Dr. Robert Tafel; Robert E. Tafel, D.D.S., PA D/B/A Bear Creek Family Dentistry; Buckner Marketplace Dental, PA D/B/A Bear Creek Family Dentistry v. D.S.L.

Court of Appeals of Texas·Decided May 7, 2025·No. 15-25-00083-CV·Published

Opinion

ACCEPTED 15-25-00083-CV FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 5/7/2025 3:44 PM NO. 15-25-00083-CV CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE ______________________________________________ CLERK FILED IN IN THE FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS 15th COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS AUSTIN, TEXAS 5/7/2025 3:44:39 PM

CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE Clerk DR. ROBERT TAFEL, et al.

V.

D.S.L.

UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE BRIEF OF APPELLANTS

Appellants Dr. Robert Tafel, et al. ask the Court to grant them a 30-day

extension of time to file their Brief of Appellants. This is the first motion for

extension for that filing. The current due date is May 15, 2025. The extended due

date would be June 16, 2025. Appellee does not oppose this extension.

There is good cause to grant this extension. The case presents issues of first

impression in Texas involving enforcement of arbitration provisions as to statutory

qui tam claims. In addition, appellate counsel for Appellants, Jane Webre, has the

following obligations in other matters during the time she would be preparing the

brief: (1) April 30, Briefs of Appellants filed in No. 05-24-01008-CV in the Fifth

Court of Appeals at Dallas; (2) May 5, response to motion for rehearing filed in No.

03-22-00378-CV in the Third Court of Appeals at Austin; (3) May 27, Brief of

Appellants due in No. 25-50260, in the Fifth Circuit

WHEREFORE, Appellants respectfully pray that the Court grant this motion

and extend the time for them to file their Brief of Appellants by 30 days, until June

16, 2025.

Respectfully submitted,

SCOTT DOUGLASS & MCCONNICO LLP 303 Colorado Street, Suite 2400 Austin, TX 78701-3234 Phone: (512) 495-6300 Fax: (512) 495-6399

By: ___________________________ Jane Webre State Bar No. 21050060 jwebre@scottdoug.com

CRAIG D. CHERRY Bar No. 24012419 ccherry@cjsjlaw.com CHERRY JOHNSON SIEGMUND JAMES, PLLC 7901 Fish Pond Rd., Second Floor Waco, Texas 76710 Telephone: (254) 732-2242 Facsimile: (866) 627-3509

CHRISTOPHER S. AYRES, Bar No. 24036167 csayres@ayreslawoffice.com R. JACK AYRES, JR. Bar No. 01473000 rjayres@ayreslawoffice.com AYRES LAW OFFICE, P.C. 8140 Walnut Hill Lane, Suite 105 Dallas, Texas 75231 972-991-2222 – Phone 972-386-0091 – Fax

CHRIS DAVIS State Bar No. 24050483 cdavis@grayreed.com GRAY REED 1601 Elm Street, Suite 4600 Dallas, TX 75201 (214) 954-4135—Phone

Counsel for Appellants

CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE

I certify that I corresponded by e-mail with Hunter Polvi, counsel for Appellee, on May 7, 2025. He told me that Appellee does not oppose the relief sought through this motion.

Jane Webre

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I certify that I served this brief through the electronic filing system on counsel of record on May 7, 2025.

Jane Webre

Automated Certificate of eService This automated certificate of service was created by the efiling system. The filer served this document via email generated by the efiling system on the date and to the persons listed below. The rules governing certificates of service have not changed. Filers must still provide a certificate of service that complies with all applicable rules.

Michaelle Peters on behalf of Jane Webre Bar No. 21050060 mpeters@scottdoug.com Envelope ID: 100563714 Filing Code Description: Motion Filing Description: Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time To File Brief of Appellants Status as of 5/7/2025 4:05 PM CST

Case Contacts

Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status

Jane Webre jwebre@scottdoug.com 5/7/2025 3:44:39 PM SENT

Michaelle Peters mpeters@scottdoug.com 5/7/2025 3:44:39 PM SENT

Luis Garcia lgarcia@scottdoug.com 5/7/2025 3:44:39 PM SENT

Craig Cherry 24012419 ccherry@cjsjlaw.com 5/7/2025 3:44:39 PM SENT

Christopher Ayres 24036167 csayres@ayreslawoffice.com 5/7/2025 3:44:39 PM SENT

Rowe Ayres 1473000 rjayres@ayreslawoffice.com 5/7/2025 3:44:39 PM SENT

Christopher Davis 24050483 cdavis@grayreed.com 5/7/2025 3:44:39 PM SENT

Jerry Alexander 993500 alexanderj@passmanjones.com 5/7/2025 3:44:39 PM SENT

D. HunterPolvi polvih@passmanjones.com 5/7/2025 3:44:39 PM SENT

Andrew Sommerman 18842150 andrew@textrial.com 5/7/2025 3:44:39 PM SENT

Sean McCaffity 24013122 smccaffity@textrial.com 5/7/2025 3:44:39 PM SENT

George Quesada 16427750 quesada@textrial.com 5/7/2025 3:44:39 PM SENT

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