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*0 FILED IN 3rd COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 8/20/2015 12:15:05 PM JEFFREY D. KYLE Clerk No. 03-15-00025-CV THIRD COURT OF APPEALS 8/20/2015 12:15:05 PM JEFFREY D. KYLE AUSTIN, TEXAS 03-15-00025-CV *1 ACCEPTED [6580632] CLERK In The Court of Appeals Third District of Texas Austin, Texas A PPELLANTS , L AKEWAY R EGIONAL M EDICAL C ENTER , LLC AND S URGICAL
D EVELOPMENT P ARTNERS , LLC// C ROSS -A PPELLANT , L AKE T RAVIS
T RANSITIONAL LTCH, LLC N / K / A L AKE T RAVIS S PECIALTY H OSPITAL , LLC
v.
A PPELLEES , L AKE T RAVIS T RANSITIONAL LTCH, LLC N / K / A L AKE T RAVIS
S PECIALTY H OSPITAL , LLC// C ROSS -A PPELLEES , L AKEWAY EGIONAL
M EDICAL ENTER , LLC, S URGICAL D EVELOPMENT P ARTNERS , LLC, B RENNAN ,
M ANNA D IAMOND , LLC AND F RANK T. S OSSI APPELLANTS LAKEWAY REGIONAL CENTER, LLC’S AND
SURGICAL DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS, LLC’S SECOND UNOPPOSED
MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE OPENING BRIEFS TO THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS:
Pursuant to Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure 10.5(b) and 38.6(d),
Appellants Lakeway Regional Medical Center, LLC (“LRMC”) and Surgical
Development Partners, LLC (“SDP”) file this Second Unopposed Motion for
Extension of Time to File Their Opening Briefs.
LRMC’s and SDP’s opening briefs [1] are currently due on August 31, 2015.
LRMC and SDP seek a three-week extension, making their briefs due on
September 21, 2015. This is their second request for an extension of time.
BACKGROUND 1. This case is on appeal from the 345th Judicial District Court of Travis
County, Texas.
2. The case below was styled Lake Travis Transitional LTCH, LLC n/k/a
Lake Travis Specialty Hospital, LLC v. Lakeway Regional Medical Center, LLC,
Surgical Development Partners, LLC, Brennan, Manna & Diamond, LLC, and
Frank T. Sossi , and numbered D-1-GN-12-000983.
3. The Judgment, signed on October 16, 2014, is for actual damages in
the amount of $7,900,000 plus pre- and post-judgment interest, $2,000,000 in
attorneys’ fees, and costs of court.
4. On January 12, 2015, LRMC and SDP timely filed a notice of appeal.
5. On January 13, 2015, Appellee and Cross-Appellant Lake Travis
Transitional LTCH, LLC n/k/a Lake Travis Specialty Hospital, LLC (“LTT”) filed
its notice of appeal.
*3 REASONS FOR REQUEST 6. The record in this appeal is sizeable. It includes a clerk’s record that
exceeds 13,300 pages and a reporter’s record that exceeds 20 volumes. Further,
there are a number of issues to be analyzed.
7. Because of counsel’s normal case load, and because of the lengthy
record, counsel will be unable to complete Appellants’ Opening Brief in this case
by the current August 31, 2015 deadline.
8. This request is not sought for delay only but so that justice may be
done.
PRAYER FOR RELIEF WHEREFORE, Appellants Lakeway Regional Medical Center, LLC and
Surgical Development Partners, LLC ask that this Court grant this, their Second
Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to File Their Opening Briefs and extend
the deadline to September 21, 2015, and for such further relief to which they may
be entitled.
Respectfully submitted, N ORTON OSE F ULBRIGHT US LLP By: /s/ Joy M. Soloway Jeff Cody jeff.cody@nortonrosefulbright.com State Bar No. 4468960 Barton Wayne Cox beau.cox@nortonrosefulbright.com State Bar No. 24065087 James V. Leito IV james.leito@nortonrosefulbright.com State Bar No. 24054950 2200 Ross Avenue, Suite 3600 Dallas, TX 75201-2784 Telephone: (214) 855-8000 Telecopier: (214) 855-8200 Joy M. Soloway joy.soloway@nortonrosefulbright.com State Bar No. 18838700 1301 McKinney, Suite 5100 Houston, TX 77010-3095 Telephone: (713) 651-5151 Telecopier: (713) 651-5246 Counsel for Appellants/Cross-Appellees Lakeway Regional Medical Center, LLC and Surgical Development Partners, LLC *5 W RIGHT LOSE LLP Jessica Z. Barger barger@wrightclose.com State Bar No. 24032706 Raffi Melkonian melkonian@wrightclose.com State Bar No. 24090587 One Riverway, Suite 2200 Houston, TX 77056 Telephone: (713) 572-4321 Telecopier: (713) 572-4320 Counsel for Appellant/Cross-Appellee Surgical Development Partners, LLC CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE I certify that Jane Webre and Ryan Fellman, counsel for Appellees in this
appeal, are not opposed to the relief sought in this motion.
/s/ Joy M. Soloway Joy M. Soloway *6 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on the 20th day of August 2015, the foregoing motion
was served via the CM/ECF electronic noticing system upon the following counsel
of record:
Mr. S. Abraham Kuczaj III
akuczaj@scottdoug.com
Ms. Paige A. Amstutz
pamstutz@scottdoug.com
Mr. Steven J. Wingard
swingard@scottdoug.com
Ms. Jane Webre
jwebre@scottdoug.com
S COTT D OUGLASS & M C ONNICO , LLP
303 Colorado, Suite 2400
Austin, TX 78701
Counsel for Appellee/Cross-Appellant Lake Travis Transitional LTCH, LLC
Via Email Only
Mr. Robert A. Bragalone
rbragalone@gordonrees.com
Mr. B. Ryan Fellman
rfellman@gordonrees.com
G ORDON EES LLP
2100 Ross Avenue, Suite 2800
Dallas, TX 75201
Counsel for Appellees Brennan, Manna & Diamond, LLC and
Frank T. Sossi
Via Email Only
/s/ Joy M. Soloway JOY M. SOLOWAY
[1] At this time, it has not been determined whether LRMC and SDP will file separate briefs or a joint brief.