John Allen and Angela Allen v. Enbridge G & P (East Texas) L.P.

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: February 11, 2015
• Docket: 12-14-00034-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

ACCEPTED 12-14-00034-cv TWELFTH COURT OF APPEALS TYLER, TEXAS 2/11/2015 5:38:44 PM CATHY LUSK CLERK

No. 12-14-00034-CV

FILED IN IN THE TWELFTH COURT OF APPEALS 12th COURT OF APPEALS TYLER, TEXAS AT TYLER 2/11/2015 5:38:44 PM CATHY S. LUSK Clerk JOHN ALLEN AND ANGELA ALLEN,

Appellants

v.

ENBRIDGE PIPELINES (EAST TEXAS) L.P.,

Appellee

Appeal from the County Court at Law of Nacogdoches County, Texas

APPELLEE’S MOTION FOR CONTINUANCE OF ORAL ARGUMENT

FLOWERS DAVIS, P.L.L.C. 1021 ESE South Loop 323, Suite 200 Tyler, Texas 75701 (903) 534-8063 (903) 534-1650 Facsimile JULIE P. WRIGHT State Bar No. 00794883 jpw@flowersdavis.com PRESTON McGEE State Bar No. 13620600 MORGAN M. ELLIOTT State Bar No. 24065196 ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLEE Comes now Enbridge Pipelines (East Texas) L.P., Appellee herein (“Appellee”),

and files this, its Motion for Continuance of Oral Argument. In support thereof, Appellee

would respectfully show the Court as follows:

1. Appellants have advised that they do not oppose this request.

2. Oral Argument in this case is currently scheduled for 8:30 a.m. on March 3,

2015.

3. This is the first request for postponement of argument; no prior

postponements have been requested.

4. Appellee respectfully requests that the Court reschedule oral argument in

this case, at the Court’s convenience, after April 1, 2015, as the undersigned counsel is

currently scheduled to attend mediation in Bastrop, Texas on March 4, 2015, in Cause

No. 14-2224-A; Flowers Davis, P.L.L.C. v. Richard Jones; in the 7th Judicial District

Court, Smith County, Texas, and will be required to travel on March 3, 2015, to Bastrop,

Texas. In addition, the undersigned counsel will be taking the Defendant’s deposition in

the above-mentioned cause number on March 5, 2015, Bastrop, Texas.

6. This rescheduling is sought so that the undersigned will be able to be well

prepared for argument and therefore helpful to the Court. It is not sought merely for

purposes of delay.

_____________________________________________________________________________________ Appellee’s Motion for Continuance of Oral Argument Page 2 7. The facts stated in this motion are either within the Court’s knowledge in

its official capacity or within the personal knowledge of the undersigned counsel, so no

affidavit is required under Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 10.2.

WHEREFORE, Appellee respectfully prays for the relief sought herein.

Respectfully submitted,

FLOWERS DAVIS, P.L.L.C. 1021 ESE Loop 323, Suite 200 Tyler, Texas 75701 (903) 534-8063 (903) 534-1650 Facsimile

/s/ Julie P. Wright JULIE P. WRIGHT State Bar No. 00794883 PRESTON McGEE State Bar No. 13620600 THOMAS H. BUCHANAN State Bar No. 03290500 MORGAN M. ELLIOTT State Bar No. 24065196 ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLEE ENBRIDGE PIPELINES (EAST TEXAS) L.P.

_____________________________________________________________________________________ Appellee’s Motion for Continuance of Oral Argument Page 3 Certificate of Conference The undersigned counsel conferred with Appellants’ counsel, Darrin Walker, by email on February 11, 2015, regarding this Motion for Continuance of Oral Argument. Mr. Walker advised that Appellants are not opposed to this motion.

/s/ Julie P. Wright JULIE P. WRIGHT

Certificate of Service

I hereby certify that the below-listed counsel of record was served with the foregoing document via electronic mailing and/or fax on February 11, 2015.

Mr. Karl C. Hoppess Via Facsimile: 713/651-1620 8200 Wednesbury, Suite 420 Houston, Texas 77074

Mr. Darrin Walker Via E-filing/Electronic Mail: 6134 Riverchase Glen Dr. darrinwalker@suddenlink.net Kingwood, Texas 77345

_____________________________________________________________________________________ Appellee’s Motion for Continuance of Oral Argument Page 4