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DEBBIE AUTREY CLERK I N T H E S I X T H C O UR T O F A PP E A L S O F TE XA S HA LE Y BR O W N P E T I T I O N E R I APPE LL A N T , v . R . K HA LL C ON S T R U C T I ON , LT D ., R KH C A P I T A L , LL C , a nd S T A C Y L YON D I B I A L YON B A R R I C AD E & C O N S T R U C T I ON R E SP OND E N T S / A PP ELL EE S A r i s i ng fr o m a n i n t e r l o c u t o r y O r d e r s i gn e d on A ugu s t 27 , 2015 , i n B r o w n v . R . K . H a ll C on s t . L t d ., e t a l ., C a u s e N o . 82395 i n t h e 62 " d J ud i c i a l D i s t r i c t C ou r t o f L a m a r C oun t y , T e x a s H on W ill B i a r d , P r e s i d i ng P ET I T I O N E R ' S M O T I O N F O R E

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P l a i n ti ff / P e ti ti on e r l A pp e ll a n t K e v i n W . V i ce H a l e y B r o w n ' s T r i a l C oun s e l S t a t e B a r N o . 00785150 M a yo , M e ndo li a & V i ce 5368 S t a t e Hw y . 276 W e s t R oy s e C it y , T e x a s 75189 kv i ce @ m m v l l p . c o m D a l e H . H e n l e y S t a t e B a r N o . 24048148 M a yo , M e ndo l i a & V i ce 5368 S t a t e Hw y . 276 W e s t R oy s e C it y , T e x a s 75189 dh e n l e y @ mm v ll p . c o m

P l a i n ti ff / P e titi on e r / A pp e ll a n t ' s K e v i n W . V i ce H a l e y B r o w n ' s C oun s e l on D a l e H . H e n l e y I n t e r l o c u t o r y A pp ea l B r i a n L . B e n it ez S t a t e B a r N o . 24082679 M a yo , M e ndo li a & V i ce 5368 S t a t e Hw y . 276 W e s t bb e n it ez @ mm v ll p . c o m

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*7 SS U E S P R E S E N TE D 1 . W h e t h e r good ca u s e e x i s t s f o r t h i s C ou r t t o g r a n t P e titi on e r a dd iti on a l ti m e i n w h i c h t o p e rf ec t h e r p e r m i ss i v e i n t e r l o c u t o r y a pp ea l g i v e n t h a t: ( 1 ) t h e T r i a l C ou r t c l ea r l y i n t e nd e d t o g r a n t P e titi on e r t h e p e r m i ss i v e r i gh t t o s ee k i n t e r l o c u t o r y a pp ea l o f it s A ugu s t 27 , 2015 O r d e r ; ( 2 ) bu tt h e C l e r k o f t h e T r i a l C ou r t n e v e r s e r v e d it s i n t e r l o c u t o r y o r d e r on e it h e r P e titi on e r o r h e r c oun s e l; a nd ( 3 ) P e titi on e r d i d no t r ec e i v e ac t u a l n o t i ce o f t h e O r d e r u n t i l m o r e t h a n t h i r t ee n d a y s o f h e r n o r m a l 15 d a y d ea d li n e h a d a l r ea dy p a ss e d ; a nd ( 4 ) P e titi on e r ti m e l y f il e d bo t h h e r M o ti on t o E x t e nd T i m e t o F il e I n t e r l o c u t o r y A pp ea l a nd h e r P e titi on f o r I n t e r l o c u t o r y A pp ea l .

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*8 T A TE M E N T O F F AC T S T h i s M o ti on t o E x t e nd T i m e t o F il e P e titi on f o r I n t e r l o c u t o r y A pp ea l a r i s e s fr o m a n O r d e r e n t e r e d by t h e 62n c t J ud i c i a l D i s t r i c t C ou r t i n L a m a r C oun t y , T e x a s , on A ugu s t 27 , 2015 , i n C a u s e N o . 82395 ; H a l ey B r o w n v . R K H a ll C on s t r u c ti on , LT D , S t a cy L y on d / b / a L y on B a rr i c ad e & C on s t r u c ti on , & T ex a s D e pa r t m e n t o f T r an s po r t a ti on , H ono r a b l e J udg e W ill B i a r d p r e s i d i ng .

P e titi o n e r ' s A pp l i ca t i o n f o r I n t e r l o c u t o r y A p p ea l w ou l d h a v e b e e n d u e on S e p t e m b e r 11 , 2015 , h a d t h e T r i a l C ou r t ' s O r d e r c on t a i n e d a ll t h e i n f o r m a ti on r e qu i r e d by T e x a s R u l e o f C i v il P r o ce du r e 168 , a s s h a ll b e d i s c u ss e d b e l o w . T e x . R . A pp . P . A nn . 10 . 5 ( b )( l )( A ) ( W e s t 2015 ) . P e titi on e r s ee k s a n a dd iti on a l 30 d a y s i n w h i c h t o p e rf ec t h e r i n t e r l o c u t o r y a pp ea l; s u c h d a t e t o b e m ea s u r e d a s 3 0 d a y s fr o m t h e d a t e C ou r t s i gn s t h e O r d e r g r a n ti ng t h e i n s t a n t M o ti on . ! d ., a t ( b )( 1 )( B ) ; I d ., a t 10 . 1 ( a )( 3 ) . T h e f ac t s upon w h i c h P e titi on e r r e li e s i n t h i s M o ti on , a nd t h e p a r ti c u l a r g r ound s upon w h i c h s u c h M o t i on a r e b a s e d a r e s e t f o r t h t h r oughou t S ec ti on (I) h e r e i n . ! d ., a t ( b )( 1 )( C ) ; ! d ., a t 1 0 . 1 ( a )( 2 ) N o p r e v i ou s e x t e n s i on s o f ti m e h a v e b ee n g r a n t e d i n t h i s m a tt e r . ! d ., a t ( b )( 1 )( D ) .

T h e und e r l y i ng l a w s u it w a s f il e d by P e titi on e r on M a r c h A p r il 18 , 2013 , i n t h e 62n c t D i s t r i c t C ou r t . T h e l a w s u it i nvo l v e s p e r s on a l i n j u r i e s s u s t a i n e d by P e titi on e r du r i ng a n ac c i d e n t t h a t o c c u rr e d on H i gh w a y 82 i n L a m a r C oun t y , T e x a s , on o r a bou t P ET I T I ON E R ' S M O T I ON T O E X TE ND T I M E F O R I N TE R L O C U T O R Y A P P E A L

V l ll *9 M a r c h 16 , 2012 , w h il e H i gh w a y 82 w a s und e r c on s t r u c ti on . P e titi on e r d r ov e un i m p e d e d t h r ough a c on s t r u c ti on z on e a nd c o lli d e d w it h a s hu ttl e buggy , ca u s i ng s e r i ou s bod il y i n j u r y . I n t h e s u it , P e titi on e r m a d e c l a i m s a g a i n s t t h e T e x a s D e p a r t m e n t o f T r a n s po r t a ti on , R . K . H a ll C on s t r u c ti on , L t d ., a nd S t ac y L yon d / b / a L yon B a rr i ca d e & C on s t r u c ti on , a ll e g i ng v a r i ou s t h e o r i e s o f li a b ilit y s u rr ound i ng t h e f a il u r e t o d e s i gn a nd i m p l e m e n t a s a f e t r a ff i c c on t r o l p l a n .

