Dennis Rayner and Joe Tex Xpress, Inc. v. Krista Dillon

ACCEPTED 06-15-00009-CV SIXTH COURT OF APPEALS TEXARKANA, TEXAS 7/17/2015 3:11:38 PM DEBBIE AUTREY CLERK NO. 06-15-00009-CV FILED IN IN THE COURT OF APPEALS 6th COURT OF APPEALS SIXTH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT TEXARKANA, TEXAS TEXARKANA, TEXAS 7/17/2015 3:11:38 PM DEBBIE AUTREY Clerk DENNIS RAYNER AND JOE TEX XPRESS, INC., Appellants, V. KRISTA DILLON, Appellee. ON APPEAL FROM THE 62ND DISTRICT COURT, HOPKINS COUNTY, TEXAS HONORABLE WILL BIARD PRESIDING CAUSE NO. CV40921 AGREED FIRST MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE APPELLANTS’ BRIEF TO THE HONORABLE SIXTH COURT OF APPEALS: Appellants respectfully present this agreed first motion to extend the time in which to file their Appellants’ Brief pursuant to Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 38.6. No previous motions for extension of time to file the Appellants’ Brief have been filed. In support of this motion, appellants would show the Court as follows: I. Appellants’ principal brief is currently due on July 17, 2015. Because of the events and matters described more fully below, appellants request an extension of an additional 30 days in which to file the Appellants’ Brief or until August 17, 2015. II. The requested extension is necessary because the following matters have prevented the undersigned from completing the Appellants’ Brief and will preclude the undersigned from doing so sooner than August 17, 2015: 1. The undersigned was required to prepare a jury charge and attend a jury charge hearing during a trial in Jeffrey Green et al. v. Anthony “Tony” Schuchart, No. 3075, in the County Court at Law, Medina County, Texas; 2. The undersigned prepared and revised post-judgment filings in Robertson Electric, Inc. v. Select Building Systems, Inc. et al., No. 13-212, in the 216th District Court, Kendall County, Texas; 3. The undersigned has been ordered to file a response to the petitioners’ motion for rehearing in City of Houston and Daniel W. Krueger, in His Official Capacity as Director of Public Works & Engineering v. Little Nell Apartments, LP et al., No 14-0473, in the Texas Supreme Court; 4. The undersigned is preparing the appellants’ brief in In re Estate of Jack Ikenaga, Sr., No. 04-15-00005-CV, in the Fourth Court of Appeals; and 5. The undersigned has been out of the office attending meetings associated with his service as President-elect of the Texas Young Lawyers Association. For all of the reasons explained above, counsel for appellants cannot complete the Appellants’ Brief by its current due date of July 17, 2015, and needs an additional 30 days in which to do so. 2 III. On July 17, 2015, the undersigned conferred with John Mercy, lead appellate counsel for appellee. Mr. Mercy indicated that this motion would not be opposed. WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, appellants respectfully request that this Court grant their motion for extension of time in which to file the Appellants’ Brief, extend the deadline in which to file the brief an additional 30 days up to and including August 17, 2015, and grant such other and further relief to which appellants may be justly and equitably entitled. Respectfully submitted, /s/ Samuel V. Houston, III SAMUEL V. HOUSTON, III State Bar No. 24041135 HOUSTON DUNN, PLLC 4040 Broadway, Suite 440 San Antonio, Texas 78209 Telephone: (210) 775-0882 Fax: (210) 826-0075 sam@hdappeals.com ATTORNEY FOR APPELLANTS 3 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I do hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing motion has been served on the following counsel in accordance with the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, on this 17th day of July, 2015: John Mercy Via email/eservice MERCY CARTER TIDWELL, L.L.P. 1724 Galleria Oaks Drive Texarkana, Texas 75503 jmercy@texarkanalawyers.com Brent Goudarzi Via email/eservice GOUDARZI & YOUNG, L.L.P. P.O. Drawer 910 Gilmer, Texas 75644 brent@goudarzi-young.com /s/ Samuel V. Houston, III SAMUEL V. HOUSTON, III 4