Shirley Lenoir, Individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Shana Lenoir and Christopher McKnight , Individually and as Next Friend of Nayla McKnight v. U.T. Physicians ( 2015 )


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    01-14-00767-CV
    FIRST COURT OF APPEALS
    HOUSTON, TEXAS
    7/9/2015 2:25:20 PM
    CHRISTOPHER PRINE
    CLERK
    NO. 01-14-767-CV
    FILED IN
    1st COURT OF APPEALS
    In the First Court of Appeals                        HOUSTON, TEXAS
    7/9/2015 2:25:20 PM
    Houston, Texas                            CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE
    Clerk
    Shirley Lenoir, Individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of
    Shana Lenoir and Christopher McKnight, Individually and as
    Next Friend of Nayla McKnight,
    Appellants-Plaintiffs,
    v.
    U.T. Physicians,
    Appellee-Defendant.
    On Accelerated Appeal From Cause No. 2012-35806
    In the 164th Judicial District Court of Harris County, Texas
    Honorable Alexandra Smoots-Hogan, Presiding Judge
    APPELLEE’S FIRST UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME
    TO FILE MOTION FOR PANEL REHEARING AND MOTION FOR
    EN BANC RECONSIDERATION
    Appellee-Defendant U.T. Physicians (“U.T. Physicians”) files this First
    Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to File Motion for Panel Rehearing and
    Motion for En Banc Reconsideration.            In support thereof, U.T. Physicians
    respectfully shows this Court the following:
    1.    On July 7, 2015, this Court issued its opinion and judgment reversing
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    the trial court’s order granting U.T. Physician’s plea to the jurisdiction and
    remanding the case to the trial court for further proceedings.
    2.     U.T. Physicians’ motion for panel rehearing and motion for en banc
    reconsideration is currently due on July 22, 2015.
    3.     U.T. Physicians respectfully requests that this Court grant U.T.
    Physicians a 15-day extension of time from July 22, 2015 to August 6, 2015 to file
    its motion for panel rehearing and motion for en banc reconsideration.
    4.     U.T. Physicians submits that good cause exists for such an extension
    based on counsel for U.T. Physicians’ engagement in the following matters and
    absence from the office from July 11, 2015 to July 18, 2015:
    •      Preparation of a jury charge in Case No. 2:13-cv-1113;
    Promethean Insulation Technology, LLC v. Reflectix, Inc.; In
    the United States District Court for the Eastern District of
    Texas (Marshall Division); and
    •      Preparation of pretrial briefing in Cause No. 2009-10-5624-B;
    Tompkins v. Cameron County, Texas; In the 138th Judicial
    District Court of Cameron County, Texas.
    5.     This is U.T. Physicians’ first motion for extension of time to file its
    motion for panel rehearing and motion for en banc reconsideration, and said
    motion is filed not for the purpose of delay but so that justice may be done.
    6.     The Lenoirs do not oppose the relief requested in this motion.
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    CONCLUSION
    For the reasons stated above, U.T. Physicians respectfully requests that this
    Court: (1) grant Appellee’s First Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to File
    Motion for Panel Rehearing and Motion for En Banc Reconsideration; and (2)
    grant U.T. Physicians a 15-day extension of the deadline for filing its motion for
    panel rehearing and motion for en banc reconsideration from July 22, 2015 to
    August 6, 2015. U.T. Physicians further respectfully requests that this Court grant
    U.T. Physicians all other relief to which it is entitled.
    Respectfully submitted,
    NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT US LLP
    By     /s/ Warren S. Huang
    David Iler
    State Bar No. 10386480
    david.iler@nortonrosefulbright.com
    Warren Huang
    State Bar No. 00796788
    warren.huang@nortonrosefulbright.com
    Jaqualine McMillan
    State Bar No. 24082955
    Jaqualine.mcmillan@nortonrosefulbright.com
    1301 McKinney, Suite 5100
    Houston, Texas 77010-3095
    Telephone: (713) 651-5151
    Facsimile: (713) 651-5246
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    KEN PAXTON
    Attorney General of Texas
    Jason Warner
    Assistant Attorney General
    State Bar No. 24028114
    jason.warner@texasattorneygeneral.gov
    P.O. Box 12548, Capitol Station
    Austin, Texas 78711-2548
    Telephone:(512) 463-2197
    Facsimile: (512) 463-2224
    * Signed By Permission
    Counsel for Appellee U.T. Physicians
    CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE
    Pursuant to Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.4(i)(3), the undersigned
    counsel – in reliance upon the word count of the computer program used to prepare
    this document – certifies that this motion contains 359 words, excluding the words
    that need not be counted under Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.4(i)(1).
    /s/ Warren S. Huang
    Warren S. Huang
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    CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE
    Counsel for Appellee has conferred with counsel for Appellants regarding
    the filing of this motion, and Appellants do not oppose the relief requested in this
    motion.
    /s/ Warren S. Huang
    Warren S. Huang
    CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
    I hereby certify that a copy of Appellee’s First Unopposed Motion for
    Extension of Time to File Motion for Panel Rehearing and Motion for En Banc
    Reconsideration was served pursuant to Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.5
    through the electronic filing manager and/or by electronic mail on July 9, 2015,
    upon the following:
    Mr. Joseph M. Gourrier
    THE GOURRIER LAW FIRM
    530 Lovett Boulevard, Suite B
    Houston, Texas 77006
    joseph@gourrierlaw.com
    (Counsel for Appellants)
    /s/ Warren S. Huang
    Warren S. Huang
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Document Info

Docket Number: 01-14-00767-CV

Filed Date: 7/9/2015

Precedential Status: Precedential

Modified Date: 9/29/2016