Linda S. Nowlin v. Lori Keaton

Opinion

ACCEPTED

03-14-00608-CV

4082466

THIRD COURT OF APPEALS

AUSTIN, TEXAS

2/9/2015 9:01:28 PM

JEFFREY D. KYLE

CLERK

No. 03-14-00608-CV

Linda S. Nowlin, § IN THE THIRD FILED IN 3rd COURT OF APPEALS

Appellant, § AUSTIN, TEXAS § 2/9/2015 9:01:28 PM v. § COURT OF APPEALS JEFFREY D. KYLE

§ Clerk Lori Keaton, § Appellee. § AUSTIN, TEXAS

APPELLEE'S FIRST MOTION TO EXTEND TIME TO FILE BRIEF

Appellee asks the Court to extend the time to file her brief.

A. INTRODUCTION

1. Appellant is Linda Nowlin; appellee is Lori Keaton.

2. There is no specific deadline to file this motion to extend time. See Tex. R.

App. P. 10.5(b)(1)(A); Tex. R. App. P. 38.6(d).

3. This Court has authority to extend the time for Appellee to file her brief. See Tex. R. App. P. 38.6(d).

B. BACKGROUND, ARGUMENT, & AUTHORITIES 4. Appellee requests a one week extension to file Appellee's brief so that Appellee's brief will be due on Tuesday, February 17, 2015 (Monday, February 16, 2015 is President's Day, a state and federal holiday). See Tex.

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R. App. P. 10.5(b)(1)(B).

5. Appellee's brief is due on Monday, February 9, 2015. See Tex. R. App. P.

10.5(b)(1)(A).

6. Appellee requests this extension because Appellee and Appellee's counsel require additional time to prepare Appellee's brief. Due to no fault of Appellee, Appellee and Appellee's counsel have been unable to meet to discuss Appellant's brief in detail and wish to do so before Appellee files her brief. See Tex. R. App. P. 10.5(b)(1)(C).

7. Appellee has not requested and the Court has not granted any previous extensions for Appellee to file her brief. See Tex. R. App. P. 10.5(b)(1)(D).

8. Appellee conferred with Appellant's counsel on Monday, February 9, 2015 about Appellee's First Motion to Extend Time to File her Brief. Appellant does not support Appellee's First Motion to Extend Time to File her Brief and, therefore, Appellee is unable to submit this Motion as an Agreed Motion. However, Appellant stated that she would not oppose the motion.

See Tex R. App. P. 10.1(a)(5).

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C. PRAYER

9. For these reasons, Appellee asks the Court to grant Appellee's First Motion to Extend Time to File her Brief until Tuesday, February 17, 2015.

` Respectfully submitted, /s/ Robby Abarca

Robby P. Abarca

Texas Bar No. 24043515

P.O. Box 152547

Austin, Texas 78715

Tel. (512) 318-4277

Fax (512) 697-2832

rpabarca@abarcalawfirm.com ATTORNEY FOR APPELLEE,

LORI KEATON

CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE I certify that I personally conferred with Mr. David Nowlin, attorney for Appellant, on February 9, 2015. Mr. Nowlin stated that Appellant did not support the Appellee's First Motion to Extend Time to File Brief; however, he also stated that Appellant would not oppose the Appellee's First Motion to Extend Time to File Brief.

/s/Robby Abarca

Robby P. Abarca

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I certify that a copy of Appellee's First Motion to Extend Time to File Brief, was served on Appellant, Linda Nowlin, through her counsel of record, Mr. David A. Nowlin, 7301 RR 620 North, Ste. 155, 319, Austin, Texas 78726-4537 by electronic service (davidnowlin@me.com) on February 9, 2015 after 5 p.m. (local time of the recipient).

/s/Robby Abarca

Robby P. Abarca