NO. 04-15-00118-CV

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IN THE FOURTH COURT OF APPEALS

AT SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS

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SHIRLEY ADAMS, CHARLENE BURGESS, WILLIE MAE HERBST 

JASIK, WILLIAM ALBERT HERBST, HELEN HERBST AND R. MAY 

OIL & GAS COMPANY, LTD.,

Appellants

V.

MURPHY EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION CO. - USA,

A DELAWARE CORPORATION,

 Appellee

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On Appeal from the 218TH District Court of Atascosa County, Texas

Honorable Stella Saxon, Presiding

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APPELLANTS' UNOPPOSED MOTION

FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE APPELLANTS' BRIEF

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TO THE HONORABLE FOURTH COURT OF APPEALS:

1. Appellants Shirley Adams, Charlene Burgess, Willie Mae Herbst 

Jasik, William Albert Herbst, Helen Herbst and R. May Oil & Gas Company, Ltd.

request an extension of time to file Appellants' Brief. Appellants' Brief is currently 

due on Monday, April 13, 2015. Appellants seek a 30-day extension to 

Wednesday, May 13, 2015.

ACCEPTED

04-15-00118-CV

FOURTH COURT OF APPEALS

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS

4/8/2015 1:09:50 PM

KEITH HOTTLE

CLERK

 FILED IN 4th COURT OF APPEALS SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 4/8/2015 1:09:50 PM KEITH E. HOTTLE Clerk
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2. CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE: Counsel for Appellants has

conferred with Macey Stokes, Lead Counsel for Appellee, who has represented

that Appellee does not oppose this motion.

3. Counsel responsible for drafting and filing Appellants' Brief has had 

and continues to have a number of other cases requiring her attention, including 

preparation and filing of a reply on April 2, 2015 in No. 14-0984, Hysaw v. 

Dawkins, in the Supreme Court of Texas; preparation and filing of appellee’s brief 

on March 23, 2015, in No. 07-14-00435-CV, Denham v. Texas Mutual Ins. Co., in 

the Amarillo Court of Appeals; attention to various other time-sensitive matters for 

Texas Mutual Insurance Company; and time-sensitive preparation of an 

Application to Amend a Certification of Convenience and Necessity for an electric 

utility.

4. Because Appellants' brief is currently due April 13, 2015, this 

extension is necessary to afford counsel for Appellants adequate time to prepare 

the Appellants' Brief in this case.

5. Appellants have not previously requested any extensions of time to 

file Appellants' Brief in this case.

WHEREFORE, premises considered, Appellants Shirley Adams, Charlene 

Burgess, Willie Mae Herbst Jasik, William Albert Herbst, Helen Herbst and R. 
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May Oil & Gas Company, Ltd. request that the Court set May 13, 2015 as the 

deadline for Appellants to file Appellants' Brief in this case.

Respectfully submitted,

GRAVES DOUGHERTY HEARON & 

MOODY, P.C.

By: /s/ Mary A. Keeney

Mary A. Keeney

State Bar No. 11170300

mkeeney@gdhm.com

John B. McFarland

State Bar No. 13598500

jmcfarland@gdhm.com

401 Congress Ave., Suite 2200

Austin, Texas 78701

Telephone: (512) 480-5682

Facsimile: (512) 480-5882

ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLANTS

SHIRLEY ADAMS, CHARLENE 

BURGESS, WILLIE MAE 

HERBST JASIK, WILLIAM 

ALBERT HERBST, HELEN 

HERBST AND R. MAY OIL & 

GAS COMPANY, LTD.
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that on April 8, 2015, a true and correct copy of the 

foregoing was served on counsel for Appellee via email and/or electronic service

as shown below:

Macey Reasoner Stokes

Jason A. Newman

Baker Botts L.L.P.

One Shell Plaza

910 Louisiana Street

Houston, Texas 77002-4995

ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLEE MURPHY EXPLORATION &

PRODUCTION COMPANY - USA

Macey.stokes@bakerbotts.com

Jason.newman@bakerbotts.com

 /s/ Mary A. Keeney

 Mary A. Keeney