No. 14-10-00708-CV

IN THE FOURTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS 

HOUSTON, TEXAS

PORT OF HOUSTON AUTHORITY OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS

v.

ZACHRY CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION

On appeal from the 151st Judicial District Court of Harris County, Texas

Trial Court Cause No. 2006-72970

ZACHRY CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION’S UNOPPOSED MOTION 

FOR LEAVE TO FILE THUMB DRIVE CONTAINING HYPERLINKED 

SUPPLEMENTAL BRIEF OF APPELLEE

GIBBS & BRUNS, LLP

Robin C. Gibbs 

State Bar No. 0785300

rgibbs@gibbsbruns.com 

Jennifer Horan Greer

State Bar No. 00785611 

jgreer@gibbsbruns.com 

Sydney G. Ballesteros 

State Bar No. 24036180 

sballesteros@gibbsbruns.com

Michael R. Absmeier

State Bar No. 24050195

mabsmeier@gibbsbruns.com 

Amanda B. Nathan 

State Bar No. 00784662 

anathan@gibbsbruns.com

1100 Louisiana, Suite 5300 

Houston, Texas 77002

Phone: (713) 650-8805

Fax: (713) 750-0903

REYNOLDS FRIZZELL, LLP

Brandon T. Allen

State Bar No. 24009353

ballen@reynoldsfrizzell.com

1100 Louisiana, Suite 3500

Houston, Texas 77002

Phone: (713) 485-7200

Fax: (713) 485-7520

ALEXANDER DUBOSE 

JEFFERSON & TOWNSEND LLP

Douglas W. Alexander

State Bar No. 00992350

dalexander@adtappellate.com

515 Congress Avenue, Suite 2350

Austin, Texas 78701-3562

Phone: (512) 482-9301

Fax: (512) 482-9303

ACCEPTED

14-10-00708-CV

FOURTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS

HOUSTON, TEXAS

7/16/2015 3:35:10 PM

CHRISTOPHER PRINE

CLERK

 FILED IN 14th COURT OF APPEALS HOUSTON, TEXAS 7/16/2015 3:35:10 PM CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE Clerk
ZACHRY CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION’S UNOPPOSED MOTION 

FOR LEAVE TO FILE THUMB DRIVE CONTAINING HYPERLINKED 

SUPPLEMENTAL BRIEF OF APPELLEE

Appellee Zachry Construction Corporation files this Unopposed Motion for 

Leave to File Thumb Drive Containing Hyperlinked Version of Supplemental 

Brief of Appellee.

I.

Necessity for Leave to File Thumb Drive

On June 12, 2015, Zachry filed its post-remand Supplemental Brief of 

Appellee. For the Court’s convenience, Zachry has created a thumb drive 

containing a copy of the Supplemental Brief that is hyperlinked to the appellate 

record and the legal authorities cited therein. The linked brief is enormous—1.5 

MB—and thus too big to file electronically. Zachry therefore seeks leave to 

submit the hyperlinked brief on a thumb drive. Zachry would also provide copies 

of the hyperlinked brief to counsel for the Port of Houston Authority.

II.

Content of Hyperlinked Brief

The hyperlinked version of the Supplemental Brief is identical to the brief 

originally filed, with the following exceptions:

1. The version on the thumb drive contains hyperlinks to the entire record and 

all legal authorities, rather than just to the appendix.
2. Although the Supplemental Appellee’s brief contains four erroneous cites, 

the version on the thumb drive links the erroneous cites to the correct cites as

shown below.

a. On page xxi, line 4, the citation to “Argument Part IV.D.” links to 

“Argument Part III.D.”

b. On page xxi, line 11, the citation to “Argument Part IV.E.” links to 

“Argument Part III.E.”

c. On page 12, the citation to “449 S.W.3d at 101, n.3(A3)” links to “449 

S.W.3d at 102.”

d. On page 40, line 2, the citation to PX580 at 273, links to CR37:10572. 

See Zachry Construction Corporation’s Notice of Incorrect Citation 

(filed July 11, 2015).

