J.A. Green Development Corp., JAGI, Inc., and JAGI Verde LLC v. Grant Thornton, LLP, Jamie B. Fowler, and Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Court of Appeals of Texas

J.A. Green Development Corp., JAGI, Inc., and JAGI Verde LLC v. Grant Thornton, LLP, Jamie B. Fowler, and Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Court of Appeals of Texas·Decided June 24, 2015·No. 05-15-00029-CV·Published

Opinion

ACCEPTED

05-15-00029-CV

FIFTH COURT OF APPEALS

DALLAS, TEXAS

6/24/2015 3:46:01 PM

LISA MATZ

CLERK

NO. 05-15-00029-CV

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS FILED IN 5th COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS DALLAS, TEXAS AT DALLAS 6/24/2015 3:46:01 PM LISA MATZ

Clerk

J.A. GREEN DEVELOPMENT CORP.; JAGI, INC.; AND JAGI VERDE LLC, Appellants, v.

GRANT THORNTON, LLP, JAMIE B. FOWLER; AND AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD LLP, Appellees.

On Appeal from the 14th District Court of Dallas County, Texas Cause No. DC-14-00312

UNOPPOSED FIRST MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE REPLY BRIEF OF APPELLANTS

LaDawn H. Conway David R. Deary State Bar No. 04715800 Texas Bar No. 05624900 ALEXANDER DUBOSE JEFFERSON & W. Ralph Canada, Jr. TOWNSEND LLP Texas Bar No. 03733800 4925 Greenville Avenue, Suite 510 Wilson E. Wray Dallas, Texas 75206-4026 Texas Bar No. 00797700 Telephone: (214) 369-2358 K. Adam Rothey Telecopier: (214) 369-2359 Texas Bar No. 24051274 lconway@adjtlaw.com LOEWINSOHN FLEGLE DEARY, LLP 12377 Merit Drive, Suite 900 Dallas, Texas 75251 Telephone: (214) 572-1700 Telecopier: (214) 571-1717 dearyd@LFDlaw.com ralphc@LFDlaw.com wilsonw@LFDlaw.com adamr@LFDlaw.com

COUNSEL FOR APPELLANTS

TO THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS:

Appellants J.A. Green Development Corp., JAGI, Inc. and JAGI Verde LLC

(“Appellants”) file this first motion for extension of time to file their Reply Brief of

Appellants.

1. The present deadline for Appellants’ Reply Brief is July 2, 2015.

2. Appellants seek an extension of 14 days until July 16, 2015, in which

to file their Reply Brief.

3. This is Appellants’ first request for an extension of time for this brief.

4. This motion is unopposed.

5. Appellants request an extension because counsel have a number of

other matters that have interfered with their ability to prepare this brief by the current

due date, as follows:

Loewinsohn Flegle Deary, LLP

• preparation of opening brief due July 8 on behalf of Appellants in Alan

J. Kaufman, et al. v. Gramercy Advisors, LLC, et al., No. 15-0106,

Appellate Court of Illinois, First Judicial District;

• response due July 10 to Gramercy’s Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs’

Petition for Relief from Judgment in Alan J. Kaufman, et al. v. BDO

Seidman, L.L.P., et al., Cause No. 12 L 13292, in the Circuit Court of

Cook County, Illinois; and

UNOPPOSED FIRST MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE BRIEF OF APPELLANTS—Page 1

• opening brief due July 13 on behalf of Appellants in Gramercy Advisors

LLC, et al. v. J.A. Green Development Corp., et al., Index No.

650166/14, In the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division – First

Department.

Alexander Dubose Jefferson & Townsend LLP

• preparation of brief of appellant, due June 26, 2015,1 in Kartsotis v.

Bloch, et al., in the Court of Appeals for the Fifth District of Texas at

Dallas; No. 05-14-01294-CV; and

• preparation of reply brief on the merits, due July 8, 2015, in Apache

Deepwater, LLC v. McDaniel Partners, Ltd., in the Supreme Court of

Texas, No. 14-0546.

6. This motion is not filed for the purpose of delay, but to allow counsel

adequate time to prepare the Reply Brief of Appellants in a way that will assist the

Court in reaching a decision.

For these reasons, Appellants J.A. Green Development Corp., JAGI, Inc. and

JAGI Verde LLC respectfully request that the deadline for filing their Reply Brief

of Appellants be extended until Thursday, July 16, 2015.

