ACCEPTED
01-15-00375-CV
FIRST COURT OF APPEALS
HOUSTON, TEXAS
9/7/2015 6:48:55 PM
CHRISTOPHER PRINE
CLERK
CAUSE NO. 01-15-00375-CV
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FILED IN
1st COURT OF APPEALS
IN THE FIRST COURT OF APPEALS IN HOUSTON, TEXASHOUSTON, TEXAS
9/8/2015 9:14:00 AM
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CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE
Clerk
LOST CREEK VENTURES, LLC D/B/A HAPPY BULLDOG MANAGEMENT; STEPHAN
EPSTEIN, AND MARILYN ROTH EPSTEIN,
Appellants,
v.
ALAN PILGRIM,
Appellee.
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On Appeal from the County Court at Law No. 2 in Travis County, Texas
Transferred from the Third Court of Appeals in Austin, Texas
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UNOPPOSED MOTION TO WITHDRAW AS COUNSEL FOR
APPELLANTS
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Tracy J. Willi
Willi Law Firm, P.C.
9600 Escarpment Blvd., Suite 745, PMB 34
Austin, TX 78749-1983
Tel. (512) 288-3200
Fax (512) 288-3202
twilli@willi.com
ATTORNEY FOR LOST CREEK
VENTURES, LLC D/B/A HAPPY
BULLDOG MANAGEMENT; STEPHAN
EPSTEIN, AND MARILYN ROTH
EPSTEIN
UNOPPOSED MOTION TO WITHDRAW AS COUNSEL FOR
APPELLANTS
Tracy J. Willi files this Motion to Withdraw as Counsel for Lost Creek
Ventures, LLC d/b/a Happy Bulldog Management, Stephan Epstein, and Marilyn
Roth Epstein, Appellants, and would show this Court as follows.
Pursuant to Rule 6.5 of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, Tracy J.
Willi and Willi Law Firm, P.C., request this Court to grant an order withdrawing as
counsel of record for the Appellants.
The list of current deadlines is as follows:
The trial court in this case entered judgment on November 10, 2014. The
Appellants’ Brief was due on September 4, 2015. Concurrently with this motion to
withdraw, counsel for Appellants has filed an unopposed motion for extension of
time to file the Appellants’ Brief to move the deadline to October 5, 2015. The
motion for extension is filed so that Appellants will have time to find new counsel,
if they choose to do so.
The last known address and telephone for the Appellants is as follows:
Lost Creek Ventures, LLC d/b/a Happy Bulldog Management
Stephan Epstein
Marilyn Roth Epstein
7519 Stonecliff Dr.
Austin, TX 78731
512-476-5951
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A copy of this motion has been delivered to the Appellants as stated in the
Certificate of Service below. The Appellants have been notified in writing of their
right to object to the motion.
Good cause exists for this motion to withdraw because the Appellants have
had difficulty coming up with money to pay their attorney to pursue this appeal.
As of September 7, 2015, the Appellants have been unable to pay their attorney for
outstanding fees incurred.
Upon the granting of this motion, the withdrawing attorney will immediately
notify the Appellants, in writing, of any deadlines or settings that the attorney
knows about at the time of withdrawal but that were not previously disclosed to the
party. The withdrawing attorney will file a copy of that notice with the Court’s
clerk.
Tracy J. Willi and Willi Law Firm, P.C., request this Court to grant an order
stating that Tracy J. Willi and Willi Law Firm, P.C. are hereby withdrawn from
this case.
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Respectfully submitted,
/s/ Tracy J. Willi
Tracy J. Willi
Texas Bar No. 00784633
Willi Law Firm, P.C.
9600 Escarpment Blvd., Suite 745, PMB 34
Austin, TX 78749-1983
Tel. (512) 288-3200
Fax (512) 288-3202
twilli@willi.com
ATTORNEY FOR LOST CREEK
VENTURES, LLC D/B/A HAPPY
BULLDOG MANAGEMENT; STEPHAN
EPSTEIN, AND MARILYN ROTH
EPSTEIN
CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE
I hereby certify that I conferred with opposing counsel, Lisa Bowlin Hobbs,
and she is not opposed to this motion.
/s/ Tracy J. Willi
Tracy J. Willi
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE ON APPELLANTS
I hereby certify that this motion was served on Appellants by certified and
first-class mail to the Appellants’ last known address as follows:
Lost Creek Ventures, LLC d/b/a Happy Bulldog Management
Stephan Epstein
Marilyn Roth Epstein
7519 Stonecliff Dr.
Austin, TX 78731
512-476-5951
/s/ Tracy J. Willi
Tracy J. Willi
CERTIFICATE OF FILING AND SERVICE ON OPPOSING COUNSEL
I hereby certify that this document was filed with Clerk of Court through the
Court’s electronic filing system (“efs”) and served on all counsel of record through
efs or, if counsel is not registered for efs, then by email on September 7, 2015 as
follows:
Lisa Bowlin Hobbs
Kuhn Hobbs, PLLC
3307 Northland Drive, Suite 310
Austin, TX 78731
(512) 476-6003
(512) 476-6002 (fax)
Lisa@kuhnhobbs.com
COUNSEL FOR APPELLEE, ALAN PILGRIM
/s/ Tracy J. Willi
Tracy J. Willi
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