Karl B. Bailey v. MidFirst Bank

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: December 29, 2014
• Docket: 03-14-00632-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

ACCEPTED 03-14-00632-CV 3608239 THIRD COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 12/29/2014 4:56:09 PM JEFFREY D. KYLE CLERK No. 03-14-00632-CV

FILED IN 3rd COURT OF APPEALS In The Third AUSTIN, TEXAS Court of Appeals 12/29/2014 4:56:09 PM Austin Division JEFFREY D. KYLE Clerk

Karl B. Bailey Appellant,

v.

MidFirst Bank Appellee.

ON APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT, 250TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT, TRAVIS COUNTY, TEXAS TRIAL COURT CAUSE NO. D-1-GN-14-002430

APPELLANT’S OPPOSED SECOND MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE APPELLANT’S BRIEF

ANTHONY READ SBN: 24056184 WILLIAM B. GAMMON SBN: 07611280 GAMMON LAW OFFICE, PLLC. 1201 Spyglass Drive, Suite 100 Austin, Texas 78746 Phone: 512-444-4529 Fax: 512-545-4279 Firm@GammonLawOffice.com ATTORNEY FOR APPELLANT

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COMES NOW, Karl B. Bailey, by and through his attorneys of record and

files his Second Motion for Extension of time to file Appellant’s Brief. In support

thereof, Appellant shows as follows:

1. This appeal is from Judgment entered in Cause No. D-1-GN-14-002430, in

the 250th Judicial District Court, Travis County, Texas.

2. Judgment was signed and entered on July 2, 2014.

3. Appellant filed Plaintiff’s Motion for New Trial on July 28, 2014.

4. Appellant perfected this appeal on September 29, 2014, by filing Plaintiff’s

Notice of Appeal.

5. Appellant requested, and was granted, his first extension from December 2,

2014, to January 2, 2015, to file his brief.

6. Appellant’s brief is currently due on January 2, 2015.

7. Appellant wishes to extend the current deadline for Appellant’s Brief by ten

(10) days, from January 2, 2015, until January 12, 2015.

8. Appellant’s counsel, the undersigned, has been preparing for and attending,

and continues to prepare for numerous hearings and trial settings, as listed

below:

SECOND MOTION TO EXTEND APPELLANT’S BRIEF DEADLINE CAUSE NO.: 03-14-00632-CV PAGE 2 OF 5 a. Prepare for and attend hearing on December 20, 2014 in Cause

No. J2-CV-14-076182; Citimortgage, Inc. v Standiford, et al., in

the Justice Court, Precinct 2, Travis County, Texas.

b. Prepare for and attend hearing on December 1, 2014 in Cause

No. J2-CB-14-076106; Peters v Peters, et al., in the Justice

Court, Precinct 2, Travis County, Texas. Additionally, the

undersigned has been preparing for jury trial in this case,

currently set for December 31, 2014.

c. Prepare for and attend hearing on December 17, 2014 in Cause

No. J2-CV-14-076232; MidFirst Bank, et al, in the County Court

at Law, No. 2, Travis County, Texas.

d. Prepare for and attend hearing on December 15, 2014 in Cause

No. D-1-GN-14-003621; In Re: Order for Foreclosure, in the

98th District Court, Travis County, Texas.

e. Prepare for and attend hearing on December 3, 2014 in Cause

No. D-1-GN-14-001701; Champion Printing, et al, in the 345th

District Court, Travis County, Texas.

9. Appellant’s counsel has been diligently working during this holiday season.

10. Appellant’s counsel, while working on the above-listed tasks, has not been

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11.This is Appellant’s second request for extension. Appellant does not seek

this extension for purposes of delay, but so counsel may facilitate the most

efficient and effective contention, by utilizing all available resources in

order to provide effective representation.

12.The undersigned has conferred with Robert Forester, counsel for Appellee,

who informed him that he would contact his client regarding the relief sought

in this motion. Mr. Forester did not advise prior to filing of this motion and

so must be considered opposed.

WHEREFORE PREMISES CONSIDERED, Appellant respectfully requests

the court grant Appellant’s motion and extend the deadline from January 2, 2015, to

January 12, 2015, for filing of Appellant’s brief.

Respectfully submitted,

/s/ Anthony Read By: _________________________________ WILLIAM B. GAMMON, SBN: 07611280 ANTHONY READ, SBN: 24056184 GAMMON LAW OFFICE, PLLC. 1201 Spyglass Drive, Suite 100 Austin, Texas 78746 Phone: 512-444-4529 Fax: 512-545-4279 Firm@GammonLawOffice.com ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLANT

SECOND MOTION TO EXTEND APPELLANT’S BRIEF DEADLINE CAUSE NO.: 03-14-00632-CV PAGE 4 OF 5 CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE Pursuant to Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure 10.1(a)(5), I hereby certify that our office has conferred, or made a reasonable attempt to confer, with all other parties which are listed below about the merits of this motion on this the 29th day of December, 2014.

Name: Robert Forester Date Contacted: December 29, 2014 Method of contact: Phone at 972-340-7935 Results: Mr. Forester informed the undersigned that he would confer with his client regarding this motion. However, he did not contact Appellant with an answer therefore it must be assumed, is opposed to this request for extension of time for Appellant to file his brief.

/s/ Anthony Read _____________________________ Anthony Read

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

Pursuant to Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure 9.5, I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing instrument has been served on this 29th day of December, 2014.

Participants in the case who are registered CM/ECF users will be served by the CM/ECF system and copies will be mailed via facsimile to those indicated as non-registered participants on December 29, 2014.

CHRIS POCHYLA, SBN: 24032842 BARRETT DAFFIN FRAPPIER TURNER &ENGLE, LLP 15000 Surveyor Blvd., Ste. 100 Addison TX 75001 Phone: 972-340-7935 Fax: 972-341-0734 Counsel for MidFirst Bank

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