Cantu Enterprises, LLC v. Glenn Hegar, Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas And Ken Paxton, Attorney General of the State of Texas ( 2015 )

ACCEPTED 03-15-00516-CV 7525114 THIRD COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 10/23/2015 5:16:25 PM JEFFREY D. KYLE CLERK No. 03-15-00516-CV __________________________________________________________________ FILED IN 3rd COURT OF APPEALS In the Court of Appeals AUSTIN, TEXAS For the Third Judicial District 10/23/2015 5:16:25 PM Austin, Texas JEFFREY D. KYLE Clerk __________________________________________________________________ CANTU ENTERPRISES, LLC Appellant, v. GLENN HEGAR, COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, AND KEN PAXTON, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF TEXAS Appellees. __________________________________________________________________ ON APPEAL FROM THE 353RD DISTRICT COURT, TRAVIS COUNTY, TEXAS TRIAL COURT CAUSE NO. D-1-GN-13-004369 __________________________________________________________________ APPELLANT’S SECOND UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE APPELLANT’S BRIEF __________________________________________________________________ RYAN LAW FIRM, LLP Doug Sigel Texas Bar No. 18347650 100 Congress Avenue, Suite 950 Austin, Texas 78701 Telephone: (512) 459-6600 Facsimile: (512) 459-6601 Counsel for Cantu Enterprises, LLC TO THE HONORABLE THIRD COURT OF APPEALS: Pursuant to Tex. R. App. P. 10.1 and 38.6(d), the Appellant, Cantu Enterprises, LLC (“Cantu”) files this Second Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to File Appellant’s Brief. The Appellant’s Brief is currently due on November 12, 2015. Counsel for Cantu requests a 30-day extension of time to file the Appellant’s Brief, making the brief due on December 14, 2015. This is the second request for extension of time to file the Appellant’s Brief. Counsel for Appellant relies on the following reasons, in addition to the routine matters that counsel must attend to in daily practice, to explain the need for the requested extension: • The undersigned counsel will be traveling out-of-state to attend and speak at a conference for the National Association of State Bar Tax Sections from October 29, 2015 through October 31, 2015. • The undersigned counsel is preparing a post-hearing brief for the case styled J. Edwards Jewelry Distributing, L.L.C. v. Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts; SOAH Docket No. 111,708; before the State Office of Administrative Hearings, which is due to be filed on November 2, 2015. A post-hearing reply brief is also due to be filed on November 10, 2015. APPELLANT’S SECOND UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE APPELLANT’S BRIEF PAGE 2 • The undersigned counsel is preparing for a hearing on multiple motions in the case styled Alamo National Building Management, LP v. Glenn Hegar, Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas, and Ken Paxton, Attorney General of The State of Texas; Cause No. D-1-GN-15-000802; in the 126th Judicial District Court of Travis County, Texas, scheduled for November 10, 2015. • The undersigned counsel is preparing for oral argument in Glenn Hegar, Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas, and Ken Paxton, Attorney General of the State of Texas v. CheckFree Services Corporation, Case No. 14-15- 00027-CV, in the Fourteenth Court of Appeals, scheduled to be held on November 12, 2015. • The undersigned counsel is preparing an Appellant’s Reply Brief in Duke Realty Limited Partnership and Huffmeister Development v. Harris County Appraisal District, No. 14-15-00543-CV, in the Fourteenth Court of Appeals, which is expected to be due to be filed on November 16, 2015. Counsel for Appellant seeks this extension of time to be able to prepare a cogent and succinct brief to aid this Court in its analysis of the issues presented. Given the other time commitments imposed on counsel, it will not be possible to prepare the Appellant’s Brief by November 12, 2015. This request is not sought for delay but so that justice may be done. APPELLANT’S SECOND UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE APPELLANT’S BRIEF PAGE 3 The undersigned has conferred with Shannon Ryman, counsel for the Appellees, and she has indicated that she does not oppose this motion. All facts recited in this motion are within the personal knowledge of the counsel signing this motion; therefore no verification is necessary under Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 10.2. PRAYER FOR RELIEF For the reasons set forth above, Appellant requests that this Court grant this Second Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to File Appellant’s Brief and extend the deadline for filing the Appellant’s Brief up to and including December 14, 2015. Appellant requests all other relief to which it may be entitled. Respectfully submitted, /s/ Doug Sigel Doug Sigel Texas Bar No. 18347650 Doug.Sigel@RyanLawLLP.com RYAN LAW FIRM, LLP 100 Congress Avenue, Suite 950 Austin, Texas 78701 Telephone: (512) 459-6600 Facsimile: (512) 459-6601 Counsel for Cantu Enterprises, LLC APPELLANT’S SECOND UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE APPELLANT’S BRIEF PAGE 4 CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE Pursuant to Tex. R. App. P. 10.1(5), I certify that the undersigned conferred with opposing counsel, Shannon Ryman, on October 22, 2015, and Ms. Ryman is not opposed to this motion. /s/ Doug Sigel Doug Sigel CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I certify that a copy of the foregoing Appellant’s Second Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to File Appellant’s Brief was served on Appellees, through counsel of record, Shannon Ryman, Office of the Attorney General, Financial Litigation, Tax & Charitable Trusts Division, William P. Clements Building, 300 W. 15th Street, 6th Floor, MC 017, Austin, Texas 78701, Shannon.Ryman@texas attorneygeneral.gov by electronic mail and electronic service on October 23, 2015. /s/ Doug Sigel Doug Sigel APPELLANT’S SECOND UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE APPELLANT’S BRIEF PAGE 5