Steven Webb, D/B/A Leander Trux-N-Karz v. Glenco Upshaw

ACCEPTED
03-15-00590-CV
7416312
THIRD COURT OF APPEALS
AUSTIN, TEXAS
10/16/2015 3:16:04 PM
JEFFREY D. KYLE
CLERK
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No.
 03-­‐15-­‐00590-­‐CV

FILED IN
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  3rd COURT OF APPEALS

  AUSTIN, TEXAS
IN
 THE
 COURT
 OF
 APPEALS
  10/16/2015 3:16:04 PM
THIRD
 JUDICIAL
 DISTRICT
 OF
 TEXAS
  JEFFREY D. KYLE
AT
 AUSTIN,
 TEXAS
  Clerk
______________________________________________________________________

STEVEN
 WEBB
 D/B/A
 LEANDER
 TRUX-­‐N-­‐KARZ

Appellant,

VS.

GLENCO
 UPSHAW

Appellee.

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On
 Appeal
 from
 the
 368th
 District
 Court

of
 Williamson
 County,
 Texas

Hon.
 Rick
 Kennon,
 Judge
 Presiding

Trial
 Court
 Case
 No.
 11-­‐613-­‐C368

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APPELLANT’S
 FIRST
 MOTION
 FOR
 EXTENSION
 OF
 TIME

_____________________________________________________________________

N.
 West
 Short

State
 Bar
 No.
 00788407

WEST
 SHORT
 &
 ASSOCIATES,
 P.C.

313
 West
 10th
 Street

Georgetown,
 Texas
 78626

512.864.3911

512.864.3966
 (Fax)

ATTORNEYS
 FOR
 APPELLANT
 STEVEN
 WEBB
 D/B/A
 LEANDER
 TRUX-­‐N-­‐KARZ

 APPELLANT’S
 FIRST
 MOTION
 FOR
 EXTENSION
 OF
 TIME

  Steven
  Webb,
  misnamed
  herein
  as
  “Steven
  Webb
  d/b/a
  Leander
  Trux-­‐N-­‐

Karz,”
 Appellant,
 respectfully
 asks
 the
 Court
 to
 extend
 the
 time
 to
 file
 his
 brief,
 and

in
 support
 hereof,
 would
 show
 the
 following:

A.
 Introduction

  1.
  Appellant
 Steven
 Webb
 is
 an
 individual,
 and
 is
 one
 of
 the
 owners
 of
 a

used
 car
 dealership
 in
 Leander,
 Texas,
 called
 “Leander
 Trux-­‐N-­‐Karz,
 Inc.”

  2.
  The
  trial
  court
  entered
  a
  post-­‐answer
  summary
  judgment
  against

Appellant
 by
 default
 on
 September
 10,
 2015.

3.
  Appellant
 filed
 a
 pro
 se
 Notice
 of
 Appeal
 and
 a
 Motion
 for
 New
 Trial
 on

September
 15,
 2015.

4.
  Appellant,
  through
  the
  undersigned
  counsel,
  then
  filed
  a
  First

Amended
  Motion
  for
  New
  Trial
  on
  October
  5,
  2015,
  contending
  that
  because

Appellant
  was
  not
  aware
  of
  the
  hearing
  on
  Appellee’s
  Motion
  for
  Summary

Judgment,
  he
  should
  be
  granted
  a
  new
  trial
  under
  the
  Craddock
  test
  and
  in
  the

interests
 of
 justice.

5.
  Appellant’s
  First
  Amended
  Motion
  for
  New
  Trial
  is
  currently
  set
  for

hearing
 on
 October
 29,
 2015,
 and,
 if
 not
 ruled
 upon,
 will
 be
 denied
 by
 operation
 of

law
 on
 November
 24,
 2015.

B.
 Arguments
 and
 Authorities

  6.
  Appellant’s
 brief
 is
 currently
 due
 on
 October
 28,
 2015.

  7.
  No
  extension
  has
  been
  previously
  granted
  to
  extend
  the
  time
  for

Appellant
 to
 file
 his
 brief.

APPELLANT’S
 FIRST
 MOTION
 FOR
 EXTENSION
 OF
 TIME
 –
 PAGE
 2
 of
 4

  8.
  This
  request
  is
  being
  made
  because
  this
  appeal
  will
  become
  moot
  if

the
  trial
  court
  grants
  Appellant’s
  Motion
  for
  New
  Trial,
  and
  because
  even
  if

Appellant’s
  motion
  is
  denied
  by
  the
  trial
  court,
  the
  trial
  court’s
  actions
  could

substantially
 change
 the
 issues
 in
 this
 appeal.

  9.
  Appellant
 therefore
 requests
 an
 additional
 30
 days
 after
 the
 trial
 court

has
  ruled
  on
  the
  Motion
  for
  New
  Trial,
  or
  the
  Motion
  for
  New
  Trial
  is
  denied
  by

operation
 of
 law,
 whichever
 is
 earlier,
 to
 file
 his
 brief.

PRAYER

  For
 the
 reasons
 stated
 above,
 Appellant
 respectfully
 requests
 an
 extension
 of

time
  to
  file
  his
  brief
  until
  thirty
  (30)
  days
  after
  the
  trial
  court
  has
  ruled
  on
  the

Motion
  for
  New
  Trial
  that
  is
  currently
  before
  it,
  or
  the
  Motion
  for
  New
  Trial
  is

denied
 by
 operation
 of
 law,
 whichever
 is
 earlier.

  Respectfully
 submitted,

  WEST
 SHORT
 &
 ASSOCIATES,
 P.C.

  By:
  /s/
 N.
 West
 Short

  N.
 West
 Short

  State
 Bar
 No.
 00788407

  Michael
 Howell

  State
 Bar
 No.
 24009368

  313
 West
 10th
 Street

  Georgetown,
 TX
 78626

  512.864.3911

  512.864.3966
 (Fax)

  west.short@westshortlawfirm.com

  michael.howell@westshortlawfirm.com

  ATTORNEYS
 FOR
 APPELLANT,

  STEVEN
 WEBB

APPELLANT’S
 FIRST
 MOTION
 FOR
 EXTENSION
 OF
 TIME
 –
 PAGE
 3
 of
 4

 CERTIFICATE
 OF
 CONFERENCE

  I
 certify
 that
 I
 contacted
 Cheryl
 McGirr,
 lead
 counsel
 for
 Appellee,
 on
 October

16,
  2015,
  to
  determine
  whether
  she
  was
  opposed
  to
  this
  motion,
  but
  she
  was
  out
  of

the
 office
 for
 the
 day
 and
 I
 was
 unable
 to
 speak
 with
 her.

  /s/
 N.
 West
 Short

  N.
 West
 Short

CERTIFICATE
 OF
 SERVICE

  I
 certify
 that
 a
 true
 and
 correct
 copy
 of
 the
 above
 and
 foregoing
 has
 been
 e-­‐
served
 via
 ProDoc
 on
 this
 16th
 day
 of
 October,
 2015:

  Cheryl
 McGirr

  McGirr
 Law,
 PC

  201
 S.
 Lakeline
 Blvd.,
 Suite
 301

  Cedar
 Park,
 Texas
 78613

  COUNSEL
 FOR
 APPELLEE

  /s/
 N.
 West
 Short

  N.
 West
 Short

APPELLANT’S
 FIRST
 MOTION
 FOR
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 OF
 TIME
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