Steven E. Lau, Trustee of the Steven E. Lau Trust, Steven E. Lau, Individually, and Ken Morris v. James Reeder and Eddie Corbitt

Opinion

ACCEPTED 05-14-01459-CV FIFTH COURT OF APPEALS

DALLAS, TEXAS 8/18/2015 5:17:19 PM LISA MATZ CLERK

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS FIFTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS AT DALLAS __________________________________________________________________ FILED IN 5th COURT OF APPEALS DALLAS, TEXAS CAUSE NO. 05-14-01459-CV 8/18/2015 5:17:19 PM __________________________________________________________________ LISA MATZ Clerk STEVEN E. LAU, TRUSTEE OF THE STEVEN E. LAU TRUST, STEVEN E. LAU, INDIVIDUALLY, AND KEN NORRIS, Appellants,

v.

JAMES REEDER AND EDDIE CORBITT, Appellees, __________________________________________________________________

Original Proceeding from the County Court at Law No. 4 of Dallas County, Texas, Trial Court Cause No. CC-98-00869-D __________________________________________________________________

UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE APPELLEES’ BRIEF __________________________________________________________________

TO THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS:

Pursuant to TEX. R. APP. P. 10.5(b) and 38.6(d), Appellees James Reeder and

Eddie Corbitt file this Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to File

Appellees’ Brief. In support of the 30-day extension requested in this motion,

Appellees would respectfully show the Court the following:

1. The undersigned, Appellees’ lead appellate counsel, has been and

will be involved in another matter that necessitates an extension, including:

a. Preparation of a response to a Motion for a New Trial due on or

about August 21, 2015 in Daudelin, et al. v. Hauk Custom Pools, LLC, et al.; 296-

01458-2015; 296th Judicial District Court, Collin County;

b. Preparation for and participation in a hearing on Defendant’s

Motion for New Trial on August 24, 2015 in Daudelin, et al. v. Hauk Custom Pools,

LLC, et al.; 296-01458-2015; 296th Judicial District Court, Collin County; and

c. Preparation of a reply to Appellees’ Brief due on August 21, 2015 in

Bagwell, et al. v. BBVA Compass, et al.; 05-14-01579-CV; Fifth District of Texas at

Dallas, Court of Appeals.

2. Because of these and other scheduling conflicts, the undersigned

believes that a 30-day extension will be necessary in order to prepare and

adequate brief in this case.

WHEREFORE, Appellees James Reeder and Eddie Corbitt respectfully

pray that the Court grant this unopposed motion and extend the time to file

Appellees’ Brief to September 21, 2015.

Respectfully submitted,

By: /s/ Peyton Healey Mark L. Taylor State Bar No. 00792244 mark@powerstaylor.com Peyton Healey State Bar No. 24035918 peyton@powerstaylor.com

POWERS TAYLOR LLP 8150 North Central Expressway Suite 1575 Dallas, Texas 75206 Telephone: (214) 239-8900 Facsimile: (214) 239-8901

Counsel for Appellees James Reeder and Eddie Corbitt

CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE

On August 18, 2015, the undersigned conferred with Baltasar D. Cruz, counsel for Appellants, regarding this motion. Mr. Cruz stated that his clients do not oppose the requested extension of time to file the Appellees’ Brief.

/s/ Peyton J. Healey

Peyton J. Healey

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

This is to certify that the foregoing was served upon the parties or their counsel identified below, via electronic filing on this 18th day of August 2015.

Baltasar D. Cruz P.O. Box 600823 Dallas, Texas 75360 baltasardcruz@aol.com

Zachary Groover GROOVER HAMILTON, LLP 555 Republic Drive, Suite 200 Plano, Texas 75074 /s/ Peyton Healey Peyton Healey