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Public Utility Commission of Texas // City of Denton Operating as Denton Municipal Electric v. City of Denton Operating as Denton Municipal Electric // Cross-Appellee Public Utility Commission of Texas

Court of Appeals of Texas·Decided March 28, 2025·No. 15-25-00018-CV·Published

Opinion

ACCEPTED 15-25-00018-CV FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS NO. 15-25-00018-CV 3/28/2025 5:13 PM CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE IN THE COURT OF APPEALS CLERK FOR THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT FILED IN AT AUSTIN, TEXAS 15th COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 3/28/2025 5:13:46 PM PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF TEXAS, CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE Appellant/Cross-Appellee, Clerk

v. CITY OF DENTON, OPERATING AS DENTON MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC, Appellee/Cross-Appellant.

On Appeal from the 459th Judicial Court, Travis County, Texas Cause No. D-1-GN-23-008974

JOINT MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME

Appellant/Cross-Appellee Public Utility Commission of Texas

(“PUC”) and Appellee/Cross Appellant City of Denton, Operating as

Denton Municipal Electric (“DME”) jointly move for extension of time to

file the briefing in support of their appeals before this Court.

1. On February 14, 2025, the PUC filed a notice to the Fifteenth

Court of Appeals appealing the district’s court’s final judgment. The

appeal was assigned appellate Case No. 15-25-00018-CV.

2. DME also filed a cross-notice of appeal on February 14, 2025.

3. The Clerk’s Record was filed on March 3, 2025 and the

Reporter’s Record was filed on March 14, 2025, making the Parties’ respective initial Appellant’s and Cross-Appellant’s briefs due on April

14, 2025.

4. Due to upcoming scheduling conflicts that would impact the

briefing in this matter, the Parties jointly seek an extension of an

additional 30 days to submit their initial briefing in support of their

respective appeals.

5. Counsel for DME has an appellate brief due before this Court

in the appeal styled Kreines et al. v. ES3 Minerals LLC, No. 15-25-00027-

CV on April 8, 2025. The underlying trial-court matter in that case is not

stayed pending appeal, and an additional hearing on a material discovery

dispute is currently scheduled for April 1, 2025, in the Third Division of

the Texas Business Court in Cause No. 24-BC03B-005.

Additionally, counsel has a dispositive motion deadline on April 10,

2025 in a complex insurance dispute involving a number of parties in the

case styled Aransas County v. Endurance, et al., Cause No. S-23-5730-

CV-A (36th Judicial District Court, San Patricio County, Texas).

Counsel also has material conditions precedent to complete to

prepare for and fully effect deadlines on matters of public interest falling

shortly before and after the current deadline for the Parties’ respective

initial briefs in this appeal. This includes presentation and briefing in

2 executive session of a public meeting for a Water Supply Corporation on

April 8, 2025 and presentation and briefing to a City Council in executive

session on April 22, 2025. Counsel is also scheduled for a pre-trial

conference April 23, in Fazzino Investments, LP v. Brazos Valley

Groundwater Conservation District, Case No. 6:25-cv-00001-ADA-DTG

(United States District Court, Western District of Texas, Waco Division).

6. Counsel for PUC has a plea to the jurisdiction hearing in the

case styled E3 Mountain, LLC, et al., v. The Public Utility Commission of

Texas, Cause No. D-1-GN-24-005152 (250th Judicial District Court,

Travis County, Texas) on April 4, 2025.

Additionally, Counsel has pending matters in the case styled

Crystal River Special Utility District v. Thomas J. Gleeson, et al., Civil

Action No. 1:22-cv-01293 (United States District Court, Western Division

of Texas, Austin Division) that need to be addressed before and after the

deadline for the Parties’ respective initial briefs in this appeal.

Furthermore, Counsel has a hearing on the merits in the case styled

The City of College Station v. Public Utility Commission of Texas, Cause

No. D-1-GN-24-005680 (200th Judicial District Court, Travis County,

Texas) on April 24, 2025.

3 7. Should the Court grant this Joint Motion, Appellant’s and

Cross-Appellant’s briefs in support of their respective appeals would be

due on or before May 14, 2025.

8. The requested extension is not submitted for the purpose of

delay, but to allow counsel adequate time to prepare briefing that will

protect the interests of their clients and be helpful to the Court.

For these reasons, the Parties request that this Court grant their

Joint Motion for Extension of Time and that their respective initial briefs

will be due on or before May 14, 2025.

4 Respectfully submitted,

LLOYD GOSSELINK OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY ROCHELLE & TOWNSEND, P.C. GENERAL OF TEXAS – 816 Congress Avenue, Suite 1900 ENVIRONMENTAL Austin, Texas 78701 PROTECTION DIVISION (512) 322-5800 Phone P.O. Box 12548 (MC-066) (512) 472-0532 Facsimile Austin, Texas 78711-2548 (512) 463-2012 Phone By: /s/ Jose E. de la Fuente (512) 320-0911 Facsimile JOSE E. de la FUENTE State Bar No. 00793605 By: /s/ Jordan Pratt jdelafuente@lglawfirm.com JOHN R. HULME GABRIELLE C. SMITH State Bar No. 10258400 State Bar No. 24093172 John.Hulme@oag.texas.gov gsmith@lglawfirm.com JORDAN PRATT JAMIE L. MAULDIN State Bar No. 24140277 State Bar No. 24065694 Jordan.Pratt@oag.texas.gov jmauldin@lglawfirm.com ROSLYN M. WARNER ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLANT/ State Bar No. 24117520 CROSS-APPELLEE rdubberstein@lglawfirm.com

ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLEE/ CROSS-APPELLANT

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