Texas State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners, and Nicole Oria, in Her Official Capacity as Executive Director// Ellen Jefferson, D.V.M. v. Ellen Jefferson, D.V.M.// Texas State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners, and Nicole Oria, in Her Official Capacity as Executive Director

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ACCEPTED 03-14-00774-CV 7118216 THIRD COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 9/28/2015 10:01:50 AM JEFFREY D. KYLE CLERK NO. 03-14-00774-CV ____________________________________________________ FILED IN 3rd COURT OF APPEALS IN THE THIRD COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS AT AUSTIN, TEXAS 9/28/2015 10:01:50 AM ____________________________________________________ JEFFREY D. KYLE Clerk TEXAS STATE BOARD OF VETERINARY MEDICAL EXAMINERS, and NICOLE ORIA, in her Official Capacity as Executive Director Appellants/Cross-Appellees, v. ELLEN JEFFERSON, D.V.M., Appellee/Cross-Appellant. ____________________________________________________ On Appeal from the 127th Judicial District Court of Travis County, Texas Cause No. D-1-GN-14-000287 The Honorable Gisela D. Triana presiding _________________________________________________ APPELLANTS’ FIRST UNOPPOSED MOTON FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE REPLY BRIEF ____________________________________________________ TO THE HONORABLE JUSTICES OF THE THIRD COURT OF APPEALS: Appellants, the Texas State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners and Nicole Oria, in her Official Capacity as Executive Director, by and through the Office of the Attorney General of Texas and the undersigned Assistant Attorney General, respectfully request this Court to grant them an extension of time to file their reply brief to October 22, 2015, and in support would show the Court as follows: 1. Appellants’ reply brief is currently due on September 28, 2015. No previous extensions have been requested or granted. 2. Appellants request an extension of time to file their reply brief to October 22, 2015. 3. The reason for the request is that the undersigned counsel for Appellants was away from the office and had hearings and other matters scheduled during September, 2015. 4. This Motion is not interposed for the purpose of delay, but only for the purpose of allowing counsel to adequately prepare and file Appellants’ reply brief and fully address the issues in this appeal. 5. Counsel for Cross-Appellant, Ellen Jefferson, D.V.M., has stated that he does not oppose this Motion. Appellants therefore respectfully request an extension of time to and including October 22, 2015 in which to file and serve their reply brief in the captioned appeal. Dated: September 28, 2015. Respectfully submitted, KEN PAXTON Attorney General of Texas CHARLES E. ROY First Assistant Attorney General 2 JAMES E. DAVIS Deputy Attorney General for Civil Litigation DAVID A. TALBOT, JR. Division Chief, Administrative Law Division /s/ Ted A. Ross Ted A. Ross Assistant Attorney General State Bar No. 24008890 OFFICE OF THE TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE LAW DIVISION P. O. Box 12548 Austin, Texas 78711-2548 Telephone: (512) 475-4191 Facsimile: (512) 457-4674 Email: ted.ross@texasattorneygeneral.gov Attorneys for Appellants, Texas State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners, and Nicole Oria, in her Official Capacity as Executive Director CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE I hereby certify that I contacted counsel for Cross-Appellant and he stated that he does not oppose this Motion. /s/ Ted A. Ross Ted A. Ross Assistant Attorney General 3 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that, in compliance with Rule 9.5 of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, a true and correct copy of the above and foregoing document has been served on the following on this the 28th day of September 2015: Ryan Clinton Via: Electronic Service DAVIS, GERALD & CREMER, P.C. 111 Congress Ave., Suite 1660 Austin, Texas 78701 (432) 687-0011 Fax: (432) 687-1735 David F. Brown Via: Electronic Service David P. Blanke Zeke DeRose III EWELL, BROWN & BLANKE, LLP 111 Congress Avenue, 28th Floor Austin, Texas 78701 Telephone: (512) 457-0233 Facsimile: (877) 651-6384 Attorneys for Cross-Appellant, Ellen Jefferson, D.V.M. /s/ Ted A. Ross Ted A. Ross Assistant Attorney General 4