in Re Kenneth Levien, Barry Levien & Phillip Levien, Trustees

Opinion

FILED 15-0514 12/8/2015 6:13:26 PM tex-8147216 SUPREME COURT OF TEXAS BLAKE A. HAWTHORNE, CLERK

NO. 15-0514

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TEXAS

IN RE KENNETH LEVIEN, BARRY LEVIEN & PHILLIP LEVIEN, TRUSTEES ________________________________________________________________________

UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE REAL PARTIES IN INTEREST’S RESPONSE BRIEF ON THE MERITS ______________________________________________________________________________

Original Mandamus Proceeding From the Third Court of Appeals and the 423rd District Court of Bastrop County Cause No. 03-14-0822-CV and Cause No. 423-2681 ______________________________________________________________________________

JOHN KINCHEN LUIS A. FAGREGA Hughes Arrell Kinchen, LLP Fabrega Hood LLP SBT# 00791027 SBT# 00790660 1221 McKinney, Suite 3150 1221 McKinney, Suite 3150 Houston, Texas 77010 Houston, Texas 77010 (713) 403-2064 (713) 228-2322 (713) 568-1747 (Fax) (713) 228-0088 (Fax) jkinchen@hakllp.com lfabrega@fabregahood.com

Attorneys for Real Parties in Interest HARLAN LEVIEN, STEPHEN LEVIEN, KENNETH IVES and PARVIN JOHNSON TO THE HONORABLE SUPREME COURT OF TEXAS:

Real Parties in Interest, Harlan Levien, Stephen Levien, Parvin Johnson, and

Kenneth Ives (hereinafter referred to as the “Real Parties”) file this Unopposed

Motion for Extension of Time to File Real Parties in Interest’s Response Brief on

the Merits and in support show the following:

1. Real Parties’ Response Brief on the Merits is currently due on December

14, 2015. Real Parties request an extension of time of seven days, to December 21,

2015, to file their response brief.

2. In addition to drafting the Response Brief on the Merits, Real Parties’

counsel has summary judgment deadlines and three depositions scheduled in

December in other cases. An extension of seven days will allow Real Parties’

counsel to complete the Response Brief on the Merits while also complying with the

schedules and deadlines from his other cases.

3. The undersigned has conferred with counsel for Relators, who indicated

there was no opposition to this request. Additionally, the current deadline for

Relators’ Reply Brief is December 29, 2015. Given the Real Parties request for an

extension of their Response Brief, the Real Parties and Relators also request a

corresponding seven-day extension for Relators’ Reply Brief (until January 5, 2016).

Therefore, Real Parties pray that this Court grant this motion for extension of

time.

2 Respectfully submitted,

HUGHES ARRELL KINCHEN LLP

By: /s/ John Kinchen John Kinchen Texas Bar No. 00791027 Katie Brar Texas Bar No. 24061072 1221 McKinney, Suite 3150 Houston, Texas 77010 Telephone: (713) 403-2064 Facsimile: (713) 568-1747 E-mail: jkinchen@hakllp.com E-mail: kbrar@hakllp.com

FABREGA✯HOOD, L.L.P.

By: /s/ Luis A. Fabrega Luis A. Fabrega Texas Bar No. 00790660 1221 McKinney, Suite 3150 Houston, Texas 77010 Telephone: (713) 228-2322 Facsimile: (713) 228-0088 E-mail: lfabrega@fabregahood.com

ATTORNEYS FOR REAL PARTIES IN INTEREST

3 CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE

As required by Tex. R. App. P. 10.1(a)(5), I certify that I have conferred with Salleee S. Smyth, who indicated that this motion is unopposed.

/s/ John Kinchen John Kinchen

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I certify that a true and correct copy of this motion has been served on the following counsel of record via electronic mail in accordance with the Texas Rules of Civil and Appellate Procedure on this the 8th day of December, 2015:

Sallee S. Smyth VIA E-mail: smyth.sallee@gmail.com Attorney for Relators Ellen A. Yarrell VIA E-mail: Ellen@eayatty.com Attorney for Relators Joy M. Brennan VIA Email: jbrennan@smithcarr.com Attorney for Relators