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Richard M. Young, Jr. A/K/A Richard Young v. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, John Silovsky as Wildlife Division Director of Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, and the State of Texas

Court of Appeals of Texas·Decided January 17, 2025·No. 15-24-00052-CV·Published

Opinion

ACCEPTED 15-24-00052-CV FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 1/17/2025 12:59 PM No. 15-24-00052-CV CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE CLERK FILED IN 15th COURT OF APPEALS IN THE FIFTEENTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEALS (AUSTIN ) TEXAS AUSTIN, 1/17/2025 12:59:11 PM CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE Clerk Richard M. YOUNG, Jr. a/k/a Richard Young, Appellant vs.

TEXAS PARKS & WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT, et al., Appellees.

APPELLANT’S UNOPPOSED FIRST MOTION FOR EXTENSION TO FILE REPLY BRIEF

Appellant Richard M. Young a/k/a Richard Young (“Young”) has a

Reply Brief due to this Court on January 27, 2025. Due to conflicts arising

from appellate briefing deadlines, oral argument settings, and in-person

hearings in district/administrative courts,1 the undersigned needs more

time to prepare a Reply Brief responsive to the Brief filed by Appellees.

Thus, Young respectfully requests this Court grant him a 20-day

No. 23-50840 (Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals); Nos. 24-4003 & 24-4007 (Fifth Circuit Court 1

of Appeals); No. 24-1030 (Supreme Court of Texas); No. 20-1543-F425 (Williamson County, Texas); No. 2024-E013737 (Texas Parks & Wildlife Commission Quarterly Meeting). 1 extension to file his Reply Brief, which would make Young’s Reply Brief

due on February 17, 2025. Appellees are unopposed to this Motion.

Respectfully submitted,

Kimberly S. Keller KELLER STOLARCZYK PLLC 215 W. Bandera Road No. 114-PMB 800 Boerne, Texas 78006 Tele: 830.981.5000 /s/Kimberly S. Keller Kimberly S. Keller SBN: 24014182 Email: kim@kellsto.com

APPELLANT’S COUNSEL

CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE & SERVICE

On January 17, 2025, I conferred with Ian Lancaster, opposing

counsel, who advised Appellees are opposed to this Motion; further, on

this same date, this Motion was served on those listed below through this

Court’s e-filing service:

Counsel for Appellees:

KEN PAXTON, Attorney General of Texas; BRENT WEBSTER, First Asst. Attorney General; JAMES LLOYD, Deputy Attorney General for Civil Litigation; KELLIE E. BILLINGS-RAY, Chief, Environmental Protection Division, OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, Environmental Protection Division, P.O. Box 12548, MC066, Austin, Texas 78711-2548

2 IAN LANCASTER, Asst. Attorney General, Email: ian.lancaster@oag.texas.gov

H. CARL MYERS, Asst. Attorney General, Email: carl.myers@oag.texas.gov

HEATHER COFFEE, Asst. Attorney General, Email: heather.coffee@oag.texas.gov

Counsel for Texas Animal Health Commission:

KAREN L. WATKINS, Asst. Attorney General, Administrative Law Division, Office of the Attorney General, P.O. Box 12548, Austin, Texas 78711, Email: karen.watkins@oag.texas.gov

/s/Kimberly S. Keller Kimberly S. Keller

3 Automated Certificate of eService This automated certificate of service was created by the efiling system. The filer served this document via email generated by the efiling system on the date and to the persons listed below. The rules governing certificates of service have not changed. Filers must still provide a certificate of service that complies with all applicable rules.

Kimberly Keller on behalf of Kimberly Keller Bar No. 24014182 kim@kellsto.com Envelope ID: 96357477 Filing Code Description: Motion Filing Description: Appellant's Unopposed First Extension to File Reply Brief Status as of 1/17/2025 1:25 PM CST

Associated Case Party: State Of Texas

Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status

Kellie E.Billings-Ray Kellie.Billings-Ray@oag.texas.gov 1/17/2025 12:59:11 PM SENT

Ian Lancaster ian.lancaster@oag.texas.gov 1/17/2025 12:59:11 PM SENT

Laura Courtney laura.courtney@oag.texas.gov 1/17/2025 12:59:11 PM SENT

H. CarlMyers Carl.Myers@oag.texas.gov 1/17/2025 12:59:11 PM SENT

James ScottMcCarley scott.mccarley@oag.texas.gov 1/17/2025 12:59:11 PM SENT

Heather Coffee heather.coffee@oag.texas.gov 1/17/2025 12:59:11 PM SENT

Case Contacts

Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status

Karen LWatkins karen.watkins@oag.texas.gov 1/17/2025 12:59:11 PM SENT

C DixonMosty cdmosty@mostylaw.com 1/17/2025 12:59:11 PM SENT

Richard Mosty rmosty@mostylaw.com 1/17/2025 12:59:11 PM SENT

Jennifer SRiggs jriggs@r-alaw.com 1/17/2025 12:59:11 PM SENT

Kimberly SKeller kim@kellsto.com 1/17/2025 12:59:11 PM SENT

Clayton CUtkov cutkov@andrewsmyers.com 1/17/2025 12:59:11 PM SENT

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