NO. 05

- 14

- 01215

- CV

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS AT DALLAS

P ATRICK D AUGHERTY AND H IGHLAND E MPLOYEE R ETENTION A SSETS LLC, Appellants/Cross

- Appellees,
v. H IGHLAND C APITAL M ANAGEMENT , L.P., Appellee/Cross

- Appellant,
v. S IERRA V ERDE , LLC; P ATRICK B OYCE ; W ILLIAM L. B RITAIN ; AND J AMES D ONDERO , Appellees. On Appeal from the 68th Judicial District Court of Dallas County, Texas Cause No. 12

- 04005

U NOPPOSED S ECOND J OINT M OTION FOR E XTENSION OF T IME TO F ILE B RIEF S OF A PPELLANT S P ATRICK D AUGHERTY AND

H IGHLAND E MPLOYEE R ETENTION A SSETS LLC

John F. Guild State Bar No. 24041022 jguild@ghjhlaw.com G RUBER H URST J OHANSEN H AIL S HANK 1445 Ross Ave., Ste. 2500 Dallas, Texas 75202 Telephone: 214

- 855

- 6800 Telecopier: 214

- 855

- 6808 Counsel for Appellant/ Cross

- Appellee H ighland Employee Retention Assets LLC Charles T. Frazier, Jr. State Bar No. 07403100 cfrazier@adjtlaw.com A LEXANDER D UBOSE J EFFERSON & T OWNSEND LLP 4925 Greenville Avenue, Suite 510 Dallas, Texas 75206 Telephone: (214) 369

- 2358 Telecopier: (214) 369

- 2359 Counsel for Appellant/ Cross

- Appellee Patrick Daugherty ACCEPTED 05-14-01215-CV FIFTH COURT OF APPEALS

DALLAS, TEXAS 4/22/2015 3:45:23 PM

LISA MATZ CLERKTO THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS: Appellant s /Cross

- Appellee s Patrick Daugherty (“ Daugherty ”) and Highland Employee Retention Asset s LLC (“HERA”) (collectively, “Appellants”) file this second joint motion for extension of time to file their b rief s of a ppellant

. 1. The present deadline for Appellants’ opening brief s is April 29, 2015.
2. Appellants seek an extension of 21 days , until M ay 20 , 2015, in which to file their b rief s of a ppellant , and that the time period for the remaining briefs for all parties

— as set out in the Court’s March 3, 2015 Order

— be likewise extended by 21 days

. 3. This is Appellants’ second request for an extension of time for these brief s . 4. This motion is unopposed.
5. Appellants request an extension because the undersigned counsel have a number of other matters that have interfered with their ability to prepare these brief s by the current due date, as follows:
G RUBER H URST J OHANSON H AIL S HANK

• preparation of appellant’s brief in Benjamin Thomas v. Graham Mortgage Corporation, No. 15

- 50011; in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit;

U NOPPOSED S ECOND J OINT M OTION FOR E XTENSION OF T IME TO F ILE B RIEF S OF A PPELLANT S P ATRICK D AUGHERTY AND H IGHLAND E MPLOYEE R ETENTION A SSETS LLC Page 1• preparation of appellant’s brief in Breg gett Rideau v. Keller Independent School District ; No. 15

- 10095; in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit;

• preparation of the reply in support of m otion for s ummary j udgment and replies in support of m ultiple m otions to e xclude e xpert t e stimony in In
re Mirant , No. 4:06

- cv - 013

- Y , in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas ;

• p repar ation for and argue motion for summary judgment in Latigo Petroleum, Inc. v. Nabors , No 13,552 , in the 84th District Court of Ochiltree County, Texas ; and

• preparation for and participation in jury trial in Michael J. Savattere v.
Donna Savattere Younis , Cause No. 13

- 10328; in the 162nd Judicial District Court of Dallas County, Texas

. A LEXANDER D UBOS E J EFFERSON & T OWNSEND LLP

• preparation for oral argument in Cox Operating, L.L.C. v. St. Paul Surplus Lines Ins. Co. , No. 13

- 20529, in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ;

• preparation of settlement documents in Eagle Oil & Gas Company, et al. v. Travelers Property Casualty Co. of Am

. , No. 15

- 10012 , in the United
States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ; and