O n o r a b ou t A ug u s t 2 7 , 2 01 5 , J u dg e B i a r d s i gn e d a n o r d e r g r a n ti n g v a r i o u s m o ti on s f o r s u mm a r y j udg m e n t f il e d by R e s pond e n t s , w h i c h w a s no m i n a t e d " O r d e r G r a n ti ng T r a d iti on a l a nd N o E v i d e n ce M o ti on s f o r S u mm a r y J udg m e n t o f R . K . H a ll C on s t r u c ti on , L t d ., a nd S t ac y L yon d / b / a L yon B a rr i ca d e & C on s t r u c ti on " ( h e r e i n a f t e r r e f e rr e d t o a s t h e " O r d e r " ) . A c opy o f t h e O r d e r i s a tt ac h e d h e r e t o a s E xh i b it 1 . I n t h e O r d e r , t h e t r i a l c ou r t g a v e P e titi on e r p e r m i s s i on t o f il e a n i n t e r l o c u t o r y a pp ea l , v i a t h e f o ll o w i ng l a ngu a g e :

" I T I S F U R T H E R O R D E R E D , AD J UDG E D AND D E CR EE D t h a t P l a i n ti ff , H a l e y B r o w n , i s g r a n t e d p e r m i ss i on t o f il e a P e titi on f o r I n t e r l o c u t o r y A pp ea l i n t h e 6 ^[1] h C ou r t o f A pp ea l s o f t h i s C ou r t ' s g r a n ti ng o f D e f e nd a n t ' s M o ti on s ... "

S ee E xh i b it 1 . T hu s , P l a i n ti ff / A pp e ll a n t ' s A pp li ca ti on f o r I n t e r l o c u t o r y A pp ea l w ou l d h a v e b ee n du e on S e p t e m b e r 11 , 2015 h a d J udg e B i a r d ' s O r d e r c on t a i n e d a l l t h e i n f o r m a ti on r e qu i r e d by T e x a s R u l e o f C i v il P r o c e du r e 168 . H o w e v e r , t h e O r d e r d i d P ET I T I ON E R ' S M O T I ON T O E X TE N D T I M E F O R I N TE R L O C U T O R Y A PP E A L

l X *10 no t s p ec i f y t h e c on t r o lli ng i ss u e o f l a w a s t o w h i c h t h e r e i s a s ub s t a n ti a l d i ff e r e n ce o f op i n i on , a nd w hy a n i mm e d i a t e a pp ea l m a y m a t e r i a ll y a dv a n ce t h e u lti m a t e t e r m i n a ti on o f t h e liti g a ti on , a s r e qu i r e d by T e x . R . C i v . P A nn . 168 ( W e s t 2015 ) . W it h t h e und e r s t a nd i ng t h a t t h e O r d e r d i d no t c o m p l y w it h T e x . R . C i v . P A nn . 168 ( W e s t 2015 ) , on o r a bou t S e p t e m b e r 21 , 2015 , P e titi on e r f il e d a M o ti on t o M od i f y J udg m e n t a nd A lt e r n a ti v e M o ti on t o E x t e nd T i m e t o F il e I n t e r l o c u t o r y A pp ea l i n t h e t r i a l c ou r t , w h e r e i n P e titi o n e r r e qu e s t e d t h a t t h e t r i a l c ou r t m od i f y t h e o r d e r t o c o m p l y w it h T e x a s R u l e o f C i v il P r o ce du r e 168 , o r a lt e r n a ti v e l y , t o e x t e nd P e titi on e r ' s d ea d li n e t o f il e h e r P e titi on f o r I n t e r l o c u t o r y A pp ea l i n t h i s C ou r t . A s o f t h e d a t e o f t h e f ili ng o f t h i s M o ti on , P e titi on e r ' s M o ti on t o M od i f y a nd A lt e r n a ti v e M o ti on t o E x t e nd T i m e t o F il e I n t e r l o c u t o r y A pp ea l h a s no t b ee n h ea r d by t h e t r i a l c ou r t . A c opy o f s a i d M o ti on w it h a ll E xh i b it s i s a tt ac h e d h e r e t o a s E xh i b it 2 .

M o r e i m po r t a n tl y ho w e v e r , n e it h e r P e titi on e r , no r P e titi on e r ' s c oun s e l r ece i v e d p r op e r o r ti m e l y no ti ce o f t h e O r d e r e n t e r e d by t h e t r i a l c ou r t . T h e s p ec i f i c f ac t u a l a nd p r o ce d u r a l b ac k g r ound i n t h i s r e g a r d i s a s f o ll o w s :

O n A ug u s t 13 , 20 15 , t h e t r i a l c ou r t h ea r d a r g u m e n t o n " D e f e n d a n t R K H a ll C on s t r u c ti o n , L t d . ' s M o ti on f o r T r a d iti o n a l S u mm a r y J udg m e n t , " " D e f e nd a n t R K H a ll C on s t r u c ti o n , L t d . ' s A m e n d e d M o ti on f o r N o E v i d e n ce S u mm a r y J u d g m e n t " a nd " D e f e nd a n t S t ac y L yon d / b / a L yon B a rr i ca d e & C on s t r u c ti on ' s A m e nd e d T r a d iti on a l P ET I T I ON E R ' S M O T I ON T O E X TE ND T I M E F O R I N TE R L O C U T O R Y A P P E A L

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T h e r ea f t e r , on o r a bou t A ugu s t 24 , 2015 , D e f e nd a n t s / R e s pond e n t s ' C oun s e l s u b m i tt e d a p r o p o s e d o r d e r . T h e t r i a l c o u r t e v i d e n t l y s i g n e d t h e o r d e r s ub m i t t e d by D e f e nd a n t s / R e s pond e n t s on A ugu s t 27 , 20 15 , y e t , a s o f t h i s d a t e , n e it h e r P e titi on e r no r P e titi on e r ' s h a s r ece i v e d a c opy o f t h e O r d e r fr o m t h e c l e r k o f t h e t r i a l c ou r t a s r e qu i r e d by t h e T e x a s R u l e s o f C i v il P r o ce du r e . S ee T e x . R . C i v . P . A nn . 306 a ( W e s t 2015 ) . I n f ac t , P e titi on e r ' s c oun s e l r ece i v e d t h e O r d e r f o r t h e f i r s t ti m e v i a f a x fr o m c oun s e l f o r R e s pond e n t L yon B a rr i ca d e ' s c oun s e l a t 3 : 44p . m ., on S e p t e m b e r 9 , 2015 ( 13 Y i d a y s a f t e r t h e O r d e r w a s s i gn e d by t h e C ou r t ) . S ee A ff i d a v it o f D a l e H . H e n l e y and A ff i d a v it o f H a l e y B r o w n , a tt ac h e d h e r e t o a s E xh i b it s 3 a nd 4 r e s p ec ti v e l y .

