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Date Created: 2024-03-13 10:20:57.875301+00
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ACCEPTED
                                                                                                    05-24-00009-CV
                                                                                          FIFTH COURT OF APPEALS
                                                                                                   DALLAS, TEXAS
                                                                                                   3/4/2024 5:50 PM
                                                                                                     RUBEN MORIN
                                                                                                             CLERK

                                  NO. 05-24-00009-CV

                                                                               FILED IN
                        IN THE COURT OF APPEALS    5th COURT OF APPEALS
                     FOR THE FIFTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS DALLAS, TEXAS
                                AT DALLAS          3/4/2024 5:50:19 PM
                                                                             Ruben Morin
                                                                                Clerk
AMBIT MARKETING, LLC,

                                                                                   Appellant,

v.

TLC ENERGY GROUP, LLC AND TERRY LACORE,

                                                                                   Appellees.

                    Appeal from the 471st Judicial District Court
                               Collin County, Texas
                             Cause No. 471-02108-2023

           APPELLEES’ UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR EXTENSION
                       OF TIME TO FILE BRIEF

TO THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS:

       Appellees TLC Energy Group, LLC and Terry LaCore (collectively

“Appellees”) file this Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to File their Brief

and show:

APPELLEES’ UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE APPELLEES’ BRIEF                 PAGE 1
                                I. SUMMARY OF MOTION

       Appellees’ Brief in the above matter is due on March 4, 2024. Appellees

request a 20-day extension, moving the deadline to March 25, 2024.1 This is

Appellees’ first request for an extension of time to file Appellees’ Brief. This motion

is unopposed.

                           II. ARGUMENT AND AUTHORITIES

       The Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure allow for the extension of a party’s

briefing deadline upon a motion under Rule 10.5(b). TEX. R. APP. P. 38.6(d) (citing

TEX. R. APP. P. 10.5(b)). Under Rule 10.5(b), the movant must identify the existing

deadline, the length of the extension requested, the factual basis for the extension,

and the number of prior extensions granted for the same deadline. TEX. R. APP. P.

10.5(b).

       This is Appellees’ first requested extension, and the length of the extension

sought is 20 days. If this motion is granted, Appellees’ Brief will be due on

March 25, 2024. Appellant does not oppose the requested extension.

       Counsel for Appellees request an extension due to deadlines that have

hindered their completion of Appellees’ Brief in this matter. Lead counsel in this

matter, Byron K. Henry, has had a number of other deadlines and requirements

precluding his ability to complete the Brief by the deadline, including the following:

1
 Twenty days from March 4, 2024 is Sunday, March 24, 2024, thus, the date upon which the Brief
would be due is March 25, 2024. See TEX. R. APP. P. 4.1(a).
APPELLEES’ UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE APPELLEES’ BRIEF             PAGE 2
          • Prepare for and attend Jury Trial on February 6-14, 2024, in Cause No.
            CC-19-02768-D, in the County Court at Law No. 4, Dallas County,
            Texas.

          • Prepare for and attend Pretrial Hearing on February 22, 2024, in
            Arbitration No. 01-22-0000-2651, before the American Arbitration
            Association.

          • Prepare and file Appellant’s Reply Brief on February 26, 2024, in
            Cause No. 23-3134, in the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals.

          • Prepare for and attend Jury Trial on February 26-27, 2024, in Cause
            No. 429-02904-2019, in the 429th District Court, Collin County, Texas.

          • Prepare for and attend Final Evidentiary Hearing on March 4-5, 2024,
            in Arbitration No. 01-22-0000-2651, before the American Arbitration
            Association.

       Counsel for Appellees Walker Young also has had to attend to several

deadlines that have hindered and will hinder his work to complete Appellees’ Brief

and has been engaged in preparing the same briefs.

       For these reasons, a 20-day extension of time is needed to complete

Appellees’ Brief in this matter. This extension is not sought for delay but so that

justice may be done.

                             III. CONCLUSION AND PRAYER
       For these reasons, Appellees TLC Energy Group, LLC and Terry LaCore

respectfully request the Court GRANT their Unopposed Motion for Extension of

Time to File Appellees’ Brief, order Appellees’ Brief due on or before March 25,

2024, and grant Appellees such other relief to which they may be justly entitled.

APPELLEES’ UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE APPELLEES’ BRIEF    PAGE 3
                                           Respectfully submitted,

                                           By:
                                                 BYRON K. HENRY
                                                 State Bar No. 24008909
                                                 byron.henry@solidcounsel.com
                                                 WALKER STEVEN YOUNG
                                                 State Bar No. 24102676
                                                 walker.young@solidcounsel.com

                                           SCHEEF & STONE, L.L.P.
                                           2600 Network Blvd., Suite 400
                                           Frisco, Texas 75034
                                           (214) 472-2100 Phone
                                           (214) 472-2150 Fax

                                           ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLEES

                         CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE
     I hereby certify that I conferred with Appellant’s counsel on March 1, 2024
and Appellant is unopposed to the relief requested in this motion. Certified to on
March 1, 2024.

                                            /s/ Walker Steven Young
                                            Walker Steven Young

APPELLEES’ UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE APPELLEES’ BRIEF       PAGE 4
                            CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

      I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of this document has been
delivered pursuant to TEX. R. APP. P. 9.5 to all counsel as indicated below on
March 4, 2024:

       Via Electronic Filing/Service:
       Thomas M. Melsheimer
       tmelsheimer@winston.com
       Katrina G. Eash
       keash@winston.com
       John Sanders
       jsanders@winston.com
       Ashley J. Wright
       ajwright@winston.com
       Jackson C. Smith
       jacsmith@winston.com
       WINSTON & STRAWN LLP
       2121 N. Pearl St., Suite 900
       Dallas, TX 75201

       ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLANT

                                           Byron K. Henry

APPELLEES’ UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE APPELLEES’ BRIEF   PAGE 5
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Melissa Diaz on behalf of Byron Henry
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melissa.diaz@solidcounsel.com
Envelope ID: 85182537
Filing Code Description: Motion
Filing Description: Appellees' Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to
File Brief
Status as of 3/5/2024 7:17 AM CST

Associated Case Party: Ambit Marketing, LLC

Name                  BarNumber    Email                         TimestampSubmitted      Status

Thomas Melsheimer                  tmelsheimer@winston.com 3/4/2024 5:50:19 PM           SENT

Katrina Eash                       keash@winston.com             3/4/2024 5:50:19 PM     SENT

John Sanders                       jsanders@winston.com          3/4/2024 5:50:19 PM     SENT

Ashley Wright                      ajwright@winston.com          3/4/2024 5:50:19 PM     SENT

Jackson Smith                      jacsmith@winston.com          3/4/2024 5:50:19 PM     SENT

Associated Case Party: TLC Energy Group, Terry LaCore

Name                BarNumber    Email                                TimestampSubmitted        Status

Melissa Diaz                     melissa.diaz@solidcounsel.com        3/4/2024 5:50:19 PM       SENT

Byron Henry                      byron.henry@solidcounsel.com         3/4/2024 5:50:19 PM       SENT

Leslie Sanderson                 leslie.sanderson@solidcounsel.com 3/4/2024 5:50:19 PM          SENT

Case Contacts

Name               BarNumber Email                          TimestampSubmitted         Status

Houston Docket                  ECF_Houston@winston.com 3/4/2024 5:50:19 PM            SENT