ACCEPTED 03-15-00248-CV 8167092 THIRD COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 12/9/2015 4:36:36 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 12/9/2015 4:36:36 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 REPLY 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 reply brief.

1. The present deadline for filing the reply brief is December 14, 2015.

2. Appellants seek a 30-day extension, until January 13, 2016, in which to file their reply brief.

3. This is Appellants’ first request for an extension of time to file their reply brief.

1768.004/571732 4. This motion is unopposed.

5. The following grounds provide “good cause” for extending the time to file the reply 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 reply brief before the present deadline, including, but not limited to, the following:  Participation in trial and subsequent post-verdict briefing in No. 2013-61098; Scott D. Martin and SKM Partnership, Ltd. v. Andrews Kurth LLP; In the 234th Judicial District Court of Harris County, Texas. The trial ended on November 9, 2015, and the post-verdict motions are set for hearing on December 14, 2015.

 Preparation for and presentation of oral argument in No. 09-15- 00248-CV: Therold Palmer v. Newtron Beaumont, L.L.C.; In the Ninth Court of Appeals. Oral argument was held on December 3, 2015, in Beaumont, Texas.

 Preparation of appellant’s brief in No. 14-15-00804-CV; Travis Lomax, et al. v. Michels Corp.; In the Fourteenth Court of Appeals.

The brief is due to be filed on or before December 14, 2015.

 Preparation of petitioners’ brief on the merits in No. 15-0396; Gary Aaronii, et al. v. Directory Distributing Associates, Inc., et al.; In the Texas Supreme Court. The merits brief is due to be filed on or before December 21, 2015.

 Preparation of brief of appellee in No. 13-15-00362-CV; McAllen Hospitals, L.P., et al. v. Mario Rodriguez, et al.; In the Thirteenth Court of Appeals. The brief is due to be filed on or before December 23, 2015, after one extension.

6. This motion is not filed for the purpose of delay, but to allow counsel adequate time to prepare the reply brief.

1768.004/571732 2 For these reasons, Appellants Statoil ASA and Fargo Acquisition, Inc. respectfully request an extension of time to file their reply until January 13, 2016.

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 Gretchen S. Sween State Bar No. 24041996 [email protected] 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.

1768.004/571732 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 December 9, 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 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

1768.004/571732 4 Liaison Counsel for Appellees BOULETTE & GOLDEN LLP Michael D. Marin Texas State Bar No. 00791174 2801 Via Fortuna, Suite 530 Austin, Texas 78746 [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 [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 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 [email protected] [email protected]

1768.004/571732 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 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] THE REDDELL FIRM PLLC Kelly N. Reddell Highland Park Village, Suite 200 Dallas, Texas 75025 [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 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

/s/ Russell S. Post Russell S. Post

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