Deutsche Bank National Trust Company v. Kingman Holdings, LLC

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: January 15, 2015
• Docket: 05-14-00855-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

ACCEPTED 05-14-00855-CV FIFTH COURT OF APPEALS DALLAS, TEXAS 1/15/2015 2:21:39 PM LISA MATZ CLERK

No. 05-14-00855-CV FILED IN In the Court of Appeals 5th COURT OF APPEALS DALLAS, TEXAS

for the Fifth Judicial District of Texas 1/15/2015 2:21:39 PM LISA MATZ at Dallas Clerk

Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee, in Trust for the Registered Holders of Morgan Stanley ABS Capital I Trust 2006-NC5, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006 NC5, Appellant, v.

Kingman Holdings, LLC, as Trustee for the Mahogany 1587 Land Trust, Appellee.

Appeal from 429th Judicial District Court Collin County, Texas Hon. Jill Willis, Presiding Judge Hon. Keith Dean, Visiting Judge

UNOPPOSED SECOND MOTION TO EXTEND TIME TO FILE APPELLANT’S REPLY BRIEF

TO THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS:

Appellant Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee, in Trust for

the Registered Holders of Morgan Stanley ABS Capital I Trust 2006-NC5,

Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006 NC5, respectfully moves the

Court to extend the time for filing its Reply Brief by 11 days, to and including

February 2, 2015. Appellee does not oppose the requested extension. 1. This is a restricted appeal from a default judgment. After obtaining

one 30-day extension, Appellant filed its opening brief on October 17, 2014. After

obtaining one 30-day extension, Appellee tendered its brief, which was accepted

by the Court and filed as of December 19, 2014.

2. Appellant sought and obtained a 14-day extension of time to file its

Reply Brief, which currently is due January 22, 2015.

3. Appellant seeks an additional 11-day extension of time to file its reply

brief, moving the deadline to and including February 2, 2015.

4. In support of the requested extension, Appellant would show that

Kirsten Castañeda, who has primary responsibility for drafting the Reply Brief,

was ill and out of the office from January 1 through January 7, 2015. In addition,

Ms. Castañeda has had the following work commitments during the briefing

period, which interfered with preparing the Reply Brief by the current deadline:

01/15/15 No. 14-6202; State of Oklahoma, et al. v. Staffing Concepts International, Inc.; in the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit—Amicus Brief; and

01/16/15 No. 14-1048; Methodist Healthcare System of San Antonio, Ltd., et al. v. Emily Belden; in the Supreme Court of Texas— Petition for Review.

5. This case has not yet been set for submission.

2 6. Appellant previously sought and obtained a 14-day extension of its

deadline to file its Reply Brief. Appellant seeks this extension not solely for

delay, but so that justice may be done.

7. As reflected in the Certificate of Conference below, Appellee does not

oppose the requested extension.

PRAYER WHEREFORE, Appellant prays that the Court grant this Unopposed Second

Motion and extend the deadline for filing Appellant’s Reply Brief in this matter by

11 days, to and including February 2, 2015. Appellant also prays for such other

and further relief to which it may be entitled in law or in equity.

Respectfully submitted, LOCKE LORD LLP

/s/ Kirsten M. Castañeda Kirsten M. Castañeda State Bar No. 00792401 kcastaneda@lockelord.com Thomas G. Yoxall State Bar No. 00785304 tyoxall@lockelord.com Elizabeth K. Duffy State Bar No. 24050535 eduffy@lockelord.com 2200 Ross Ave., Suite 2200 Dallas, Texas 75201-6776 Telephone: 214-740-8000 Facsimile: 214-740-8800

Attorneys for Appellant

3 CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE I hereby certify that, on January 15, 2015, I conferred with Mr. Kenneth Harter, counsel for Appellee, regarding the extension requested in this motion, and Mr. Harter communicated to me that Appellee does not oppose the requested extension.

/s/ Kirsten M. Castañeda Counsel for Appellant

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on January 15, 2015, a true and correct copy of this Unopposed Second Motion is served by e-service through efile.txcourts.gov on Appellee through her counsel of record listed below:

Kenneth S. Harter ken@kenharter.com Law Offices of Kenneth S. Harter 1620 E. Beltline Road Carrollton, Texas 75006 Counsel for Appellee