Republic Petroleum LLC and Republic Petroleum Partners, LP v. Dynamic Offshore Resources NS LLC and W&T Offshore Inc.

Opinion

ACCEPTED 01-14-00370-cv FIRST COURT OF APPEALS HOUSTON, TEXAS 3/2/2015 4:49:03 PM CHRISTOPHER PRINE CLERK

NO. 01-14-00370-CV

FILED IN 1st COURT OF APPEALS IN TI-IE, COURT OF APPEALS HOUSTON, TEXAS FOR TFM FIRST DISTRICT OF TEXAS3/2/2015 4:49:03 PM CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE Clerk

REPUBLIC PETROLEUM LLC, App e I lø nt / C r o s s -App e I le e

V.

DYNAMIC OFFSHORE RESOURCES NS, L.L.C. AND W&T OFFSHORE, INC., App e I I e e s/C r o s s -App e I I a n ts

On Appeal from tbe 270th Judicial District Court Harris County, Texas, the Honorable Brent Gamble presiding Trial Court Cause No. 2010-80561

JOINT MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE APPELLEES' BRIEFS

TO THE HONORABLE FIRST COURT OF APPEALS

Appellant/Cross-Appellee Republic Petroleum LLC and Appellees/Cross-

Appellants Dynamic Offshore Resources NS, L.L.C. and W&T Ofßhore, Inc. file

this joint motion under Tnx. R. App. P. 10.5(b) and 38.6(d), requesting a twelve day

extension of time to file their appellees' brieß, and respectfully show this Court as

follows Appellant and Cross-Appellants are appealing the trial court's judgment.

The parties filed their respective appellants' briefs on Februaty 9, 2015. The

parties' appellees' brieß are cuffently due on March II,2015. Appellant and

Cross-Appellants ask this Court for a twelve day extension of time (from the

current due date) to file their appellees' briefs, making such briefs due on March

23,2015. Appellant and Cross-Appellants previously requested and were granted

two extensions of time to file their appellants' briefs.

Appellant and Cross-Appellants need additional time to file their briefs so

their counsel can continue to review the lengthy appellate record to better provide

the Court with clear and concise briefs. Additionally, counsel for Appellant and

Cross-Appellants have been working to comply with concurrent deadlines in other

cases.

Prayer

Appellant and Cross-Appellants respectfully request this Court grant a

twelve day extension to file their appellees' brieß, extending the deadline to March

23,2015.

Respectfully Su tted,

K. B. BATTAG Texas State Bar No. 01918060 ÇtltL com JOHN G. BISSELL Texas State Bar No. 02356000

2 ibiss okin.com Strong Pipkin Bissell &,Ledyard, L.L.P. 4900 Woodway Drive, Suite 1200 Houston, Texas 77056 Telephone: (7 13) 65 1- 1900 Facsimile : (7 13) 65 I -1920

COLINSEL FOR APPELLANT REPIIBLIC PETROLEUM LLC

AND

KENNETH H. LABORDE Texas State Bar No. 11786070 klaborde@elllaw.com DANIEL G. RAUH Louisiana State Bar No. 27280 (PHn llaw.com CFIARLOTTE A. FIELDS Texas State Bar No. 24032175 cfieldslÐ,elllaw.com Gieger, Laborde & Laperouse, L.L.C. ll77 West Loop South, Suite 750 Houston, Texas 77027 Telephone: (832) 255-6000 Facsimile : (832) 255-6001

COUNSEL FOR CROS S-APPELLANT DYNAMIC OFFSHORE RESOURCES NS, L.L.C.

AND

L /^_ Bradley L Texas Bar No. 05653800 bdeluca@jdkglaw.com

J Brigid D. Ashcraft Texas Bar No. 09193167 b ashcraft @,i dkel aw. com Johnson Deluca Kurisky & Gould, P.C. 4 Houston Center l22I Lamar, Suite 1000 Houston, Texas 77010 Telephone: (713) 652-2525 Facsimile : (7 13) 652-5 130

ATTORNEYS FOR CROS S-APPELLANT W&T OFFSHORE INC.

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certifl that on the 2nd day of March, 2015, a true and correct copy of the foregoing instrument was served on the following counsel of record via e- filing and e-mail in accordance with Tsx. R. App. P. 9.5(e).

K. B. Battaglini John G. Bissell Strong Pipkin Bissell &.Ledyard, L.L.P. 4900 Woodway Drive, Suite 1200 Houston, Texas 77056 COUNSEL FOR APPELLANT REPUBLIC PETROLEUM LLC

Bradley L. Deluca Brigid D. Ashcraft Johnson, Deluca, Kurisky & Gould, P.C. 4 Houston Center I22l Lamar Street, Suite 1000 Houston, Texas 77010 COUNSEL FOR CROSS-APPELLANT W&T OFFSHORE, INC.

Charlotte A. Fields