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- 00390 -CV

_______________________________________________________________ IN THE FIRST COURT O F APPEALS HOUSTON, TEXAS

_______________________________________________________________ JOHN T. PRESTON and C CHANGE INVESTMENTS, LLC , A ppellant s, v. EMJO INVESTMENTS, LTD. and H.J. VON DER GOLTZ , Appellee s.

_______________________________________________________________ On Appeal from the 215 th District Court of Harris County, Texas, Hon. Elaine H. Palmer , presiding Trial Court Cause No. 2011

- 44058

_______________________________________________________________ APPELLANT S’ UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME

_______________________________________________________________ ACCEPTED 01-15-00390-CV FIRST COURT OF APPEALS

HOUSTON, TEXAS 8/7/2015 3:44:56 PM CHRISTOPHER PRINE

CLERKTO THE HONORABLE FIRST COURT OF APPEALS: Appellants John T. Preston and C Change Investments file this unopposed
motion for an extension of time to file their r eply b rief, pursuant to Rule 10.5(b) of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure

. This is Appellants’ first request for an extension of t ime to file their reply

. Appellees filed their brief on July 29 , 2015, making Appellants’ reply due August 18, 2015

. Because the Appellants are appealing an interlocutory order denying their special appearances, this is an accelerated appeal. T EX
. C IV
. P RAC
. & R EM
. C ODE § 51.014(a)(7)

. This is not a parental termination or child protective case. Appellant s now request a two

- week extension of time to file their reply brief, making it due Tuesday, September 1 , 2015

. Appellant s ’ lead coun sel requests thi s extra time because she has a pre

- planned family vacation during the week of August 10. Appellants’ lead counsel has also been working on matters including:

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- 00352

- CV; BP Oil Pipeline Company v. Plains Pipeline, L.P. ; in the Fourteenth Court of Appeals; Motion for Rehearing filed August 5, 2015;

• No. 4:15

- CV

- 1783; Plains Gas Solutions, LLC v. Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, LLC, et al.; in the United States District Court for the SouthernDistrict of Texas, Houston Division; presentation of argum ent supporting motion to rema nd scheduled August 10, 2015;

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- 0502; Noble Energy, Inc. v. ConocoPhillips Company ; in the Supreme Court of Texas; Petition for Review due August 19, 2015;

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- 1428; Rosebud LMS Inc. v. Adobe Systems Incorporated ; in the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; Reply Brief due August 20, 2015

. Counsel for appellees, Emjo Investments, Ltd. and H.J. von der Goltz, does not oppose the relief requested in this motion. WHEREFORE, Appellant s John T. Preston and C Change Investments, LLC request a two

- week extension of time to file their Reply Brief, making the brief due Tuesday, September 1, 2015

.Respectfully submitted, AHMAD, ZAVITSANOS, ANAIPAKOS, ALAVI & MENSING, P.C.
By: /s/ Jane Langdell Robinson Jane Langdell Robinson Texas Bar No. 24062970 Monica Uddin Texas Bar No. 24075195 Jamie Aycock Texas Bar No. 24050241 1221 McKinney Street, Suite 3460 Houston, Texas 77010 713.655.1101 713.655.0062 Fax ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLANT S JOHN T. PRESTON and C CHANGE INVESTMENTS, LLC

CERTIFICATE OF CONFE RENCE Under Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 10.1(a)(5), I certify that on August 7, 2015 , I conferred with Kelley M. Keller , attorney for Appellee s Emjo Investments, Ltd. and H.J. von der Goltz

. Ms. Keller stated that appellees are not opposed to the relief requested in this motion

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/s/ Jane Langdell Robinson Jane Langdell RobinsonCERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of this document was served on all counsel of record in this case, identified below, on August 7 , 2015 , by the electronic filing manager and/or by facsimile : Kelley M. Keller kkeller@ellison

- keller.com Tracey N. Ellison ELLISON KELLER 5120 Woodway Dr., Suite 6019 Houston, Texas 77056 Telephone: 713

- 266

- 8200 Fax: 713

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- 8201 Attorneys for Appellees Emjo Investments, Ltd. and H.J. von der Goltz Eric Fryar eric@fryarlawfirm.com Matthew Buschi mbuschi@fryarlawfirm.com FRYAR LAW FIRM, P.C. State Bar No. 24070495 912 Prairie, Suite 100 Houston, Texas 77002

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- 1888 Attorneys for all Intervenors/ Plaintiffs Asher Griffin Chris Sileo Sean Flammer SCOTT, DOUGLASS & MCCONNICO, LLP 600 Congress Ave., Ste 1500 Austin, Texas 78701

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- 0731 At torneys for Appellees Chalsys, MET, and Lo

/s/ Jane Langdell Robinson Jane Langdell Robinson 4827

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