Texas Department of Agriculture v. Be a Champion, Inc.; James Hong; Kevin Klotz; George Moon; And Jaron Barganier

Opinion

ACCEPTED 15-25-00089-CV FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 7/22/2025 7:49 AM No. 15-25-00089-CV CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE CLERK FILED IN In the 15th COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS

Fifteenth Court of Appeals 7/22/2025 7:49:01 AM CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE Clerk Austin, Texas

TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, ET AL., Appellants, v.

BE A CHAMPION, INC., JAMES HONG, KEVIN KLOTZ, GEORGE MOON, AND JASON BARGANIER, Appellees.

On Appeal from the 200th Judicial District Court Travis County, Texas (No. D-1-GN-24-000305) The Honorable Jessica Mangrum, Presiding

UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE APPELLEE’S BRIEF

Kevin J. Terrazas Benjamin L. Dower Jennifer A. Foster TERRAZAS PLLC 1001 S. Capital of Texas Hwy, L250 Austin, Texas 78746 512-680-3257 kterrazas@terrazaspllc.com

COUNSEL FOR APPELLEES

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Appellees Be a Champion, Inc., James Hong, Kevin Klotz, George

Moon, and Jason Barganier (collectively, “Appellees”) respectfully

request a 30-day extension of the deadline to file their Appellees’ Brief in

the above-captioned matter. This is Appellees’ first request for an extension of the deadline to file their brief. The Court’s current deadline

for Appellees’ brief is July 29, 2025. If Appellees’ request is granted, their

brief will be due on August 28, 2025.

Appellees request this extension because Appellees’ counsel has

had and will continue to have significant time commitments related to

numerous other ongoing cases that make it impracticable to complete the Appellees’ Brief in this matter by the current deadline, including but not

limited to:

• FBCC CityPoint, L.P. v. The City of Austin, et al., No. 25-50293 in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit;

• Nichole Rutherford, et al. v. Courtney Phelps, et al., No. 09-24-

00377-CV in the Fourth Court of Appeals, Beaumont, Texas;

• East Plano Islamic Center (EPIC) v. Texas Funeral Services Commission, et al., No. 1:25-cv-01085-DAE in the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, Austin Division;

• Alyssa Cormier, et al. v. Scribe Media, LLC, et al., No. 1:23-CV-

00647-DAE in the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, Austin Division;

• In re: Marbach Associates, LLC and Diamond Management, LLC, Alleged Debtors, No. 25-50815-mmp in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Texas, San Antonio

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Division; and

• Bradley Harrison, et al., v. Christian Ammons, No. D-1-GN-24-

000357 in the 345th Judicial District Court of Travis County, Texas.

Appellees’ counsel has conferred with counsel for Appellants, who

advises that Appellants are unopposed to Appellees’ request for an

extension of time to submit their brief.

For the foregoing reasons, Appellees respectfully request a 30-day

extension of time to file their brief, extending the deadline from July 29,

2025, up to and including August 28, 2025.

Respectfully submitted,

TERRAZAS PLLC 1001 S. Capital of Texas Hwy Bldg. L, Suite 250 Austin, Texas 78746 512-680-3257

By: /s/ Kevin J. Terrazas Kevin J. Terrazas State Bar No. 24060708 kterrazas@terrazaspllc.com Benjamin L. Dower State Bar No. 24082931 bdower@terrazaspllc.com Jennifer A. Foster State Bar No. 24104938 jfoster@terrazaspllc.com

ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLEES

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CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE I certify that I conferred with counsel for Appellants, Todd

Dickerson, via e-mail on July 21, 2025. Mr. Dickerson advises that

Appellants do not oppose the relief requested in this motion.

/s/ Jennifer A. Foster Jennifer A. Foster

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I certify that a true and complete copy of the above and foregoing document was served by e-service on July 22, 2025 on all counsel of

record, specifically:

Ken Paxton Brent Webster Ralph Molina Austin Kinghorn Kimberly Gdula Todd Dickerson Office of the Attorney General General Litigation Division P.O. Box 12548, Capital Station Austin, Texas 78711-2548

ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLANTS

/s/ Jennifer A. Foster Jennifer A. Foster

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.

Jennifer Foster Bar No. 24104938 jfoster@terrazaspllc.com Envelope ID: 103411728 Filing Code Description: Motion Filing Description: Appellees' Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to File Appellees' Brief Status as of 7/22/2025 8:07 AM CST

Associated Case Party: Texas Department of Agriculture

Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status

Thomas Ray thomas.ray@oag.texas.gov 7/22/2025 7:49:01 AM SENT

Todd Dickerson todd.dickerson@oag.texas.gov 7/22/2025 7:49:01 AM SENT

Associated Case Party: Be a Champion, Inc.

Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status

Kevin Terrazas 24060708 kterrazas@terrazaspllc.com 7/22/2025 7:49:01 AM SENT

Benjamin Dower 24082931 bdower@terrazaspllc.com 7/22/2025 7:49:01 AM SENT

Jennifer Foster 24104938 jfoster@terrazaspllc.com 7/22/2025 7:49:01 AM SENT