ACCEPTED 14-14-00808-CV FOURTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS HOUSTON, TEXAS 10/20/2015 3:49:45 PM CHRISTOPHER PRINE CLERK

NO. 14-14-00808-CV MARSHA ARD-PHILLIPS FILED IN IN THE FOURTEENTH 14th COURT OF APPEALS Appellant, HOUSTON, TEXAS 10/20/2015 3:49:45 PM VS. COURT OF APPEALS CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE Clerk STEVEN W. ARD, Appellee. HOUSTON, TEXAS APPELLEE'S MOTION TO EXTEND TIME TO FILE BRIEF Appellee asks the Court to extend the time to file his brief.

A. Introduction 1. Appellee is Steven W. Ard.

2. This Motion to Extend Time to File Brief is brought pursuant to Rule 10.5(b) of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure.

B. Argument & Authorities Court has 3. The Court has the theauthority authorityunder underTexas TexasRule RuleofofAppellate Procedure110.5(b) Appel late Procedure 0.5 (b) to extend the time to file the Appellee's brief.

4. Appellee requests an additional 30 days to file his brief, extending the time until November 20, 2015.

5. One previous extension has been requested and granted to extend the time to file Appellee's brief.

6. Appellee needs additional time to file his brief because Appellee's' counsel has been involved in multiple state district court cases, Federal court cases and mediations. Additionally, the Appellant has raised numerous issues that require research and drafting that has taken a considerable amount of time. Appellee's counsel requires additional time to complete the drafting of the brief C. Conclusion 7. Appellee requires additional time to complete his brief.

D. Prayer 8. For these reasons, Appellee asks the Court to grant an extension of time to file his brief until November 20, 2015.

Respectfully submitted, ALLAN A. CEASE & ASSOCIATES, P.C.

/s/ Allan A. Cease BY: Allan A. Cease Texas Bar No. 04040550 Email: [email protected] Sugar Creek Center Blvd, Suite 300 Sugar Land, Texas 77478 Tel. 281-980-0909 Fax 281-980-1069 Attorney for Appellee, Steven W. Ard

VERIFICATION STATE OF TEXAS FORT BEND COUNTY § Before me, the undersigned notary, on this day personally appeared Allan A.

Cease, the affiant, a person whose identity is known to me. After I administered an oath to affiant, affiant testified: "My name is Allan A. Cease. I am capable of making this verification. I have read the Appellee's Motion to Extend Time to File Brief The facts stated in it are within my personal knowledge and are true and correct."

SWORN TO AND SUBSCRIBED BEFORE ME by Allan A. Cease on October gro 20, 2015.

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CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE I certify that that II have haveconferred conferredwith withMarsha MarshaArd-Phillips Ard-Phillipsand and she she is is opposed opposed to this motion.

Is! /s/ Allan A. Cease Allan A. Cease CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I certify that a copy of Appellee's Motion to Extend Time to File Brief was served on Appellant, Marsha Ard-Phillips, at 12407 N. Mopac Expressway, Suite 250-210, Austin, Texas 78758, by email to [email protected], on October 20, 2015.

/s/ Allan A. Cease Allan A. Cease