Vivek Goswami, M.D. and Austin Heart, PLLC v. Nancy Jo Rodriguez

Opinion

ACCEPTED 03-14-00717-CV 4103451 THIRD COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 2/11/2015 10:18:13 AM JEFFREY D. KYLE CLERK NO. 03-14-00717-CV

FILED IN 3rd COURT OF APPEALS IN THE COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE AUSTIN, TEXAS THIRD DISTRICT OF TEXAS 2/11/2015 10:18:13 AM JEFFREY D. KYLE Clerk VIVEK GOSWAMI, M.D. AND AUSTIN HEART, PLLC

Appellants

v.

NANCY JO RODRIGUEZ

Appellee

ON APPEAL FROM THE 419TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT TRAVIS COUNTY, TEXAS

UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE APPELLANTS’ REPLY BRIEF

TO THE HONORABLE JUSTICES OF THE THIRD COURT OF APPEALS:

Pursuant to Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure 10.5 and 38.6, Appellants

Vivek Goswami, M.D. and Austin Heart, PLLC (“Appellants”) file this Unopposed

Motion for Extension of Time to File Appellants’ Reply Brief, and in support

thereof, Appellants would respectfully show the Court the following: I.

The deadline for Appellants to file their Reply to Appellee’s Brief is

February 16, 2015. Appellants request a fourteen (14) day extension to file their

Reply Brief, which would extend the deadline to March 2, 2015. This is

Appellants’ first request for an extension in this appeal.

II.

A reasonable explanation for an extension exists. Due to time restraints

associated with counsel for Appellants’ heavy schedule of litigation and appeals,

Appellants require more time to prepare a reply brief that will be helpful to the

Court in considering this matter. Specifically, Appellants’ counsel has a deadline to

file a petition for review with the Supreme Court on February 20, 2015 in Hansen

v. Jackson currently before the Thirteenth Court of Appeals, and a hearing on

dispositive motions set for February 13, 2015 in Harris County, Texas in the

Carrion v. Spring Branch Medical Center, et al., No. 2014-46824, matter. This

extension of time is not sought for delay and no party will be prejudiced if it is

granted.

III.

The undersigned counsel has conferred with opposing counsel who indicated

he is unopposed to the requested extension.

2 For these reasons, Appellants respectfully request that the Court grant this

Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to File Appellants’ Reply Brief and

enter an order extending Appellants’ deadline to file their Reply Brief to March 2,

2015.

Respectfully submitted,

SERPE, JONES, ANDREWS, CALLENDER & BELL, PLLC

By: /s/ Chris Knudsen Chris Knudsen Texas Bar No. 24041268 America Tower 2929 Allen Parkway, Suite 1600 Houston, Texas 77019 Telephone: (713) 452-4400 Facsimile: (713) 452-4499 Email: cknudsen@serpejones.com

Attorneys for Appellants Vivek Goswami, M.D. and Austin Heart, PLLC

Certificate of Conference

I hereby certify that, on February 11, 2015, I conferred with counsel for Appellee regarding this Motion to Extend, and he is unopposed to the motion.

/s/ Chris Knudsen Chris Knudsen

3 Certificate of Service

I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the above and foregoing instrument has been forwarded to the following counsel of record in accordance with the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure on this the 11th day of January, 2015.

L. Todd Kelly THE CARLSON LAW FIRM, P.C. 11606 N IH-35 Austin, Texas 78753 Counsel for Plaintiff/Appellee

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