ACCEPTED 03-16-00718-CV 14556843 THIRD COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 1/4/2017 2:27:28 PM JEFFREY D. KYLE CLERK NO. 03-16-00718-CV ___________________________________ FILED IN 3rd COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS IN THE COURT OF APPEALS 1/4/2017 2:27:28 PM FOR THE THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT JEFFREY D. KYLE __________________________________ Clerk

IN RE VOLKSWAGEN CLEAN DIESEL LITIGATION: TCAA ENFORCEMENT CASE _________________________________________ VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA, INC. AND PORSCHE CARS NORTH AMERICA, INC.’S SUPPLEMENT TO THEIR MOTION TO EXPEDITE THEIR MOTION TO STAY MDL COURT PROCEEDINGS AND EMERGENCY REQUEST FOR TEMPORARY STAY DURING THE PENDENCY OF THEIR STAY MOTION __________________________________________

C. VERNON HARTLINE, JR. State Bar No. 09159500 [email protected] HARTLINE DACUS BARGER DREYER LLP 8750 N. Central Expressway, Suite 1600 Dallas, Texas 75231 214-369-2100 214-369-2118 fax And

DARRELL L. BARGER State Bar No. 01733800 [email protected] HARTLINE DACUS BARGER DREYER LLP 1980 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 1800 Houston, Texas 77056 713-759-1990 713-652-2419 fax And RICHARD W. CREWS, JR. State Bar No. 05075500 [email protected] HARTLINE DACUS BARGER DREYER LLP North Shoreline Blvd. Suite 2000, North Tower Corpus Christi, TX 78401 361-866-8000 361-866-8039 fax And

JEFFREY L. CHASE NY State Bar No. 1002203 [email protected] (pro hac vice motion to be filed) MICHAEL B. GALLUB NY State Bar No. 2141851 [email protected] (pro hac vice motion to be filed) HERZFELD & RUBIN, P.C.

125 Broad Street New York, New York 10004 212-471-8459 212-344-3333 fax And ROBERT J. GIUFFRA, JR. New York State Bar 2309177 [email protected] SHARON L. NELLES New York State Bar 2613073 [email protected] WILLIAM B. MONAHAN New York State Bar 4229027 [email protected] SULLIVAN & CROMWELL LLP Broad Street New York, New York 10004 212-558-4000 Fax: 212-558-3588 ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA, INC., AUDI OF AMERICA, LLC AND VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA CHATTANOOGA OPERATIONS, LLC And DARREN L.MCCARTY State Bar No. 24007631 [email protected] ALSTON & BIRD LLP 2828 North Harwood Street, Suite 1800 Dallas, Texas 75201 (214) 922-3400 –Telephone (214) 922-3899 –Facsimile COUNSEL FOR PORSCHE CARS NORTH AMERICA, INC.

Yesterday, after Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (“VWGoA”) and Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (“Porsche”) filed their Motion to Expedite Their Motion to Stay MDL Court Proceedings and Emergency Request for Temporary Stay During the Pendency of Their Stay Motion, Plaintiffs filed a letter with the MDL Court requesting that scheduling of depositions be discussed at a status hearing scheduled for this Friday, January 6, 2017. VWGoA and Porsche accordingly file this Supplement to their Motion, attaching Plaintiffs’ recently filed letter.

I.

Plaintiffs Seek to Discuss the Scheduling of Depositions at a Status Hearing in Two Days On January 3, 2017, Government Liaison Counsel for the State of Texas and Lead Council for the TCAA County Plaintiffs sent a letter to the MDL Court (Sulak, J.) regarding items to be discussed at an upcoming status conference hearing on January 6, 2017.1 Plaintiffs’ counsel requested that the MDL Court and all counsel address at the hearing: “[t]he intention of the Texas MDL Plaintiffs’ Leadership to notice depositions in the Texas MDL and VW’s initial response to those efforts.” It is apparent that, notwithstanding the automatic stay, Plaintiffs wish to schedule six depositions (see Exhibit A to VWGoA’s and Porsche’s

The letter is attached hereto and incorporated herein for all purposes as Exhibit “C.”

Motion to Expedite) in the near future, and apparently seek the MDL Court’s intervention in scheduling the depositions.

VWGoA and Porsche accordingly request that, for this additional reason, this Court (a) expedite a ruling on their Motion to Stay, and (b) enter a temporary stay of all proceedings in cause number D-GN-16-000370 until their Motion to Stay is decided.