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B e f o r e p r e s e n ti ng h e r a r gu m e n t on t h i s m o ti on t o e x t e nd ti m e , P e titi on e r w a n t s t o m a k e c l ea r on t h e r ec o r d t h a t t h i s m o ti on t o e x t e nd ti m e i s b e i ng m a d e i n a n ov e r a bund a n ce o f ca u ti on , a nd i n e xp ec t a ti on s o f , a nd t o a vo i d , f u t u r e a r gu m e n t s o f oppo s i ng c oun s e l on a pp ea l . A s no t e d a bov e , P e titi on e r n e v e r r e qu e s t e d , no r d e s i r e d , a r i gh t t o a n i n t e r l o c u t o r y a pp ea l . I n s t ea d s u c h r i gh t w a s p r ov i d e d i n t h e t r i a l c ou r t ' s O r d e r g r a n ti ng t h e D e f e nd a n t s / R e s pond e n t s ' m o ti on s f o r s u mm a r y j udg m e n t , w h i c h w a s d r a f t e d by D e f e nd a n t s / R e s pond e n t s ' c oun s e l . H o w e v e r , a s d i s c u s s e d a bov e , t h e O r d e r do e s no t m ee t t h e r e qu i r e m e n t s o f T e x a s R u l e o f C i v il P r o ce du r e 168 , a nd , t hu s , P e titi on e r b e li e v e d t h a t a ny a tt e m p t by h e r t o f il e a n i n t e r l o c u t o r y a pp ea l b a s e d on s a i d O r d e r w ou l d h a v e b ee n r e j ec t e d a nd d e n i e d by t h i s C ou r t . S ee , E s t a t e o f M a rs ha ll , N o . 04 - 15 - 00521 - C V , 2015 W L 5245268 , a t *1 ( T e x . A pp . - S a n A n t on i o 2015 , no w r it ) .

H o w e v e r , a c l o s e r ea d i ng o f t h e J o i n t M o ti on f o r S e v e r a n ce by R e s pond e n t s h e r e i n a t t h e t r i a l c ou r t l e v e l r e v ea l s t h a t R e s pond e n t s b e li e v e t h e d ea d li n e f o r P e titi on e r t o f il e a p e titi on f o r i n t e r l o c u t o r y a p p ea l h a d p a s s e d , a nd t h a t by t h e t r i a l c ou r t g r a n ti ng t h e s e v e r a n ce , P e titi on e r w ill h a v e l o s t h e r r i gh t t o a pp ea l t h e m o ti on s PE T I T I O N E R ' S M O T I O N T O EX T E ND T I M E F O R I N T E R L O C U T O R Y A P P E A L

P a g e 1 *15 f o r s u mm a r y j udg m e n t g r a n t e d i n t h e i r f a vo r . S ee , E x . 5 , p a g e 2 . It i s P e titi on e r ' s po s iti on t h a t h e r r i gh t t o i n t e r l o c u t o r y a pp ea l h a s no t b ee n c r ea t e d du e t o t h e l ac k o f t h e p r e r e qu i s it e s o f R u l e 168 b e i ng m e t . H o w e v e r , e v e n i f it i s d e t e r m i n e d t h a t t h e O r d e r i s a p r op e r a pp ea l a b l e i n t e r l o c u t o r y o r d e r , P e titi on e r h a s no t w a i v e d h e r r i gh t t o f il e a nd c ondu c t a n o r d i n a r y a pp ea l a f t e r a f i n a l j udg m e n t i s e n t e r e d , e it h e r by w a y o f s e v e r a n ce o r by f i n a l j udg m e n t i n t h i s ca u s e . I n o t h e r w o r d s , e v e n i f P e ti ti o n e r d ec i d e d no t t o , o r f a i l e d t o , e x e r c i s e h e r p e r m i s s i ve r i gh t t o p e rf ec t t h e i n t e r l o c u t o r y a pp ea l , h e r o r d i n a r y a pp ea l r i gh t s s till e x i s t a f t e r f i n a l j udg m e n t i s e n t e r e d by t h e t r i a l c ou r t . S ee , H e r nand e z v E b r o m , 289 S . W . 3d 316 , 319 - 20 ( T e x . 2008 ) (r e l y i ng on a p l a i n l a ngu a g e r ea d i ng o f t h e s t a t u t e , a nd f i nd i ng t h a t t h e L e g i s l a t u r e ' s u s e o f " m a y " ca t e go r i ze s i n t e r l o c u t o r y a pp ea l s a s p e r m i ss i v e r i gh t s w h i c h do no t p r e j ud i ce a p e titi on e r ' s r i gh t t o a pp ea l fr o m a f i n a l j udg m e n t ) .

H o w e v e r , i n li gh t t h e a pp a r e n t po s iti on o f R e s pond e n t s a s s e t f o r i n t h e m o ti on t o s e v e r f il e d i n t h e t r i a l c ou r t , P e titi on e r f il e s t h i s M o ti on t o E x t e nd T i m e t o F il e P e t i t i o n f o r I n t e r l o c u t o r y A pp ea l a s f o ll o w s :

B . R e qu e s tf o r E x t e n s i on o f T i m e und e r T ex a s R u l e o ( A pp e ll a t e P r o ce du r e . 26 . 3 T h e T e x a s R u l e s o f A pp e ll a t e P r o ce du r e " gov e r n p r o ce du r e i n a pp e ll a t e c ou r t s .. .. " a nd a p a r t y ' s r i gh t s on a pp ea l . T e x . R . A pp . P . 1 . 1 . T h e r u l e s a nd p o li c i e s r e g a r d i ng p e r f ec ti on o f a n a pp ea l a r e w e l l - e s t a b l i s h e d i n o r d i n a r y c i v i l a pp ea l s a nd P ET I T I ON E R ' S M O T I ON T O E X TE ND T I M E F O R I N TE R L O C U T O R Y A PP E A L

