Warren Kopecky v. JP Mortgage Services, Inc. JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A Merscorp Holdings, Inc. Barrett Daffin Frappier Turner & Engel, LLP And Janita Strickland

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: January 7, 2015
• Docket: 03-14-00522-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

ACCEPTED 03-14-00522-CV 3676429 THIRD COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 1/7/2015 10:17:28 AM JEFFREY D. KYLE CLERK No. 03-14-00522-CV ________________________________________________________ FILED IN 3rd COURT OF APPEALS IN THE COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD DISTRICT AUSTIN, TEXAS OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN 1/7/2015 10:17:28 AM ________________________________________________________ JEFFREY D. KYLE Clerk WARREN KOPECKY, Appellant

vs.

JP MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC., JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., MERSCORP HOLDINGS, INC., BARRETT DAFFIN FRAPPIER TURNER & ENGLE, LLP AND JUANITA STRICKLAND, Appellees _______________________________________________________

SECOND UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE APPELLANT’S BRIEF ______________________________________________________

TO THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS:

COMES NOW, Warren Kopecky, Appellant, and files this Second

Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to File Appellant’s Brief and in support

thereof would respectfully show the Court the following:

I.

Currently Appellant’s brief is due on January 16, 2015. Appellant’s counsel

has been in continued settlement discussions and requests additional time to

determine whether this dispute can be resolved and settled without intervention

from this Court. Appellant has discussed this motion for extension of time with all of Appellees’ counsel and they have consented to a second extension of time to file

Appellant’s brief. Appellant therefore requests an extension of time until Friday,

May 1, 2015 for the filing Appellant’s brief.

II.

This is Appellant’s second request for an extension of time to file his brief

and the extension is not sought solely for delay, but that justice may be done.

WHEREFORE, Appellant requests that the Court grant this Motion and

designate Friday, May 1, 2015 as the due date for filing Appellant’s Brief.

Respectfully submitted,

ALMANZA, BLACKBURN & DICKIE, LLP

By: /s/Julie K. Lane Julie K. Lane Texas Bar No. 00791070 Almanza, Blackburn & Dickie, LLP 2301 S. Capital of Texas Hwy, Building H Austin, Texas 78746 Tel. (512) 474-9486 Fax (512) 478-7151 Email jlane@abdlawfirm.com

ATTORNEY FOR APPELLEE, WARREN KOPECKY CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE

This is to certify that I contacted Mark Aschermann, counsel for Appellees JP Mortgage Services, Inc., Marcie Schout, counsel for JP Morgan Chase Bank N.A. and MERSCORP Holdings, Inc., Mark Hopkins, counsel for Barrett Daffin Frappier Turner & Engle, LLP, and Andrew Oliver, counsel for Juanita Strickland regarding this Second Unopposed Motion for Extension and they have no objection to a second extension of time to file Appellant’s brief.

/s/Julie K. Lane Julie K. Lane CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

This is to certify that a true and correct copy of the above and foregoing document has been sent to the parties in this action via the delivery method(s) listed below on this, the 7th day of January, 2015.

Via Email maschermann@bn-lawyers.com Via Email mschout@qslwm.com Mark L. Aschermann Fax (512) 600-4326 Brannon & Newburger, PC Marcie L. Schout 6300 West Loop S., Suite 341 William Lance Lewis Bellaire, Texas 77401 Treyson J. Brooks Tel. (713) 942-0808 Quilling, Selander, Lownds, Winslett Fax (713) 942-0449 & Moser, PC ATTORNEY FOR JP MORTGAGE 2001 Bryan Street, Suite 1800 SERVICES, INC. Dallas, Texas 75201 Tel. (214) 871-2100 Via Email Fax (214) 871-2111 mnewburger@bn-lawyers.com ATTORNEY FOR JP MORGAN Manuel H. Newburger CHASE BANK, N.A. AND Brannon & Newburger, PC MERSCORP HOLDINGS, INC. 1212 Guadalupe, Suite 104 Austin, Texas 78701 Via Email Tel. (512) 476-9103 aoliver@oliverlawoffice.com Fax (512) 279-0310 Andrew Oliver ATTORNEY FOR JP MORTGAGE Oliver Law Office SERVICES, INC. 9951 Anderson Mill Road, Suite 201 Austin, Texas 78750 Via Email Tel. (512) 233-1103 mark@hopkinswilliams.com Fax (512) 551-0330 Mark D. Hopkins ATTORNEY FOR JUANITA Hopkins & Williams, PC STRICKLAND 12117 Bee Caves Road, Suite 260 Austin, Texas 78738 Tel. 512-600-4320 ATTORNEY FOR BARRETT, DAFFIN, FRAPPIER, TURNER & ENGLE, LLP

/s/Julie K. Lane Julie K. Lane No. 03-14-00522-CV ________________________________________________________

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD DISTRICT OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN ________________________________________________________

WARREN KOPECKY, Appellant

JP MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC., JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., MERSCORP HOLDINGS, INC., BARRETT DAFFIN FRAPPIER TURNER & ENGLE, LLP AND JUANITA STRICKLAND, Appellees _______________________________________________________ ORDER ON APPELLANT’S SECOND UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE APPELLANT’S BRIEF

On this day the Court heard Appellant’s Second Unopposed Motion for

Extension of Time to File Appellant’s Brief. The Court finds that the Motion has

merit and has been agreed to by counsel for Appellees and is therefore of the

opinion that the Motion should be GRANTED.

It is therefore ORDERED that Appellant’s Second Unopposed Motion for

Extension of Time to File Brief is GRANTED and the due date for filing

Appellant’s Brief shall be May 1, 2015.

SIGNED this ___ day of ___________________, 2015.

___________________________ JUSTICE PRESIDING