Dr. Behzad Nazari, D.D.S. D/B/A Antoine Dental Center Dr. Behzad Nazari Harlingen Family Dentistry, P.C. A/K/A Practical Business Solutions, Series LLC Juan D. Villarreal D.D.S., Series PLLC D/B/A Harlingen Family Dentistry Group v. State

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03-15-00252-CV
8147961
THIRD COURT OF APPEALS
AUSTIN, TEXAS
12/8/2015 6:09:07 PM
JEFFREY D. KYLE
No. 03-15-00252-CV CLERK

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE THIRD DISTRICT OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN
FILED IN
3rd COURT OF APPEALS
DR. BEHZAD NAZARI, D.D.S., ET AL., AUSTIN, TEXAS
Appellants, 12/8/2015 6:09:07 PM
v.
JEFFREY D. KYLE
THE STATE OF TEXAS, Clerk
Appellee,
v.

XEROX CORPORATION, XEROX STATE HEALTHCARE, LLC
F/K/A ACS STATE HEALTHCARE, LLC,
Appellees.

On Appeal from the 53rd Judicial District Court of Travis County, Texas,
Trial Court Cause No. D-1-GN-14-005380

UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE
SUPPLEMENTAL BRIEF ON JURISDICTION
BECK REDDEN LLP BECK REDDEN LLP
Eric J.R. Nichols Constance H. Pfeiffer
State Bar No. 14994900 State Bar No. 24046627
enichols@beckredden.com cpfeiffer@beckredden.com
Gretchen Sween 1221 McKinney St., Ste. 4500
State Bar No. 24041996 Houston, TX 77010
gsween@beckredden.com (713) 951-3700
Christopher R. Cowan (713) 951-3720 (Fax)
State Bar No. 24084975
ccowan@beckredden.com
515 Congress Ave., Ste. 1900
Austin, TX 78701
(512) 708-1000
(512) 708-1002 (Fax)

GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP KELLY HART & HALLMAN LLP
Robert C. Walters C. Andrew Weber
State Bar No. 20820300 State Bar No. 00797641
rwalters@gibsondunn.com andrew.weber@kellyhart.com
2100 McKinney Ave., Ste. 1100 301 Congress, Ste. 2000
Dallas, TX 75201 Austin, TX 78701
(214) 698-3100 (512) 495-6451
(214) 571-2900 (Fax) (512) 495-6930 (Fax)
COUNSEL FOR APPELLEES, XEROX CORPORATION AND
XEROX STATE HEALTHCARE, LLC, F/K/A ACS STATE HEALTHCARE, LLC
TO THE HONORABLE THIRD COURT OF APPEALS:

Appellees Xerox Corporation and Xerox State Healthcare, LLC f/k/a ACS

State Healthcare, LLC (“Xerox”) respectfully file this Unopposed Motion for

Leave to File a Supplemental Brief on Jurisdiction, and in support thereof, shows

the following:

1. Rule 38.7 of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure provides for the

amendment or supplementation of briefing “whenever justice requires, on

whatever reasonable terms the court may prescribe.” TEX. R. APP. P. 38.7.

2. Justice requires supplementation because, as a threshold matter, the

Court must ascertain whether it has subject matter jurisdiction to address all issues

raised by this appeal. University of Tex. Sw. Med. Ctr. at Dallas v. Loutzenhiser,

140 S.W.3d 351, 358 (Tex. 2004). Xerox stated the basis for the Court’s

jurisdiction in its appellees’ brief but did not elaborate because it thought the basis

was undisputed. In the State’s appellee’s brief, however, the State argued that the

Court lacks jurisdiction over the part of the district court’s order dismissing the

third-party claims against Xerox. State Br. 43. In their reply brief, the appellants

did not respond to this particular argument made by the State. Therefore, the issue

has not yet been joined.