P a g e 2 *16 i n t e r l o c u t o r y a pp ea l s a u t ho r i ze d by s ec ti on 51 . 0 14 ( a ) . S t o lt e v C oun t y o f G uada l up e , 139 S . W . 3d 406 , 409 ( T e x . A pp . - S a n A n t on i o 2004 , no w r it ) . A p a r t y w ho f a il s t o f il e a p e rf ec ti ng " i n s t r u m e n t " by t h e d ea d li n e m a y , w it h i n f i f t ee n d a y s a f t e r t h e d a t e t h e i n s t r u m e n t w a s du e , m ov e f o r a n e x t e n s i on o f ti m e . S ee T e x . R . A pp . P A nn . 26 . 3 ( W e s t 2015 ) . I n f ac t , t h e T e x a s S up r e m e C ou r t h a s h e l d t h a t " [ a ] m o ti on f o r e x t e n s i on o f ti m e i s n ece ss a r il y i m p li e d w h e n a n a pp e ll a n t ac ti ng i n good f a it h f il e s [ a p e rf ec ti n g i n s t r u m e n t ] b e yond t h e ti m e a l l o w e d by [ t h e r u l e s ] , bu t w i t h i n t h e f i f t ee n - d a y p e r i od i n w h i c h t h e a pp e ll a n t w ou l d b e e n titl e d t o m ov e t o e x t e nd t h e f ili ng d ea d li n e .... " ! d . , c iti ng V e r bu r g t v . D o r n e r , 959 S . W . 2d 615 , 61 7 ( T e x . l 997 ) . B o t h R u l e 26 . 3 a nd V e r bu r g t a pp l y t o a pp ea l s o f i n t e r l o c u t o r y o r d e r s a u t ho r i ze d by s ec ti on 51 . 014 ( a ) . S ee , H on ev . H ana fi n , 104 S . W . 3d 884 ( T e x . 2003 ) ( a pp l y i ng R u l e 26 . 3 a nd V e r bu r g t t o i n t e r l o c u t o r y a pp ea l o f o r d e r s u s t a i n i ng s p ec i a l a pp ea r a n ce ) .

H e r e , P e titi on e r i s f ili ng t h i s s p ec i f i c m o ti on t o e x t e nd ti m e w it h i n 15 d a y s fr o m t h e d a t e it s p e titi on f o r i n t e r l o c u t o r y a pp ea l w a s pu r po r t e d l y du e t o b e f il e d . T hu s , t h i s m o ti on i s ti m e l y f il e d und e r t h e gu i s e o f T e x . R . A pp . P . 26 . 3 .

P e titi on e r d i d no t i n iti a ll y f il e a P e titi on f o r I n t e r l o c u t o r y i n a ti m e l y m a nn e r b eca u s e n e it h e r P e titi on e r no r P e titi on e r ' s c oun s e l r ece i v e d p r op e r o r ti m e l y no ti ce o f t h e O r d e r ( a s d i s c u ss e d a bov e a nd b e l o w a nd i n t h e a tt ac h e d a ff i d a v it s ) , a nd on ce P e titi on e r ' c oun s e l d i d r ece i v e a f a x e d c opy o f t h e o r d e r fr o m oppo s i ng c oun s e l w it h PE T I T I O N E R ' S M O T I O N T O EX T E ND T I M E F O R I N T E R L O C U T O R Y APP EA L

P a g e 3 *17 j u s t on e d a y l e f t t o i n iti a t e t h e P e titi on , P e titi on e r d i d no t b e li e v e t h e O r d e r w a s a p r op e r o r d e r fr o m w h i c h t o i n iti a t e a n i n t e r l o c u t o r y a pp ea l du e t o t h e l ac k o f s p ec i f i c it y r e qu i r e d by T e x . R . C i v . P . 168 . T hu s , good ca u s e e x i s t s t o g r a n t t h i s m o ti on t o e x t e nd ti m e und e r T e x . R . A pp . P . 26 . 3 .

A cc o r d i ng l y , P e titi on e r a s k s t h e C ou r t t o e x t e nd t h e ti m e t o p e rf ec t it s i n t e r l o c u t o r y a pp ea l und e r t h e pu r v i e w o f R u l e 26 . 3 , f o r a n a dd iti on a l 30 d a y s fr o m . t h e t i m e t h i s C ou r t s i g n s t h e O r d e r g r a n ti n g P e t it i on e r / A pp e l l a n t ' s M o ti on ; a nd acce p t a nd g r a n t P e titi on e r ' s P e titi uon f o r I n t e r l o c u t o r y A pp ea l b e i ng f il e d c on c u rr e n tl y h e r e w it h .

C . R e qu e s t ( o r E x t e n s i o n o f T i m e U n d e r T ex . R . C i v . P . 306a ( 5 ) A dd iti on a ll y , P e titi on e r a s k s t h e C ou r t t o e x t e nd t h e d ea d li n e t o f il e P e titi on e r ' s p e titi on f o r i n t e r l o c u t o r y a pp ea l und e r R u l e 306 a ( 5 ) . I n t h i s r e g a r d , P e titi on e r r e s p ec t f u ll y a s k s t h e C ou r t t o f i nd a nd d e t e r m i n e t h a t P e titi on e r h a s no t y e t r ece i v e d no ti ce o f t h e O r d e r fr o m t h e c l e r k o f t h e C ou r t , a s r e qu i r e d by T . R . C . P . 3 06 a ( 3 ) , a nd t h a t P e titi on e r r ece i v e d ac t u a l kno w l e dg e o f t h e O r d e r t h i r t ee n d a y s a f t e r it w a s s i gn e d , v i a f a x fr o m oppo s i ng c oun s e l . S ee A ff i d a v it o f D a l e H e n l e y a nd A ff i d a v it o f H a l e y B r o w n , a tt ac h e d h e r e t o a s E xh i b it s 3 a nd 4 .

A s a r gu e d by D e f e nd a n t s / R e s pond e n t s i n t h e i r J o i n t M o ti on f o r S e v e r a n ce , i n o r d e r t o b e ti m e l y , a p e t i ti on f o r i n t e r l o c u t o r y a pp ea l m u s t b e f il e d w it h i n 15 d a y s P ET I T I O N E R ' S M O T I ON T O E X T E ND T I M E F O R I N TE R L O C U T O R Y A PP E A L

P a g e 4 *18 fr o m t h e d a t e t h e o r d e r o r j udg m e n t fr o m w h i c h it i s a pp ea li ng w a s s i gn e d . D u e t o t h e l ac k o f ti m e l y no ti ce o f t h e O r d e r , P e titi on e r w a s g i v e n on l y on e f u ll d a y t o f il e h e r p e titi on f o r i n t e r l o c u t o r y a pp ea l , a f t e r r ece i v i ng a c opy o f t h e O r d e r v i a f a x fr o m oppo s i ng c oun s e l .

