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*0 FILED IN 3rd COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 12/8/2015 6:09:07 PM JEFFREY D. KYLE Clerk No. 03-15-00252-CV THIRD COURT OF APPEALS 12/8/2015 6:09:07 PM JEFFREY D. KYLE AUSTIN, TEXAS 03-15-00252-CV *1 ACCEPTED [8147961] CLERK I N T HE C OURT OF A PPEALS F OR T HE T HIRD D ISTRICT OF T EXAS AT A USTIN D R . B EHZAD N AZARI , D.D.S., ET AL ., Appellants, v.
T HE S TATE OF T EXAS , Appellee, v.
X EROX C ORPORATION , X EROX S TATE H EALTHCARE , LLC F / K / A ACS S TATE H EALTHCARE , LLC, Appellees.
On Appeal from the 53 rd Judicial District Court of Travis County, Texas, Trial Court Cause No. D-1-GN-14-005380 U NOPPOSED M OTION FOR L EAVE TO F ILE S UPPLEMENTAL B RIEF ON J URISDICTION B ECK R EDDEN LLP B ECK R EDDEN LLP Eric J.R. Nichols
State Bar No. 14994900 State Bar No. 24046627 enichols@beckredden.com cpfeiffer@beckredden.com Gretchen Sween 1221 McKinney St., Ste. 4500 State Bar No. 24041996 Houston, TX 77010 gsween@beckredden.com (713) 951-3700 Christopher R. Cowan (713) 951-3720 (Fax) State Bar No. 24084975
ccowan@beckredden.com
515 Congress Ave., Ste. 1900
Austin, TX 78701
(512) 708-1000
(512) 708-1002 (Fax)
G IBSON , D UNN & C RUTCHER LLP K ELLY H ART & H ALLMAN LLP Robert C. Walters C. Andrew Weber State Bar No. 20820300 State Bar No. 00797641 rwalters@gibsondunn.com andrew.weber@kellyhart.com 2100 McKinney Ave., Ste. 1100 301 Congress, Ste. 2000 Dallas, TX 75201
(214) 698-3100 (512) 495-6451 (214) 571-2900 (Fax) (512) 495-6930 (Fax) OUNSEL FOR PPELLEES , X EROX ORPORATION AND X EROX TATE EALTHCARE , LLC, F / K / A ACS S TATE H EALTHCARE , LLC
*2 T O THE ONORABLE T HIRD OURT OF A PPEALS :
Appellees Xerox Corporation and Xerox State Healthcare, LLC f/k/a ACS State Healthcare, LLC (“Xerox”) respectfully file this Unopposed Motion for
Leave to File a Supplemental Brief on Jurisdiction, and in support thereof, shows
the following:
1. Rule 38.7 of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure provides for the amendment or supplementation of briefing “whenever justice requires, on
whatever reasonable terms the court may prescribe.” T EX . R. PP . P. 38.7.
2. Justice requires supplementation because, as a threshold matter, the Court must ascertain whether it has subject matter jurisdiction to address all issues
raised by this appeal. University of Tex. Sw. Med. Ctr. at Dallas v. Loutzenhiser,
140 S.W.3d 351, 358 (Tex. 2004). Xerox stated the basis for the Court’s
jurisdiction in its appellees’ brief but did not elaborate because it thought the basis
was undisputed. In the State’s appellee’s brief, however, the State argued that the
Court lacks jurisdiction over the part of the district court’s order dismissing the
third-party claims against Xerox. State Br. 43. In their reply brief, the appellants
did not respond to this particular argument made by the State. Therefore, the issue
has not yet been joined.
3. The supplemental brief that Xerox seeks leave to file addresses the circumscribed jurisdictional dispute germane to the third-party claims against
Xerox. It explains that the Court has appellate jurisdiction under section 51.014(8)
of the Texas Civil Practice & Remedies Code. Alternatively, Xerox argues that, if
the Court were to determine that it lacks appellate jurisdiction, it should
nonetheless exercise mandamus jurisdiction with respect to the district court’s
ruling dismissing the third-party claims against Xerox so that all issues raised by
this appeal will be addressed on the merits.
