Brigham Exploration Company, Ben M. Brigham, David T. Brigham, Harold D. Carter, Stephen P. Reynolds, Stephen C. Hurley, Hobart A. Smith, Scott W. Tinker, Statoil ASA and Fargo Acquisition, Inc. v. Raymond Boytim, Hugh Duncan, Robert Fioravanta, Walter Schwimmer, Michael Ohler, Ryan Ohler, Walter Ohler, Jr., the Edward J. Goodman Life Income Trust and the Edward J. Goodman Generation Skipping Trust, Jeffrey Whalen, and Howard Weisberg, Individually ( 2015 )

ACCEPTED
03-15-00248-CV
7328349
THIRD COURT OF APPEALS
AUSTIN, TEXAS
10/12/2015 11:16:41 AM
JEFFREY D. KYLE
CLERK
No. 03-15-00248-CV
_______________________________
FILED IN
3rd COURT OF APPEALS
IN THE COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS
THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF TEXAS10/12/2015 11:16:41 AM
AUSTIN, TEXAS JEFFREY D. KYLE
_______________________________ Clerk
BRIGHAM EXPLORATION COMPANY, BEN M. BRIGHAM,
DAVID T. BRIGHAM, HAROLD D. CARTER, STEPHEN C. HURLEY,
STEPHEN P. REYNOLDS, HOBART A. SMITH, SCOTT W. TINKER,
STATOIL ASA, and FARGO ACQUISITION, INC.
Appellants,
vs.
RAYMOND BOYTIM, et al., INDIVIDUALLY
AND ON BEHALF OF ALL OTHERS SIMILARLY SITUATED,
Appellees.
_______________________________
APPELLEES’ UNOPPOSED MOTION TO EXTEND TIME
FOR FILING ANSWERING BRIEFS
_______________________________
Appeal from the 261st Judicial District Court of Travis County, Texas
Trial Court No. D-1-GN-11-003205
The Honorable Lora Livingston, Presiding
_______________________________
MICHAEL D. MARIN
State Bar No. 00791174
BOULETTE GOLDEN & MARIN L.L.P.
2801 Via Fortuna Drive, Suite 530
Austin, TX 78746
Telephone: 512/732-8900
512/732-8905 (fax)
mmarin@boulettegolden.com
Liaison Counsel
RANDALL J. BARON SAMUEL H. RUDMAN
DAVID T. WISSBROECKER MARK S. REICH
STEVEN M. JODLOWSKI MICHAEL G. CAPECI
ROBBINS GELLER RUDMAN ROBBINS GELLER RUDMAN
& DOWD LLP & DOWD LLP
655 West Broadway, Suite 1900 58 South Service Road, Suite 200
San Diego, CA 92101 Melville, NY 11747
Telephone: 619/231-1058 Telephone: 631/367-7100
619/231-7423 (fax) 631/367-1173 (fax)
Class Counsel for Appellees
KENDALL LAW GROUP, LLP THE BRISCOE LAW FIRM, PLLC
JOE KENDALL WILLIE C. BRISCOE
DANIEL HILL 8150 N. Central Expressway, Suite 1575
JAMIE J. McKEY Dallas, TX 75206
3232 McKinney Avenue, Suite 700 Telephone: 214/239-4568
Dallas, TX 75204 281/254-7789 (fax)
Telephone: 214/744-3000
214/744-3015 (fax)
DUNNAN & DUNNAM LLP BRODSKY & SMITH, LLC
HAMILTON LINDLEY EVAN J. SMITH
4125 West Waco Drive (76710) MARC ACKERMAN
P.O. Box 8418 Two Bala Plaza, Suite 602
Waco, TX 76714-8418 Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004
Telephone: 254/753-6437 Telephone: 610/667-6200
254/753-7434 (fax) 610/667-9029 (fax)
LEVI & KORSINSKY, LLP KOHN, SWIFT & GRAF, P.C.