III.

Prayer

Zachry requests leave to file a thumb drive containing the hyperlinked 

version of its Supplemental Brief of Appellee described above. Zachry prays for 

all other relief to which it is entitled.
Respectfully submitted, 

By: /s/ Robin C. Gibbs

REYNOLDS FRIZZELL LLP

Brandon T. Allen

State Bar No. 24009353

ballen@reynoldsfrizzell.com

1100 Louisiana, Suite 3500

Houston, Texas 77002

Phone: (713) 485-7200

Fax: (713) 485-7520

ALEXANDER DUBOSE 

JEFFERSON & TOWNSEND LLP

Douglas W. Alexander

State Bar No. 00992350

dalexander@adtappellate.com

515 Congress Avenue, Suite 2350

Austin, Texas 78701-3562

Phone: (512) 482-9301

Fax: (512) 482-9303

GIBBS & BRUNS, L.L.P. 

Robin C. Gibbs

State Bar No. 0785300

rgibbs@gibbsbruns.com

Jennifer Horan Greer

State Bar No. 00785611

jgreer@gibbsbruns.com

Sydney G. Ballesteros

State Bar No. 24036180

sballesteros@gibbsbruns.com

Michael R. Absmeier

State Bar No. 24050195

mabsmeier@gibbsbruns.com

Amanda B. Nathan

State Bar No. 00784662

anathan@gibbsbruns.com

1100 Louisiana, Suite 5300

Houston, Texas 77002

Phone: (713) 650-8805

Fax: (713) 750-0903

ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLEE, ZACHRY 

CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that on the 16th day of June, 2015, a copy of the foregoing 

instrument was served upon the following counsel by electronically filing with the 

Clerk of Court using the TexFile electronic filing system which will send 

notification of such filing to the following and via e-mail: 

David E. Keltner

State Bar No. 11249500

david.keltner@kellyhart.com

Marianne Auld

State Bar No. 01429910

marianne.auld@kellyhart.com

KELLY HART & HALLMAN LLP

201 Main Street, Suite 2500

Fort Worth, Texas 76102

David H. Brown

State Bar No. 03109200

dbrown@bkllp.com

BROWN & KORNEGAY LLP

2777 Allen Parkway, Suite 977

Houston, Texas 77019

Karen L.T. White

State Bar No. 20274500

karen@kltwpc.com

KAREN L.T. WHITE, P.C.

2777 Allen Parkway, Suite 977

Houston, Texas 77019

Marie R. Yeates

State Bar No. 22150700

myeates@velaw.com

Catherine B. Smith

State Bar No. 03319970

csmith@velaw.com

VINSON & ELKINS L.L.P.

1001 Fannin, Suite 2500

Houston, Texas 77002

Michael A. Heidler

State Bar No. 24059921

mheidler@velaw.com

VINSON & ELKINS L.L.P.

2801 Via Fortuna, Suite 100

Austin, Texas 78746

Bill Sims

State Bar No. 18429500

bsims@velaw.com

VINSON & ELKINS L.L.P.

2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 3700

Dallas, Texas 75201

Attorneys for Respondent, The Port of 

Houston Authority of Harris County, 

Texas 
Joe F. Canterbury, Jr.

State Bar No. 03761000 

jcanterbury@canterburylaw.com

CANTERBURY ELDER GOOCH 

SURRATT SHAPIRO & STEIN

Occidental Tower

5005 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1000

Dallas, Texas 75244

Attorneys for Amicus Curiae 

Associated General Contractors of 

Texas, Inc.

Michael Keeley

State Bar No. 11157800 

michael.keeley@strasburger.com

STRASBURGER & PRICE, LLP

901 Main Street, Suite 4400

Dallas, Texas 75202

Attorney for Amicus Curiae Zurich

Surety

/s/ Jennifer Horan Greer

Jennifer Horan Greer
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE

I conferred with the Port’s counsel, Marie Yeates, on July 16, 2015, and was 

informed that the Port does not oppose this motion. 

/s/ Jennifer Horan Greer

Jennifer Horan Greer