ACCEPTED 03-16-00276-CV 12613029 THIRD COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 9/9/2016 11:50:01 AM JEFFREY D. KYLE CLERK NO. 03-16-00276-CV ____________________________________________________________ FILED IN 3rd COURT OF APPEALS IN THE COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT 9/9/2016 11:50:01 AM AUSTIN, TEXAS JEFFREY D. KYLE Clerk ____________________________________________________________ TAYLOR HOUSING AUTHORITY, A MUNICIPAL HOUSING AUTHORITY, Appellant

vs.

STEVE A. SHORTS, MALLARD RUN HOUSING DEVELOPMENT, and TAYLOR SUNSET HOUSING DEVELOPMENT, Appellees

On appeal from the 368th Judicial District Court of Williamson County, Texas Cause No. 15-0021-C277 ____________________________________________________________ APPELLANT TAYLOR HOUSING AUTHORITY’S UNOPPOSED MOTION TO EXTEND TIME FOR FILING APPELLANT’S REPLY BRIEF COME NOW, TAYLOR HOUSING AUTHORITY, a Municipal Housing Authority, Appellant, and file this Motion to Extend Time for Filing Appellant’s Reply Brief, and in support thereof would respectfully show unto the Court the following: 1. Appellant’s deadline for filing its reply brief is September 13, 2016.

APPELLANT’S MOTION TO EXTEND TIME FOR FILING APPELLANT’S REPLY BRIEF PAGE 1 2. Appellant’s request an additional three (3) days in which to file its reply brief.

3. Appellant has not previously requested any extensions regarding this item and no extensions have been granted.

4. As such, Appellant seeks this court, pursuant to TRAP 10.5(b) and 38.6(d), a three day extension of time to file Appellant’s reply brief or September 16, 2016.

Respectfully submitted, DIETZ & JARRARD, P.C.

106 Fannin Ave. East Round Rock, Texas 78664 Telephone (512) 244-9314 Facsimile (512) 244-3766

By:__/s/ R. Mark Dietz______ R. Mark Dietz State Bar No. 05857200 [email protected] Douglas G. Cornwell State Bar No. 24009024 [email protected] Ted W. Hejl Mark J. Schroeder PO Box 192 Taylor, Texas 76574 [email protected] [email protected] ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLANT TAYLOR HOUSING AUTHORITY

APPELLANT’S MOTION TO EXTEND TIME FOR FILING APPELLANT’S REPLY BRIEF PAGE 2 CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE This is to certify that on September 8, 2016, the undersigned counsel for Appellants contacted counsel for Appellees, Patrick J. Fitzgerald, to confer with regard to this motion. Appellees’ counsel stated that Appellees will not oppose this motion.

_/s/ Douglas G. Cornwell_________ Douglas G. Cornwell

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE This is to certify that on this day a true and correct copy of the foregoing Appellant Taylor Housing Authority’s Motion to Extend Time for Filing Appellant’s Reply Brief has been served via eservice to counsel listed below, on this the 9th day of September, 2016:

Steve Skarnulis Via Eservice Thomas J. Turner Patrick J. Fitzgerald CAIN & SKARNULIS PLLC W. 15th St., Suite 900 Austin, Texas 78701 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

_/s/ Douglas G. Cornwell__________ Douglas G. Cornwell

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