Christus Spohn Health System Corp. D/B/A Christus Spohn Hospital Kleberg v. Melissa Hernandez

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: May 12, 2016
• Docket: 04-15-00812-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

ACCEPTED 04-15-00812-CV FOURTH COURT OF APPEALS SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 5/12/2016 11:58:40 AM KEITH HOTTLE CLERK

NO. 04-15-00812-CV

IN THE FOURTH COURT OF APPEALS FILED IN 4th COURT OF APPEALS SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 5/12/2016 11:58:40 AM KEITH E. HOTTLE MELISSA HERNANDEZ Clerk Appellant

v.

CHRISTUS SPOHN HEALTH SYSTEM CORPORATION d/b/a CHRISTUS SPOHN HOSPITAL KLEBERG Appellee

On Appeal from the 79th District Court of Jim Wells County, Texas Cause No. 13-03-52114-CV (Hon. Richard C. Terrell)

EMERGENCY MOTION FOR EXTENSION TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING

Pursuant to Rules 10.3, 10.5(b), 49.8, and 79.6 of the Texas Rules of Appellate

Procedure,1 Appellant Melissa Hernandez (“Appellant”) files this motion to request

an extension of time to file their motion for rehearing of and from this Court, as

follows:

1 A reference to “Rule” in this motion refer to a rule found in the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure. APPELLANT’S EMERGENCY MOTION FOR EXTENSION TO FILE APPELLATE BRIEF PAGE 1 OF 4 1. This Court delivered and filed an opinion in this case on April 27, 2016

(the “Order”) that reversed a denial of a motion to dismiss in the trial court

and rendered judgment against Appellant.

2. Appellant intends to seek rehearing of the Order.

3. Appellant’s deadline to file a motion to seek rehearing is due on May 12,

2016.

4. Appellant requests a 14-day extension of time, or until May 26, 2016, to

file a motion to request rehearing of the Order.

5. Good cause exists to grant this requested extension to seek rehearing. This

case raises important issues that are complex, unique, and consequential.

Additional time is needed to prepare an adequate presentation of the issues

raised by a finding for the first time that the report issued by Appellant’s

expert was deficient.

6. This requested extension is not sought for purposes of delay but so that

justice may be done.

7. The factual assertions recited in this motion are within the personal

knowledge of the undersigned counsel; therefore, no verification is

necessary under Rule 10.2.

APPELLANT’S EMERGENCY MOTION FOR EXTENSION TO FILE APPELLATE BRIEF PAGE 2 OF 4 CONCLUSION

For the foregoing reasons, Appellant respectfully requests that the Court grant

this motion and extend the time to file a motion for rehearing of the Order dated

April 27, 2016, extending the due date from May 12, 2016, to May 26, 2016.

Respectfully submitted,

THE LAW OFFICES OF THOMAS J. HENRY 521 STARR STREET CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS 78401 PHONE: (361) 985-0600 FAX: (361) 985-0601

BY: /S/ GREGGORY A TEETER Thomas J. Henry State Bar No. 09484210 Greggory A. Teeter State Bar No. 24033264 gteeter-svc@thomasjhenrylaw.com Curtis W. Fitzgerald, II State Bar No. 24012626 cfitzgerald-svc@thomasjhenrylaw.com George A. DeVera State Bar No. 24048431 gadevera-svc@thomasjhenrylaw.com

Attorneys for Appellant Melissa Hernandez

APPELLANT’S EMERGENCY MOTION FOR EXTENSION TO FILE APPELLATE BRIEF PAGE 3 OF 4 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the forgoing document has been

forwarded to all counsel of record in the manner indicated below on the 12th day of

May, 2016:

VIA E-SERVICE and CMRRR

Michelle E. Robberson Blaine A. Holbrook Texas Bar No. 16982900 Texas Bar No. 24008446 900 Jackson St., Suite 100 Dallas, Texas 75202 Nicki K. Elgie (214) 712-9500 Texas Bar No. 24069670 (214) 712-9540 (fax) 10101 Reunion Place, Suite 900 San Antonio, Texas 78216 (210) 340-6555 (210) 340-6664 (fax)

/S/ GREGGORY A. TEETER Greggory A. Teeter

APPELLANT’S EMERGENCY MOTION FOR EXTENSION TO FILE APPELLATE BRIEF PAGE 4 OF 4