Angela Brooks-Brown v. USAA Texas Lloyd's Company ( 2015 )


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  •                                                                                                                         ACCEPTED
    03-15-00451-CV
    7040244
    THIRD COURT OF APPEALS
    AUSTIN, TEXAS
    9/22/2015 3:11:22 PM
    JEFFREY D. KYLE
    CLERK
    NO.  03-­‐‑15-­‐‑00451-­‐‑CV
    FILED IN
    ANGELA  BROOKS-­‐‑BROWN                         §                                             3rd
    IN  THE  THIRD
    COURT OF APPEALS
    §                                                   AUSTIN, TEXAS
    9/22/2015 3:11:22 PM
    v.                                              §                             COURT  OF  APPEALS   JEFFREY D. KYLE
    §                                                       Clerk
    USAA  TEXAS  LLOYD’S  COMPANY   §                                                              AUSTIN,  TEXAS
    APPELLANT’S  MOTION  TO  EXTEND  TIME  TO  FILE  BRIEF
    Appellant  asks  the  Court  to  extend  the  time  to  file  her  brief.
    A.    INTRODUCTION
    1.   Appellant   is   Angela   Brooks-­‐‑Brown;   Appellee   is   USAA   Texas
    Lloyd’s  Company.
    2.   There  is  no  specific  deadline  to  file  this  motion  to  extend  time.    See
    Tex.  R.  App.  P.  38(d).
    B.    ARGUMENT  &  AUTHORITIES
    3.   Appellant’s  brief  is  due  on  September  22,  2015.
    4.   Appellant  requests  an  additional  25  days  to  file  her  brief,  extending
    the  time  until  October  19,  2015.
    5.   No  extension  has  been  granted  to  extend  the  time  to  file  appellant’s
    brief.
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    6.   Appellant  needs  additional  time  to  file  her  brief  because:
    a.     Counsel   for   appellant   attended   a   continuing   education   course
    in   Denver,   Colorado   on   September   17,   2015.      Counsel   registered   for
    this  course  in  early  August  2015.    As  a  prerequisite  to  attending  the
    course,  counsel  was  required  to  view  more  than  seven  hours  of  video
    material   and   was   also   required   to   pass   a   test   on   the   material.
    Counsel   viewed   the   video   material   and   took   the   examination   on
    September  14,  2015,  and  September  15,  2015.    September  11,  2015  was
    the   earliest   date   on   which   counsel   could   begin   viewing   the   video
    material.      Counsel   traveled   to   Denver,   Colorado   on   September   16,
    2015.    Counsel  returned  from  Denver  on  September  18,  2015.
    b.     Appellee,   USAA   Texas   Lloyd’s   Company,   filed   a   motion   to
    dismiss  this  appeal  on  September  11,  2015.    Counsel  for  appellant  is
    in  the  process  of  responding  to  that  motion  and  will  file  that  response
    no   later   than   tomorrow,   September   23,   2015.      Counsel’s   attention   to
    appellee’s   motion   to   dismiss   has   reduced   the   time   available   to
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    counsel  to  draft  appellant’s  brief,  as  the  motion  to  dismiss  has  taken
    priority  over  the  drafting  of  appellant’s  brief.
    c.         Counsel   requests   a   25-­‐‑day   extension   of   time   to   file   appellant’s
    brief.      Counsel   has   registered   and   paid   travel   expenses,   lodging
    expenses  and  attendance  fees  for  a  continuing  legal  education  course
    in  Atlanta,  Georgia  and  counsel  will  attend  that  course  on  October  5,
    2015   through   October   8,   2015.      Counsel   will   travel   to   Atlanta   on
    October   4,   2015   and   will   return   to   Texas   on   October   9,   2015.
    Therefore,  counsel  has  requested  a  25-­‐‑day  extension  to  ensure  that  he
    has  sufficient  time  to  draft  and  file  appellant’s  brief.
    C.    PRAYER
    7.   For  these  reasons,  appellant  asks  the  Court  to  grant  an  extension  of
    time  to  file  her  brief  until  October  19,  2015.
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    Respectfully  Submitted,
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    /s/  Danny  Ray  Scott
    _________________________
    Danny  Ray  Scott
    State  Bar  No.  24010920
    Email:    Danny@scottlawyers.com
    SEAN  M.  PATTERSON
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    VIRGINIA  IZAGUIRRE
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    Attorneys  for  Plaintiff
    CERTIFICATE  OF  CONFERENCE
    I  certify  that  I  have  attempted  to  confer  with  Lisa  Songy  via  email  on
    September  22,  2015.    At  the  time  of  my  filing  of  this  motion,  Ms.  Songy  had
    not   yet   responded   to   my   email.      If   Ms.   Songy   communicates   her   non-­‐‑
    opposition  to  my  filing  of  this  motion  subsequent  to  filing,  I  will  so  inform
    the  court.
    /s/  Danny  Ray  Scott
    ______________________________
    Danny  Ray  Scott
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    CERTIFICATE  OF  SERVICE
    I   hereby   certify   that   a   true   and   correct   copy   of   the   foregoing
    document  was  served  on  the  parties  listed  below  electronically  though  the
    court’s  electronic-­‐‑filing  manager  on  September  22,  2015:
    Lisa  A.  Songy
    TOLLEFSON  BRADLEY  MITCHELL  &  MELENDI,  LLP
    2811  McKinney  Avenue,  Suite  250  West
    Dallas,  Texas  75204
    E-­‐‑Mail  Address:  LisaS@tbmmlaw.com
    /s/  Danny  Ray  Scott
    ______________________________
    Danny  Ray  Scott
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Document Info

Docket Number: 03-15-00451-CV

Filed Date: 9/22/2015

Precedential Status: Precedential

Modified Date: 9/30/2016