Brigham Exploration Company, Ben M. Brigham, David T. Brigham, Harold D. Carter, Stephen P. Reynolds, Stephen C. Hurley, Hobart A. Smith, Scott W. Tinker, Statoil ASA and Fargo Acquisition, Inc. v. Raymond Boytim, Hugh Duncan, Robert Fioravanta, Walter Schwimmer, Michael Ohler, Ryan Ohler, Walter Ohler, Jr., the Edward J. Goodman Life Income Trust and the Edward J. Goodman Generation Skipping Trust, Jeffrey Whalen, and Howard Weisberg, Individually

Court of Appeals of Texas·Decided October 12, 2015·No. 03-15-00248-CV·Published

Opinion

ACCEPTED 03-15-00248-CV 7328349 THIRD COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 10/12/2015 11:16:41 AM JEFFREY D. KYLE CLERK

No. 03-15-00248-CV _______________________________ FILED IN 3rd COURT OF APPEALS IN THE COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF TEXAS10/12/2015 11:16:41 AM AUSTIN, TEXAS JEFFREY D. KYLE _______________________________ Clerk

BRIGHAM EXPLORATION COMPANY, BEN M. BRIGHAM, DAVID T. BRIGHAM, HAROLD D. CARTER, STEPHEN C. HURLEY, STEPHEN P. REYNOLDS, HOBART A. SMITH, SCOTT W. TINKER, STATOIL ASA, and FARGO ACQUISITION, INC. Appellants,

vs.

RAYMOND BOYTIM, et al., INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF ALL OTHERS SIMILARLY SITUATED, Appellees. _______________________________

APPELLEES’ UNOPPOSED MOTION TO EXTEND TIME FOR FILING ANSWERING BRIEFS _______________________________

Appeal from the 261st Judicial District Court of Travis County, Texas Trial Court No. D-1-GN-11-003205 The Honorable Lora Livingston, Presiding _______________________________

MICHAEL D. MARIN State Bar No. 00791174 BOULETTE GOLDEN & MARIN L.L.P. 2801 Via Fortuna Drive, Suite 530 Austin, TX 78746 Telephone: 512/732-8900 512/732-8905 (fax) mmarin@boulettegolden.com Liaison Counsel RANDALL J. BARON SAMUEL H. RUDMAN DAVID T. WISSBROECKER MARK S. REICH STEVEN M. JODLOWSKI MICHAEL G. CAPECI ROBBINS GELLER RUDMAN ROBBINS GELLER RUDMAN & DOWD LLP & DOWD LLP 655 West Broadway, Suite 1900 58 South Service Road, Suite 200 San Diego, CA 92101 Melville, NY 11747 Telephone: 619/231-1058 Telephone: 631/367-7100 619/231-7423 (fax) 631/367-1173 (fax) Class Counsel for Appellees KENDALL LAW GROUP, LLP THE BRISCOE LAW FIRM, PLLC JOE KENDALL WILLIE C. BRISCOE DANIEL HILL 8150 N. Central Expressway, Suite 1575 JAMIE J. McKEY Dallas, TX 75206 3232 McKinney Avenue, Suite 700 Telephone: 214/239-4568 Dallas, TX 75204 281/254-7789 (fax) Telephone: 214/744-3000 214/744-3015 (fax) DUNNAN & DUNNAM LLP BRODSKY & SMITH, LLC HAMILTON LINDLEY EVAN J. SMITH 4125 West Waco Drive (76710) MARC ACKERMAN P.O. Box 8418 Two Bala Plaza, Suite 602 Waco, TX 76714-8418 Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004 Telephone: 254/753-6437 Telephone: 610/667-6200 254/753-7434 (fax) 610/667-9029 (fax) LEVI & KORSINSKY, LLP KOHN, SWIFT & GRAF, P.C. SHANE T. ROWLEY DENIS F. SHEILS 30 Broad Street, 24th Floor One South Broad Street, Suite 2100 New York, NY 10004 Philadelphia, PA 19107-3389 Telephone: 212/363-7500 Telephone: 215/238-1700 866/367-6510 (fax) 215/238-1968 (fax) THE WEISER LAW FIRM, P.C. RYAN & MANISKAS, LLP PATRICIA C. WEISER KATHARINE M. RYAN JAMES M. FICARO RICHARD A. MANISKAS 22 Cassatt Avenue 995 Old Eagle School Road, Suite 311 Berwyn, PA 19312 Wayne, PA 19087 Telephone: 610/225-2677 Telephone: 484/588-5516 610/408-8062 (fax) 484/450-2582 (fax)

APPELLEE’S UNOPPOSED MOTION TO EXTEND TIME FOR FILING ANSWERING BRIEFS 2 KELLY N. REDDELL THE REDDELL FIRM PLLC 100 Highland Park Village, Suite 200 Dallas, Texas 75205 Telephone: 214/295-3031 Additional Counsel for Appellees

APPELLEE’S UNOPPOSED MOTION TO EXTEND TIME FOR FILING ANSWERING BRIEFS 3 TO THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS:

Pursuant to Rule 10.5 of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, Hugh

Duncan, Raymond Boytin, Howard Weissberg, Jeffery Whalen, Robert Fioravanti,

Walter Schwimmer, and The Edward J. Goodman Life Income Trust and The

Edward J. Goodman Generation Skipping Trust, Appellees in the above-entitled

and numbered cause, request an extension of time within which to file their

answering briefs. In support of this request, Appellees respectfully represent to the

Court as follows:

1. On April 27, 2015, Appellants filed a notice of appeal. Appellants

filed two separate opening briefs on September 28, 2015.

