888 Office MehaffyWeber, P.C. (210) 222.8477 Fax 823 Congress Avenue, Suite 200 Austin, Texas 78701 (512) 394-3840 Office (512) 394-3860 Fax ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLANT CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE I certify that I have conferred with Appellee’s counsel Thad Spalding by email, and Appellee is unopposed to this motion. /s/ David Gaultney 4 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE The undersigned certifies that a true copy of the Motion was served upon the following counsel of record for Appellee via electronic service on December 2, 2015: R. Scott Westlund Thad D. Spalding State Bar No. 00791906 State Bar No. 00791708 scott@krwlawyers.com tspalding@texasappeals.com Brian C. Steward Kelly, Durham &Pittard, LLP State Bar No. 19201100 P.O. Box 224626 brian@krwlawyers.com Dallas, Texas 75222 Jay Moore Telephone: (214) 946-8000 State Bar No. 24041514 Facsimile: (214) 946-8433 jay@krwlawyers.com Ryan A. Todd State Bar No. 24033393 ryan@krwlawyers.com Ketterman Rowland &Westlund 16500 San Pedro, Suite 302 San Antonio, Texas 78232 Telephone: (210) 490-7402 Facsimile: (210) 490-8372 /s/ David Gaultney David Gaultney 5