# CPS Energy, Time Warner Cable Texas LLC, and Southwestern Bell Telephone Company D/B/A AT&T// Public Utility Commission of Texas v. Public Utility Commission of Texas// Cross-Appellee, CPS Energy, Time Warner Cable Texas LLC and Southwestern Bell Telephone Company D/B/A AT&T > Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin) · March 24, 2015 URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/4061110 ## Case - **Court:** Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin) - **Decided:** March 24, 2015 - **Precedential status:** Published - **Opinion:** Opinion - **Cited by:** 0 later opinions in the Frix Law Library ## Citator (automated) - No negative treatment found by the automated citator. That is not the same as a confirmation that the case is good law; read the citing cases. - Full citator and citing cases: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/4061110 ## Opinion text ACCEPTED 03-14-00340-CV 4623779 THIRD COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 3/24/2015 3:13:16 PM JEFFREY D. KYLE CLERK No. 03-14-00340-CV IN THE THIRD COURT OF APPEALS FILED IN 3rd COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS AUSTIN, TEXAS 3/24/2015 3:13:16 PM APPELLANTS, CPS ENERGY, TIME WARNER CABLEJEFFREY TEXASD.LLC, KYLE Clerk AND SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY D/B/A AT&T// CROSS-APPELLANT, PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF TEXAS V. APPELLEE, PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF TEXAS// CROSS- APPELLEE, CPS ENERGY, TIME WARNER CABLE TEXAS LLC AND SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY D/B/A AT&T On appeal from D-1-GN-13-001238 (Consolidated) in the 250th Judicial District Court, Travis County, Texas UNOPPOSED JOINT MOTION FOR ADDITIONAL TIME FOR ORAL ARGUMENT CPS ENERGY HERRERA & BOYLE, PLLC Curt D. Brockmann Alfred R. Herrera cdbrockmann@cpsenergy.com State Bar No. 09529600 aherrera@herreraboylelaw.com 145 Navarro 816 Congress Avenue, Suite 1250 P.O. Box 1771 Austin, Texas 78701 San Antonio, Texas 78296 (512) 474-1492 (Voice) (210) 353-5689 (Voice) (512) 474-2507 (Facsimile) (210) 353-6832 (Facsimile) March 24, 2015 UNOPPOSED JOINT MOTION FOR ADDITIONAL TIME FOR ORAL ARGUMENT TO THE HONORABLE THIRD COURT OF APPEALS: Joint Movants file this Unopposed Joint Motion for Additional Time for Oral Argument (“Motion”). 1 Consistent with Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 10.1(a)(5), Joint Movants constitute all parties to this case and therefore this Motion is unopposed. This case is set for submission and oral argument on Wednesday, April 22, 2015 at 1:30 PM, before a panel consisting of Justices Puryear, Pemberton, and Bourland. Oral argument is currently set for a total of 40 minutes for appellants and appellees. This case presents numerous questions of first impression for this Court, and therefore Joint Movants request an additional 20 minutes be granted to the appellants and the appellees to ensure sufficient time for oral argument. In support of this Motion, Joint Movants show the following: 1. This is the first case addressing the Public Utility Commission’s enforcement of Texas Utilities Code section 54.204 relating to pole attachments in municipalities. 1 Joint movants to this motion are CPS Energy, Time Warner Cable Texas LLC, Southwestern Bell Telephone Company d/b/a AT&T Texas, and the Public Utility Commission of Texas. No. 03-14-00340-CV Page | 1 UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR ADDITIONAL TIME 2. There are four parties that need to address the Court as both Appellants and Appellees. 3. The administrative record on appeal is voluminous. 4. This case presents issues of first impression of importance not only to the litigants in this case, but also to municipally owned utilities across the State. 5. This case also presents issues of first impression of importance to entities that attach their network facilities to municipally owned utilities’ poles. 6. This case also presents issues relating to the extent of the Public Utility Commission of Texas’ jurisdiction over municipally owned utilities. 7. All parties to this proceeding have raised multiple points on appeal. 8. CPS Energy has raised five points of error. 9. Time Warner Cable Texas LLC has raised two points of error. 10. Southwestern Bell Telephone Company d/b/a/ AT&T Texas has raised three points of error. 11. The Public Utility Commission of Texas has raised two points of error. 12. An additional 20 minutes for appellants and appellees, for a total of 60 minutes for oral argument, will allow the parties sufficient time to more effectively present their points of error and assist the Court in deciding the issues in dispute. 