1 Counsel has moved for a 5-day extension, to July 1, 2015, in this appeal.

UNOPPOSED FIRST MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE REPLY BRIEF OF APPELLANTS—Page 2

Respectfully submitted,

/s/ LaDawn H. Conway David R. Deary Texas Bar No. 05624900 W. Ralph Canada, Jr. Texas Bar No. 03733800 Wilson E. Wray Texas Bar No. 00797700 K. Adam Rothey Texas Bar No. 24051274 LOEWINSOHN FLEGLE DEARY, LLP 12377 Merit Drive, Suite 900 Dallas, Texas 75251 Telephone: (214) 572-1700 Telecopier: (214) 571-1717 dearyd@LFDlaw.com ralphc@LFDlaw.com wilsonw@LFDlaw.com adamr@LFDlaw.com

LaDawn H. Conway State Bar No. 04715800 ALEXANDER DUBOSE JEFFERSON & TOWNSEND LLP 4925 Greenville Avenue, Suite 510 Dallas, Texas 75206-4026 Telephone: (214) 369-2358 Telecopier: (214) 369-2359 lconway@adjtlaw.com

ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLANTS J.A. GREEN DEVELOPMENT CORP.; JAGI, INC.; AND JAGI VERDE LLC

UNOPPOSED FIRST MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE REPLY BRIEF OF APPELLANTS—Page 3

CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE

On June 19, 2015, the undersigned conferred with counsel for Appellees, and

they stated that their clients do not oppose the relief requested in this motion.

/s/ LaDawn H. Conway LaDawn H. Conway

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

On June 24, 2015, I electronically filed this Motion for Extension of Time to

File Reply Brief of Appellants with the Clerk of the Court using the

eFile.TXCourts.gov electronic filing system which will send notification of such

filing to the following.

James M. Welch John T. Cox, III Joel E. Geary David S. Coale VINCENT LOPEZ SERAFINO JENEVEIN, P.C. LYNN TILLOTSON PINKER & COX, LLP 1601 Elm Street, Suite 4100 2100 Ross Avenue, Suite 2700 Dallas, Texas 75201 Dallas, Texas 75201 jwelch@vilolaw.com tcox@lynnllp.com jgeary@vilolaw.com dcoale@lynnllp.com

Of Counsel: Counsel for Appellee Akin Gump Kevin M. Dinan Straus Hauer & Feld, LLP Timothy J. Sullivan KING & SPALDING, LLP 1700 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Suite 200 Washington, D.C. 72006-4747 kdinan@kslaw.com tjsullivan@kslaw.com

Counsel for Appellees Grant Thornton, LLP and Jamie B. Fowler /s/ LaDawn H. Conway LaDawn H. Conway

UNOPPOSED FIRST MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE REPLY BRIEF OF APPELLANTS—Page 4

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ACCEPTED

05-15-00029-CV

FIFTH COURT OF APPEALS

DALLAS, TEXAS

6/24/2015 3:46:01 PM

LISA MATZ

CLERK

NO. 05-15-00029-CV

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS FILED IN 5th COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS DALLAS, TEXAS AT DALLAS 6/24/2015 3:46:01 PM LISA MATZ

Clerk

J.A. GREEN DEVELOPMENT CORP.; JAGI, INC.; AND JAGI VERDE LLC, Appellants, v.

GRANT THORNTON, LLP, JAMIE B. FOWLER; AND AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD LLP, Appellees.

On Appeal from the 14th District Court of Dallas County, Texas Cause No. DC-14-00312

UNOPPOSED FIRST MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE REPLY BRIEF OF APPELLANTS

LaDawn H. Conway David R. Deary State Bar No. 04715800 Texas Bar No. 05624900 ALEXANDER DUBOSE JEFFERSON & W. Ralph Canada, Jr. TOWNSEND LLP Texas Bar No. 03733800 4925 Greenville Avenue, Suite 510 Wilson E. Wray Dallas, Texas 75206-4026 Texas Bar No. 00797700 Telephone: (214) 369-2358 K. Adam Rothey Telecopier: (214) 369-2359 Texas Bar No. 24051274 lconway@adjtlaw.com LOEWINSOHN FLEGLE DEARY, LLP 12377 Merit Drive, Suite 900 Dallas, Texas 75251 Telephone: (214) 572-1700 Telecopier: (214) 571-1717 dearyd@LFDlaw.com ralphc@LFDlaw.com wilsonw@LFDlaw.com adamr@LFDlaw.com

COUNSEL FOR APPELLANTS

TO THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS:

Appellants J.A. Green Development Corp., JAGI, Inc. and JAGI Verde LLC

(“Appellants”) file this first motion for extension of time to file their Reply Brief of

Appellants.

1. The present deadline for Appellants’ Reply Brief is July 2, 2015.

2. Appellants seek an extension of 14 days until July 16, 2015, in which

to file their Reply Brief.

