ACCEPTED 03-15-00248-CV 6155174 THIRD COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 7/21/2015 12:35:15 PM JEFFREY D. KYLE CLERK No. 03-15-00248-CV IN THE COURT OF APPEALS FILED IN 3rd COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD DISTRICT OF TEXAS AUSTIN, TEXAS AT AUSTIN 7/21/2015 12:35:15 PM JEFFREY D. KYLE Clerk 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.

1768.004/563735 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.

1768.004/563735 2 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 [email protected] Fields Alexander State Bar No. 00783528 [email protected] Parth S. Gejji State Bar No. 24087575 [email protected] 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 [email protected] Congress Avenue, Suite 1750 Austin, TX 78701 (512) 708-1000 (512) 708-1002 (Fax) ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLANTS STATOIL ASA AND FARGO ACQUISITION, INC.

1768.004/563735 3 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 ROBBINS GELLER RUDMAN & DOWD LLP & DOWD LLP Darren J. Robbins Samuel H. Rudman Randall J. Baron Mark S. Reich David T. Wissbroecker Michael G. Capeci Steven M. Jodlowski 58 South Service Road, Suite 200 West Broadway, Suite 1900 Melville, NY 11747 San Diego, CA 92101-3301 (631) 367-7100 (619) 231-1058 (631) 367-1173 fax (619) 231-7423 fax [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

1768.004/563735 4 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 [email protected] Additional Counsel for Appellees KENDALL LAW GROUP, LLP THE BRISCOE LAW FIRM, PLLC Joe Kendall Willie C. Briscoe Daniel Hill The Preston Commons Jamie J. McKey 8150 N. Central Expressway, Suite 1575 3232 McKinney Avenue, Suite 700 Dallas, Texas 75206 Dallas, Texas 75204 (214) 239-4568 (214) 744-3000 (281) 254-7789 fax (214) 744-3015 fax [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] DUNNAM & DUNNAM L.L.P. BRODSKY & SMITH LLC Hamilton P. Lindley Evan J. Smith 4125 W. Waco Drive (76710) Marc L. Ackerman P.O. Box 8418 Two Bala Plaza, Suite 602 Waco, Texas 76714 Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania 19004 (254) 753-6437 (610) 667-6200 (254) 753-7434 fax (610) 667-9029 fax hlindley@ dunnamlaw.com [email protected] [email protected] LEVI & KORSINSKY LLP KOHN, SWIFT & GRAF, P.C.

Shane T. Rowley Denis F. Sheils Broad St., 24th Floor One South Broad Street, Suite 2100 New York, NY 10004 Philadelphia, PA 19107-3389 (212) 363-7500 (215) 238-1700 (866) 367-6510 fax (215) 238-1968 fax [email protected] [email protected] 1768.004/563735 5 THE WEISER LAW FIRM, P.C. RYAN & MANISKAS, LLP Patricia C. Weiser Katharine M. Ryan James M. Ficaro Richard A. Maniskas Cassatt Avenue 995 Old Eagle School Road, Suite 311 Berwyn, PA 19312 Wayne, PA 19087 (610) 225-2677 (484) 588-5516 (610) 408-8062 fax (484) 450-2582 fax [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] THE REDDELL FIRM PLLC Kelly N. Reddell Highland Park Village, Suite 200 Dallas, Texas 75025 (214) 295-3031 [email protected] Counsel for Brigham Exploration Company and Individual Appellants THOMPSON & KNIGHT LLP THOMPSON & KNIGHT LLP Timothy R. McCormick Debora B. Alsup Michael W. Stockham Thompson & Knight LLP Mackenzie Wallace 98 San Jacinto Blvd., Suite 1900 1722 Routh Street, Suite 1500 Austin, TX 78701 Dallas, Texas 75201 (512) 469-6100 (214) 969-1700 (512) 482-5028 fax (214) 969-1751 fax [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

/s/ Russell S. Post Russell S. Post

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