1768.004/571732

No. 03-15-00248-CV

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE THIRD DISTRICT OF TEXAS

AT AUSTIN

BRIGHAM EXPLORATION COMPANY, BEN M. BRIGHAM,

DAVID T. BRIGHAM, HAROLD D. CARTER, STEPHEN P. REYNOLDS,

STEPHEN C. HURLEY, HOBART A. SMITH, SCOTT W. TINKER,

STATOIL ASA AND FARGO ACQUISITION, INC.,

 Appellants, 

V. 

RAYMOND BOYTIM, ET AL., INDIVIDUALLY AND ON 

BEHALF OF OTHERS SIMILARLY SITUATED, 

 Appellees. 

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

Trial Court Cause No. D-1-GN-11-003205

UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF 

TIME TO FILE REPLY BRIEF

TO THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS: 

Appellants, Statoil ASA and Fargo Acquisition, Inc., respectfully file this 

unopposed first motion for a 30-day extension of time to file their reply brief. 

1. The present deadline for filing the reply brief is December 14, 2015. 

2. Appellants seek a 30-day extension, until January 13, 2016, in which 

to file their reply brief. 

3. This is Appellants’ first request for an extension of time to file their 

reply brief. 

ACCEPTED

03-15-00248-CV

8167092

THIRD COURT OF APPEALS

AUSTIN, TEXAS

12/9/2015 4:36:36 PM

JEFFREY D. KYLE

CLERK

 FILED IN 3rd COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 12/9/2015 4:36:36 PM JEFFREY D. KYLE Clerk
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4. This motion is unopposed.

5. The following grounds provide “good cause” for extending the time to 

file the reply brief. Lead appellate counsel, Russell Post, has been and continues to 

be engaged in other litigation with imminent deadlines that will prevent him from 

completing the reply brief before the present deadline, including, but not limited to, 

the following:

 Participation in trial and subsequent post-verdict briefing in No. 

2013-61098; Scott D. Martin and SKM Partnership, Ltd. v. 

Andrews Kurth LLP; In the 234th Judicial District Court of Harris 

County, Texas. The trial ended on November 9, 2015, and the 

post-verdict motions are set for hearing on December 14, 2015.

 Preparation for and presentation of oral argument in No. 09-15-

00248-CV: Therold Palmer v. Newtron Beaumont, L.L.C.; In the 

Ninth Court of Appeals. Oral argument was held on December 3, 

2015, in Beaumont, Texas.

 Preparation of appellant’s brief in No. 14-15-00804-CV; Travis 

Lomax, et al. v. Michels Corp.; In the Fourteenth Court of Appeals. 

The brief is due to be filed on or before December 14, 2015.

 Preparation of petitioners’ brief on the merits in No. 15-0396; 

Gary Aaronii, et al. v. Directory Distributing Associates, Inc., et 

al.; In the Texas Supreme Court. The merits brief is due to be filed 

on or before December 21, 2015.

 Preparation of brief of appellee in No. 13-15-00362-CV; McAllen 

Hospitals, L.P., et al. v. Mario Rodriguez, et al.; In the Thirteenth 

Court of Appeals. The brief is due to be filed on or before

December 23, 2015, after one extension.

6. This motion is not filed for the purpose of delay, but to allow counsel 

adequate time to prepare the reply brief.
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For these reasons, Appellants Statoil ASA and Fargo Acquisition, Inc. 

respectfully request an extension of time to file their reply until January 13, 2016.

Respectfully submitted,

BECK REDDEN LLP

By: /s/ Russell S. Post

Russell S. Post

State Bar No. 00797258

rpost@beckredden.com

Fields Alexander

State Bar No. 00783528

falexander@beckredden.com

Parth S. Gejji

State Bar No. 24087575

pgejji@beckredden.com

1221 McKinney Street, Suite 4500

Houston, TX 77010-2010

(713) 951-3700

(713) 951-3720 (Fax)

BECK REDDEN LLP

Gretchen S. Sween

State Bar No. 24041996

gsween@beckredden.com

Christopher R. Cowan

State Bar No. 24084975

ccowan@beckredden.com

515 Congress Avenue, Suite 1750

Austin, TX 78701

(512) 708-1000

(512) 708-1002 (Fax)

ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLANTS

STATOIL ASA AND 

FARGO ACQUISITION,INC.
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CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE

I certify that my office conferred with, Steve Jodlowski, counsel for 

Appellees, and with Debora B. Alsup, counsel for Brigham Exploration Company 

and Individual Appellants, regarding this motion, and they do not oppose the 

requested extension.

