Dennis Draper, Greg Hadley, and Charles Huston v. Austin Manufacturing Services I, Inc.

Court of Appeals of Texas·Decided October 6, 2015·No. 03-15-00429-CV·Published

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03-15-00429-CV

7253761

THIRD COURT OF APPEALS

AUSTIN, TEXAS

10/6/2015 3:03:45 PM

JEFFREY D. KYLE

CLERK

NO. 03-15-00429-CV

FILED IN

3rd COURT OF APPEALS

IN THE THIRD COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS AUSTIN, TEXAS 10/6/2015 3:03:45 PM JEFFREY D. KYLE

Clerk

DENNIS DRAPER, GREG HADLEY, and CHARLES HUSTON, Appellants, v.

AUSTIN MANUFACTURING SERVICES, I, INC.,

Appellee.

On Appeal from No. D-1-GN-09-004416 353rd Judicial District Court, Travis County In the 353rd Honorable Orlinda Naranjo, Presiding

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DYKEMA C DYKEMA COX SMITH

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Christopher D. Kratovil State Bar No. 24027427 Email: ckratovil@dykema.com chatovil@dykema.com

Kristina M. Williams State Bar No. 24078303 Email: kwilliams@dykema.com 1717 Main Street, Suite 4200 Dallas, Texas 75201 (214) 462-6400 - Telephone (214) 462-6401 - Facsimile

COUNSEL FOR APPELLEE

TO TO THE HONORABLE THIRD THE HONORABLE COURT OF THIRD COURT APPEALS:

OF APPEALS:

Appellee Austin Appellee Manufacturing Services, Austin Manufacturing Services, I, I, Inc.

Inc.("Appellee")

(“Appellee”)

respectfully respectfullyrequests requestsaa thirty-day

thirty-day (30)

(30) extension

extension of

of time,

time, until and

until and

through Monday, November through Monday, November 30, 30, 2015,1

2015,1 under

under Texas

Texas Rule

Rule of

of Appellate

Appellate

Procedure 38.6(d), to Procedure 38.6(d), to file file Appellee’s

Appellee's Brief

Briefon

onthe

the Merits

Merits in

in this proceeding.

this proceeding.

No No party party opposes opposes or or objects

objectstotothis

thisrequest

request for

foran

an extension

extensionof

oftime. In

time. In

support of this support of this Motion, Motion, Appellee

Appellee shows

shows as

as follows:

follows:

I. I.

Background Background and

and Reasons

Reasons for

for Extension

Extension

Appellants filed Appellants filed aa notice notice of

of appeal

appeal on

on July

July 14, 2015. Appellants'

14, 2015. Appellants’

Brief Brief was was originally originally due

due no

no later

later than September 16,

than September 16, 2015. Appellants 2015. Appellants

filed an filed Unopposed Motion an Unopposed Motion for for Extension of Time

Extension of Time to file Brief to file Brief of

of Appellants

Appellants

on September on September 15, 15, 2015. This Court

2015. This Court granted

granted Appellants'

Appellants’ Motion,

Motion, setting

setting

the due date the due date for for Appellants'

Appellants’ Brief

Brief as September 23,

as September 23, 2015. Appellants filed 2015. Appellants filed

a second Unopposed a second Unopposed Motion Motionfor

for Extension

Extensionofof Time

Time to file Brief

to file Brief of

of

Appellants on Appellants on September September23,

23, 2015. This Court

2015. This Court granted granted Appellants'

Appellants’

Motion, setting Motion, setting the due date the due date for

for Appellants'

Appellants’ Brief

Brief on

on September

September 30,

30, 2015.

2015.

Appellants filed Appellants filed their Brief on their Brief on the Merits on the Merits on September

September 30,

30, 2015. As such,

2015. As such,

11 The thirtieth day following October 30, 2015 is Sunday, November 29, 2015. Pursuant The thirtieth day following October 30, 2015 is Sunday, November 29, 2015. Pursuant to Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 4.1, if the last day of a period is a Sunday, the period extends to the following Monday. In In this

this case,

case, the

the following

following Monday

Monday is Monday, November 30, 2015.

Appellee’s Response Appellee's ResponseBrief Briefon

onthe

the Merits

Merits is presently due

is presently due on

on Friday,

Friday,

October October 30, 30, 2015.

2015. See TEX. R.

See TEX. R. A PP. P.

APP. P. 38.6(b).

38.6(b).

