Glenn Hegar, Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas, and Ken Paxton, Attorney General of the State of Texas v. CGG Veritas Services (U.S.), Inc. ( 2015 )

ACCEPTED 03-14-00713-CV 6244085 THIRD COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 7/27/2015 6:32:01 PM JEFFREY D. KYLE CLERK No. 03-14-00713-CV In the Court of Appeals 3rd COURTFILED IN OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS for the Third Judicial District 7/27/2015 6:32:01 PM Austin, Texas JEFFREY D. KYLE Clerk GLENN HEGAR, COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, AND KEN PAXTON, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellants, V. CGG VERITAS SERVICES (U.S.), INC., Appellee. On Appeal from the 353rd Judicial District Court of Travis County, Texas UNOPPOSED MOTION TO EXTEND TIME TO FILE APPELLANTS’ REPLY BRIEF TO THE HONORABLE THIRD COURT OF APPEALS: Pursuant to Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 10.5(b), Appellants Glenn Hegar, Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas, and Ken Paxton, Attorney General of the State of Texas, request a fourteen-day extension of time to file their Reply brief. I. Appellants’ reply brief is due on August 10, 2015. The Appellants seek a 14-day extension, creating a new due date of August 24, 2015. No prior extension has been requested or granted for this filing. Appellee does not oppose this motion. II. The undersigned has assumed responsibility as lead appellate counsel for Appellants following April Farris’s recent departure from the Attorney General’s Office. Being new to the appeal, and not having participated in the trial proceedings or the preparation of Appellants’ opening brief, the undersigned counsel requests a brief extension of time to analyze the trial court record and prepare a reply brief that will be helpful to the Court. III. For these reasons, Appellants respectfully request that the Court grant a fourteen- day extension to file their reply brief, creating a new due date of August 24, 2015. 2 Respectfully submitted, KEN PAXTON Attorney General of Texas CHARLES E. ROY First Assistant Attorney General SCOTT A. KELLER Solicitor General /s/ Joseph D. Hughes JOSEPH D. HUGHES Assistant Solicitor General State Bar No. 24007410 OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL P.O. Box 12548 (MC 059) Austin, Texas 78711-2548 [Tel.] (512) 936-1729 [Fax] (512) 474-2697 jody.hughes@texasattorneygeneral.gov COUNSEL FOR APPELLANTS 3 CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE I spoke by telephone this morning with Amanda Taylor, counsel for Appellee, and she stated that she is not opposed to the two-week extension of time requested. /s/ Joseph D. Hughes Joseph D. Hughes CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I certify that on July 27, 2015, a true and correct copy of this Unopposed Motion to Extend Time to file Appellants’ Reply Brief was served via File & ServeXpress upon the following counsel of record: Amanda G. Taylor MARTENS TODD LEONARD & TAYLOR 301 Congress Ave., Suite 1950 Austin, Texas 78701 COUNSEL FOR APPELLEE /s/ Joseph D. Hughes Joseph D. Hughes 4