/s/ Russell S. Post

Russell S. Post

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

In accordance with the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, I hereby certify 

that on December 9, 2015, a true and correct copy of the above and foregoing 

motion was properly forwarded to all counsel of record, by e-file and/or email, 

addressed as follows:

Class Counsel for Appellees

ROBBINS GELLER RUDMAN 

 & DOWD LLP

Darren J. Robbins

Randall J. Baron

David T. Wissbroecker

Steven M. Jodlowski

655 West Broadway, Suite 1900

San Diego, CA 92101-3301

randyb@rgrdlaw.com 

dwissbroecker@rgrdlaw.com

sjodlowski@rgrdlaw.com

ROBBINS GELLER RUDMAN 

 & DOWD LLP

Samuel H. Rudman

Mark S. Reich

Michael G. Capeci

58 South Service Road, Suite 200

Melville, NY 11747

srudman@rgrdlaw.com

mreich@rgrdlaw.com

mcapei@rgrdlaw.com
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Liaison Counsel for Appellees

BOULETTE & GOLDEN LLP

Michael D. Marin

Texas State Bar No. 00791174

2801 Via Fortuna, Suite 530

Austin, Texas 78746

mmarin@boulettegolden.com

Additional Counsel for Appellees

KENDALL LAW GROUP, LLP

Joe Kendall

Daniel Hill

Jamie J. McKey

3232 McKinney Avenue, Suite 700

Dallas, Texas 75204

jkendall@kendalllawgroup.com

dhill@kendalllawgroup.com

jmckey@kendalllawgroup.com

THE BRISCOE LAW FIRM, PLLC

Willie C. Briscoe

The Preston Commons

8150 N. Central Expressway, Suite 1575

Dallas, Texas 75206

wbriscoe@thebriscoelawfirm.com

DUNNAM & DUNNAM L.L.P.

Hamilton P. Lindley

4125 W. Waco Drive (76710)

P.O. Box 8418

Waco, Texas 76714

hlindley@ dunnamlaw.com

BRODSKY & SMITH LLC

Evan J. Smith

Marc L. Ackerman

Two Bala Plaza, Suite 602

Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania 19004

esmith@brodsky-smith.com

mackerman@brodsky-smith.com

LEVI & KORSINSKY LLP

Shane T. Rowley

30 Broad St., 24th Floor

New York, NY 10004

srowley@zlk.com

KOHN, SWIFT & GRAF, P.C.

Denis F. Sheils

One South Broad Street, Suite 2100

Philadelphia, PA 19107-3389

dsheils@kohnswift.com
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THE WEISER LAW FIRM, P.C.

Patricia C. Weiser

James M. Ficaro

22 Cassatt Avenue

Berwyn, PA 19312

pw@weiserlawfirm.com

jmf@weiserlawfirm.com

RYAN & MANISKAS, LLP

Katharine M. Ryan

Richard A. Maniskas

995 Old Eagle School Road, Suite 311

Wayne, PA 19087

kryan@rmclasslaw.com

rmaniskas@rmclasslaw.com

THE REDDELL FIRM PLLC

Kelly N. Reddell

100 Highland Park Village, Suite 200

Dallas, Texas 75025

kelly@reddell-law.com

Counsel for Brigham Exploration Company and Individual Appellants

THOMPSON & KNIGHT LLP

Timothy R. McCormick

Michael W. Stockham

Mackenzie Wallace

1722 Routh Street, Suite 1500

Dallas, Texas 75201

timothy.mccormick@tklaw.com

michael.stockham@tklaw.com

mackenzie.wallace@tklaw.com

THOMPSON & KNIGHT LLP

Debora B. Alsup

Thompson & Knight LLP

98 San Jacinto Blvd., Suite 1900

Austin, TX 78701

debora.alsup@tklaw.com

/s/ Russell S. Post

Russell S. Post