Jeremy McKnight v. Spotlight Karaoke, LLC

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: January 2, 2026
• Docket: 15-25-00177-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

ACCEPTED 15-25-00177-CV FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 1/2/2026 4:07 PM NO. 15-25-00177-CV CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE CLERK FILED IN In The Court of Appeals 15th COURT OF APPEALS for the Fifteenth Judicial District AUSTIN, TEXAS Austin, Texas 1/2/2026 4:07:52 PM CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE Clerk

JEREMY MCKNIGHT,

Appellant, v.

SPOTLIGHT KARAOKE, LLC,

Appellee.

Appealed from the 395th Judicial District Georgetown, Texas Cause No. 24-0495-C395

MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE APPELLANT’S BRIEF

TO THE HONORABLE JUSTICES OF THE FIFTEENTH COURT OF

APPEALS:

NOW COMES Appellant, Jeremy McKnight, and pursuant to Tex. R. App. P.

38.6(d) and Tex. R. App. P. 10.5(b), files his Motion for Extension of Time to File

Appellant’s Brief.

Appellant requests a thirty-day (30) extension from the original due date to file his

Brief. Appellant filed its Notice of Appeal on September 29, 2025 and his Brief is due on

January 8, 2028. Appellant’s requests an extension to February 6, 2026. This is

Appellant’s First Motion for Extension of Time to File Appellant’s Brief.

1 Appellant’s counsel is unable to meet the January 8, 2026, deadline for the

following reasons:

1. December 19, 2025 to January 1, 2026 - Counsel was out of the office for the

holidays;

2. December 12, 2025 – Counsel attended a deposition in Cause No. 2024-49923;

Huyen Nguyen, et al. v. Sarina Cantu; In the 189th Judicial District Court of Harris

County, Texas; and

3. December 16, 2025 - Counsel attended mediation in Cause No. 2024-40431;

Kimberly Johnson v. Dereje Mekonnen Ali, et al.; In the 189th Judicial District Court of

Harris County, Texas.

For the above reasons, Appellant’s Counsel will be unable to complete Appellant’s

Brief by January 8, 2026. Appellant respectfully requests an additional thirty (30) days

from the original due date to complete preparing the Brief.

This request is not made for the purposes of delay, but so justice may be served.

WHEREFORE, Appellant moves the Court to grant its Motion for Extension of

Time to File Appellant’s Brief, extend the due date for Appellant’s Brief to February 6,

2026, and prays for all other and further relief, both in law and equity, to which it may be

entitled.

2 Respectfully submitted,

HUSAIN LAW + ASSOCIATES, P.C.

By: /s/ Joshua R. Leske JOSHUA R. LESKE State Bar No. 24060162 5916 Winsome Lane, Suite 400 Houston, Texas 77057 O: 713.800.1200 E: jleske@hlalawfirm.co E-Serve: eserve@hlalawfirm.com

COUNSEL FOR APPELLANT

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing instrument was filed and

served electronically to the Court and all known counsel of record on January 2, 2026.

/s/ Joshua R. Leske JOSHUA R. LESKE

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