A lt hough P e titi on e r ' s un ti m e l y no ti ce o f t h e O r d e r , a nd P e titi on e r ' s r e qu e s t f o r t o e x t e nd t h e d ea d li n e t o f il e f o r a n i n t e r l o c u t o r y a pp ea l , do no t f a ll s qu a r e l y i n t h e pu r v i e w o f T . R . C . P 306 a ( 5 ) , i t w o u l d b e u n j u s t a nd i n c on s i s t e n t w i t h t h e i n t e n t o f R u l e 306 a t o p r ec l ud e P e titi on e r ' s r i gh t t o f il e a n i n t e r l o c u t o r y w h e n P e titi on e r d i d no t g e t ti m e l y a nd p r op e r no ti ce o f t h e O r d e r .

" T h e T e x a s S up r e m e C ou r t h a s no t y e t e n ac t e d r u l e s o f p r o ce du r e t o i m p l e m e n t t h e p e r m i ss i v e i n t e r l o c u t o r y a pp ea l p e r m itt e d by s ec ti on 51 . 014 ( £ ) . " S t o lt e , 139 S . W . 3d a t 408 . H o w e v e r , it i s w e ll e s t a b li s h e d t h a t " [ i ] n o r d i n a r y c i v il a pp ea l s , t h e a pp e ll a t e c ou r t ' s j u r i s d i c ti on i s i nvok e d w h e n a n a pp e ll a n t ti m e l y f il e s " a n i n s t r u m e n t i n a bon a f i d e a tt e m p t t o i nvok e t h e a pp e ll a t e c ou r t ' s j u r i s d i c ti on " ; t hu s , " a n a pp e ll a t e c o u r t m a y n o t d i s m i ss a n a pp ea l w h e n t h e a pp e ll a n t f il e d t h e w r ong i n s t r u m e n t r e qu i r e d t o p e r f ec t t h e a pp ea l w it hou t g i v i ng t h e a pp e ll a n t a n oppo r t un it y t o c o rr ec t t h e e rr o r . " D o r n e r , 959 S . W . 2d 615 , 616 ( T e x . 1997 ) .

T h e i n t e n t o f R u l e 306 a i s c l ea r : it i s t o g i v e p a r ti e s w ho do no t g e t ti m e l y a nd p r op e r no t i ce o f a o r d e r o r j udg m e n t a d e qu a t e t i m e t o a pp ea l . H o w e v e r , R u l e 306 a P ET I T I ON E R ' S M O T I ON T O E X TE ND T I M E F O R I N TE R L O C U T O R Y A PP E A L

P a g e 5 *19 c on t e m p l a t e s a s t a nd a r d , t yp i ca l f i n a l o r d e r o r j udg m e n t b e i ng s i gn e d , no t a n o r d e r r e g a r d i ng a n i n t e r l o c u t o r y a pp ea l , a nd t hu s , t h e r u l e a pp li e s i f t h e p a r t y r ece i v e s ac t u a l no ti ce o f t h e o r d e r o r j udg m e n t 20 d a y s a f t e r t h e j udg m e n t w a s s i gn e d . T e x . R . C i v . P . 306 a ( 5 ) . H a d P e titi on e r r ece i v e d ac t u a l no ti ce o f t h e O r d e r 20 d a y s a f t e r t h e O r d e r w a s s i gn e d , h e r d ea d li n e t o f il e t h e p e titi on f o r i n t e r l o c u t o r y a pp ea l w ou l d h a v e e xp i r e d f i v e d a y s p r i o r . G i v e n t h e ca s e s c it e d a bov e , T e x . R . A pp . P . 26 . 3 , a nd T e x . R . C i v . P . 3 0 6 a , t h e i n t e n t o f t h e r u l e s a n d a pp e ll a t e c ou r t s a r e c l e a r . A p a r t y s hou l d no t l o s e it s r i gh t t o a pp ea l b eca u s e o f un ti m e l y no ti ce o f a n o r d e r o r j udg m e n t , o r b eca u s e a p r o ce du r a l e rr o r w h i c h t h e p a r t y d i d no t h a v e a n oppo r t un it y t o c u r e . T hu s , c on s i s t e n t w it h t h e i n t e n t o f R u l e 306 a , P e titi on e r a s k s t h i s C ou r t t o e x t e nd t h e d ea d li n e t o f il e h e r p e titi on f o r i n t e r l o c u t o r y a pp ea l .

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*28 EXHIBIT 2 *29 Filed 9/21/2015 9:13:21 AM Shawntel Golden District Clerk Lamar County, Texas Jennifer Frazier

CAUSE NO: 82395

HALEY BROWN § IN THE DISTRICT COURT § Plaintiff, § § V. §

§ OF LAMAR COUNTY, TEXAS

RK HALL CONSTRUCTION, LTD. § RKH CAPITAL, LLC, § STACY LYON d/b/a LYON §§ BARRICADE & CONSTRUCTION, and § TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF § TRANSPORTATION §§

Defendants. § 62 nd JUDICIAL DISTRICT

MOTION TO MODIFY JUDGMENT, AND, ALTERNATIVELY, MOTION TO

EXTEND TIME TO FILE PETITION FOR INTERLOCUTORY APPEAL

TO THE HONORABLE COURT:

COMES NOW, Haley Brown, Plaintiff herein, and files this, her Motion to Modify Judgment, And, Alternatively, Motion to Extend Time to File Petition for Interlocutory Appeal, and in support thereof, would respectfully show unto the Court as follows:

I. BACKGROUND/INTRODUCTION 1.1 On August 13, 2015, this Court heard argument on Defendant RK Hall Construction, Ltd.’s Motion for Traditional Summary Judgment, Defendant RK Hall Construction, Ltd.’s Amended Motion for No Evidence Summary Judgment, and Defendant Stacy Lyon d/b/a Lyon Barricade & Construction’s Amended Traditional and No Evidence Motion for Summary Judgment (Defendant RK Hall Construction, Ltd. and Defendant Stacy Lyon d/b/a Lyon Barricade & Construction shall be collectively referred to herein as “Defendants”). Thereafter, on or about August 20, 2015 this Court, via email, advised counsel for all parties that it had granted Defendants’ Motion to Modify Judgment, And, Alternatively, Motion to Extend Time to File Petition for Interlocutory Appeal Page 1 *30 motions, granted Plaintiff the right to an interlocutory appeal (although not requested by Plaintiff), and requested the Defendants to submit a proposed order consistent with the Court’s ruling.

