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NO. 03-15-00285-CV

IN THE THIRD COURT OF APPEALS

AUSTIN, TEXAS

VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA, INC. 

AND AUDI OF AMERICA, INC.,

Appellants,

v.

JOHN WALKER III, ET AL. 

Appellees.

On Appeal from the 201st Judicial District Court, Travis County, Texas

Honorable Amy Clark Meachum, Presiding Judge

MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE 

BRIEF OF THE BUDGET/WEITZ APPELLEES

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Pursuant to Tex. R. App. P. 38(d) and 10.5(b), Budget Leasing, Inc. d/b/a 

Audi North Austin and Audi South Austin, Ricardo M. Weitz, Hi Tech Imports 

North, LLC, Hi Tech Imports South, LLC, and Hi Tech Imports, LLC (the 

“Budget/Weitz Appellees”) ask this Court to extend the deadline for filing their

appellees’ brief from July 31, 2015, through and until August 14, 2015. In support 

of this requested extension, they would show the following:

1. The current deadline for filing the Budget/Weitz Appellees’ brief is 

July 31, 2015.

ACCEPTED

03-15-00285-CV

6147553

THIRD COURT OF APPEALS

AUSTIN, TEXAS

7/21/2015 8:04:48 AM

JEFFREY D. KYLE

CLERK

 FILED IN 3rd COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 7/21/2015 8:04:48 AM JEFFREY D. KYLE Clerk
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2. The Budget/Weitz Appellees request a 14-day extension of time in which 

to file their brief for the following reasons. 

• Since July 1, 2015, the day Appellants filed their brief of 

appellants, the undersigned, who has primary responsibility for 

preparing the Budget/Weitz brief, has been required to devote 

considerable time and attention to Cause No. D-1-GN-15-

002641, Ovation Lending LLC et al. v. Finance Commission of 

Texas et al., in the District Court of Travis County, a suit for 

declaratory and temporary injunctive relief to declare invalid an 

administrative rule.

• The undersigned will be on vacation in Wyoming from July 24, 

2015, to August 3, 2015.

• This Court has granted a 14-day extension of time for 

Appellees O’Malley, Wilkov, and Walker to file their briefs. 

Granting the Budget/Weitz Appellees’ requested 14-day 

extension will maintain a uniform deadline for the filing of the 

appellees’ briefs and for the filing of Appellants’ reply brief, if 

any.

4. This is the Budget/Weitz Appellees’ first request for an extension to file 

their brief.

5. This cause has not been set for submission to a panel of this Court.

6. The other appellees do not oppose the granting of this motion for 

extension. However, Appellants oppose the extension request — despite that fact that 

none of the appellees opposed Appellants’ motion to extend the time to file their brief of 

appellants.

WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, the Budget/Weitz Appellees pray 

that this Court grant their motion for an extension of time in which to file their appellees’ 
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brief and extend the deadline for filing the brief from July 31, 2015, through and until 

August 14, 2015. The Budget/Weitz Appellees also request such other and further relief 

to which they may be entitled.

 Respectfully submitted,

Wm. R. Crocker 

State Bar No. 05091000

807 Brazos, Suite 1014

Austin, Texas 78767

Telephone: (512) 478-5611

Facsimile: (512) 474-2540

/s/ J. Bruce Bennett

J. Bruce Bennett

State Bar No. 0214550

Leon V. Komkov

State Bar No.11670500

CARDWELL, HART & BENNETT, LLP

807 Brazos, Suite 1001

Austin, Texas 78701

Telephone: (512) 322-0011

Facsimile: (512) 322-0808

Email: jbb.chblaw@sbcglobal.net 

Email: lvk@longroadllc.com

Joseph W. Letzer

Tx. State Bar No. 24030763

Dent. M. Morton

Tx. State Bar No. 24056645

BURR & FORMAN, LLP

420 20th Street N, Suite 3400

Birmingham, AL 35203-5210

Telephone: (205) 251-3000

Facsimile: (205) 458-5100

Email: jletzer@burr.com

Email: dmorton@burr.com

Attorneys for Intervenors/Appellees 

Ricardo M. Weitz, Hi Tech Imports, 

LLC, Hi Tech Imports North, LLC, 

and Hi Tech Imports South, LLC
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Email: crockerlaw@earthlink.net

Attorney for Intervenor/Appellee 

Budget Leasing, Inc. d/b/a Audi 

North Austin and Audi South 

Austin

CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE

I hereby certify that on July 17, 2015, I conferred with counsel for Appellees 

Walker, O’Malley, and Wilkov about the requested extension. Appellees Walker, 

O’Malley, and Wilkov do not oppose the granting of the relief sought. On July 17, 

2015, I also conferred with counsel for Appellants. Appellants are opposed to the 

granting of the relief sought.

/s/ J. Bruce Bennett

J. Bruce Bennett

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that on July 21, 2015, I used the Court's electronic case 

filing system to file the foregoing document and to serve this document on the 

following persons:

Billy M. Donley

Mark E. Smith

BAKER & HOSTETLER, LLP

1000 Louisiana, Suite 2000

Houston, Texas 77002

Tel: (713) 646-1382

Fax: (713) 751-1717

bdonley@bakerlaw.com

mesmith@bakerlaw.com

S. Shawn Stephens

James P. Sullivan

KING & SPALDING, LLP

1100 Louisiana, Suite 4000

Houston, Texas 77002

Tel: (713) 751-3200

Fax: (713) 751-3290
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Attorneys for Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.

and Audi of America, Inc.

Kimberly Fuchs

Texas Attorney General's Office

P.O. Box 12548

Austin, Texas 78711

Tel: (512) 475-4195

Fax: (512) 320-0167

kimberly.fuchs@texasattorneygeneral.gov

Attorney for Appellees, the Hon. Michael J. O'Malley

and the Hon. Penny A. Wilkov

Dennis McKinney

Texas Attorney General's Office

P.O. Box 12548

Austin, Texas 78711

Tel: (512) 475-4020

Fax: (512) 320-0167

dennis.mckinney@texasattorneygenreal.gov

Attorney for Appellee, the Hon. John H. Walker

This the 21st day of July 2015.

/s/ J. Bruce Bennett

J. Bruce Bennett