James Poe and Senior Retirement Planners, LLC v. Eduardo S. Espinosa in His Capacity as Receiver of Retirement Value, LLC ( 2015 )

ACCEPTED 03-14-00518-CV 5514621 THIRD COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 6/2/2015 3:44:32 PM JEFFREY D. KYLE CLERK 03-14-00518-CV IN THE COURT OF APPEALS FILED IN FOR THE THIRD DISTRICT OF TEXAS 3rd COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS AT AUSTIN 6/2/2015 3:44:32 PM JEFFREY D. KYLE Clerk James Poe and Senior Retirement Planners, LLC APPELLANTS v. EDUARDO S. ESPINOSA, IN HIS CAPACITY AS RECEIVER OF RETIREMENT VALUE, LLC APPELLEE Appeal from 53rd Judicial District Court of Travis County, Texas (Hon. Gisela D. Triana, Presiding) APPELLEE’S UNOPPOSED THIRD MOTION TO EXTEND TIME TO FILE BRIEF John W. Thomas State Bar No. 19856425 George, Brothers, Kincaid & Horton, L.L.P 114 W Seventh, Suite 1100 Austin, TX 78701-3015 Telephone: (512) 495-1400 Facsimile: (512) 499-0094 jthomas@gbkh.com ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLEE EDUARDO S. ESPINOSA, IN HIS CAPACITY AS RECEIVER OF RETIREMENT VALUE, LLC 1 COMES NOW, Appellee, Eduardo S. Espinosa, in his Capacity as Receiver of Retirement Value, LLC, and request the Court to extend the time to file Appellee’s Brief. Time to File Brief in accordance with Tex. R. App. P. 10.5(b) and Tex. R. App. P. 38.6(d). A. Introduction 1. Appellant filed its brief on March 11, 2015. 2. Appellee’s brief is due on June 11, 2015. 3. Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure Rule 38.6(b) states that the appellee's brief must be filed within 30 days after the date the appellant's brief was filed. Appellee now asks the Court to grant its motion to extend time for thirty days to file appellee’s brief. B. Arguments & Authorities 4. The Court may extend the time for filing a brief under Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 38.6(d). 5. Appellee seeks an extension in this case because Appellee is working on two appellate briefs in separate appeals, and counsel for Appellee has a vacation trip scheduled out of the country during the next couple weeks. 6. Counsel for Appellant does not oppose this motion and has agreed to the extension sought. 7. There has been two previous extension granted regarding the filing of Appellee’s brief. The brief is well underway, and there should be no need for further extensions. 2 8. Appellants had approximately seven months in which to file their brief from the date they filed their notice of appeal. C. Prayer 9. For these reasons, Appellee Eduardo S. Espinosa, in his Capacity as Receiver of Retirement Value, LLC asks the Court to grant an extension of time to file the appellee’s brief until July 11, 2015. Respectfully submitted, /s/ John W. Thomas John W. Thomas State Bar No. 19856425 George & Brothers, L.L.P 114 W Seventh, Suite 1100 Austin, TX 78701-3015 Telephone: (512) 495-1400 Facsimile: (512) 499-0094 jthomas@gbkh.com ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLEE EDUARDO S. ESPINOSA, IN HIS CAPACITY AS RECEIVER OF RETIREMENT VALUE, LLC CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE The undersigned has conferred with counsel for Appellant about the merits of the motion and counsel for Appellant has agreed to the extension of time to file Appellee’s Brief. 3 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE A copy of the foregoing pleading was served upon the following listed counsel in the manner listed below, and by the Court’s electronic service on this 2nd day of June, 2015. Subject to further notice, the electronic transmission will be reported as complete upon electronic receipt by the court. Scott Lindsey Gardner Aldrich, LLP 1130 Fort Worth Club Tower 777 Taylor St. Fort Worth, TX 76102 Telephone: 817-336-5601 Fax: 817-336-5297 slindsey@gardneraldrich.com /s/ John W. Thomas John W. Thomas 4