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                                                                                         05-23-00874-CV
                                                                               FIFTH COURT OF APPEALS
                                                                                        DALLAS, TEXAS
                                                                                        3/4/2024 1:54 PM
                                                                                          RUBEN MORIN
                                                                                                  CLERK

                               No. 05-23-00874-CV

                                                                       FILED IN
                                                                5th COURT OF APPEALS
                        IN THE COURT OF APPEALS                     DALLAS, TEXAS
                     FOR THE FIFTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT            3/4/2024 1:54:19 PM
                             DALLAS, TEXAS                           Ruben Morin
                                                                        Clerk

  MARIA DE LOS ANGELES RODRIGUEZ, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS THE
  ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF GABRIEL VELA, DECEASED,
            AMANDA LOPEZ VELA AND JOSE G. VELA,
                         Appellants,

                                         v.

      OGT, LLC, DELAWARE G&P, LLC, AND ENLINK MIDSTREAM
                        OPERATING, LP,
                           Appellees.

                APPELLEES’ SECOND UNOPPOSED
          MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE BRIEF

TO THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS:

      Appellees Delaware G&P, LLC and Enlink Midstream Operating, LP

respectfully request a 30-day extension of time to file their Brief under Texas Rules

of Appellate Procedure 10.5(b) and 38.6(d). Appellees’ Brief is currently due March

8, 2024. Appellees request an extension of 30 days from the current deadline,

making the Brief due April 8, 2024.

      This is Appellees’ second request for an extension to file their Brief.

Appellees’ counsel needs additional time to prepare and file the Brief because
counsel has been diligently working to comply with multiple concurrent deadlines

and briefing requirements, including (but not limited to) the following:

    Cause No. 04-24-00121-CV; In re Key Energy Services and Abel Guerrero;
     in the Fourth Court of Appeals of San Antonio, Texas (Petition for Writ of
     Mandamus filed February 20, 2024);

    Cause No. 202158169; Jennifer Locklear v. Juan Gomez and ABC
     Professional Tree Services, Inc.; in the 55th District of Harris County, Texas
     (Pretrial pleadings filed on February 26, 2024);

    Cause No. C-0340-23-D; Rene Guadalupe Lara, Jr. v. Gerardo Bocanegra,
     et al.; in the 206th District of Hidalgo County, Texas (Mediation on February
     26, 2024);

    Cause No. 2023-12676; Hannah Rogers, et al. v. Henry Lopez, et al.; in the
     164th District of Harris County, Texas (Deposition on February 28, 2024);

    Cause No. DC-19-18649; Li Huang et al. v. NorthPark Partners, L.P., et al.;
     in the 134th District of Dallas County, Texas (Response to Motion for
     Spoliation filed on February 29, 2024);

    Cause No. CV59238; Mark Ciarkowski v. J&W Services and Equipment
     Company, et al.; in the 238th Judicial District of Midland County, Texas
     (Deposition on February 29, 2024);

    Cause No. 2021-38749; Alicia Lozano a/n/f of M.A.P., a Minor v. Ches-Lee
     Enterprises d/b/a American Fireworks, et al.; in the 295th Judicial District of
     Harris County, Texas (Hearing on Defendant’s No-Evidence Motion for
     Summary Judgment on March 4, 2024);

    Cause No. 2022CCV-61553-2; Shawn Brown v. H&S Constructors, Inc.; in
     the County Court at Law No. 2 of Nueces County, Texas (Deposition on
     March 6, 2024);

    Cause No. DC-19-18649; Li Huang et al. v. NorthPark Partners, L.P., et al.;
     in the 134th District of Dallas County, Texas (Hearing on Motion for
     Spoliation on March 7, 2024);

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    Cause No. 2023-000976-2; Nastasi Bizimana v. Mitchell Alvarez Rivera, et
     al.; in the County Court at Law No. 2 of Tarrant County, Texas (Mediation
     on March 7, 2024);

    Cause No. 22-DCV-295852; Danielle Cantu et al. v. Miguel Espinosa, et al.;
     in the 268th District of Fort Bend County, Texas (Hearing on Motion for
     Summary Judgment on March 11, 2024); and

    Cause No. 23-0801; In re Tri-National, Inc.; in the Supreme Court of Texas
     (Reply in Support of Petition for Writ of Mandamus due on March 14, 2024).

      All other counsel in the case have indicated they are unopposed to this

Motion.

      For these reasons, Appellees request that this Court grant an extension of time

to file the Brief, making it due on or before April 8, 2024.

