Texas Court of Appeals, 15th District, 2025

Richard M. Young, Jr. A/K/A Richard Young v. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, John Silovsky as Wildlife Division Director of Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, and the State of Texas

Richard M. Young, Jr. A/K/A Richard Young v. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, John Silovsky as Wildlife Division Director of Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, and the State of Texas
Texas Court of Appeals, 15th District · Decided January 17, 2025
Richard M. Young, Jr. A/K/A Richard Young v. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, John Silovsky as Wildlife Division Director of Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, and the State of Texas

Opinion

ACCEPTED 15-24-00052-CV FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 1/17/2025 12:59 PM No. 15-24-00052-CV CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE CLERK FILED IN 15th COURT OF APPEALS IN THE FIFTEENTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEALS (AUSTIN ) TEXAS AUSTIN, 1/17/2025 12:59:11 PM CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE Clerk Richard M. YOUNG, Jr. a/k/a Richard Young, Appellant vs. TEXAS PARKS & WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT, et al., Appellees.

APPELLANT’S UNOPPOSED FIRST MOTION FOR EXTENSION TO FILE REPLY BRIEF

Appellant Richard M. Young a/k/a Richard Young (“Young”) has a Reply Brief due to this Court on January 27, 2025. Due to conflicts arising from appellate briefing deadlines, oral argument settings, and in-person hearings in district/administrative courts,1 the undersigned needs more time to prepare a Reply Brief responsive to the Brief filed by Appellees.

Thus, Young respectfully requests this Court grant him a 20-day

No. 23-50840 (Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals); Nos. 24-4003 & 24-4007 (Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals); No. 24-1030 (Supreme Court of Texas); No. 20-1543-F425 (Williamson County, Texas); No. 2024-E013737 (Texas Parks & Wildlife Commission Quarterly Meeting). extension to file his Reply Brief, which would make Young’s Reply Brief due on February 17, 2025. Appellees are unopposed to this Motion.

Respectfully submitted, Kimberly S. Keller KELLER STOLARCZYK PLLC W. Bandera Road No. 114-PMB 800 Boerne, Texas 78006 Tele: 830.981.5000 /s/Kimberly S. Keller Kimberly S. Keller SBN: 24014182 Email: [email protected] APPELLANT’S COUNSEL

CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE & SERVICE On January 17, 2025, I conferred with Ian Lancaster, opposing counsel, who advised Appellees are opposed to this Motion; further, on this same date, this Motion was served on those listed below through this Court’s e-filing service: Counsel for Appellees: KEN PAXTON, Attorney General of Texas; BRENT WEBSTER, First Asst. Attorney General; JAMES LLOYD, Deputy Attorney General for Civil Litigation; KELLIE E. BILLINGS-RAY, Chief, Environmental Protection Division, OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, Environmental Protection Division, P.O. Box 12548, MC066, Austin, Texas 78711-2548 IAN LANCASTER, Asst. Attorney General, Email: [email protected] H. CARL MYERS, Asst. Attorney General, Email: [email protected] HEATHER COFFEE, Asst. Attorney General, Email: [email protected]

Counsel for Texas Animal Health Commission: KAREN L. WATKINS, Asst. Attorney General, Administrative Law Division, Office of the Attorney General, P.O. Box 12548, Austin, Texas 78711, Email: [email protected]

/s/Kimberly S. Keller Kimberly S. Keller

Automated Certificate of eService This automated certificate of service was created by the efiling system.

The filer served this document via email generated by the efiling system on the date and to the persons listed below. The rules governing certificates of service have not changed. Filers must still provide a certificate of service that complies with all applicable rules.

Kimberly Keller on behalf of Kimberly Keller Bar No. 24014182 [email protected] Envelope ID: 96357477 Filing Code Description: Motion Filing Description: Appellant's Unopposed First Extension to File Reply Brief Status as of 1/17/2025 1:25 PM CST Associated Case Party: State Of Texas Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status Kellie E.Billings-Ray [email protected] 1/17/2025 12:59:11 PM SENT Ian Lancaster [email protected] 1/17/2025 12:59:11 PM SENT Laura Courtney [email protected] 1/17/2025 12:59:11 PM SENT H. CarlMyers [email protected] 1/17/2025 12:59:11 PM SENT James ScottMcCarley [email protected] 1/17/2025 12:59:11 PM SENT Heather Coffee [email protected] 1/17/2025 12:59:11 PM SENT

Case Contacts Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status Karen LWatkins [email protected] 1/17/2025 12:59:11 PM SENT C DixonMosty [email protected] 1/17/2025 12:59:11 PM SENT Richard Mosty [email protected] 1/17/2025 12:59:11 PM SENT Jennifer SRiggs [email protected] 1/17/2025 12:59:11 PM SENT Kimberly SKeller [email protected] 1/17/2025 12:59:11 PM SENT Clayton CUtkov [email protected] 1/17/2025 12:59:11 PM SENT

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