No. 01

- 15

- 00390 -CV

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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

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APPELLANT S’ SECOND UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME

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

HOUSTON, TEXAS 8/31/2015 3:17:00 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

. Appellants seek this extension of time
because the parti es are engaging in settlement discussions and would like to have

time to further those discussions while minimizing legal expenses.
This is Appellants’ second request for an extension of time to file their reply

. Appellants’ reply is currently due September 1 , 2015

. This Court previously
granted a two

- week extension of time to file this brief, from the original due date

of August 18, 2015.
Appellant s now request a second two

- week extension of time to file their
reply brief, making it due Tuesday, S eptember 1 5 , 2015

. This extra time will

enable the parties to continue their settlement discussions.
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.
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 5 , 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 31
, 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

.

/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 31 , 2015 , by the electronic filing manager and/or by facsimile :

Kelley M. Keller kkeller@ellison

- keller.com Tracey N. Ellison tellison@ellison

- keller.com Kanchan Bhalerao E LLISON K ELLER 5120 Woodway Dr., Suite 6019 Houston, Texas 77056 Telephone: 713

- 266

- 8200 Fax: 713

- 266

- 8201 Attorneys for Appellees Emjo Investments, Ltd. and H.J. von der Goltz F. Eric Fryar eric@fryarlawfirm.com Christina Richardson crichardson@fryarlawfirm.com F RYAR L AW F IRM , P.C. State Bar No. 24070495 912 Prair ie, Suite 100 Houston, Texas 77002

- 3145 Fax: 281

- 605

- 1888 Attorneys for all Intervenors/ Plaintiffs

Asher Griffin agriffin@scottdoug.com Chris Sileo mcsileo@scottdoug.com S COTT , D OUGLASS & M C C ONNICO , LLP 600 Congress Ave., Ste 1500 Austin, Texas 78701

- 2589 Fax: 512

- 474

- 0731 Attorneys for Appellees Chalsys, MET, and Lo

/s/ Jane Langdell Robinson Jane Langdell Robinson

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