The opinion
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03-15-00285-CV
6147553
THIRD COURT OF APPEALS
AUSTIN, TEXAS
7/21/2015 8:04:48 AM
JEFFREY D. KYLE
CLERK
NO. 03-15-00285-CV
FILED IN
3rd COURT OF APPEALS
IN THE THIRD COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS
AUSTIN, TEXAS 7/21/2015 8:04:48 AM
JEFFREY D. KYLE
Clerk
VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA, INC.
AND AUDI OF AMERICA, INC.,
Appellants,
v.
JOHN WALKER III, ET AL.
Appellees.
On Appeal from the 201st Judicial District Court, Travis County, Texas
Honorable Amy Clark Meachum, Presiding Judge
MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE
BRIEF OF THE BUDGET/WEITZ APPELLEES
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Pursuant to Tex. R. App. P. 38(d) and 10.5(b), Budget Leasing, Inc. d/b/a
Audi North Austin and Audi South Austin, Ricardo M. Weitz, Hi Tech Imports
North, LLC, Hi Tech Imports South, LLC, and Hi Tech Imports, LLC (the
“Budget/Weitz Appellees”) ask this Court to extend the deadline for filing their
appellees’ brief from July 31, 2015, through and until August 14, 2015. In support
of this requested extension, they would show the following:
1. The current deadline for filing the Budget/Weitz Appellees’ brief is
July 31, 2015.
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2. The Budget/Weitz Appellees request a 14-day extension of time in which
to file their brief for the following reasons.
• Since July 1, 2015, the day Appellants filed their brief of
appellants, the undersigned, who has primary responsibility for
preparing the Budget/Weitz brief, has been required to devote
considerable time and attention to Cause No. D-1-GN-15-
002641, Ovation Lending LLC et al. v. Finance Commission of
Texas et al., in the District Court of Travis County, a suit for
declaratory and temporary injunctive relief to declare invalid an
administrative rule.
• The undersigned will be on vacation in Wyoming from July 24,
2015, to August 3, 2015.
• This Court has granted a 14-day extension of time for
Appellees O’Malley, Wilkov, and Walker to file their briefs.
Granting the Budget/Weitz Appellees’ requested 14-day
extension will maintain a uniform deadline for the filing of the
appellees’ briefs and for the filing of Appellants’ reply brief, if
any.
4. This is the Budget/Weitz Appellees’ first request for an extension to file
their brief.
5. This cause has not been set for submission to a panel of this Court.
6. The other appellees do not oppose the granting of this motion for
extension. However, Appellants oppose the extension request — despite that fact that
none of the appellees opposed Appellants’ motion to extend the time to file their brief of
appellants.
WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, the Budget/Weitz Appellees pray
that this Court grant their motion for an extension of time in which to file their appellees’
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brief and extend the deadline for filing the brief from July 31, 2015, through and until
August 14, 2015. The Budget/Weitz Appellees also request such other and further relief
to which they may be entitled.
Respectfully submitted,
/s/ J. Bruce Bennett
J. Bruce Bennett
State Bar No. 0214550
Leon V. Komkov
State Bar No.11670500
CARDWELL, HART & BENNETT, LLP
807 Brazos, Suite 1001
Austin, Texas 78701
Telephone: (512) 322-0011
Facsimile: (512) 322-0808
Email: jbb.chblaw@sbcglobal.net
Email: lvk@longroadllc.com
Joseph W. Letzer
Tx. State Bar No. 24030763
Dent. M. Morton
Tx. State Bar No. 24056645
BURR & FORMAN, LLP
420 20th Street N, Suite 3400
Birmingham, AL 35203-5210
Telephone: (205) 251-3000
Facsimile: (205) 458-5100
Email: jletzer@burr.com
Email: dmorton@burr.com
Attorneys for Intervenors/Appellees
Ricardo M. Weitz, Hi Tech Imports,
LLC, Hi Tech Imports North, LLC,
and Hi Tech Imports South, LLC
Wm. R. Crocker
State Bar No. 05091000
807 Brazos, Suite 1014
Austin, Texas 78767
Telephone: (512) 478-5611
Facsimile: (512) 474-2540
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Email: crockerlaw@earthlink.net
Attorney for Intervenor/Appellee
Budget Leasing, Inc. d/b/a Audi
North Austin and Audi South
Austin
CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE
I hereby certify that on July 17, 2015, I conferred with counsel for Appellees
Walker, O’Malley, and Wilkov about the requested extension. Appellees Walker,
O’Malley, and Wilkov do not oppose the granting of the relief sought. On July 17,
2015, I also conferred with counsel for Appellants. Appellants are opposed to the
granting of the relief sought.
/s/ J. Bruce Bennett
J. Bruce Bennett
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that on July 21, 2015, I used the Court's electronic case
filing system to file the foregoing document and to serve this document on the
following persons:
Billy M. Donley
Mark E. Smith
BAKER & HOSTETLER, LLP
1000 Louisiana, Suite 2000
Houston, Texas 77002
Tel: (713) 646-1382
Fax: (713) 751-1717
bdonley@bakerlaw.com
mesmith@bakerlaw.com
S. Shawn Stephens
James P. Sullivan
KING & SPALDING, LLP
1100 Louisiana, Suite 4000
Houston, Texas 77002
Tel: (713) 751-3200
Fax: (713) 751-3290
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Attorneys for Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
and Audi of America, Inc.
Kimberly Fuchs
Texas Attorney General's Office
P.O. Box 12548
Austin, Texas 78711
Tel: (512) 475-4195
Fax: (512) 320-0167
kimberly.fuchs@texasattorneygeneral.gov
Attorney for Appellees, the Hon. Michael J. O'Malley
and the Hon. Penny A. Wilkov
Dennis McKinney
Texas Attorney General's Office
P.O. Box 12548
Austin, Texas 78711
Tel: (512) 475-4020
Fax: (512) 320-0167
dennis.mckinney@texasattorneygenreal.gov
Attorney for Appellee, the Hon. John H. Walker
This the 21st day of July 2015.
/s/ J. Bruce Bennett
J. Bruce Bennett
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