Jay Kay Bear Ltd v. Patty Martin

Opinion

ACCEPTED 04-14-00579-CV FOURTH COURT OF APPEALS SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 3/26/2015 10:59:26 AM KEITH HOTTLE CLERK

Cause No. 04-14-00579-CV

Jay Kay Bear, Ltd., § In the Court of Appeals FILED IN Appellant/ Cross-Appellee, § 4th COURT OF APPEALS § SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS —versus— 03/26/2015 § Fourth Court of Appeals District 10:59:26 AM § KEITH E. HOTTLE Patty Martin, § Clerk Appellee/ Cross-Appellant. § San Antonio, Texas

JOINT FIRST MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE BRIEF OF APPELLEE AND BRIEF OF CROSS-APPELLEE

TO THE HONORABLE JUSTICES OF SAID COURT:

NOW COME Appellant/ Cross-Appellee Jay Kay Bear, Ltd., and Appellee/ Cross-

Appellant Patty Martin, and jointly request that this Court extend the deadline to file the Brief of

Appellee and the Brief of Cross-Appellee by thirty days, and would respectfully show the Court

as follows:

A. Factual and Procedural History

1. The case is on appeal from the 45th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas.

2. The style and number of the case in the trial court was Patty Martin v. V. Keith Dullye,

Bexar Mercantile, Inc., Jay Kay Bear, Ltd., John M. Killian, Individually and as Trustee, Frerich

Capital, Ltd., Bexar County District Court Cause No. 2011-CI-11890.

3. This is an appeal from a Final Judgment rendered after a bench trial.

4. The present deadline for Appellee and Cross-Appellee to file their Appellees’ briefs in

this case is March 30, 2015.

B. Argument and Authorities

5. This Court has the authority to grant a motion to extend the deadline to file a party’s brief

under Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 10.5(b). 6. Appellee and Cross-Appellee each seek an extension of time of thirty (30) days—until

April 29, 2015—to file their briefs.

7. The appellate record in this case is voluminous. The Clerk’s Record is two volumes. The

Supplemental Clerk’s Record is one volume. And the Reporter’s Record is fourteen volumes.

8. Appellee and Cross-Appellee each require additional time to review the appellate record,

perform the legal research, and draft briefs that will be helpful to this Court.

9. This is the first motion for extension of the deadline to file the Appellees’ briefs filed in

this case.

C. Conclusion and Prayer

10. For the foregoing reasons, Appellant/ Cross-Appellee Jay Kay Bear, Ltd., and Appellee/

Cross-Appellant Patty Martin respectfully request that this Court grant this Joint Motion for

Extension of Time to File Brief of Appellee and Brief of Cross-Appellee, and extend the

deadline filing those briefs until April 29, 2015.

Respectfully submitted,

/s/ Beth Watkins /s/ Patricia M. Oviatt Beth Watkins Patricia M. Oviatt State Bar No. 24037675 State Bar No. 24046571 LAW OFFICE OF BETH WATKINS COKINOS, BOSIEN & YOUNG 926 Chulie Drive 10999 West IH 10, Suite 800 San Antonio, Texas 78216 San Antonio, Texas 78230 (210) 225-6666—phone (210) 293-8700—phone (210) 225-2300—fax (210) 293-873—fax Beth.Watkins@WatkinsAppeals.com POviatt@cbylaw.com

COUNSEL FOR APPELLANT/ CROSS-APPELLEE COUNSEL FOR APPELLEE/ CROSS-APPELLANT JAY KAY BEAR, LTD. PATTY MARTIN

2 CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE

I hereby certify that on March 23, 2015, I e-mailed Patricia M. Oviatt, Counsel for Appellee/ Cross-Appellant Patty Martin. On March 24, 2015, Ms. Oviatt responded that, on behalf of her client, she agreed to this motion.

/s/ Beth Watkins Beth Watkins

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that on March 26, 2015, a true and correct copy of the foregoing Appearance of Counsel was electronically served on the following counsel of record:

Patricia M. Oviatt COKINOS, BOSIEN & YOUNG 10999 West IH 10, Suite 800 San Antonio, Texas 78230 POviatt@cbylaw.com

COUNSEL FOR APPELLEE/ CROSS-APPELLANT PATTY MARTIN

COUNSEL FOR APPELLANT/ CROSS-APPELLEE JAY KAY BEAR, LTD.