U NOPPOSED S ECOND J OINT M OTION FOR E XTENSION OF T IME TO F ILE B RIEF S OF A PPELLANT S P ATRICK D AUGHERTY AND H IGHLAND E MPLOYEE R ETENTION A SSETS LLC Page 2• preparation of the reply to response to petition for review in USAA Texas Lloyds Co. v. Gail Menchaca , No. 14

- 0721 , in the Sup reme Court of
Texas ;

• preparation of the brief of appellee in Peter Payne, et al. v. Highland Homes Ltd ., No. 02

- 14

- 00067

- CV, in the Second Court of Appeals at Fort Worth;

• preparation of the brief of appellants in James Morrison, et al. v. Lake Texoma High port, LLC, et al ., No. 14

- 41388, in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
6. A dditional time continues to be required to prepare the briefs because the appellate record is voluminous, consisting of 41 volumes of the Reporter’s Record and 10 volumes of the Clerk’s Record and Supplemental Clerk’ s R ecord , collectively

. 7. This motion is not filed for the purpose of delay, but to allow counsel adequate time to prepare the b rief s of a pp ellant in a way that will assist the Court in reaching a decision. For these reasons, Appellant s /Cross

- Appellee s Patrick Daugherty and Highland Employee Retention Assets LLC respectfully request that (1) the deadline for filing their b rief s of a ppellant be extended until Wednesday , May 20 ,

U NOPPOSED S ECOND J OINT M OTION FOR E XTENSION OF T IME TO F ILE B RIEF S OF A PPELLANT S P ATRICK D AUGHERTY AND H IGHLAND E MPLOYEE R ETENTION A SSETS LLC Page 32015 , and (2) that the time period for the remaining briefs for all parties

— as set out in the Court’s March 3, 2015 Order

— be likewise extended by 21 days

. Respectfully submitted, /s/ Charles T. Frazier, Jr. Charles T. Frazier, Jr. State Bar No. 07403100 cfrazier@adjtlaw.com A LEXANDER D UBOSE J EFFERSON & T OWNSEND LLP 4925 Greenville Avenue, Suite 510 Dallas, Texas 75206

- 4026 Telephone: (214) 369

- 2358 Telecopier: (214) 369

- 2359 C OUNSEL FOR A PPELLANT /C ROSS

A PPELLEE P ATRICK D AUGHERTY
/s/ John F. Guild John F. Guild State Bar No. 24041022 jguild@ghjhlaw.com G RUBER H URST J OHANSON H AIL S HANK 1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 2500 Dallas, Texas 75202 Telephone: 214

- 855

- 6800 Telecopier: 214

- 855

- 6808 C OUNSEL FOR A PPELLANT /C ROSS

A PPELLEE H IGHLAND E MPLOYEE R ETENTION A SSETS LLC

U NOPPOSED S ECOND J OINT M OTION FOR E XTENSION OF T IME TO F ILE B RIEF S OF A PPELLANT S P ATRICK D AUGHERTY AND H IGHLAND E MPLOYEE R ETENTION A SSETS LLC Page 4C ERTIFICATE OF C ONFERENCE On April 2 1 , 2015, the undersigned conferred with Scott Brister, counsel for Highland Capital Management, L.P.; James Dondero; Sierra Verde, LLC; Patrick Boyce; and William L. Britain , who stated that he do es not oppose the relief requested in this motion.
/s/ Charles T. Frazier , Jr. Charles T. Frazier , Jr.

C ERTIFICATE OF S ERVICE On April 2 2 , 2015 , I electronically filed this Unopposed Second Joint Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief s of Appellant s Patrick Daugherty and Highland Employee Retention Assets LLC with the Clerk of the Court using the electronic case filing system of the Court, which will send notification of such filing to all counsel of record listed below: Scott A. Brister A NDREWS K UR TH , LLP 111 Congress Ave., Ste. 1700 Austin, Texas 78701 scottbrister@andrewskurth.com
Marc D. Katz A NDREWS K URTH , LLP 1717 Main St., Suite 3700 Dallas, Texas 75201 marckatz@andrewskurth.com John F. Guild G RUBER H URST J OHANSON H AIL S HANK 1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 2500 Dallas, Texas 75202 jguild@ghjhlaw.com

/s/ Charles T. Frazier, Jr. Charles T. Frazier, Jr.

U NOPPOSED S ECOND J OINT M OTION FOR E XTENSION OF T IME TO F ILE B RIEF S OF A PPELLANT S P ATRICK D AUGHERTY AND H IGHLAND E MPLOYEE R ETENTION A SSETS LLC Page 5