In the Guardianship of Landen Thomas Griswold, an Incapacitated Person v. the State of Texas
Opinion
ACCEPTED
15-25-00017-CV
FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 5/14/2025 4:14 PM
No. 15−25−00017−CV CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE CLERK
FILED IN
In the Fifteenth Court of Appeals 15th COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS
Austin, Texas 5/14/2025 4:14:24 PM CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE
Clerk
In the Guardianship of Landen Thomas Griswold, An Incapacitated Person
On Appeal from Cause No. G00074 County Court at Law Cherokee County, Texas
UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE APPELLEE’S BRIEF
Pursuant to Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure 10.5(b) and 38.6(d), Appellee,
Texas Health and Humas Services Commission (Appellee) files this unopposed
motion seeking a 2−week extension of time to file Appellee’s Brief to June 9, 2025.
In support of this motion, Appellee shows the following:
1. Appellee’s Brief is currently due May 27, 2025.
2. The following grounds provide good cause for extending the time to
file Appellee’s Brief. Appellee’s former lead counsel, Reed Arroyo, has accepted
another position outside of the Texas Office of the Attorney General—his last day
with the Texas Office of the Attorney General was May 9, 2025. Appellee’s new and
current lead counsel, Terri M. Abernathy, was substituted for Mr. Arroyo on May 9,
2025. Due to Ms. Abernathy’s other responsibilities in separate litigation matters,
she was only able to meet and confer with Mr. Arroyo for the first time regarding
this case on May 9, 2025. Consequently, Ms. Abernathy requires more time to review
the filings and to prepare Appellee’s brief.
3. This is the third request for an extension of time to file Appellee’s Brief
before this Court.
4. The motion is unopposed.
5. This motion is not filed for the purpose of delay, nor will Appellant be
harmed and Appellant is unopposed to this extension request.
Prayer
For these reasons, Appellee respectfully request that the Court grant an
extension of time of 2−weeks to file Appellee’s Brief to June 9, 2025, and grant it
any other relief to which it may be justly entitled.
Respectfully submitted,
KEN PAXTON Attorney General of Texas
BRENT WEBSTER First Assistant Attorney General
RALPH MOLINA Deputy First Assistant Attorney General
AUSTIN KINGHORN Deputy Attorney General for Civil Litigation
KIMBERLY GDULA Chief, General Litigation Division
/s/ Terri M. Abernathy
TERRI M. ABERNATHY Attorney-in-Charge Assistant Attorney General Texas State Bar No. 24062894 OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS General Litigation Division P. O. Box 12548, Capitol Station Austin, Texas 78711−2548 Phone (512) 936−0562 Division Fax (512) 320−0667 Email Terri.Abernathy@oag.texas.gov
Counsel for Appellee Texas Health and Human Services Commission
CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE
On May 13−14, 2025, the undersigned conferred with lead counsel for Appellant, who stated they are unopposed to the relief requested.
/s/ Terri M. Abernathy
TERRI M. ABERNATHY Assistant Attorney General
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I certify that on May 14, 2025, a true and correct copy of this document was filed via the court’s e−filing system, causing electronic service upon all counsel of record in accordance with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure as follows:
Tracia Y. Lee Tracia.Lee@keanmiller.com Laurel M. Smith Laurel.Smith@keanmiller.com Kean | Miller, LLP Pennzoil South Tower 711 Louisiana Street, Suite 1800 South Tower Houston, Texas 77002 Phone (713) 844−3062 e-serve@keanmiller.com
Counsel for Appellee
/s/ Terri M. Abernathy
TERRI M. ABERNATHY Assistant Attorney General
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.
Quennette Rose on behalf of Terri Abernathy Bar No. 24062894 quennette.rose@oag.texas.gov Envelope ID: 100844031 Filing Code Description: Motion Filing Description: 20250514_HHSCs 3rd Unopposed MET Status as of 5/14/2025 4:57 PM CST
Associated Case Party: Texas Health and Human Services Commission
Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status
Jonathan Petix 24027728 jonathan.petix@hhs.texas.gov 5/14/2025 4:14:24 PM SENT
Alyssa Bixby-Lawson 24122680 anknutson@gmail.com 5/14/2025 4:14:24 PM SENT
Terri Abernathy terri.abernathy@oag.texas.gov 5/14/2025 4:14:24 PM SENT
Quennette Rose Quennette.Rose@oag.texas.gov 5/14/2025 4:14:24 PM SENT
Tristan AGarza tristan.garza@oag.texas.gov 5/14/2025 4:14:24 PM SENT
Reed Arroyo reed.arroyo@oag.texas.gov 5/14/2025 4:14:24 PM SENT
Associated Case Party: Candice Jeffcoat
Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status
Tracia Lee e-serve@keanmiller.com 5/14/2025 4:14:24 PM SENT
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