Appellee seeks Appellee seeks to to extend

extend this deadline for

this deadline for their

their Brief

Brief because

because

undersigned counsel is undersigned counsel is presently presently scheduled

scheduled to:

to: (a)

(a) submit

submit Appellee's

Appellee’s Brief

Brief

on the on Merits in the Merits in the the United

United States

States Court

Court of

of Appeals

Appeals for

for the

the Fifth

Fifth Circuit

Circuit in

in

Jeffrey Jeffrey Baron, Baron, et et al.

al. v.

v. Daniel

Daniel J. Sherman, et

J. Sherman, al., Case

et al., No. 15-10341, Case No. 15-10341, on

on

Thursday, November 5, Thursday, November 5, 2015;

2015; (b)

(b) submit

submit an Amici Curie

an Amici Brief in

Curie Brief in United

United

States v. Ortiz States v. by Wednesday, Ortiz by Wednesday, November November 11,

11, 2015,

2015, in

in the

the Supreme Court of

Supreme Court of

the United States, the United States, at atthe

therequest

requestof of

thethe ColoradoCongressional Colorado Congressional

Delegation; and Delegation; and (c)

(c) take and defend

take and defend several

several depositions

depositions in

in Weatherford

Weatherford

International, LLC v. International, LLC v. Michael Michael McKeachnie,

McKeachnie, et al., No.

et al., 1:15-cv-01320-MSK-

No. 1:15-cv-01320-MSK-

KLM, KLM, pending pendingin in the

the United

United States District Court States District Court for for the

the District

District of

of

Colorado, and KLX Colorado, and KLX Energy Energy Services,

Services, LLC, et al.

LLC, et al. v.v.Weatherford Weatherford

International, LLC, No. International, LLC, 2015-34686, pending No. 2015-34686, pendingininthe the295th Judicial

295th Judicial

District Court, District Court, Harris Harris County,

County, Texas,

Texas, beginning

beginning on

on October

October 15,

15, 2015

2015 and

and

through November 25, through November 25,2015. In order 2015. In order to

to allow

allow counsel

counsel to

to fulfill

fulfill these

these

preexisting preexisting and substantial case and substantial caseobligations, obligations, Appellee

Appellee respectfully

respectfully

requests requests aa thirty thirty(30)

(30) day

day extension

extension of

of time

time to

to file

file it's

it’s Response

Response Brief

Brief on

on

the Merits in the Merits in this this matter. See T

matter. See EX. R.

TEX. R. A PP. P.

APP. P. 38.6(d).

38.6(d).

II. II.

Unopposed Request Unopposed Request for for Extension of Time

Extension of Time and

and Prayer

Prayer

Appellee requests Appellee requests that the time that the time to

to file

file their

their Response

Response Brief

Brief on

on the

the

Merits be Merits be extended extended thirty

thirty (30)

(30) days

days from

from October

October 30,

30, 2015,

2015, until and

until and

including Monday, including Monday, November November 30,

30, 2015.

2015. See TEX. R.

See TEX. R.AAPP.

PP. P.P.38.6(d).

38.6(d). This

This

relief relief is not sought is not sought for for the purpose of

the purpose of delay,

delay, but

but so

so that justice may

that justice may be

be

done done in in the disposition of the disposition of the the case.

case.

For these reasons, For these reasons, Appellee Appellee Austin

Austin Manufacturing

Manufacturing Services,

Services, I, Inc.

I, Inc.

respectfully respectfully requests requests that

that the Court grant

the Court grant this

this Motion

Motion to extend the

to extend due

the due

date for the date for the Response Response Brief

Brief on

on the Merits in

the Merits in this

this proceeding

proceeding by

by thirty (30)

thirty (30)

days, until and days, until and including includingMonday,

Monday, November

November 30,

30, 2015.

2015.

Respectfully submitted,

/s/ Christopher D. Kratovil DYKEMA DYKEMA C COX

OX SMITH

SMITH

Christopher D. Kratovil State Bar No. 24027427

chatovil@dykema.com

Email: ckratovil@dykema.com Kristina M. Williams State Bar No. 24078303 Email: kwilliams@dykema.com 1717 Main Street, Suite 4200 Dallas, Texas 75201 (214) 462-6400 - Telephone (214) 462-6401 - Facsimile

COUNSEL FOR APPELLEE AUSTIN MANUFACTURING SERVICES, I, INC.

CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE

accordance with the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, In accordance Procedure, I certify that I

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