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Respectfully submitted,

/s/ Andrew C. Nelson
Andrew C. Nelson
State Bar No. 24074801
Brittany R. Greger
State Bar No. 24097766
WRIGHT CLOSE & BARGER, LLP
One Riverway, Suite 2200
Houston, Texas 77056
(713) 572-4321 Telephone
(713) 572-4320 Facsimile
nelson@wrightclosebarger.com
greger@wrightclosebarger.com

J.J. Knauff
State Bar No. 24032517
MILLER KNAUFF LAW FIRM
Three Forest Plaza
12221 Merit Drive, Suite 1210
Dallas, Texas 75251
(469) 916-2552 Telephone
(469) 916-2555 Facsimile
jknauff@mklawpc.com

COUNSEL FOR APPELLEES
DELAWARE G&P, LLC AND
ENLINK MIDSTREAM OPERATING,
LP

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                      CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE

      As required by Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 10.1(a)(5), Appellees’

counsel conferred with counsel for Appellants, who indicated that they are not

opposed to the relief sought in this motion.

                                       /s/ Andrew C. Nelson
                                       Andrew C. Nelson

                         CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

      I certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing was served on the

following counsel of record by e-service on March 4, 2024, in accordance with the

Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure.

                                       /s/ Andrew C. Nelson
                                       Andrew C. Nelson

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                         Automated Certificate of eService
This automated certificate of service was created by the efiling system.
The filer served this document via email generated by the efiling system
on the date and to the persons listed below. The rules governing
certificates of service have not changed. Filers must still provide a
certificate of service that complies with all applicable rules.

Annie Martin on behalf of Andrew Nelson
Bar No. 24074801
martin@wrightclosebarger.com
Envelope ID: 85162326
Filing Code Description: Motion
Filing Description: Appellees' Second Unopposed Motion for Extension of
Time to File Brief
Status as of 3/4/2024 1:57 PM CST

Associated Case Party: Maria de los Angeles Rodriguez

Name                   BarNumber        Email                       TimestampSubmitted    Status

David S.Coale                           dcoale@lynnllp.com          3/4/2024 1:54:19 PM   SENT

Kay Ridenour                            kridenour@lynnllp.com       3/4/2024 1:54:19 PM   SENT

Beverly Congdon                         bcongdon@lynnllp.com        3/4/2024 1:54:19 PM   SENT

Michael K. Hurst       10316310         mhurst@lynnllp.com          3/4/2024 1:54:19 PM   SENT

Aizar J. Karam         796860           akaram@karamlawfirm.com     3/4/2024 1:54:19 PM   SENT

Raymond L. Thomas 19865350              rthomas@raythomaspc.com 3/4/2024 1:54:19 PM       SENT

Ricardo Pumarejo       24056168         ricardo@pumarejolaw.com     3/4/2024 1:54:19 PM   SENT

Gina Flores                             gflores@lynnllp.com         3/4/2024 1:54:19 PM   SENT

Associated Case Party: Amanda Lopez Vela

Name               BarNumber    Email                    TimestampSubmitted     Status

Alyssa Romero      24084725     alr@gflawoffices.com     3/4/2024 1:54:19 PM    SENT

George Farah       24040882     gkf@gflawoffices.com 3/4/2024 1:54:19 PM        SENT

Case Contacts

Name             BarNumber      Email                   TimestampSubmitted Status

Nancy Karnes                    nkarnes@gdhm.com        3/4/2024 1:54:19 PM    SENT

Jim Hemphill                    jhemphill@gdhm.com      3/4/2024 1:54:19 PM    SENT

Associated Case Party: JoseG.Vela
                         Automated Certificate of eService
This automated certificate of service was created by the efiling system.
The filer served this document via email generated by the efiling system
on the date and to the persons listed below. The rules governing
certificates of service have not changed. Filers must still provide a
certificate of service that complies with all applicable rules.

Annie Martin on behalf of Andrew Nelson
Bar No. 24074801
martin@wrightclosebarger.com
Envelope ID: 85162326
Filing Code Description: Motion
Filing Description: Appellees' Second Unopposed Motion for Extension of
Time to File Brief
Status as of 3/4/2024 1:57 PM CST

Associated Case Party: JoseG.Vela

Name             BarNumber      Email                     TimestampSubmitted     Status

Oscar Alvarez    24036133       oscar@alvarezatty.com 3/4/2024 1:54:19 PM        SENT

Associated Case Party: OGT, LLC

Name            BarNumber Email                            TimestampSubmitted Status

Todd Wright     24010493       twright@graulawgroup.com    3/4/2024 1:54:19 PM    SENT

James Grau      8306350        jgrau@graulawgroup.com      3/4/2024 1:54:19 PM    SENT

Associated Case Party: Delaware G&P, LLC

Name                BarNumber     Email                   TimestampSubmitted      Status

Jerry Joe Knauff    24032517      jknauff@mklawpc.com 3/4/2024 1:54:19 PM         SENT

Associated Case Party: EnLink Midstream Operating, LP

Name                BarNumber Email                                TimestampSubmitted      Status

Andrew C.Nelson                    nelson@wrightclosebarger.com    3/4/2024 1:54:19 PM     SENT

Brittany R.Greger                  greger@wrightclosebarger.com    3/4/2024 1:54:19 PM     SENT