The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System, the University of Texas System, and the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center v. Gensetix, Inc.

Opinion

ACCEPTED 15-25-00011-CV FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 3/25/2025 2:45 PM No. 15-25-00011-CV CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE CLERK FILED IN In the Fifteenth Court of Appeals 15th COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS Austin, Texas 3/25/2025 2:45:07 PM CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE Clerk The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System, The University of Texas System, and The University of Texas M.D.

Anderson Cancer Center Appellants,

v.

GENSETIX, INC., Appellee.

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On Appeal from Cause No. 2021-73071 In the 152nd Judicial District of Harris County, Texas

UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE APPELLANTS’ BRIEF

Pursuant to Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure 10.5(b) and 38.6(d),

Appellants, The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System, The

University of Texas System, and The University of Texas M.D. Anderson

Cancer Center (“Appellants”) file this unopposed motion seeking a 30-day

extension of time to file Appellants’ Brief to May 7, 2025. In support of this

motion, Appellants show the following:

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1. Appellants filed an interlocutory appeal pursuant to Civil

Practice and Remedies Code section 51.014(a)(8), which allows for an

immediate appeal from an order that denies a plea to the jurisdiction.

Appellants’ deadline to file Appellants’ Brief is April 7, 2025.

2. The following grounds provide good cause for extending the time

to file Appellee’s Brief. Appellant’s counsel has been busy preparing for

Supplemental Briefing and Response to a Motion to Intervene and Amicus

Briefing before this Court in No. 15-24-00057-CV, Tarleton State University

v. Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression; a March 17, 2025

deadline for Appellants’ Briefing before this Court in No. 15-25-00013-CV,

State of Texas et al. v. Broadmoor Austin Associates, and No. 15-25-00012-

CV, State of Texas et al. v. 8317 Cross Park, LLC; a May 5, 2025 deadline for

Appellee’s Briefing before this Court in No. 15-25-00017-CV, In re

Guardianship of Landen Thomas Griswold, an Incapacitated Person; and a

April 7, 2025 deadline for Merits Briefing before the Texas Supreme Court,

24-1078, Paxton v. City of Austin and Austin Transit Partnership Local

Government Corporation.

3. This is the first request for an extension of time to file Appellants’

Brief before this Court.

4. The motion is unopposed.

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5. This motion is not filed for the purpose of delay, nor will Appellee

be harmed because Appellee is unopposed to this extension request.

Prayer

For these reasons, Appellants respectfully request that the Court grant

an extension of time of 30-days to file Appellants’ Brief to May 7, 2025 and

grant it any other relief to which it may be justly entitled.

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Respectfully submitted.

KEN PAXTON Attorney General

BRENT WEBSTER First Assistant Attorney General

RALPH MOLINA Deputy First Assistant Attorney General

AUSTIN KINGHORN Deputy Attorney General for Civil Litigation

KIMBERLY GDULA Chief, General Litigation Division /s/ Alyssa Bixby-Lawson ALYSSA BIXBY-LAWSON Attorney in Charge Texas Bar No. 24122680 Assistant Attorneys General General Litigation Division P.O. Box 12548 Austin, Texas 78711 (210) 270-1118 – Phone (512) 320-0667 – Fax alyssa.bixby-lawson@oag.texas.gov Counsel for Appellants

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I certify that on March 25, 2025, a true and correct copy of this document was served via the court’s e-service system on the following counsel of record:

Cabrach J. Connor Cab@CLandS.com Jennifer Tatum Lee Jennifer@CLandS.com Sergio R. Davila Sergio@CLandS.com Connor Lee & Shumaker PLLC 609 Castle Ridge Road, Suite 450 Austin, Texas 78746 (512) 777-1254

Anthony G. Buzzbee tbuzbee@txattorneys.com Ryan S. Pigg rpigg@txattorneys.com The Buzbee Law Firm (713) 223-5393

Counsel for Appellee

/s/ Alyssa Bixby-Lawson ALYSSA BIXBY-LAWSON Assistant Attorney General

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.

Victoria Gomez on behalf of Alyssa Bixby-Lawson Bar No. 24122680 victoria.gomez@oag.texas.gov Envelope ID: 98867065 Filing Code Description: Motion Filing Description: 20250325 Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time Status as of 3/25/2025 3:20 PM CST

Associated Case Party: Board of Regents of the University of Texas System

Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status

David E.Harrell David.Harrell@troutman.com 3/25/2025 2:45:07 PM SENT

Deanna MarkowitzWillson deanna.willson@troutman.com 3/25/2025 2:45:07 PM SENT

Chris Dove Chris.Dove@troutman.com 3/25/2025 2:45:07 PM SENT

Monika Dziemianczuk monika.dziemianczuk@troutman.com 3/25/2025 2:45:07 PM SENT

Associated Case Party: Gensetix, Inc.

Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status

Cabrach Connor Cab@CLandS.com 3/25/2025 2:45:07 PM SENT

Jennifer TatumLee Jennifer@CLandS.com 3/25/2025 2:45:07 PM SENT

Sergio Davila Sergio@CLandS.com 3/25/2025 2:45:07 PM SENT

Anthony Buzbee tbuzbee@txattorneys.com 3/25/2025 2:45:07 PM SENT

Ryan Pigg rpigg@txattorneys.com 3/25/2025 2:45:07 PM SENT

Rian Taff rtaff@txattorneys.com 3/25/2025 2:45:07 PM SENT

Mauricio Guevara mguevara@txattorneys.com 3/25/2025 2:45:07 PM SENT

Lionel Sims lsims@txattorneys.com 3/25/2025 2:45:07 PM SENT

Associated Case Party: University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status

Alyssa Bixby-Lawson alyssa.bixby-lawson@oag.texas.gov 3/25/2025 2:45:07 PM SENT

Victoria Gomez victoria.gomez@oag.texas.gov 3/25/2025 2:45:07 PM SENT