3. The supplemental brief that Xerox seeks leave to file addresses the

circumscribed jurisdictional dispute germane to the third-party claims against

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Xerox. It explains that the Court has appellate jurisdiction under section 51.014(8)

of the Texas Civil Practice & Remedies Code. Alternatively, Xerox argues that, if

the Court were to determine that it lacks appellate jurisdiction, it should

nonetheless exercise mandamus jurisdiction with respect to the district court’s

ruling dismissing the third-party claims against Xerox so that all issues raised by

this appeal will be addressed on the merits.

4. The supplemental brief that Xerox seeks leave to file will not impinge

upon the word-count limits imposed by Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.4.

Xerox’s appellees’ brief contains only 3,843 words, excluding the parts of the brief

exempted by Rule 9.4(i)(2), and its Supplemental Brief on Jurisdiction contains

only 1,215 words, excluding the parts of the brief exempted by Rule 9.4(i)(2).

Therefore, if leave is granted, the total words in Xerox’s briefing in this matter will

lie far below the maximum allowed under the rules.

PRAYER

Xerox respectfully requests that the Court grant leave to file the

Supplemental Brief on Jurisdiction, which is tendered simultaneously with this

motion as Exhibit 1.

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 Respectfully submitted,

By: /s/ Eric J.R. Nichols By: /s/ Constance H. Pfeiffer
Eric J.R. Nichols Constance H. Pfeiffer
State Bar No. 14994900 State Bar No. 24046627
Gretchen Sween BECK REDDEN LLP
State Bar No. 24041996 1221 McKinney St., Ste. 4500
Christopher R. Cowan Houston, TX 77010
State Bar No. 24084975 Tel: 713.951.3700
BECK REDDEN LLP Fax: 713.951.3720
515 Congress Ave., Ste. 1900
Austin, TX 78701
Tel: 512.708.1000
Fax: 512.708.1002

Robert C. Walters C. Andrew Weber
State Bar No. 20820300 State Bar No. 00797641
GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP KELLY HART & HALLMAN LLP
2100 McKinney Ave., Ste. 1100 301 Congress, Ste. 2000
Dallas, TX 75201 Austin, TX 78701
Tel: 214.698.3100 Tel: 512.495.6451
Fax: 214.571.2900 Fax: 512.495.6930

COUNSEL FOR APPELLEES, XEROX CORPORATION AND XEROX STATE
HEALTHCARE, LLC, F/K/A ACS STATE HEALTHCARE, LLC

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 CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE
I certify that I conferred with counsel for Appellants and for the State.
Appellants do not oppose the relief requested here. The State does not oppose the
relief requested here.

/s/ Constance H. Pfeiffer
Constance H. Pfeiffer
Counsel for Appellees

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 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that on December 8, 2015, a true and correct copy of the
above Unopposed Motion for Leave to File Supplemental Brief on Jurisdiction was
forwarded to all counsel of record by the Electronic Service Provider, if registered,
otherwise by email, and to Respondent, by hand delivery, as follows:

J. Campbell Barker Philip A. Lionberger
Deputy Solicitor General Assistant Solicitor General
Office of the Attorney General Office of the Attorney General
P.O. Box 12548 (MC 059) P.O. Box 12548 (MC 059)
Austin, TX 78711-2548 Austin, TX 78771-2548
Cam.Barker@texasattorneygeneral.gov Philip.Lionberger@texasattorneygeneral.gov

Raymond Winter Reynolds Brissenden
Chief, Civil Medicaid Fraud Division Assistant Attorney General
Office of the Attorney General Office of the Attorney General
P.O. Box 12548 P.O. Box 12548
Austin, TX 78711-2548 Austin, TX 78711-2548
raymond.winter@texasattorneygeneral.gov reynolds.brissenden@texasattorneygeneral.gov

Counsel for Appellee, The State of Texas

Jason Ray E. Hart Green
Riggs, Aleshire & Ray, P.C. Weller, Green, Toups & Terrell, L.L.P.
700 Lavaca, Suite 920 Post Office Box 350
Austin, TX 78701 Beaumont, TX 77704-0350
jray@r-alaw.com hartgr@wgttlaw.com

Counsel for Appellants

By: /s/ Constance H. Pfeiffer
Constance H. Pfeiffer

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