in Re Allstate Fire and Casualty Insurance Company

Court of Appeals of Texas·Decided February 4, 2015·No. 01-15-00003-CV·Published

Opinion

ACCEPTED

01-15-00003-cv

FIRST COURT OF APPEALS

HOUSTON, TEXAS 2/4/2015 5:51:44 PM CHRISTOPHER PRINE

CLERK

NO. 01-15-00003-CV

FILED IN

COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIRST DISTRICT OF TEXAS AT HOUSTON 1st COURT OF APPEALS

HOUSTON, TEXAS

2/4/2015 5:51:44 PM

IN RE ALLSTATE FIRE AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE

Clerk

Original Proceeding from William Howard and Charlene Howard v. Allstate Fire and Casualty Insurance Company and Lisa Graves; Cause no. 14-DCV-215228; in the 434th District Court, Fort Bend County, Texas

RESPONDENT’S MOTION TO EXTEND TIME FOR RESPONSE

TO THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS:

Respondents, William Howard and Charlene Howard, file this Motion to Extend their

time to file a response brief to the Realtor’s Petition for Writ of Mandamus. Mr. and Mrs.

Howard show the Court as follows:

I.

1. The Court has requested that any response to Petitioner’s Writ of Mandamus be

filed on or before February 5, 2015. Respondents intend to file a response but respectfully

request an additional 30 days to file the response. The undersigned counsel just finished a

week long federal bench trial and he has numerous other depositions scheduled for an

upcoming trial. The undersigned counsel has been assigned to trial on February 17, 2015 in

Cause no. 2012-54418; Marvin Stoxstell v. Union Pacific Railroad Company, Vulcan Materials

Company and Diamond K Services, Inc., in the 55th District Court, Harris County, Texas. The

additional time to respond will allow the undersigned counsel to adequately address the issues

raised in the petition for mandamus.

2. The requested continuance of the response due date is not requested for

purposes of delay, harassment or any improper purpose. It is requested so that justice may be

done.

3. The undersigned attorney and Realtor’s counsel conferred regarding their

opposition to this motion, if any. At the time of the filing of this motion, it is unknown whether

Realtor is opposed.

WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, Respondents, William and Charlene Howard,

respectfully request that the Court GRANT the requested relief and reset the due date for a

response to the Petition for Mandamus for a date 30-days beyond the current due date of

February 5, 2015, and grant Respondents all further relief, to which they may be justly entitled.

Respectfully submitted,

BY: /s/ Mario A. Martinez Mario A. Martinez The Law Offices of Mario A. Martinez, PLLC State Bar No.24013110 23123 Cinco Ranch Blvd., Suite 208 Katy, Texas 77494 281-665-7924 281-665-7929 fax www.yourtexaslawyer.biz mario@yourtexaslawyer.biz COUNSEL FOR RESPONDENTS

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

The undersigned certifies that a copy of the foregoing instrument was served upon the attorneys of record of all parties to the above cause on this 4th day of FEBRUARY, 2015 pursuant to the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure and Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure.

/s/ Mario A. Martinez Mario A. Martinez

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