1.2 Thereafter, on or about August 24, 2015, Defendants submitted a proposed order. The Court evidently signed the order submitted by Defendants on August 27, 2015 (the “Order”), yet, as of today’s date, the clerk of the Court has never sent Plaintiff’s counsel a copy of the Order. In fact, Plaintiff received the Order for the first time via fax from counsel for Defendant Stacy Lyon d/b/a Lyon Barricade & Construction, at 3:44 p.m., on September 9, 2015 (13 days after the Order was signed by the Court). See Affidavit of Dale H. Henley and Affidavit of Haley Brown, attached hereto as Exhibits 1 and 2 respectively.

1.3 On Monday, September 14, 2015, Defendants R.K. Hall and Lyon Barricade filed a Joint Motion to Sever, noting that Plaintiff has not timely filed a petition with the court of appeals requesting an interlocutory appeal. Defendants’s motion further asks the Court to sever the claims by and against Defendants so that the summary judgment disposing of their claims will become final.

1.4 In an abundance of caution, and in light of the Court’s comments at the hearing on Defendant Texas Department of Transportation’s Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction and Motion for No Evidence Summary Judgment on September 17, 2015, regarding the Court’s desire to wait until after the appeal on Defendants’ summary judgments are heard before proceeding with trial in this matter, Plaintiff hereby files its Motion to Modify Judgment, requesting that the Court modify the Order to comply with section 168 of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, and thus making the Order a proper, appealable, interlocutory order. In the alternative, Plaintiff asks for an extension of time to file its petition for interlocutory appeal. Motion to Modify Judgment, And, Alternatively, Motion to Extend Time to File Petition for Interlocutory Appeal Page 2

II.

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ARGUMENT

2.1 Rule 168 of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure states as follows: On a party’s motion or on its own initiative, a trial court may permit an appeal from an interlocutory order that is not otherwise appealable, as provided by statute. Permission must be stated in the order to be appealed. An order previously issues may be amended to include such permission. The permission must identify the controlling question of law as to which there is a substantial ground for difference of opinion, and must state why an immediate appeal may materially advance the ultimate termination of the litigation.

Tex.R.Civ.P. 168 (emphasis added). 2.2 Courts of appeals do not have jurisdiction over appeals from interlocutory orders, unless a statute provides for an interlocutory appeal from such orders. See Tex. A & M Univ. Sys. v. Koseoglu , 233 S.W.3d 835, 840 (Tex.2007). Under section 51.014(d) of the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code, a court of appeals may accept a permissive interlocutory appeal if (1) the order being appealed involves a controlling question of law as to which there is a substantial ground for difference of opinion, and (2) an immediate appeal from the order may materially advance the ultimate termination of the litigation. See Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem.Code § 51.014(d), (f); Hebert v. JJT Const ., 438 S.W.3d 139, 140 (Tex.App.–Houston [14th Dist.] 2014, no pet.).

2.3 In its statement of permission granting an interlocutory appeal under section 51.014, a trial court must identify the controlling question of law as to which there is a substantial ground for difference of opinion and must state why an immediate appeal may materially advance the ultimate termination of the litigation. Tex. R. Civ. P. 168; Hebert , 438 S.W.3d at 141; see also Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem.Code § 51.014(d). Motion to Modify Judgment, And, Alternatively, Motion to Extend Time to File Petition for Interlocutory Appeal Page 3

*32 2.4 While there is little case law as to what exactly constitutes a controlling issue of law, the court in Gulf Coast Asphalt Company, LLC v. Lloyd, 457 SW3d 539, 544, cited from a law review article the following:

A controlling question of law is one that deeply affects the ongoing process of litigation. If resolution of the question will considerably shorten the time, effort, and expense of fully litigating the case, the question is controlling. Generally, if the viability of a claim rests upon the court's determination of a question of law, the question is controlling.... Substantial grounds for disagreement exist when the question presented to the court is novel or difficult, when controlling circuit law is doubtful, when controlling circuit law is in disagreement with other courts of appeals, and when there simply is little authority upon which the district court can rely.... Generally, a district court will make [a finding that the appeal will facilitate final resolution of the case] when resolution of the legal question dramatically affects recovery in a lawsuit.

Gulf Coast Asphalt Company, LLC v. Lloyd, 457 SW3d 539, 544 (Tex.App.– Houston [14 th Dist] 2015, no writ).

2.4 Here, the Order states, in pertinent part, “IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that Plaintiff, Haley Brown, is granted permission to file a Petition for Interlocutory Appeal in the 6 th Court of Appeals of this Court’s granting of Defendant’s Motions...” The Order, however, is silent as to the controlling issue of law as to which there is a substantial difference of opinion, and why an immediate appeal may materially advance the ultimate termination of the litigation, as required by T.R.C.P 168.

2.5 Thus, the Order presented by Defendants and signed by the Court does not comply with Rule 168. If Plaintiff were to file a petition for interlocutory appeal based on this Order, as required by the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, the petition would be denied by the court of Motion to Modify Judgment, And, Alternatively, Motion to Extend Time to File Petition for Interlocutory Appeal Page 4 *33 appeals, as the proper requirements of Rule 168 are not contained therein. See, e.g. , Estate of Marshall , 2015 WL 5245268, (Tex.App.– San Antonio 2015, no writ).

2.6 Accordingly, Plaintiff respectfully requests that the Court modify the Order to specify the controlling question of law at issue, and state why an immediate appeal will materially advance the ultimate termination of the litigation, so the Order will comply with the requirements of Rule 168, and will be in proper form from which an interlocutory appeal can be filed.

2.7 Additionally, consistent with Rule 168 requirements, Plaintiff respectfully asks the Court to modify the Order to identify the specific grounds upon which summary judgment was granted. Defendant RK Hall moved for summary judgment on the following grounds:

1. Immunity under Section 97.002 of the Texas Civil Practices and Remedies Code: 2. No Actual Knowledge of a Dangerous Condition; 3. The Location and Condition of the Shuttle Buggy was not the Proximate

Cause of the Accident; 4. No Evidence Plaintiff was a licensee; 5. No Evidence a Condition on the Premises posed an Unreasonable Risk of

Harm; and 6. No Evidence RK Hall had Actual Knowledge of the Danger. 2.8 Defendant Lyon Barricade moved for summary judgment on the following grounds: 1. Immunity under Section 97.002 of the Texas Civil Practices and Remedies Code; 2. No Evidence of Unreasonable Risk of Harm; and 3 No Evidence of Actual Knowledge of Unreasonable Risk of Harm.