SHANE T. ROWLEY DENIS F. SHEILS
30 Broad Street, 24th Floor One South Broad Street, Suite 2100
New York, NY 10004 Philadelphia, PA 19107-3389
Telephone: 212/363-7500 Telephone: 215/238-1700
866/367-6510 (fax) 215/238-1968 (fax)
THE WEISER LAW FIRM, P.C. RYAN & MANISKAS, LLP
PATRICIA C. WEISER KATHARINE M. RYAN
JAMES M. FICARO RICHARD A. MANISKAS
22 Cassatt Avenue 995 Old Eagle School Road, Suite 311
Berwyn, PA 19312 Wayne, PA 19087
Telephone: 610/225-2677 Telephone: 484/588-5516
610/408-8062 (fax) 484/450-2582 (fax)
APPELLEE’S UNOPPOSED MOTION TO EXTEND TIME FOR FILING ANSWERING BRIEFS 2
KELLY N. REDDELL
THE REDDELL FIRM PLLC
100 Highland Park Village, Suite 200
Dallas, Texas 75205
Telephone: 214/295-3031
Additional Counsel for Appellees
APPELLEE’S UNOPPOSED MOTION TO EXTEND TIME FOR FILING ANSWERING BRIEFS 3
TO THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS:
Pursuant to Rule 10.5 of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, Hugh
Duncan, Raymond Boytin, Howard Weissberg, Jeffery Whalen, Robert Fioravanti,
Walter Schwimmer, and The Edward J. Goodman Life Income Trust and The
Edward J. Goodman Generation Skipping Trust, Appellees in the above-entitled
and numbered cause, request an extension of time within which to file their
answering briefs. In support of this request, Appellees respectfully represent to the
Court as follows:
1. On April 27, 2015, Appellants filed a notice of appeal. Appellants
filed two separate opening briefs on September 28, 2015.
2. Pursuant to Rule 38.6 of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure,
Appellees’ answering briefs are currently due on October 19, 2015. Appellees
seek a modest extension, until November 5, 2015, to file their briefs.
3. No extension of time to file Appellees’ briefs has previously been
sought or granted.
4. Good cause for the two-week extension exists for the following
reasons. First, Appellees need additional time to prepare and file their briefs due to
professional responsibilities to be discharged by the attorneys responsible for
handling this action. The attorney primarily responsible for preparing Appellees’
APPELLEE’S UNOPPOSED MOTION TO EXTEND TIME FOR FILING ANSWERING BRIEFS 4
answering briefs has multiple briefing deadlines in other matters during the last
two weeks of October 2015.
5. Second, beginning the week before Appellees’ answering briefs are
due, the offices of Appellees’ lead counsel will begin an extensive, month-long
renovation. During the initial phase of the renovation, counsel responsible for
preparing Appellees’ answering briefs will be without an office and likely without
access to many of the documents and files necessary to prepare the answering
briefs. The renovation will also displace and disrupt the support staff necessary to
prepare the briefs for filing.
6. Third, Appellants have filed two separate opening briefs raising
different arguments. Collectively, the briefs total 83 pages. Moreover, the record
on this class certification appeal spans more than 4,500 pages. Counsel need more
than the 20-day period prescribed by Rule 38.6 of the Texas Rules of Appellate
Procedure to review the voluminous record, analyze Appellants’ arguments, confer
with co-counsel, and prepare and file Appellees’ answering briefs. Thus, an
extension is warranted.
7. Counsel for Appellees conferred with counsel for Appellants prior to
filing this request. Appellants do not oppose the extension requested.
8. This motion is not for the purpose of delay.
APPELLEE’S UNOPPOSED MOTION TO EXTEND TIME FOR FILING ANSWERING BRIEFS 5
Therefore, Appellees respectfully request that this motion be granted, and
that the time within which they must file their answering briefs be extended to
November 5, 2015.
DATED: October 12, 2015 Respectfully submitted,
BOULETTE GOLDEN & MARIN L.L.P.