2. Pursuant to Rule 38.6 of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure,

Appellees’ answering briefs are currently due on October 19, 2015. Appellees

seek a modest extension, until November 5, 2015, to file their briefs.

3. No extension of time to file Appellees’ briefs has previously been

sought or granted.

4. Good cause for the two-week extension exists for the following

reasons. First, Appellees need additional time to prepare and file their briefs due to

professional responsibilities to be discharged by the attorneys responsible for

handling this action. The attorney primarily responsible for preparing Appellees’

APPELLEE’S UNOPPOSED MOTION TO EXTEND TIME FOR FILING ANSWERING BRIEFS 4 answering briefs has multiple briefing deadlines in other matters during the last

two weeks of October 2015.

5. Second, beginning the week before Appellees’ answering briefs are

due, the offices of Appellees’ lead counsel will begin an extensive, month-long

renovation. During the initial phase of the renovation, counsel responsible for

preparing Appellees’ answering briefs will be without an office and likely without

access to many of the documents and files necessary to prepare the answering

briefs. The renovation will also displace and disrupt the support staff necessary to

prepare the briefs for filing.

6. Third, Appellants have filed two separate opening briefs raising

different arguments. Collectively, the briefs total 83 pages. Moreover, the record

on this class certification appeal spans more than 4,500 pages. Counsel need more

than the 20-day period prescribed by Rule 38.6 of the Texas Rules of Appellate

Procedure to review the voluminous record, analyze Appellants’ arguments, confer

with co-counsel, and prepare and file Appellees’ answering briefs. Thus, an

extension is warranted.

7. Counsel for Appellees conferred with counsel for Appellants prior to

filing this request. Appellants do not oppose the extension requested.

8. This motion is not for the purpose of delay.

APPELLEE’S UNOPPOSED MOTION TO EXTEND TIME FOR FILING ANSWERING BRIEFS 5 Therefore, Appellees respectfully request that this motion be granted, and

that the time within which they must file their answering briefs be extended to

November 5, 2015.

DATED: October 12, 2015 Respectfully submitted, BOULETTE GOLDEN & MARIN L.L.P. MICHAEL D. MARIN Texas Bar #00791174

/s/ Michael D. Marin MICHAEL D. MARIN 2801 Via Fortuna Drive, Suite 530 Austin, TX 78746 Telephone: 512/732-8900 512/732-8905 (fax) Liaison Counsel ROBBINS GELLER RUDMAN & DOWD LLP SAMUEL H. RUDMAN MARK S. REICH MICHAEL G. CAPECI 58 South Service Road, Suite 200 Melville, NY 11747 Telephone: 631/367-7100 631/367-1173 (fax) ROBBINS GELLER RUDMAN & DOWD LLP RANDALL J. BARON DAVID T. WISSBROECKER STEVEN M. JODLOWSKI 655 West Broadway, Suite 1900 San Diego, CA 92101 Telephone: 619/231-1058 619/231-7423 (fax) Class Counsel for Plaintiffs-Appellees

APPELLEE’S UNOPPOSED MOTION TO EXTEND TIME FOR FILING ANSWERING BRIEFS 6 KENDALL LAW GROUP, LLP JOE KENDALL DANIEL HILL JAMIE J. McKEY 3232 McKinney Avenue, Suite 700 Dallas, TX 75204 Telephone: 214/744-3000 214/744-3015 (fax) THE BRISCOE LAW FIRM, PLLC WILLIE C. BRISCOE 8150 N. Central Expressway, Suite 1575 Dallas, TX 75206 Telephone: 214/239-4568 281/254-7789 (fax) DUNNAN & DUNNAM LLP HAMILTON LINDLEY 4125 West Waco Drive (76710) P.O. Box 8418 Waco, TX 76714-8418 Telephone: 254/753-6437 254/753-7434 (fax) BRODSKY & SMITH, LLC EVAN J. SMITH MARC ACKERMAN Two Bala Plaza, Suite 602 Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004 Telephone: 610/667-6200 610/667-9029 (fax) LEVI & KORSINSKY, LLP SHANE T. ROWLEY 30 Broad Street, 24th Floor New York, NY 10004 Telephone: 212/363-7500 866/367-6510 (fax) KOHN, SWIFT & GRAF, P.C. DENIS F. SHEILS One South Broad Street, Suite 2100 Philadelphia, PA 19107-3389 Telephone: 215/238-1700 215/238-1968 (fax)

APPELLEE’S UNOPPOSED MOTION TO EXTEND TIME FOR FILING ANSWERING BRIEFS 7 THE WEISER LAW FIRM, P.C. PATRICIA C.

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Brigham Exploration Company, Ben M. Brigham, David T. Brigham, Harold D. Carter, Stephen P. Reynolds, Stephen C. Hurley, Hobart A. Smith, Scott W. Tinker, Statoil ASA and Fargo Acquisition, Inc. v. Raymond Boytim, Hugh Duncan, Robert Fioravanta, Walter Schwimmer, Michael Ohler, Ryan Ohler, Walter Ohler, Jr., the Edward J. Goodman Life Income Trust and the Edward J. Goodman Generation Skipping Trust, Jeffrey Whalen, and Howard Weisberg, Individually, (Tex. Ct. App. 2015).

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