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ACCEPTED
                                                                                                               03-15-00590-CV
                                                                                                                       7416312
                                                                                                    THIRD COURT OF APPEALS
                                                                                                               AUSTIN, TEXAS
                                                                                                         10/16/2015 3:16:04 PM
                                                                                                             JEFFREY D. KYLE
                                                                                                                        CLERK
            _______________________________________________________________________	
  
                                                           	
  
                                           No.	
  03-­‐15-­‐00590-­‐CV	
  
                                                                                                FILED IN
            _______________________________________________________________________	
    3rd COURT OF APPEALS
                                                           	
                                 AUSTIN, TEXAS
                                  IN	
  THE	
  COURT	
  OF	
  APPEALS	
                  10/16/2015 3:16:04 PM
                           THIRD	
  JUDICIAL	
  DISTRICT	
  OF	
  TEXAS	
                    JEFFREY D. KYLE
                                            AT	
  AUSTIN,	
  TEXAS	
                              Clerk
             ______________________________________________________________________	
  
                                                           	
  
                     STEVEN	
  WEBB	
  D/B/A	
  LEANDER	
  TRUX-­‐N-­‐KARZ	
  
                                                           	
  
                                                   Appellant,	
  
                                                           	
  
                                                        VS.	
  
                                                           	
  
                                             GLENCO	
  UPSHAW	
  
                                                           	
  
                                                     Appellee.	
  
              _____________________________________________________________________	
  
                                                           	
  
                           On	
  Appeal	
  from	
  the	
  368th	
  District	
  Court	
  
                                     of	
  Williamson	
  County,	
  Texas	
  
                             Hon.	
  Rick	
  Kennon,	
  Judge	
  Presiding	
  
                              Trial	
  Court	
  Case	
  No.	
  11-­‐613-­‐C368	
  
             _____________________________________________________________________	
  
                                                           	
  
               APPELLANT’S	
  FIRST	
  MOTION	
  FOR	
  EXTENSION	
  OF	
  TIME	
  
             _____________________________________________________________________	
  
                                                           	
  
                                                N.	
  West	
  Short	
  
                                        State	
  Bar	
  No.	
  00788407	
  
                                                           	
  
                             WEST	
  SHORT	
  &	
  ASSOCIATES,	
  P.C.	
  
                                           313	
  West	
  10th	
  Street	
  
                                       Georgetown,	
  Texas	
  78626	
  
                                                512.864.3911	
  
                                            512.864.3966	
  (Fax)	
  
                                                           	
  
     ATTORNEYS	
  FOR	
  APPELLANT	
  STEVEN	
  WEBB	
  D/B/A	
  LEANDER	
  TRUX-­‐N-­‐KARZ	
  
                                                           	
  
                                                           	
  
                                                           	
  
                                                           	
  
                                                           	
  
	
                                	
  
                 APPELLANT’S	
  FIRST	
  MOTION	
  FOR	
  EXTENSION	
  OF	
  TIME	
  
                                                          	
  
	
          Steven	
   Webb,	
   misnamed	
   herein	
   as	
   “Steven	
   Webb	
   d/b/a	
   Leander	
   Trux-­‐N-­‐

Karz,”	
  Appellant,	
  respectfully	
  asks	
  the	
  Court	
  to	
  extend	
  the	
  time	
  to	
  file	
  his	
  brief,	
  and	
  

in	
  support	
  hereof,	
  would	
  show	
  the	
  following:	
  

                                                        A.	
  Introduction	
  

	
          1.	
        Appellant	
  Steven	
  Webb	
  is	
  an	
  individual,	
  and	
  is	
  one	
  of	
  the	
  owners	
  of	
  a	
  

used	
  car	
  dealership	
  in	
  Leander,	
  Texas,	
  called	
  “Leander	
  Trux-­‐N-­‐Karz,	
  Inc.”	
  

	
          2.	
        The	
   trial	
   court	
   entered	
   a	
   post-­‐answer	
   summary	
   judgment	
   against	
  

Appellant	
  by	
  default	
  on	
  September	
  10,	
  2015.	
  

            3.	
        Appellant	
  filed	
  a	
  pro	
  se	
  Notice	
  of	
  Appeal	
  and	
  a	
  Motion	
  for	
  New	
  Trial	
  on	
  

September	
  15,	
  2015.	
  

            4.	
        Appellant,	
   through	
   the	
   undersigned	
   counsel,	
   then	
   filed	
   a	
   First	
  

Amended	
   Motion	
   for	
   New	
   Trial	
   on	
   October	
   5,	
   2015,	
   contending	
   that	
   because	
  

Appellant	
   was	
   not	
   aware	
   of	
   the	
   hearing	
   on	
   Appellee’s	
   Motion	
   for	
   Summary	
  

Judgment,	
   he	
   should	
   be	
   granted	
   a	
   new	
   trial	
   under	
   the	
   Craddock	
   test	
   and	
   in	
   the	
  

interests	
  of	
  justice.	
  

            5.	
        Appellant’s	
   First	
   Amended	
   Motion	
   for	
   New	
   Trial	
   is	
   currently	
   set	
   for	
  

hearing	
  on	
  October	
  29,	
  2015,	
  and,	
  if	
  not	
  ruled	
  upon,	
  will	
  be	
  denied	
  by	
  operation	
  of	
  

law	
  on	
  November	
  24,	
  2015.	
  

                                               B.	
  Arguments	
  and	
  Authorities	
  

	
          6.	
        Appellant’s	
  brief	
  is	
  currently	
  due	
  on	
  October	
  28,	
  2015.	
  

	
          7.	
        No	
   extension	
   has	
   been	
   previously	
   granted	
   to	
   extend	
   the	
   time	
   for	
  

Appellant	
  to	
  file	
  his	
  brief.	
  

