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*0 FILED IN 3rd COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 6/3/2015 5:19:47 PM JEFFREY D. KYLE Clerk NO. 03-15-00186-CV THIRD COURT OF APPEALS 6/3/2015 5:19:47 PM JEFFREY D. KYLE AUSTIN, TEXAS 03-15-00186-CV *1 ACCEPTED ^[5536681] CLERK __________________________________________________ IN THE COURT OF APPEALS THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN ________________________________________________ GLENN HEGAR, COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS

OF THE STATE OF TEXAS; AND KEN PAXTON, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF TEXAS,

Appellants v.

STATEWIDE MATERIALS TRANSPORT, LTD., Appellee.

UNOPPOSED, FIRST MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE APPELLEE’S BRIEF TO THE HONORABLE THIRD COURT OF APPEALS:

Appellee Statewide Materials Transport, Ltd. moves pursuant to Rules 10.5(b)

and 38.6(d) of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, asking that this Court grant

a 30-day extension of time for filing its Appellee’s Brief from June 16 to July 16,

2015. This Motion is UNOPPOSED by Appellants Glenn Hegar, Comptroller of

Public Accounts of the State of Texas, and Ken Paxton, Attorney General of the

State of Texas.

I. INTRODUCTION 1. Appellants are Glenn Hegar, Comptroller of Public Accounts of the

State of Texas, and Ken Paxton, Attorney General of the State of Texas

(“Appellants”).

2. Appellee is Statewide Materials Transport, Ltd. (“Appellee”).

3. No rule provides a deadline to file this Motion to Extend. See Tex. R.

App. P. 38.6(d).

II. ARGUMENT & AUTHORITIES 4. The Court has authority under Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure

38.6(d) to extend the time to file Appellee’s Brief. This Motion is filed in

accordance with Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 10.5(b)(1).

5. Appellee’s Brief is currently due on Tuesday, June 16, 2015.

6. The undersigned counsel for Appellee have had several pending

deadlines and professional obligations since the filing of Appellants’ Brief, which

have prevented them from being able to complete the Brief by June 16, and they

have additional deadlines and obligations in the coming weeks that necessitate the

30-day extension now sought without opposition. More specifically, these

deadlines include the following for Appellee’s counsel:

a. Amanda Taylor: (1) Petitioner’s Brief on the Merits due in the Supreme Court of Texas on May 13 (No. 14-0647); (2) oral argument before this

Court on June 3 (No. 03-14-00197-CV); (3) attending a two-day continuing legal

education course on June 4-5 (“State and Federal Appeals”); (4) Petitioner’s Reply

Brief due in the Supreme Court on June 17 (No. 14-0647); (5) Appellee’s Brief

currently due in this Court on June 19 (No. 03-14-00713-CV); and (6) vacation

including prepaid travel on June 10 through 14, as stated in the vacation notice on

file with this Court.

7. Appellee therefore requests a 30-day extension of its brief-filing

deadline.

8. The requested extension of Appellee’s Brief deadline will not prejudice

any party.

9. No extensions of time have previously been requested by or granted to

Appellee regarding its Brief.

10. The $10.00 filing fee has been submitted in connection with this

Motion.

III. PRAYER For these reasons, Appellee respectfully prays, without any opposition of

Appellants, that this Court grant an extension of time to file Appellee’s Brief from

June 16 to July 16, 2015, which is 30 days from the current deadline.

Respectfully submitted, M ARTENS , T ODD , L EONARD , T AYLOR & A HLRICH 301 Congress Ave., Suite 1950 Austin, Texas 78701 Telephone: (512) 542-9898 Telecopier: (512) 542-9899 By: /s/ Amanda G. Taylor Amanda Taylor ataylor@textaxlaw.com State Bar No. 24045921 James F. Martens jmartens@textaxlaw.com State Bar No. 13050720 Lacy L. Leonard lleonard@textaxlaw.com State Bar No. 24040561 Danielle V. Ahlrich dahlrich@textaxlaw.com State Bar No. 24059215 ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLEE STATEWIDE MATERIALS TRANSPORT, LTD.

CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE As required by Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 10.1(a)(5), I certify that

counsel for Appellee has conferred with counsel for Appellants, Mr. Douglas

Geyser, about the merits of this Motion on June 3, 2015. Mr. Geyser does not

oppose this Motion.

/s/ Amanda G. Taylor Amanda G. Taylor CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing Unopposed First

Motion for Extension of Time to File Appellee’s Brief has been electronically filed

and served on all counsel below on June 3, 2015.

Douglas D. Geyser

Assistant Solicitor General

O FFICE OF THE A TTORNEY G ENERAL

P.O. Box 12548 (MC 059)

Austin, Texas 78711-2548

(512) 936-2540

(512) 474-2697 [fax]

douglas.geyser@texasattorneygeneral.gov

Charles Eldred

Assistant Attorney General

O FFICE OF THE A TTORNEY G ENERAL ,

F INANCIAL AND T AX L ITIGATION D IVISION

P.O. Box 12548

Austin, Texas 78711

(512) 463-1745

(512) 477-2348 [fax]

charles.eldred@texasattorneygeneral.gov

/s/ Amanda G. Taylor Amanda G. Taylor