1768.004/563735 

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 APPELLANTS’ 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 appellants’ brief. 

1. The present deadline for filing the brief is July 29, 2015. 

2. Appellants seek a 30-day extension, until August 28, 2015, in which 

to file their brief. 

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

brief. 

ACCEPTED

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THIRD COURT OF APPEALS

AUSTIN, TEXAS

7/21/2015 12:35:15 PM

JEFFREY D. KYLE

CLERK

 FILED IN 3rd COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 7/21/2015 12:35:15 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 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 brief before the present deadline, including, but not limited to, the 

following: 

 Preparation of respondents’ brief on the merits in No. 14-0804; In 

re Seneca Resources Corporation; In the Texas Supreme Court. 

The merits brief was filed on July 20, 2015. 

 Preparation of respondents’ brief on the merits in No. 15-0146; 

Doris Forte, O.D., et al. v. Wal-Mart Stores, Incorporated; In the 

Texas Supreme Court. The merits brief is due to be filed on or 

before July 27, 2015, after one extension. 

 Preparation of petitioner’s brief in No. 15-60326; Chesapeake 

Energy Corporation and its wholly owned subsidiary Chesapeake 

Operating, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board; In the United 

States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. The brief is due to be 

filed or before July 27, 2015. 

 Assistance with preparation of reply brief in No. 05-14-01383-CV; 

Enterprise Products Partners, L.P., et al. v. Energy Transfer 

Partners, L.P.; In the Fifth Court of Appeals. The reply brief is 

due to be filed on or before August 19, 2015. 

 In addition, Mr. Post is traveling out of the country from July 11–

23, 2015 for a pre-planned family vacation. 

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

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

respectfully request an extension of time to file their brief, until August 28, 2015. 

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 

 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 July 21, 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 

(619) 231-1058 

(619) 231-7423 fax 

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 

(631) 367-7100 

(631) 367-1173 fax 

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 

(512) 732-8924 

(512) 732-8905 fax 

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 

(214) 744-3000 

(214) 744-3015 fax 

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 

(214) 239-4568 

(281) 254-7789 fax 

wbriscoe@thebriscoelawfirm.com 

DUNNAM & DUNNAM L.L.P. 

Hamilton P. Lindley 

4125 W. Waco Drive (76710) 

P.O. Box 8418 

Waco, Texas 76714 

(254) 753-6437 

(254) 753-7434 fax 

hlindley@ dunnamlaw.com 

BRODSKY & SMITH LLC 

Evan J. Smith 

Marc L. Ackerman 

Two Bala Plaza, Suite 602 

Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania 19004 

(610) 667-6200 

(610) 667-9029 fax 

esmith@brodsky-smith.com 

mackerman@brodsky-smith.com 

LEVI & KORSINSKY LLP 

Shane T. Rowley 

30 Broad St., 24th Floor 

New York, NY 10004 

(212) 363-7500 

(866) 367-6510 fax 

srowley@zlk.com 

KOHN, SWIFT & GRAF, P.C. 

Denis F. Sheils 

One South Broad Street, Suite 2100 

Philadelphia, PA 19107-3389 

(215) 238-1700 

(215) 238-1968 fax 

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 

(610) 225-2677 

(610) 408-8062 fax 

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 

(484) 588-5516 

(484) 450-2582 fax 

kryan@rmclasslaw.com 

rmaniskas@rmclasslaw.com 

THE REDDELL FIRM PLLC 

Kelly N. Reddell 

100 Highland Park Village, Suite 200 

Dallas, Texas 75025 

(214) 295-3031 

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 

(214) 969-1700 

(214) 969-1751 fax 

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 

(512) 469-6100 

(512) 482-5028 fax 

debora.alsup@tklaw.com 

/s/ Russell S. Post

Russell S. Post