The opinion
ACCEPTED
03-14-00331-CV
3938099
THIRD COURT OF APPEALS
AUSTIN, TEXAS
1/28/2015 4:16:48 PM
JEFFREY D. KYLE
CLERK
No. 03-14-00331-CV
Tr Ct No. C-1-CV-13-002354
FILED IN
3rd COURT OF APPEALS
IN THE COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS
FOR THE THIRD DISTRICT OF TEXAS 1/28/2015 4:16:48 PM
JEFFREY D. KYLE
Clerk
Randolph A. Lopez d/b/a Brown Hand Center and d/b/a Brown
Medical Center, appellant
v.
Cox Texas Newspapers, L.P. d/b/a Austin American-Statesman,
appellee
MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME
TO FILE APPELLEE’S BRIEF
TO THE THIRD COURT OF APPEALS:
Appellee, Cox Texas Newspapers, L.P. d/b/a Austin American-
Statesman, files this motion for extension of time to file Appellee’s Brief
under Rules 10.1, 10.5(b), and 38.6(d) of the Texas Rule of Appellate
Procedure, and requests the Court to extend the deadline for filing the
appellants’ brief from January 16, 2015 until January 28, 2015. In support
of this motion appellee shows:
I.
This is an appeal from the grant of a motion for summary judgment
on a suit to collect on a note. Appellant’s Brief was filed on December 15,
2014.
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II.
This is appellee’s first request for an extension of time to file
Appellee’s Brief.
III.
The undersigned Timothy Hootman, who is primarily responsible for
preparing Appellee’s Brief, was busy preparing the brief in No. 03-14-
00470-CV, Chavez v. Martinez (which was filed on January 11, 2015), and
had underestimate the time need to complete the brief in this case, and
therefore requests the additional 12 days. The Appellee’s Brief has been
filed contemporaneously with this motion.
WHEREFORE, appellee, Cox Texas Newspapers, L.P. d/b/a Austin
American-Statesman, prays that the time to file Appellee’s Brief be
extended from to January 16, 2015, until January 28, 2015.
Respectfully submitted,
/s/Timothy A. Hootman
Timothy A. Hootman, SBN 09965450
2402 Pease St
Houston, TX 77003
713.247.9548
713.583.9523 (f)
E-mail: thootman2000@yahoo.com
Bill Malone, Jr., SBN 12877500
8650 Spicewood Springs, No 145-598
Austin, TX 78759
512.346.9600
ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLEE
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that, in accordance with Rule 9.5 of the Texas Rules of
Appellate Procedure, I have served the forgoing document upon the
following attorneys by personal mail, commercial delivery service, fax, or
electronic service:
Isaac J. Huron
Ramon Rodriguez
Davis, Cedillo & Mendoza
755 E. Mulberry Ave, Ste 500
San Antonio, TX 78212
Dated: January 28, 2015.
/s/Timothy A. Hootman
Timothy A. Hootman
CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE
The undersigned has attempted to communicate with appellant’s
lawyers, Issac Huron and Ramon Rodriguez by sending them emails to
both email addresses that appear on Appellant’s Brief. In the emails the
undersigned asked whether they are opposed to this motion. The
undersigned has not yet received a response.
/s/ Timothy A. Hootman
TIMOTHY A. HOOTMAN
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