3. This is Appellants’ first request for an extension of time for this brief.

4. This motion is unopposed.

5. Appellants request an extension because counsel have a number of

other matters that have interfered with their ability to prepare this brief by the current

due date, as follows:

Loewinsohn Flegle Deary, LLP

• preparation of opening brief due July 8 on behalf of Appellants in Alan

J. Kaufman, et al. v. Gramercy Advisors, LLC, et al., No. 15-0106,

Appellate Court of Illinois, First Judicial District;

• response due July 10 to Gramercy’s Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs’

Petition for Relief from Judgment in Alan J. Kaufman, et al. v. BDO

Seidman, L.L.P., et al., Cause No. 12 L 13292, in the Circuit Court of

Cook County, Illinois; and

UNOPPOSED FIRST MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE BRIEF OF APPELLANTS—Page 1

• opening brief due July 13 on behalf of Appellants in Gramercy Advisors

LLC, et al. v. J.A. Green Development Corp., et al., Index No.

650166/14, In the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division – First

Department.

Alexander Dubose Jefferson & Townsend LLP

• preparation of brief of appellant, due June 26, 2015,1 in Kartsotis v.

Bloch, et al., in the Court of Appeals for the Fifth District of Texas at

Dallas; No. 05-14-01294-CV; and

• preparation of reply brief on the merits, due July 8, 2015, in Apache

Deepwater, LLC v. McDaniel Partners, Ltd., in the Supreme Court of

Texas, No. 14-0546.

6. This motion is not filed for the purpose of delay, but to allow counsel

adequate time to prepare the Reply Brief of Appellants in a way that will assist the

Court in reaching a decision.

For these reasons, Appellants J.A. Green Development Corp., JAGI, Inc. and

JAGI Verde LLC respectfully request that the deadline for filing their Reply Brief

of Appellants be extended until Thursday, July 16, 2015.

1 Counsel has moved for a 5-day extension, to July 1, 2015, in this appeal.

UNOPPOSED FIRST MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE REPLY BRIEF OF APPELLANTS—Page 2

Respectfully submitted,

/s/ LaDawn H. Conway David R. Deary Texas Bar No. 05624900 W. Ralph Canada, Jr. Texas Bar No. 03733800 Wilson E. Wray Texas Bar No. 00797700 K. Adam Rothey Texas Bar No. 24051274 LOEWINSOHN FLEGLE DEARY, LLP 12377 Merit Drive, Suite 900 Dallas, Texas 75251 Telephone: (214) 572-1700 Telecopier: (214) 571-1717 dearyd@LFDlaw.com ralphc@LFDlaw.com wilsonw@LFDlaw.com adamr@LFDlaw.com

LaDawn H. Conway State Bar No. 04715800 ALEXANDER DUBOSE JEFFERSON & TOWNSEND LLP 4925 Greenville Avenue, Suite 510 Dallas, Texas 75206-4026 Telephone: (214) 369-2358 Telecopier: (214) 369-2359 lconway@adjtlaw.com

ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLANTS J.A. GREEN DEVELOPMENT CORP.; JAGI, INC.; AND JAGI VERDE LLC

UNOPPOSED FIRST MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE REPLY BRIEF OF APPELLANTS—Page 3

CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE

On June 19, 2015, the undersigned conferred with counsel for Appellees, and

they stated that their clients do not oppose the relief requested in this motion.

/s/ LaDawn H. Conway LaDawn H. Conway

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

On June 24, 2015, I electronically filed this Motion for Extension of Time to

File Reply Brief of Appellants with the Clerk of the Court using the

eFile.TXCourts.gov electronic filing system which will send notification of such

filing to the following.

James M. Welch John T. Cox, III Joel E. Geary David S. Coale VINCENT LOPEZ SERAFINO JENEVEIN, P.C. LYNN TILLOTSON PINKER & COX, LLP 1601 Elm Street, Suite 4100 2100 Ross Avenue, Suite 2700 Dallas, Texas 75201 Dallas, Texas 75201 jwelch@vilolaw.com tcox@lynnllp.com jgeary@vilolaw.com dcoale@lynnllp.com

Of Counsel: Counsel for Appellee Akin Gump Kevin M. Dinan Straus Hauer & Feld, LLP Timothy J. Sullivan KING & SPALDING, LLP 1700 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Suite 200 Washington, D.C. 72006-4747 kdinan@kslaw.com tjsullivan@kslaw.com

Counsel for Appellees Grant Thornton, LLP and Jamie B. Fowler /s/ LaDawn H. Conway LaDawn H. Conway

UNOPPOSED FIRST MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE REPLY BRIEF OF APPELLANTS—Page 4

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