NO. 03-14-00080-CV

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IN THE COURT OF APPEALS 

THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT 

AUSTIN, TEXAS 

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GATTIS ELECTRIC, INC. 

 Appellant, 

v.

THERESA MARIE MANN, INDIVIDUALLY, AND AS GUARDIAN OF THE 

PERSON AND ESTATE OF JAMES LAWHON, 

 Appellee. 

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On Appeal from the 126th Judicial District Court 

of Travis County, Texas 

Trial Court No. D-1-GN-12-001971 

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APPELLANT’S UNOPPOSED SECOND MOTION TO EXTEND TIME 

TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING OR 

EN BANC RECONSIDERATION 

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TO THE HONORABLE THIRD COURT OF APPEALS: 

Appellant, Gattis Electric, Inc., (“Gattis”) pursuant to Texas Rules of 

Appellate Procedure 49.8 and 10.5(b), requests this Court to extend time to file a 

motion for rehearing or motion for en banc reconsideration in this cause for an 

additional seven (7) days: 

ACCEPTED

03-14-00080-CV

7142223

THIRD COURT OF APPEALS

AUSTIN, TEXAS

9/29/2015 11:33:03 AM

JEFFREY D. KYLE

CLERK

 FILED IN 3rd COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 9/29/2015 11:33:03 AM JEFFREY D. KYLE Clerk
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1. On August 26, 2015, this Court issued an opinion and judgment 

affirming the trial court judgment. 

2. Any motion for rehearing or motion for en banc reconsideration was

due September 10, 2015. TEX. R. APP. P. 49.1.

3. Appellant filed a first motion for extension of time to file a motion for 

rehearing or motion for en banc reconsideration, requesting an additional fifteen

(15) days, up to and including Friday, September 25, 2015, in which to file a 

motion for rehearing or motion for en banc reconsideration. 

4. This is Appellant’s second motion for extension of time, and 

Appellant requests an additional seven (7) days, up to and including Friday, 

October 2, 2015, in which to file a motion for rehearing or motion for en banc 

reconsideration. Appellant tenders its motion for rehearing and motion for en banc 

reconsideration simultaneously with the filing of this motion.

5. As grounds for the extension, counsel for Appellant states the 

following. Appellant’s counsel has been unable to complete a motion for rehearing

within the period allotted by the rules due to his involvement in the following 

matters, which have required immediate attention:

(a) Extensive preparation for a hearing to appoint receiver in No. 

2014-30215; In the Matter of the Marriage of Evangelina Lopez 

Guzman and Miguel Zaragoza Fuentes; in the 245th Judicial 

District Court of Harris County, Texas; which hearing was 

scheduled for August 24, 2015, and was a date assigned by the 

court before Appellees’ Brief was filed. Many witnesses flew 
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into Houston from other countries the week before August 24, 

2015 to prepare for the hearing, and the undersigned counsel 

spent at least three days in preparation for the hearing.

(b) Research and preparation of Appellant’s Reply Brief in No. 15-

50128; Harbor America Central, Inc. v. United States; in the 

United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit; due and 

filed August 27, 2015. 

(c) Research and preparation of an emergency motion to set aside a 

default judgment in No. 82302-CV; Ramsey v. Ironman 

Express, LLC, et al.; in the 412th Judicial District Court of 

Brazoria County, Texas; due August 27, 2015. A motion to set 

aside a default judgment requires immediate attention, and in 

this case, also requires preparation of a motion to extend 

appellate deadlines under Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 306a. 

The motion must be supported by affidavits of witnesses, and 

the preparation of these motions have consumed substantial 

time of Appellants’ counsel. There is a hearing set for 

September 11, 2015 on this motion, for which counsel has also 

been preparing.

(d) Research and preparation of Appellee’s brief in No. 14-15-

00354-CV; Petrofac v. Immi Turbines, Inc.; in the Fourteenth 

Court of Appeals; which was originally due July 27, 2015. This 

is an accelerated appeal of a special appearance ruling. Counsel 

has filed two motions to extend time to file the Appellee’s brief, 

which is currently due September 14, 2015.

(e) Research and preparation of a petition for writ of certiorari in 

No. 14-0715; In re: Miguel Zaragoza Fuentes; an original 

proceeding following the denial of a special appearance in 

family court. The petition for writ of certiorari is due 

September 17, 2015.

(f) Research and preparation of a petition for writ of mandamus in 

C.A. No. 4:12-cv-1206; Aetna Life Ins. Co. v. Humble Surgical 

Hospital, LLC; in the United States District Court for the 

Southern District of Texas, Houston Division. The mandamus 

petition is currently in preparation and has not yet been filed.
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6. Appellant seeks this extension not for delay, but to allow counsel 

sufficient time to prepare a concise reply brief to assist with the Court’s decision 

making. 

PRAYER

For the above reasons, Appellant, Gattis Electric, Inc., respectfully requests 

this Court to grant an extension of time to file a motion for rehearing or motion for 

en banc reconsideration up to and including October 2, 2015. Appellant further 

requests general relief.

Respectfully submitted,

CHAMBERLAIN, HRDLICKA, WHITE,

WILLIAMS & AUGHTRY

By: /s/ Kevin Jewell

Kevin D. Jewell

State Bar No. 00787769

1200 Smith Street, Suite 1400

Houston, Texas 77002

Telephone: (713) 658-1818

Telecopier: (713) 658-2553

ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLANT,

GATTIS ELECTRIC, INC.
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CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE

The undersigned counsel for Appellant conferred with counsel for Appellee 

by email on September 29, 2015. Appellee is unopposed to the relief sought in this 

motion.

/s/ Kevin Jewell

Kevin D. Jewell

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that the foregoing Motion to Extend Time to File Reply Brief 

has been forwarded to all parties and/or attorneys of record by the means indicated 

below, on this 29th day of September, 2015:

Via facsimile and/or electronic service

D. Todd Smith

Smith Law Group, P.C.

1250 Capital of Texas Highway South

Three Cielo Center, Suite 601

Austin, Texas 78746

Via facsimile and/or electronic service

Henry Moore

Jayme Bomben

316 W. 12th St., Suite 318

Austin, Texas 78701

Via facsimile and/or electronic service

Sally S. Metcalfe

Metcalfe Law, P.L.L.C.

901 South Mopac Expressway

Plaza One, Suite 300

Austin, Texas 78746

/s/ Kevin Jewell

Kevin D. Jewell