Eileen K. Starbranch v. Elizabeth Howard Crowell

Opinion

ACCEPTED 01-15-00429-CV FIRST COURT OF APPEALS HOUSTON, TEXAS 9/28/2015 1:08:04 PM CHRISTOPHER PRINE CLERK

No. 01-15-00429-CV FILED IN In The Court Of Appeals For The First District Of1stTexas COURT OF APPEALS Houston, Texas HOUSTON, TEXAS 9/28/2015 1:08:04 PM CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE Eileen K. Starbranch, Clerk

Appellant v. Elizabeth Howard Crowell Appellee

On Appeal From The 55th District Court Of Harris County, Texas, Cause No. 2013-14192

UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR EXTENSION TO FILE APPELLEE ELIZABETH HOWARD CROWELL’S BRIEF

John B. Shely State Bar No. 18215300 jshely@andrewskurth.com Courtney B. Glaser State Bar No. 24059824 cglaser@andrewskurth.com Andrews Kurth LLP 600 Travis, Suite 4200 Houston, Texas 77002 713.220.4200 Telephone 713.220.4285 Facsimile

ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLEE ELIZABETH HOWARD CROWELL

HOU:3595827.1 TO THE HONORABLE FIRST COURT OF APPEALS:

Pursuant to Rule 10.5(b) of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, Appellee Elizabeth Howard Crowell (“Appellee”) files

this Unopposed Motion requesting this Court to extend the time for

filing Appellee’s Brief, and in support would show the Court as

follows:

A. Current Deadline The current deadline to file Appellee’s Brief is October 12, 2015.

B. Length of Extension Sought to File Appellee’s Brief Appellee seeks a 30-day extension from October 12, 2015 through and including November 11, 2015.

C. Number of Previous Extensions Granted None.

D. Facts Explaining the Needed Extension Appellee’s counsel requests this extension of time in light of

court deadlines and personal commitments during the time period

prior to the October 12, 2015 filing deadline. Among the deadlines

and commitments, and similar events that justify this motion, are:

• Appellee’s lead trial and undersigned counsel have multiple dispositive motion briefs due October 2 in Aetna Life Insurance Company v. Won Yi, M.D., et al.; No. 4:14-cv-

2 HOU:3595827.1 00900 in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division.

• Appellee’s lead trial counsel has docket call on October 5 and potentially trial during that or the following week(s) in Kenneth R. Koenig, et al. v. Aetna Life Insurance Company, No. 4:13-CV-359 in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division.

• Appellee’s undersigned counsel has a previously- scheduled work commitment (involving travel) from October 8-11.

• Appellee’s lead trial counsel and undersigned counsel have several tight discovery deadlines in other pending arbitrations.

The requested extension is not sought for purposes of delay but so

that they may have adequate time to fully brief the issues in this

appeal, and so that justice may be done.

E. The Motion is Unopposed The undersigned conferred with Appellant’s counsel via email

on September 28, 2015, who indicated Appellant is unopposed to the

extension requested.

CONCLUSION AND PRAYER

WHEREFORE, Appellee Elizabeth Howard Crowell prays that

this Unopposed Motion be granted and that the time for filing

Appellee’s Brief be extended to November 11, 2015.

3 HOU:3595827.1 Respectfully submitted,

BY: /s/Courtney B. Glaser John B. Shely State Bar No. 18215300 jshely@andrewskurth.com Courtney B. Glaser State Bar No. 24059824 cglaser@andrewskurth.com Andrews Kurth LLP 600 Travis, Suite 4200 Houston, Texas 77002 713.220.4200 Telephone 713.220.4285 Facsimile

ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLEE ELIZABETH HOWARD CROWELL

CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE

I hereby certify that undersigned counsel for Appellee conferred with Appellant’s counsel on September 28, 2015, and Appellant is unopposed to the relief herein requested.

/s/Courtney B. Glaser Courtney B. Glaser

4 HOU:3595827.1 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing document was served on all counsel of record via Electronic Service on September 28, 2015.

Nelson S. Ebaugh nebaugh@ebaughlaw.com 2777 Allen Parkway, Suite 1000 Houston, Texas 77019 Counsel for Appellant

/s/Courtney B. Glaser Courtney B. Glaser

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