II.

Conclusion & Prayer VWGoA and Porsche request the Court expedite their Motion to Stay MDL Court Proceedings, acknowledging and enforcing the automatic stay of all proceedings in cause number D-GN-16-000370, and enter a temporary stay of all proceedings in cause number D-GN-16-000370 until their Motion to Stay is decided.

Respectfully submitted, /s/ C. Vernon Hartline, Jr. C. VERNON HARTLINE, JR. State Bar No. 09159500 [email protected] HARTLINE DACUS BARGER DREYER LLP 8750 N. Central Expressway, Suite 1600 Dallas, Texas 75231 214-369-2100 214-369-2118 fax And DARRELL L. BARGER State Bar No. 01733800 [email protected] HARTLINE DACUS BARGER DREYER LLP 1980 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 1800 Houston, Texas 77056 713-759-1990 713-652-2419 fax And RICHARD W. CREWS, JR. State Bar No. 05075500 [email protected] HARTLINE DACUS BARGER DREYER LLP North Shoreline Blvd. Suite 2000, North Tower Corpus Christi, TX 78401 361-866-8000 361-866-8039 fax

And JEFFREY L. CHASE NY State Bar No. 1002203 [email protected] (pro hac vice motion to be filed) MICHAEL B. GALLUB NY State Bar No. 2141851 [email protected] (pro hac vice motion to be filed) HERZFELD & RUBIN, P.C.

125 Broad Street New York, New York 10004 212-471-8459 212-344-3333 fax And

ROBERT J. GIUFFRA, JR. New York State Bar 2309177 [email protected] SHARON L. NELLES New York State Bar 2613073 [email protected] WILLIAM B. MONAHAN New York State Bar 4229027 [email protected] SULLIVAN & CROMWELL LLP Broad Street New York, New York 10004 212-558-4000 Fax: 212-558-3588 ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA, INC., AUDI OF AMERICA, LLC AND VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA CHATTANOOGA OPERATIONS, LLC And DARREN L.MCCARTY State Bar No. 24007631 [email protected] ALSTON & BIRD LLP 2828 North Harwood Street, Suite 1800 Dallas, Texas 75201 (214) 922-3400 –Telephone (214) 922-3899 –Facsimile COUNSEL FOR PORSCHE CARS NORTH AMERICA, INC.

CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE I hereby certify that on the 3rd day of January, 2017, counsel for VWGoA conferred with counsel for the State of Texas and counsel for the Counties involved in TCAA Enforcement Case MDL, Cause No. D-1-GN-16-000370. Both counsel indicated they were opposed to VWGoA’s and Porsche’s Motion to Expedite their Motion to Stay MDL Court Proceedings, so are likewise opposed to this supplement.

/s/ C. Vernon Hartline, Jr. C. VERNON HARTLINE, JR.

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on the 4th day of January, 2017, a true and correct copy of this pleading was served in accordance with the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure on all known counsel of record.

/s/ C. Vernon Hartline, Jr. C. VERNON HARTLINE, JR.

EXHIBIT C January 3, 2017

Honorable Judge Tim Sulak via electronic filing and email: 353rd District Court of Travis County [email protected] Heman Marion Sweatt Travis County Courthouse P. O. Box 1748 Austin, Texas 78767 RE: Cause No. D-1-GN-16-000370; In re Volkswagen Clean Diesel Litigation (MDL 15- 0884) in the 353rd Judicial District Court of Travis County Cause No. D-1-GN-16-000449; In re Volkswagen Clean Diesel Litigation (MDL 15- 0884); in the 353rd Judicial District Court of Travis County Dear Judge Sulak: In advance of the January 6, 2017 status conference, the State and counsel for the TCAA County Plaintiffs write to notify the Court and all counsel that the State intends to address the following issues at the status conference: • Recent developments in the Federal MDL in the Northern District of California, the subsequent cancellation of depositions in that proceeding and the impact of those developments on coordination of depositions scheduled to occur in the Federal MDL; and • The intention of the Texas MDL Plaintiffs’ Leadership to notice depositions in the Texas MDL and VW’s initial response to those efforts.

The State will also stand ready to address any issues which the Court wishes it to address.

Thank you very much.

Sincerely,

/s/ Patrick K. Sweeten /s/Richard Mithoff Patrick K. Sweeten Richard Mithoff Liaison Counsel for the State of Texas Lead Counsel for TCAA County Plaintiffs

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