APPELLANT’S	
  FIRST	
  MOTION	
  FOR	
  EXTENSION	
  OF	
  TIME	
  –	
  PAGE	
  2	
  of	
  4	
  
	
  
	
          8.	
         This	
   request	
   is	
   being	
   made	
   because	
   this	
   appeal	
   will	
   become	
   moot	
   if	
  

the	
   trial	
   court	
   grants	
   Appellant’s	
   Motion	
   for	
   New	
   Trial,	
   and	
   because	
   even	
   if	
  

Appellant’s	
   motion	
   is	
   denied	
   by	
   the	
   trial	
   court,	
   the	
   trial	
   court’s	
   actions	
   could	
  

substantially	
  change	
  the	
  issues	
  in	
  this	
  appeal.	
  

	
          9.	
         Appellant	
  therefore	
  requests	
  an	
  additional	
  30	
  days	
  after	
  the	
  trial	
  court	
  

has	
   ruled	
   on	
   the	
   Motion	
   for	
   New	
   Trial,	
   or	
   the	
   Motion	
   for	
   New	
   Trial	
   is	
   denied	
   by	
  

operation	
  of	
  law,	
  whichever	
  is	
  earlier,	
  to	
  file	
  his	
  brief.	
  

                                                         PRAYER	
  
                                                             	
  
	
          For	
  the	
  reasons	
  stated	
  above,	
  Appellant	
  respectfully	
  requests	
  an	
  extension	
  of	
  

time	
   to	
   file	
   his	
   brief	
   until	
   thirty	
   (30)	
   days	
   after	
   the	
   trial	
   court	
   has	
   ruled	
   on	
   the	
  

Motion	
   for	
   New	
   Trial	
   that	
   is	
   currently	
   before	
   it,	
   or	
   the	
   Motion	
   for	
   New	
   Trial	
   is	
  

denied	
  by	
  operation	
  of	
  law,	
  whichever	
  is	
  earlier.	
  

	
          	
           	
          	
           	
          	
           Respectfully	
  submitted,	
  
	
  
	
          	
           	
          	
           	
          	
           WEST	
  SHORT	
  &	
  ASSOCIATES,	
  P.C.	
  
	
  
	
          	
           	
          	
           	
          	
           By:	
        /s/	
  N.	
  West	
  Short	
   	
                 	
  
	
          	
           	
          	
           	
          	
           	
           N.	
  West	
  Short	
  
	
          	
           	
          	
           	
          	
           	
           State	
  Bar	
  No.	
  00788407	
  
	
          	
           	
          	
           	
          	
           	
           Michael	
  Howell	
  
	
          	
           	
          	
           	
          	
           	
           State	
  Bar	
  No.	
  24009368	
  
	
  
	
          	
           	
          	
           	
          	
           313	
  West	
  10th	
  Street	
  
	
          	
           	
          	
           	
          	
           Georgetown,	
  TX	
  78626	
  
	
          	
           	
          	
           	
          	
           512.864.3911	
  
	
          	
           	
          	
           	
          	
           512.864.3966	
  (Fax)	
  
	
          	
           	
          	
           	
          	
           west.short@westshortlawfirm.com	
  
	
          	
           	
          	
           	
          	
           michael.howell@westshortlawfirm.com	
  
	
  
	
          	
           	
          	
           	
          	
           ATTORNEYS	
  FOR	
  APPELLANT,	
  
	
          	
           	
          	
           	
          	
           STEVEN	
  WEBB	
  
	
  
	
  
	
                                                	
  

APPELLANT’S	
  FIRST	
  MOTION	
  FOR	
  EXTENSION	
  OF	
  TIME	
  –	
  PAGE	
  3	
  of	
  4	
  
	
  
                                              CERTIFICATE	
  OF	
  CONFERENCE	
  
                                                                          	
  
	
         I	
  certify	
  that	
  I	
  contacted	
  Cheryl	
  McGirr,	
  lead	
  counsel	
  for	
  Appellee,	
  on	
  October	
  
16,	
   2015,	
   to	
   determine	
   whether	
   she	
   was	
   opposed	
   to	
   this	
   motion,	
   but	
   she	
   was	
   out	
   of	
  
the	
  office	
  for	
  the	
  day	
  and	
  I	
  was	
  unable	
  to	
  speak	
  with	
  her.	
  
	
  
	
         	
             	
          	
           	
       	
            /s/	
  N.	
  West	
  Short	
   	
        	
        	
              	
  
	
         	
             	
          	
           	
       	
            N.	
  West	
  Short	
  
	
  
	
  
                                                      CERTIFICATE	
  OF	
  SERVICE	
  
                                                                          	
  
	
         I	
  certify	
  that	
  a	
  true	
  and	
  correct	
  copy	
  of	
  the	
  above	
  and	
  foregoing	
  has	
  been	
  e-­‐
served	
  via	
  ProDoc	
  on	
  this	
  16th	
  day	
  of	
  October,	
  2015:	
  
	
  
	
         Cheryl	
  McGirr	
  
	
         McGirr	
  Law,	
  PC	
  
	
         201	
  S.	
  Lakeline	
  Blvd.,	
  Suite	
  301	
  
	
         Cedar	
  Park,	
  Texas	
  78613	
  
	
         COUNSEL	
  FOR	
  APPELLEE	
  
	
  
	
         	
             	
          	
           	
       	
            /s/	
  N.	
  West	
  Short	
   	
        	
        	
              	
  
	
         	
             	
          	
           	
       	
            N.	
  West	
  Short	
  
	
         	
  

APPELLANT’S	
  FIRST	
  MOTION	
  FOR	
  EXTENSION	
  OF	
  TIME	
  –	
  PAGE	
  4	
  of	
  4