MICHAEL D. MARIN
Texas Bar #00791174
/s/ Michael D. Marin
MICHAEL D. MARIN
2801 Via Fortuna Drive, Suite 530
Austin, TX 78746
Telephone: 512/732-8900
512/732-8905 (fax)
Liaison Counsel
ROBBINS GELLER RUDMAN
& DOWD LLP
SAMUEL H. RUDMAN
MARK S. REICH
MICHAEL G. CAPECI
58 South Service Road, Suite 200
Melville, NY 11747
Telephone: 631/367-7100
631/367-1173 (fax)
ROBBINS GELLER RUDMAN
& DOWD LLP
RANDALL J. BARON
DAVID T. WISSBROECKER
STEVEN M. JODLOWSKI
655 West Broadway, Suite 1900
San Diego, CA 92101
Telephone: 619/231-1058
619/231-7423 (fax)
Class Counsel for Plaintiffs-Appellees
APPELLEE’S UNOPPOSED MOTION TO EXTEND TIME FOR FILING ANSWERING BRIEFS 6
KENDALL LAW GROUP, LLP
JOE KENDALL
DANIEL HILL
JAMIE J. McKEY
3232 McKinney Avenue, Suite 700
Dallas, TX 75204
Telephone: 214/744-3000
214/744-3015 (fax)
THE BRISCOE LAW FIRM, PLLC
WILLIE C. BRISCOE
8150 N. Central Expressway, Suite 1575
Dallas, TX 75206
Telephone: 214/239-4568
281/254-7789 (fax)
DUNNAN & DUNNAM LLP
HAMILTON LINDLEY
4125 West Waco Drive (76710)
P.O. Box 8418
Waco, TX 76714-8418
Telephone: 254/753-6437
254/753-7434 (fax)
BRODSKY & SMITH, LLC
EVAN J. SMITH
MARC ACKERMAN
Two Bala Plaza, Suite 602
Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004
Telephone: 610/667-6200
610/667-9029 (fax)
LEVI & KORSINSKY, LLP
SHANE T. ROWLEY
30 Broad Street, 24th Floor
New York, NY 10004
Telephone: 212/363-7500
866/367-6510 (fax)
KOHN, SWIFT & GRAF, P.C.
DENIS F. SHEILS
One South Broad Street, Suite 2100
Philadelphia, PA 19107-3389
Telephone: 215/238-1700
215/238-1968 (fax)
APPELLEE’S UNOPPOSED MOTION TO EXTEND TIME FOR FILING ANSWERING BRIEFS 7
THE WEISER LAW FIRM, P.C.
PATRICIA C. WEISER
JAMES M. FICARO
22 Cassatt Avenue
Berwyn, PA 19312
Telephone: 610/225-2677
610/408-8062 (fax)
RYAN & MANISKAS, LLP
KATHARINE M. RYAN
RICHARD A. MANISKAS
995 Old Eagle School Road, Suite 311
Wayne, PA 19087
Telephone: 484/588-5516
484/450-2582 (fax)
KELLY N. REDDELL
THE REDDELL FIRM PLLC
100 Highland Park Village, Suite 200
Dallas, Texas 75205
Telephone: 214/295-3031
Additional Counsel for Plaintiffs-Appellees
APPELLEE’S UNOPPOSED MOTION TO EXTEND TIME FOR FILING ANSWERING BRIEFS 8
CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE
I certify that we have conferred with counsel for Appellants, Debora Alsup,
and obtained an agreement to the extension requested in this motion.
/s/ Steven M. Jodlowski
STEVEN M. JODLOWSKI
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE
This brief complies with the typeface requirements of Tex. R. App. P. 9.4(e)
because it has been prepared in a proportionally spaced typeface using Microsoft
Word 14 points Times New Roman font (and 12 point for footnotes).
/s/ Michael D. Marin
MICHAEL D. MARIN
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing instrument has
been served in accordance to the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, to those listed on
the attached service list, on this 12th day of October 2015.
/s/ Michael D. Marin
MICHAEL D. MARIN
APPELLEE’S UNOPPOSED MOTION TO EXTEND TIME FOR FILING ANSWERING BRIEFS 9
BRIGHAM EXPLORATION
Service List – 10/12/2015 (11-0184)
COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT(S)
Timothy R. McCormick Debora B. Alsup
Michael W. Stockham Danley Cornyn
Timothy E. Hudson Thompson & Knight LLP
Thompson & Knight LLP 98 San Jacinto Blvd., Suite 1900
1722 Routh Street, Suite 1500 Austin, TX 78701
Dallas, TX 75201-2533 Telephone: 512/469-6100
Telephone: 214/969-1700 512/469-6180 (fax)
214/969-1751 (fax) Email: debora.alsup@tklaw.com;
Email: danley.cornyn@tklaw.com
timothy.mccormick@tk
law.com;
michael.stockham@tklaw
.com;
tim.hudson@tklaw.com
Karl S. Stern Jennifer B. Poppe
Michael C. Holmes Travis Wimberly
Vinson & Elkins L.L.P. Vinson & Elkins, L.L.P.