Motion to Modify Judgment, And, Alternatively, Motion to Extend Time to File Petition for Interlocutory Appeal Page 5

*34 2.9 The Order does not specify the upon which of the above grounds the Court granted summary judgment. In order for this matter to be ripe for interlocutory appeal, the Order must state the specific controlling question of law at issue, and why an immediate appeal will materially advance the ultimate termination of the litigation. By narrowing the basis upon which the Court granted Defendants’ motions for summary judgment, these requirements will be met and achieved.

2.10 Thus, in order to comply with Rule 168, and to expedite the appellate process on the interlocutory, accelerated appeal, Plaintiff would ask the Court to specify the exact grounds upon which the motions for summary judgment were granted so as to narrow the issues for the Court of Appeals.

III. ALTERNATIVE MOTION TO EXTEND TIME 3.1 Alternatively, should the Court decline to modify the Order as requested above, Plaintiff respectfully requests that the Court extend the time to file Plaintiff’s petition for an interlocutory appeal under Rule 26.3 of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure and Rule 306a(5) of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure. Background and Explanation

3.2 Before delving into the argument on the motion to extend time, Plaintiff wants to make clear on the record that this alternative motion to extend time is being made in an overabundance of caution, and in expectations of, and to avoid, future arguments of opposing counsel on appeal. As noted above, Plaintiff never requested, nor desired, a right to an interlocutory appeal. Instead such right was provided in the Court’s Order granting the Defendants’ motions for summary judgment, which was drafted by Defendants’ counsel. However, as discussed extensively Motion to Modify Judgment, And, Alternatively, Motion to Extend Time to File Petition for Interlocutory Appeal Page 6 *35 above, the Order does not meet the requirements of Tex.R.Civ.P 168, and thus, any attempt by Plaintiff to file an interlocutory appeal based on said Order would have been rejected and denied. See, Estate of Marshall , 2015 WL 5245268, (Tex.App.– San Antonio 2015, no writ).

3.3 Based on comments by the Court at the hearing on TXDOT’s motion for summary judgment, it appears clear that the intent of the Court is the sever the claims and causes of action against Defendants RK Hall and Lyon Barricade, and allow that case, including the granting of Defendant RK Hall’s and Lyon Barricade’s motions for summary judgment, to go on appeal. The Court advised that is would reset the trial against TXDOT after the appeal on the motions for summary judgment were complete. However, a close reading of the Joint Motion for Severance by RK Hall and Lyon Barricade reveals that they believe the deadline for Plaintiff to file a petition for interlocutory appeal has passed, and that by granting the severance, Plaintiff will have lost her right to appeal the motions for summary judgment granted in their favor. See Defendant RK Hall Construction, Ltd. and Defendant Stacy Lyon d/b/a Lyon Barricade & Construction’s Joint Motion for Severance, page 2.

3.4 It is Plaintiff’s position that her right to interlocutory appeal has not been created due to the lack of the prerequisites of Rule 168 being met. However, even if it is determined that the Order is a proper appealable interlocutory order, Plaintiff has not waived her right to file and conduct an ordinary appeal after a final judgment is entered, either by way of severance or by final judgment in this cause. In other words, even if Plaintiff decided not to, or failed to, exercise her right to perfect the interlocutory appeal, her ordinary appeal rights still exist after final judgment is entered by this Court. See, Hernandez v Ebrom , 289 S.W.3d 316 (Tex. 2008). Motion to Modify Judgment, And, Alternatively, Motion to Extend Time to File Petition for Interlocutory Appeal Page 7

*36 3.5 However, in light of previous activity in this case, recent developments on Defendants’ lack of full and complete discovery production, in an overabundance of caution, and in order to provide full and complete protection to Plaintiff, Plaintiff files this alternative request to extend time to file Plaintiff’s petition for interlocutory appeal under Tex.R.App.P 26.3 and Tex.R.Civ.P 306a(5) as follows: Extension of Time under T.R.App.P. 26.3

3.6 The Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure “govern procedure in appellate courts....” and a party’s rights on appeal. TEX.R.APP.P. 1.1. The rules and policies regarding perfection of an appeal are well-established in ordinary civil appeals and interlocutory appeals authorized by section 51.014(a). Stolte v County of Guadalupe , 139 S.W.3d 406, 409 (Tex.App.–San Antonio 2004, no writ). A party who fails to file a perfecting “instrument” by the deadline may, within fifteen days after the date the instrument was due, move for an extension of time. See TEX.R.APP. P. 26.3. “[A] motion for extension of time is necessarily implied when an appellant acting in good faith files [a perfecting instrument] beyond the time allowed by [the rules], but within the fifteen-day period in which the appellant would be entitled to move to extend the filing deadline....” Id. , citing v. Dorner, 959 S.W.2d 615, 617 (Tex.1997). Both Rule 26.3 and Verburgt apply to appeals of interlocutory orders authorized by section 51.014(a). See, Hone v. Hanafin , 104 S.W.3d 884 (Tex.2003) (applying Rule 26.3 and Verburgt to interlocutory appeal of order sustaining special appearance).

3.7 Here, Plaintiff is filing this specific motion to extend time well within 15 days from the date its petition for interlocutory appeal was purportedly due to be filed. Thus, this motion is timely filed under the guise of Tex.R.App.P. 26.3. Motion to Modify Judgment, And, Alternatively, Motion to Extend Time to File Petition for Interlocutory Appeal Page 8

*37 3.8 Accordingly, in the event the Court is disinclined to modify the Order as requested herein, Plaintiff asks the Court to extend the time to perfect its interlocutory appeal under the purview of Rule 26.3. Extension Under Tex.R.Civ.P. 306a(5)

3.9 Additionally, Plaintiff asks the Court to extend the deadline to file Plaintiff’s petition for interlocutory appeal under Rule 306a(5). In this regard, Plaintiff respectfully asks the Court to find and determine that Plaintiff has not yet received notice of the Order from the clerk of the Court, as required by T.R.C.P. 306a(3), and that Plaintiff received actual knowledge of the Order thirteen days after it was signed, via fax from opposing counsel. See Affidavit of Dale Henley and Affidavit of Haley Brown, attached hereto as Exhibits 1 and 2.

3.10 As argued by Defendants RK Hall and Lyon Barricade in their Joint Motion for Severance, in order to be timely, a petition for interlocutory appeal must be filed within 15 days from the date the order or judgment from which it is appealing was signed. Due to the lack of timely notice of the Order, Plaintiff was only given two days to file her petition for interlocutory appeal, after it received a copy of the Order via fax from opposing counsel.