4. The supplemental brief that Xerox seeks leave to file will not impinge upon the word-count limits imposed by Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.4.
Xerox’s appellees’ brief contains only 3,843 words, excluding the parts of the brief
exempted by Rule 9.4(i)(2), and its Supplemental Brief on Jurisdiction contains
only 1,215 words, excluding the parts of the brief exempted by Rule 9.4(i)(2).
Therefore, if leave is granted, the total words in Xerox’s briefing in this matter will
lie far below the maximum allowed under the rules.
P RAYER Xerox respectfully requests that the Court grant leave to file the Supplemental Brief on Jurisdiction, which is tendered simultaneously with this
motion as Exhibit 1.
Respectfully submitted, By: /s/ Eric J.R. Nichols By: /s/ Constance H. Pfeiffer
Eric J.R. Nichols
State Bar No. 14994900 State Bar No. 24046627
Gretchen Sween B ECK R EDDEN LLP
State Bar No. 24041996 1221 McKinney St., Ste. 4500
Christopher R. Cowan Houston, TX 77010
State Bar No. 24084975 Tel: 713.951.3700
B ECK R EDDEN LLP Fax: 713.951.3720
515 Congress Ave., Ste. 1900
Austin, TX 78701
Tel: 512.708.1000
Fax: 512.708.1002
Robert C. Walters C. Andrew Weber
State Bar No. 20820300 State Bar No. 00797641
G IBSON , D UNN & C RUTCHER LLP K ELLY H ART & H ALLMAN LLP
2100 McKinney Ave., Ste. 1100 301 Congress, Ste. 2000
Dallas, TX 75201
Tel: 214.698.3100 Tel: 512.495.6451
Fax: 214.571.2900 Fax: 512.495.6930 OUNSEL FOR PPELLEES , X EROX ORPORATION AND X EROX S TATE EALTHCARE , LLC, F / K / A ACS TATE H EALTHCARE , LLC ERTIFICATE OF ONFERENCE
I certify that I conferred with counsel for Appellants and for the State.
Appellants do not oppose the relief requested here. The State does not oppose the
relief requested here.
/s/ Constance H. Pfeiffer Counsel for Appellees ERTIFICATE OF ERVICE I hereby certify that on December 8, 2015, a true and correct copy of the above Unopposed Motion for Leave to File Supplemental Brief on Jurisdiction was
forwarded to all counsel of record by the Electronic Service Provider, if registered,
otherwise by email, and to Respondent, by hand delivery, as follows:
J. Campbell Barker Philip A. Lionberger Deputy Solicitor General Assistant Solicitor General Office of the Attorney General Office of the Attorney General
P.O. Box 12548 (MC 059) P.O. Box 12548 (MC 059) Austin, TX 78711-2548 Austin, TX 78771-2548 Cam.Barker@texasattorneygeneral.gov Philip.Lionberger@texasattorneygeneral.gov
Raymond Winter Reynolds Brissenden Chief, Civil Medicaid Fraud Division Assistant Attorney General
Office of the Attorney General Office of the Attorney General
P.O. Box 12548 P.O. Box 12548 Austin, TX 78711-2548 Austin, TX 78711-2548 raymond.winter@texasattorneygeneral.gov reynolds.brissenden@texasattorneygeneral.gov
Counsel for Appellee, The State of Texas Jason Ray E. Hart Green Riggs, Aleshire & Ray, P.C. Weller, Green, Toups & Terrell, L.L.P. 700 Lavaca, Suite 920 Post Office Box 350 Beaumont, TX 77704-0350 jray@r-alaw.com hartgr@wgttlaw.com Counsel for Appellants By: /s/ Constance H. Pfeiffer Constance H. Pfeiffer