13. No party opposes this Motion. No. 03-14-00340-CV Page | 2 UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR ADDITIONAL TIME PRAYER Joint Movants respectfully request this Court grant an additional 20 minutes to the appellants and the appellees for oral arguments scheduled for April 22, 2015 at 1:30 PM, for a total of 60 minutes for oral argument, or such other additional time as the Court deems just. Respectfully submitted, Counsel for CPS Energy: Counsel for Public Utility Commission of Texas: Curt D. Brockmann Douglas Fraser cdbrockmann@cpsenergy.com Megan Neal Office of the Attorney General CPS Energy P.O. Box 12548, Capitol Station 145 Navarro Austin, Texas 78711-02548 P.O. Box 1771 Phone: (512) 463-2012 San Antonio, Texas 78296 Fax: (512) 457-4610 (210) 353-5689 (Voice) douglas.fraser@texasattorneygeneral.gov (210) 353-6832 (Facsimile) megan.neal@texasattorneygeneral.gov HERRERA & BOYLE, PLLC By: /s/ Douglas Fraser Douglas Fraser Alfred R. Herrera State Bar No. 09529600 aherrera@herreraboylelaw.com 816 Congress Avenue, Suite 1250 Austin, Texas 78701 (512) 474-1492 (Voice) (512) 474-2507 (Facsimile) By: /s/ Alfred R. Herrera Alfred R. Herrera No. 03-14-00340-CV Page | 3 UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR ADDITIONAL TIME Counsel for Time Warner Cable Texas Counsel for AT&T Texas: LLC: Valerie P. Kirk Paul A. Drummond Melissa Lorber Natalie L. Hall Enoch Kever PLLC AT&T Legal Department 600 Congress Avenue, Suite 2800 1010 N. St. Mary’s, 14th Floor Austin, Texas 78701 San Antonio, Texas 78215 Phone: (512) 615-1200 Phone: (210) 351-4830 Fax: (512) 615-1198 Fax: (210) 886-2127 vkirk@enochkever.com paul.drummond@att.com mlorber@enochkever.com natalie.hall@att.com Joseph E. Cosgrove, Jr. John Davidson Thomas Katherine C. Swaller J. Aaron George Thomas Ballo Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton AT&T Legal Department LLP 816 Congress Avenue, Suite 1100 2099 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Suite 100 Austin, Texas 78701 Washington DC 20006 Phone: (512) 457-2304 Phone: (202) 747-1900 Fax: (512) 870-3420 Fax: (202) 747-1901 joseph.cosgrove.jr@att.com katherine.swaller@att.com dthomas@sheppardmullin.com thomas.ballo@att.com ageorge@sheppardmullin.com Michael T. Sullivan Mayer Brown LLP By: /s/J. Aaron George 71 S. Wacker Drive J. Aaron George Chicago, IL 60606 Phone: (312) 782-0600 Fax: (312) 706-8689 msullivan@mayerbrown.com By: /s/ Michael T. Sullivan Michael T. Sullivan No. 03-14-00340-CV Page | 4 UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR ADDITIONAL TIME CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE As required by Texas R. App. P. 10.1(a)(5), I certify that I have conferred with all other parties (which are listed below) and this Motion is Unopposed. By: /s/Alfred R. Herrera Alfred R. Herrera CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that, a true and correct copy of the Unopposed Joint Motion for Additional Time for Oral Argument was filed and served on the following counsel of record in accordance with local rules of Travis County, Texas, the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, and the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure on this the 24th of March, 2015. By: /s/Alfred R. Herrera Alfred R. Herrera No. 03-14-00340-CV Page | 5 UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR ADDITIONAL TIME LIST OF PARTIES PARTIES AND ATTORNEYS FOR Trial Court Case No. D-1-GN-13-001238 (Consolidated) Third Court of Appeals 03-13-00340-CV Counsel for CPS Energy: Counsel for AT&T Texas: Curt D. Brockmann Paul A. Drummond CPS Energy Natalie L. Hall 145 Navarro AT&T Legal Department P.O. Box 1771 1010 N. St. Mary’s, 14th Floor San Antonio, TX 78296 San Antonio, Texas 78215 Phone: (210) 353-5689 Phone: (210) 351-4830 Fax: (210) 353-6832 Fax: (210) 886-2127 cdbrockmann@cpsenergy.com paul.drummond@att.com natalie.hall@att.com HERRERA & BOYLE, PLLC Joseph E. Cosgrove, Jr. Alfred R. Herrera Katherine C. Swaller State Bar No. 09529600 Thomas Ballo aherrera@herreraboylelaw.com AT&T Legal Department 816 Congress Avenue, Suite 1250 816 Congress Avenue, Suite 1100 Austin, Texas 78701 Austin, Texas 78701 (512) 474-1492 (Voice) Phone: (512) 457-2304 (512) 474-2507 (Facsimile) Fax: (512) 870-3420 joseph.cosgrove.jr@att.com Counsel for Public Utility Commission katherine.swaller@att.com of Texas: thomas.ballo@att.com Douglas Fraser Michael T. Sullivan Megan Neal Mayer Brown LLP Office of the Attorney General 71 S. Wacker Drive P.O. Box 12548, Capitol Station Chicago, IL 60606 Austin, Texas 78711-02548 Phone: (312) 782-0600 Phone: (512) 463-2012 Fax: (312) 706-8689 Fax: (512) 457-4610 msullivan@mayerbrown.com douglas.fraser@texasattorneygeneral.gov megan.neal@texasattorneygeneral.gov No. 03-14-00340-CV Page | 6 UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR ADDITIONAL TIME Counsel for Time Warner Cable Texas LLC: Valerie P. Kirk Melissa Lorber Enoch Kever PLLC 600 Congress Avenue, Suite 2800 Austin, Texas 78701 Phone: (512) 615-1200 Fax: (512) 615-1198 vkirk@enochkever.com mlorber@enochkever.com John Davidson Thomas J. Aaron George Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP 2099 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Suite 100 Washington DC 20006 Phone: (202) 747-1900 Fax: (202) 747-1901 dthomas@sheppardmullin.com ageorge@sheppardmullin.com No. 03-14-00340-CV Page | 7 UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR ADDITIONAL TIME --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/4061110. Public record. Not legal advice.