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*0 FILED IN 6th COURT OF APPEALS TEXARKANA, TEXAS 8/11/2015 11:56:16 AM DEBBIE AUTREY Clerk *1 ACCEPTED 06-15-00044-CV SIXTH COURT OF APPEALS TEXARKANA, TEXAS 8/11/2015 11:56:16 AM DEBBIE AUTREY CLERK
No. 06-15-00044-CV In the Court Of Appeals
for the Sixth Judicial District of Texas
at Texarkana BURLINGTON RESOURCES OIL & GAS COMPANY LP,
Appellant,
v.
PETROMAX OPERATING CO., INC., WOODBINE ACQUISITION, LLC,
PETRO TEXAS, LLC, CH4 ENERGY II, LLC,
AND TEXCAL ENERGY SOUTH TEXAS L.P.,
Appellees.
On Appeal from the 12th Judicial District Court
Madison County, Texas
Cause Number 12-13130-012-10 UNOPPOSED MOTION TO EXTEND TIME
TO FILE APPELLANT’S BRIEF TO THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS:
Appellant Burlington Resources Oil & Gas Company LP respectfully moves
the Court to extend the time for filing Appellant’s Brief by 30 days, to and including
September 21, 2015. Appellees do not opposed this requested extension. The last of the clerk’s and reporter’s records was filed on July 21, 2015.
The current deadline for Appellant’s Brief is August 20, 2015. See EX . R. A PP . P.
38.6(a).
2. Appellant requests a 30-day extension of time to file Appellant’s Brief,
to and including September 21, 2015. See EX . R. A PP . P. 4.1(a).
3. In support of the requested extension, Appellant would show that Roger
Townsend, who is lead appellate counsel with responsibility for drafting Appellant’s
Brief, has been required to devote time during the initial briefing period to meet pre-
existing work commitments and deadlines, including: (a) preparation of the reply in
support of the petition for review in The General Land Office of the State of Texas,
et al. v. Sandridge Energy, Inc., et al , No. 15-0246, in the Supreme Court of Texas
(due August 24, 2015); and (b) preparation for oral argument in MM Steel, LP vs.
JSW Steel (USA) Incorporated, et al. , No. 14-20267, in the United States Court of
Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (set August 31, 2015). These deadlines and
commitments have interfered with preparation of Appellant’s Brief by the current
deadline. In addition, Appellant would show that Kirsten Castañeda, who also is
responsible for drafting Appellant’s Brief, has been required to devote time during
the initial briefing period to meet pre-existing and emergency work commitments
and deadlines, including: (a) co-drafting Appellants’ Brief in the large-record appeal
Catherine Stouffer, et al. v. Union Pacific Railroad Co. , No. 11-15-0052-CV, in the
Eastland Court of Appeals (originally due June 22, 2015; deadline extended to
August 21, 2015); (b) drafting the Petition for Review in Mary Kay Inc. v. eBay Inc. ,
No. 15-0596, in the Supreme Court of Texas (due and filed August 10, 2015); and
(c) drafting a petition for writ of mandamus on an expedited basis. These deadlines
and commitments have interfered with preparation of Appellant’s Brief by the
current deadline.
5. Appellant has not sought any previous extensions of the deadline to file
Appellant’s Brief. This case has not yet been set for submission. Appellant seeks
this extension not solely for delay, but so that justice may be done. As reflected in the Certificate of Conference below, Appellees do not
oppose the requested extension.
PRAYER
WHEREFORE, Appellant prays that the Court grant this Motion and extend
the deadline for filing Appellant’s Brief in this matter by 30 days, to and including
September 21, 2015. Appellant also prays for such other and further relief to which
it may be entitled in law or in equity.
Respectfully submitted,
Roger D. Townsend
State Bar No. 20167600
rtownsend@adjtlaw.com
ALEXANDER DUBOSE JEFFERSON &
TOWNSEND LLP
1844 Harvard Street
Houston, Texas 77008
Telephone: (713) 523-2358
Telecopier: (713) 523-4553
Kirsten M. Castañeda
State Bar No. 00792401
kcastaneda@adjtlaw.com
ALEXANDER DUBOSE JEFFERSON &
TOWNSEND LLP
4925 Greenville Avenue, Suite 510
Dallas, Texas 75206
Telephone: (214) 369-2358
Telecopier: (214) 369-2359
Fred Hagans
State Bar No. 08685500
fhagans@hagans-law.com
Kendall C. Montgomery
State Bar No. 14293900
kmontgomery@hagans-law.com
H AGANS B URDINE M ONTGOMERY & R USTAY ,
P.C.
3200 Travis, Fourth Floor
Houston, Texas 77006
Telephone: (713) 222-2700
Telecopier: (713) 547-4950
Vincent L. Marable III
State Bar No. 12961600
trippmarable@sbcglobal.net
PAUL WEBB, P.C.
221 N. Houston Street
Wharton, Texas 77488
Telephone: (979) 532-5331
Telecopier: (979) 532-2902
Counsel for Appellant Burlington Resources
Oil & Gas Company LP
CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE
I hereby certify that I conferred with counsel for Appellees through Rich
Phillips, counsel for Appellee Woodbine Acquisition, LLC, on August 4, 10, and 11,
2015, regarding the extension requested in this Motion, and Mr. Phillips confirmed
on behalf of Appellees jointly that Appellees do not oppose the requested extension.
Kirsten M. Castañeda
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that on the 11 th day of August, 2015, a true and correct copy
of the foregoing Unopposed Motion is served via e-service through
efile.txcourts.gov on Appellees through counsel of record, listed below:
Mr. Brad D’Amico Mr. David J. Beck
bd@canteyhanger.com dbeck@beckredden.com
C ANTEY H ANGER LLP Mr. Thomas E. Ganucheau
1999 Bryan Street, Suite 3300 tganucheau@beckredden.com
Dallas, Texas 75201 B ECK R EDDEN LLP 1221 McKinney Street, Suite 4500
Counsel for Appellee Petromax Houston, Texas 77010-2010 Operating Co., Inc.
Counsel for Appellees Petromax
Mr. Greg W. Curry Operating Co., Inc., Petro Texas
Greg.Curry@tklaw.com LLC, and CH4 Energy II, LLC
Mr. Gregory D. Binns
Gregory.Binns@tklaw.com Mr. Jesse R. Pierce
Mr. Richard B. Phillips, Jr. JPierce@pierceoneill.com
Rich.Phillips@tklaw.com Mr. Brian K. Tully HOMPSON & K NIGHT LLP BTully@pierceoneill.com
1722 Routh Street, Suite 1500 P IERCE & O’N EILL , LLP
Dallas, Texas 75201 4203 Montrose Blvd. Houston, Texas 77006
Counsel for Appellee Woodbine
Acquisition, LLC n/k/a MD America Counsel for Appellee TexCal
Energy LLC Energy South Texas, LP
Kirsten M. Castañeda