1001 Fannin Street, Suite 2500 The Terrace 7
Houston, TX 77002-6760 2801 Via Fortuna, Suite 100
Telephone: 713/758-2222 Austin, TX 78746
713/758-2346 (fax) Telephone: 512/542-8400
Email: kstern@velaw.com; 512/542-8612 (fax)
mholmes@velaw.com Email: jpoppe@velaw.com;
twimberly@velaw.com
Thomas S. Leatherbury
Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.
Trammell Crow Center
2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 3700
Dallas, TX 75201-2975
Telephone: 214/220-7792
214/999-7792
Email: tleatherbury@velaw.com
APPELLEE’S UNOPPOSED MOTION TO EXTEND TIME FOR FILING ANSWERING BRIEFS 10
BRIGHAM EXPLORATION
Service List – 10/12/2015 (11-0184)
COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF(S)
Michael D. Marin Evan J. Smith
Boulette Golden & Marin LLP Marc L. Ackerman
2801 Via Fortuna Drive, Suite 530 Brodsky & Smith, LLC
Austin, TX 78746 Two Bala Plaza, Suite 602
Telephone: 512/732-8900 Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004
512/732-8905 (fax) Telephone: 610/667-6200
Email: 610/667-9029 (fax)
mmarin@boulettegolde Email: esmith@brodsky-smith.com;
n.com mackerman@brodsky-
smith.com
Shane T. Rowley Hamilton Lindley
Levi & Korsinsky, LLP Dunnan & Dunnam LLP
30 Broad Street, 24th Floor 4125 West Waco Drive (76710)
New York, NY 10004 P.O. Box 8418
Telephone: 212/363-7500 Waco, TX 76714-8418
866/367-6510 (fax) Telephone: 254/753-6437
Email: srowley@zlk.com 254/753-7434 (fax)
Email: hlindley@dunnamlaw.com
Joe Kendall Denis F. Sheils
Daniel Hill Kohn, Swift & Graf, P.C.
Jamie J. McKey One South Broad Street
Kendall Law Group, LLP Suite 2100
3232 McKinney Avenue, Suite 700 Philadelphia, PA 19107-3389
Dallas, TX 75204 Telephone: 215/238-1700
Telephone: 214/744-3000 215/238-1968 (fax)
214/744-3015 (fax) Email: dsheils@kohnswift.com
Email:
jkendall@kendalllawgroup.c
om;
dhill@kendalllawgroup.com;
jmckey@kendalllawgroup.co
m
APPELLEE’S UNOPPOSED MOTION TO EXTEND TIME FOR FILING ANSWERING BRIEFS 11
BRIGHAM EXPLORATION
Service List – 10/12/2015 (11-0184)
Samuel H. Rudman Randall J. Baron
Mark S. Reich David T. Wissbroecker
Michael G. Capeci Steven M. Jodlowski
Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP
LLP 655 West Broadway, Suite 1900
58 South Service Road, Suite 200 San Diego, CA 92101
Melville, NY 11747 Telephone: 619/231-1058
Telephone: 631/367-7100 619/231-7423 (fax)
631/367-1173 (fax) Email: rbaron@rgrdlaw.com;
Email: srudman@rgrdlaw.com; dwissbroecker@rgrdlaw.com;
mreich@rgrdlaw.com; sjodlowski@rgrdlaw.com
mcapeci@rgrdlaw.com
Patricia C. Weiser Katharine M. Ryan
James M. Ficaro Richard A. Maniskas
The Weiser Law Firm, P.C. Ryan & Maniskas, LLP
22 Cassatt Avenue 995 Old Eagle School Road, Suite 311
Berwyn, PA 19312 Wayne, PA 19087
Telephone: 610/225-2677 Telephone: 484/588-5516
610/408-8062 (fax) 484/450-2582 (fax)
Email: pw@weiserlawfirm.com; Email: kryan@rmclasslaw.com;
jmf@weiserlawfirm.com rmaniskas@rmclasslaw.com
Kelly N. Reddell Willie C. Briscoe
The Reddell Firm PLLC The Briscoe Law Firm
100 Highland Park Village, Suite 8150 N. Central Expressway, Suite 1575
200 Dallas, TX 75206
Dallas, Texas 75205 214/239-4568
Telephone: 214/295-3031 281/254-7789(Fax)
Email: kelly@reddell-law.com Email:
wbriscoe@thebriscoelawfirm.com
APPELLEE’S UNOPPOSED MOTION TO EXTEND TIME FOR FILING ANSWERING BRIEFS 12