01-15-00816-CV

________________________________________________________________ IN THE COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIRST SUPREME JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF TEXAS

HOUSTON, TEXAS

_________________________________________________________________ THE LANDING COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION, INC., Appellant v. PAUL T. YOUNG, Appellee

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UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME

TO FILE BRIEF FOR APPELLEE To the Honorable Court of Appeals: Paul T. Young, Appellee, move for an extension of time in which to file his brief, in accordance with Rule 10.5(b) of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, and in support of this motion shows:
I. This is an appeal from a jury trial, challenging the evidence to support the jury’s award of damages for the intentional infliction of emotional distress, the trial court’s application of the law governing deed restrictions and the powers of homeowners’ associations, the award of attorney’s fees for seeking declaratory relief, the alleged failure to allow credits for settlement by other parties, and the award of costs of suit. The Appellant’s principal brief was filed with the clerk of this Court ACCEPTED 01-15-00816-CV FIRST COURT OF APPEALS

HOUSTON, TEXAS 12/8/2015 1:13:09 PM CHRISTOPHER PRINE

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be r 16 , 20 1 5

. The refo re, th e cu rren t de ad li ne fo r th e fil in g of th e App el le e’s br ie f is Decem be r 16 , 20 15

. II. The un de rs ig ne d di d no t p a rti ci pa te in th e pr oc eed in gs be lo w, so th e

u n d ers ig ne d was no t acq ua in te d wit h th e is su es , or th e reco rd on ap pe al , un ti l th i s ti m e. App el le e’s tri al co un se l fir st co ns ul te d wit h th e un de rs ig ne d, an d pr o v i d ed a

co py of th e App el la nt ’s br ie f on Decem be r 7, 20 15

. App aren tl y , App el le e’s tri al

co un se l h ad pre vi ou sl y

arra ng ed forot he r ap pe ll at e co un se l, who rece nt ly decl in ed
to ha nd le th is ap p eal

. At th e ti m e of th e fil in g of th is m ot io n, th e un de rs ig ne d ha s ob ta in ed cert ai n of th e pa pe rs pe rti ne nt to th e ap pe al , in cl ud in g th e App el la nt ’s br ie f, bu t ha s no t y et en ga g e d in a care fu l rev ie w of th os e m at eri al s, an d ha s no t y et ob ta i n e d a co py of th e reco rd on ap pe al (in cl ud in g th e reco rd of a on e-wee k jury tri al ), orpe rfo rm edth e le ga l re se arch req ui red of t he is su es rai se d o n a pp eal

. III.
Fo r th es e reas on s, it ap pe ars th at th e un de rs ig ne d wil l no t be ab le to th or ou gh ly

an d co m pl et el y rev ie w th e reco rd an d res earc h th e is su es rai se d on ap pe al , an d th en
pr ep are an d fil e th e App el le es ’ br ie f by th e cu rre n t d e a d l i ne
. Due to th e rel at iv e le ng th of th e reco rd on ap pe al , th e co m pl ex it y of th e is su es rai se d, th e un de rs ig ne d’s
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es si on al co m

m it m en ts , and th e an ti ci pa te d di ve rs io ns as so ci at ed wit h th e

-2-Ch ris tm as ho li da y , th e un de rs ig ne d an ti ci pa te s th at he wil l be in a po si ti on to fil e th e

App el la nt 's b rie f wit hi n 4 5 d ay s af te r th e o rig in al du e d at e. IV.
No p r e v i o us req ue st s fo r ex te ns io n of ti m e to fil e th e App el le e’s br ie f ha ve be en m ad e. V.
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eren ce Co un se l fo r th e pa rti es ha ve co nf erre d reg ard in g th e su bs ta nc e of th is m ot io n,

an d c ou ns el for

th e App el la nt is no t o pp os edto it

. Fo r th e reas on s st at ed , Pau l T. You ng , App el le e, pr ay s th at th e Co ur t gr an t an

ex te ns io n of ti m e to fil e th e br ie f fo r th e App el le e, th ro ug h an d i nc lu di ng Mo nd ay , Feb ru ary 1, 2 01 6. Resp ect fu ll y su bm it te d, /s /Th om as W

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-3-CERTI FICATE OF SERVI CE

I cert ify t ha t a co py o f th e fo reg oi ng in st ru m en t was de li ve red to co un se l fo r th e App el la nt on th e 8 da y of Decem be r, 20 15 , by s e r v i n g Ch ris to ph er R. th Mu gi ca,t hr ou gh th e Efil e.TXCo ur ts ele ct ro ni c se rv ic e. /s /Th om as W

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