Leticia B. Loya v. Vitol, Inc., Michael Metz, and Antonio Maarraoui

Opinion

ACCEPTED 01-15-00197-CV FIRST COURT OF APPEALS HOUSTON, TEXAS 6/25/2015 3:50:44 PM CHRISTOPHER PRINE CLERK

No. 01-15-00197-CV __________________________________ FILED IN 1st COURT OF APPEALS IN THE COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE HOUSTON, TEXAS FIRST DISTRICT OF TEXAS AT HOUSTON 6/25/2015 3:50:44 PM __________________________________ CHRISTOPHER Clerk A. PRINE

LETICIA LOYA, Appellant, v. MIGUEL LOYA, VITOL, INC., MICHAEL METZ, ANTONIO MAARRAOUI, Appellees. __________________________________

APPELLEES’ UNOPPOSED FIRST MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE BRIEF OF APPELLEES __________________________________

Appeal from the 190th Judicial District Court, Harris County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 2012-33464 _________________________________

TO THE HONORABLE JUSTICES OF THE COURT OF APPEALS: Pursuant to Rule 10.5(b) and 38.6(d) of the Texas Rules of Appellant

Procedure, Appellees Miguel Loya, Vitol, Inc., Michael Metz, and Antonio

Maarraoui file this Unopposed First Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief of

Appellees and would show the Court as follows:

1. Appellant filed her Brief of Appellant on May 28, 2015, after taking a

7-day extension.

1 2. The Brief of Appellees is due on June 29, 2015, 30 days after the

filing of the Brief of Appellant. TEX. R. APP. P. 38.6(b).

3. Appellees request a 7-day extension of time to file their Brief of

Appellees until Monday, July 6, 2015.

4. This is Appellees’ First Motion for extension of time to file their

Brief.

5. Appellees request an extension because of a request for

supplementation of the reporter’s record that was first made on January 27, 2015

but has not yet been completed by the court reporter and because of a request for

supplementation of the clerk’s record that was made on June 24, 2015.

6. Appellant is not opposed to this Motion.

Appellees pray that the Court grant this Motion and extend the time for

filing its Brief of Appellees to and including July 6, 2015. Appellees pray for such

other and further relief to which they may be justly entitled.

2 Respectfully submitted,

VINSON & ELKINS L.L.P.

/s/ Patrick W. Mizell Patrick W. Mizell Attorney-In-Charge Texas Bar No. 14233980 Catherine B. Smith Texas Bar No. 03319970 Deborah C. Milner Texas Bar No. 24065761 Jaclyn M. Lynch Texas Bar No. 24083429 1001 Fannin, Suite 2500 Houston, Texas 77002-6760 Telephone: 713.758.2932 Facsimile: 713.615.5912 e-mail: pmizell@velaw.com e-mail: csmith@velaw.com e-mail: cmilner@vela.com e-mail: jaclynlynch@velaw.com

Attorneys for Appellees Vitol, Inc., Antonio Maarraoui, and Michael Metz

FULLENWEIDER WILHITE, P.C.

/s/ Randall B. Wilhite Randall B. Wilhite Attorney-In-Charge Texas Bar No. 21476400 4265 San Felipe, Suite 1400 Houston, Texas 77027 Telephone: 713-624-4100 Facsimile: 713-624-4141 e-mail: rwilhite@fullenweider.com e-mail: service@fullenweider.com

3 Attorneys for Appellee Miguel A. Loya

4 CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE I hereby certify that on July 25, 2015, I conferred with Jennifer Job (attorney for Appellant, Leticia Loya) via email, and she indicated that Appellant was not opposed to this extension motion.

/s/ Patrick W. Mizell Patrick W. Mizell

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE The undersigned certifies that on June 25, 2015, the foregoing Unopposed First Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief of Appellees was served electronically on the following parties in accordance with the requirements of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure:

Jennifer Job James E. Payne Provost Umphrey Law Firm, L.L.P. 490 Park Street P. O. Box 4905 Beaumont, Texas 77701 409.835.8605 jjob@pulf.com jpayne@pulf.com Attorneys for Appellant Leticia Loya

/s/ Deborah C. Milner Deborah C. Milner