Cause No. 04-14-00579-CV
Jay Kay Bear, Ltd., § In the Court of Appeals Appellant/ Cross-Appellee, § § —versus— § Fourth Court of Appeals District § Patty Martin, § Appellee/ Cross-Appellant. § San Antonio, Texas

J OINT F IRST M OTION FOR E XTENSION OF T IME TO F ILE

B RIEF OF A PPELLEE AND B RIEF OF C ROSS -A PPELLEE

TO THE HONORABLE JUSTIC ES OF SAID COURT:
NOW COME Appellant/ Cross-Appellee Ja y Kay Bear, Ltd., and Appellee/ CrossAppellant Patty Martin, and jointly request that th is Court extend the deadline to file the Brief of
Appellee and the Brief of Cross- Appellee by thirty days, and woul d respectfully show the Court

as follows:
A. Factual and Procedural History
1. The case is on appeal from the 45th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas.
2. The style and number of the case in the trial court was Patty Martin v. V. Keith Dullye,

Bexar Mercantile, Inc., Jay Kay Bear, Ltd., John M. Killian, Individually and as Trustee, Frerich
Capital, Ltd. , Bexar County District C ourt Cause No. 2011-CI-11890.
3. This is an appeal from a Final Judgment rendered afte r a bench trial.
4. The present deadline for Appellee and Cross-A ppellee to file their Appellees’ briefs in

this case is March 30, 2015.
B. Argument and Authorities
5. This Court has the authority to grant a motion to extend the deadline to file a party’s brief
under Texas Rule of Appe llate Procedure 10.5(b). ACCEPTED 04-14-00579-CV FOURTH COURT OF APPEALS SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 3/26/2015 10:59:26 AM KEITH HOTTLE CLERK2 6. Appellee and Cross-Appellee each seek an ex tension of time of thirty (30) days—until
April 29, 2015—to file their briefs.
7. The appellate record in this case is voluminous. The Clerk’s Record is two volumes. The
Supplemental Clerk’s Record is one volume. And the Reporter’s Record is fourteen volumes.
8. Appellee and Cross-Appellee each require addi tional time to review the appellate record,
perform the legal research, and draft briefs that will be helpful to this Court.
9. This is the first motion for extension of the deadline to file the Appellees’ briefs filed in

this case.
C. Conclusion and Prayer
10. For the foregoing reasons, Appellant/ Cros s-Appellee Jay Kay Bear, Ltd., and Appellee/
Cross-Appellant Patty Martin respectfully reques t that this Court grant this Joint Motion for
Extension of Time to File Brief of Appell ee and Brief of Cross-Appellee, and extend the
deadline filing those briefs until April 29, 2015.

Respectfully submitted,

/s/ Beth Watkins Beth Watkins State Bar No. 24037675 L AW O FFICE OF B ETH W ATKINS 926 Chulie Drive San Antonio, Texas 78216 (210) 225-6666—phone (210) 225-2300—fax Beth.Watkins@WatkinsAppeals.com

C OUNSEL FOR A PPELLANT / C ROSS -A PPELLEE J AY K AY B EAR , L TD

. /s/ Patricia M. Oviatt Patricia M. Oviatt State Bar No. 24046571 C OKINOS , B OSIEN & Y OUNG 10999 West IH 10, Suite 800 San Antonio, Texas 78230 (210) 293-8700—phone (210) 293-873—fax POviatt@cbylaw.com

C OUNSEL FOR A PPELLEE / C ROSS -A PPELLANT P ATTY M ARTIN3 C ERTIFICATE OF C ONFERENCE
I hereby certify that on March 23, 2015, I e-mailed Patricia M. Oviatt, Counsel for Appellee/ Cross-Appellant Patty Martin. On March 24, 2015, Ms. Ov iatt responded that, on behalf of her client, she agreed to this motion.

/s/ Beth Watkins Beth Watkins

C ERTIFICATE OF S ERVICE
I hereby certify that on March 26, 2015, a true and corre ct copy of the foregoing Appearance of Counsel was el ectronically served on the following counsel of record:

Patricia M. Oviatt C OKINOS , B OSIEN & Y OUNG 10999 West IH 10, Suite 800 San Antonio, Texas 78230 POviatt@cbylaw.com

C OUNSEL FOR A PPELLEE / C ROSS -A PPELLANT P ATTY M ARTIN

/s/ Beth Watkins Beth Watkins

C OUNSEL FOR A PPELLANT / C ROSS -A PPELLEE J AY K AY B EAR , L TD

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