3.11 Although Plaintiff’s untimely notice of the Order, and Plaintiff’s request for to extend the deadline to file for an interlocutory appeal, do not fall squarely in the purview of T.R.C.P 306a(5), it would be unjust and inconsistent with the intent of Rule 306a to preclude Plaintiff’s right to file an interlocutory when Plaintiff did not get timely and proper notice of the Order.

3.12 “The Texas Supreme Court has not yet enacted rules of procedure to implement the permissive interlocutory appeal permitted by section 51.014(f).” Stolte , 139 S.W.3d at 408. However, it is well established that “[i}n ordinary civil appeals, the appellate court's jurisdiction is Motion to Modify Judgment, And, Alternatively, Motion to Extend Time to File Petition for Interlocutory Appeal Page 9 *38 invoked when an appellant timely files “an instrument in a bona fide attempt to invoke the appellate court's jurisdiction”; thus, “an appellate court may not dismiss an appeal when the appellant filed the wrong instrument required to perfect the appeal without giving the appellant an opportunity to correct the error.” Verburgt v. Dorner , 959 S.W.2d 615, 616 (Tex.1997)

3.13 The intent of Rule 306a is clear: it is to give parties who do not get timely and proper notice of a order or judgment adequate time to appeal. However, Rule 306a contemplates a standard, typical final order or judgment being signed, not an order regarding an interlocutory appeal, and thus, the rule applies if the party receives actual notice of the order or judgment 20 days after the judgment was signed. Tex.R.Civ.P. 306a(5). Had Plaintiff received actual notice of the Order 20 days after the Order was signed, its deadline to file the petition for interlocutory appeal would have expired. Given the cases cited above, T.R.APP.P 26.3, and 306a, the intent of the rules and appellate courts are clear. A party should not lose its right to appeal because of untimely notice of an order or judgment, or because a procedural error which the party did not have an opportunity to cure. Thus, consistent with the intent of Rule 306a, Plaintiff asks the Court, as an alternative pleading, to extend the deadline to file its petition for interlocutory appeal. Violation of Plaintiff’s Constitutional Due Process Rights

3.14 Moreover, depriving Plaintiff of her right to appeal because of untimely and improper notice of the Order, would be a violation of Plaintiff’s constitutional due process rights. "[T]he requirement that parties be notified of proceedings affecting their legally protected interests is obviously a vital corollary to one of the most fundamental requisites of due process – the right to be heard." Schroeder v. City of New York , 371 U.S. 208, 212, 83 S.Ct. 279, 282, 9 L.Ed.2d 255 (1962). Thus, "[t]here can be no due process without reasonable notice and a fair hearing." MacKenna v. Motion to Modify Judgment, And, Alternatively, Motion to Extend Time to File Petition for Interlocutory Appeal Page 10 *39 Ellis , 263 F.2d 35, 43 (5th Cir. 1959), cert. denied, 360 U.S. 935, 79 S.Ct. 1453, 3 L.Ed.2d 1546 (1960); see also, Griffin v. Griffin , 327 U.S. 220, 231, 66 S.Ct. 556, 562, 90 L.Ed 635 (1946); Johnson v. Williams , 109 S.W.2d 213, 214 (Tex. Civ. App. – Dallas 1937, no writ) ("The right to a day in court and the privilege of being heard before judgment is a constitutional guaranty, the very essence of due process of law."). As the Texarkana Court of Appeals summarized the applicable rules:

At a minimum, constitutional due process requires that no person be deprived of property by any adjudication unless that adjudication is preceded by notice to the owner and a reasonable opportunity for an appropriate hearing. The notice must be reasonably calculated, under all the circumstances, to apprise the owner of the pendency of the action and afford him an opportunity to present his objections. Doue v. City of Texarkana , 786 S.W.2d 474, 477 (Tex App.–Texarkana 1990, writ denied); see also, Memphis, Light, Gas & Water Division v. Craft , 436 U.S. 1, 14, 98 S.Ct.1554, 1563, 56 L.Ed.2d 30 (1978); Creel v. District Attorney for Medina County , 818 S.W.2d 45, 46 (Tex. 1991).

3.15 Based on the above analysis and authority, depriving Plaintiff of her right to appeal due to untimely notice of the Order would violate Plaintiff’s constitutional due process rights. Thus, in the event the Court declines to modify the Order as requested hereinabove, Plaintiff respectfully requests that the Court extend Plaintiff’s time to file her petition for interlocutory appeal to avoid violating Plaintiff’s constitutional due process rights.

IV. PRAYER WHEREFORE , Plaintiff prays that the Court set this matter for hearing, and after considering this Motion, the evidence attached hereto, and any response filed to this Motion, grant Plaintiff’s Motion to Modify Judgment, and modify the Order entered in connection with Defendants Motion to Modify Judgment, And, Alternatively, Motion to Extend Time to File Petition for Interlocutory Appeal Page 11 *40 RK Hall’s and Lyon Barricade’s motions for summary judgment consistent with the relief requested herein. Alternatively Plaintiff respectfully requests that the Court grant her Motion to Extend Time, and provide Plaintiff with ample time to timely file her petition for interlocutory appeal. Plaintiff also prays for such other and further relief to which she has shown herself entitled. Motion to Modify Judgment, And, Alternatively, Motion to Extend Time to File Petition for Interlocutory Appeal Page 12

*41 Respectfully submitted: MAYO MENDOLIA & VICE, L.L.P. By: /s/ Dale H. Henley

K EVIN W. V ICE State Bar No. 00785150 kvice@mmvllp.com D ALE H. H ENLEY State Bar No. 24048148 dhenley@mmvllp.com

5368 State Hwy. 276 Royse City, Texas 75189 (214) 402-0450 (214) 402-0461 (Facsimile) ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF HALEY BROWN

CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE The undersigned has emailed opposing counsel requesting whether they are opposed on the merits of this Motion, and, to the best of Plaintiff’s knowledge, opposing counsel opposes this Motion. Thus, Plaintiff requests that a hearing be set on this Motion at the earliest date convenient for the Court.

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DALE H. HENLEY

Motion to Modify Judgment, And, Alternatively, Motion to Extend Time to File Petition for Interlocutory Appeal Page 13

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

*42 I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing document has been forwarded to the following counsel of record, on this 18 th day of September 2015: Blair Partlow Via E-File Service Fox Rothschild, LLP 5420 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1200 Dallas, Texas 75240 Ed Carlton Via E-File Service Quilling, Selander, Lownds, Winslett & Moser, P.C. 2001 Bryan St., Suite 1800 Dallas, Texas 75201 Garland Williams Via E-File Service Transportation Division Office of the Attorney General P.O. Box 12548, Capitol Station Austin, Texas 78711-2548

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DALE H. HENLEY

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