Texas Court of Appeals, 15th District, 2025

Marvin Glenn Berry and Bonnie Berry as Successor in Interest to Dennis Wayne Berry v. Albert Theodore Powers and Allied Ports LLC

Marvin Glenn Berry and Bonnie Berry as Successor in Interest to Dennis Wayne Berry v. Albert Theodore Powers and Allied Ports LLC
Texas Court of Appeals, 15th District · Decided July 22, 2025
Marvin Glenn Berry and Bonnie Berry as Successor in Interest to Dennis Wayne Berry v. Albert Theodore Powers and Allied Ports LLC

Opinion

ACCEPTED 15-25-00060-CV FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 7/22/2025 2:20 PM No. 15-25-00060-CV CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE CLERK IN THE COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE15th COURT FILED IN OF APPEALS FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF TEXASAUSTIN, TEXAS AUSTIN 7/22/2025 2:20:39 PM CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE Clerk Marvin Glenn Berry, and Bonnie Berry as successor in interest to Dennis Wayne Berry, Appellants, v. Albert Theodore Powers and Allied Ports, LLC, Appellees.

APPELLANTS’ SECOND UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE APPELLANTS’ BRIEF LAW OFFICE OF HENKE & WILLIAMS AUDREY MULLERT VICKNAIR Charlie Henke Audrey Mullert Vicknair State Bar No. 00784254 State Bar No. 14650500 2929 Allen Parkway, Suite 3900 N. Carancahua St., Ste. 1400 Houston, Texas 77019 Corpus Christi, Texas 78401 [email protected] (361) 884-5400; (361) 884-5401 fax Counsel for Marvin Glenn Berry [email protected] JACKSON WALKER, LLP LAW OFFICES OF DOUGLAS ALLISON Joel R. Glover Douglas A. Allison State Bar No. 24087593 State Bar No. 01083500 [email protected] N. Tancahua St. Sarah Patel Pacheco Corpus Christi, Texas 78401 State Bar No. 00788164 (361) 888-6002; (361) 888-6651 [email protected] [email protected] Richard A. Howell Counsel for Appellants State Bar No. 24056674 [email protected] Austin K. Yancy State Bar No. 24110558 [email protected] J. Davis LaBarre State Bar No. 24131442 [email protected] JACKSON WALKER, LLP 1401 McKinney St., Suite 1900 Houston, Texas 77010 Counsel for Bonnie Berry TO THE HONORABLE FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS: Appellants Marvin Glenn Berry and Bonnie Berry file this Second Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to File Appellants’ Brief, seeking eight additional days to July 30, 2025, and for cause would show: Appellants’ brief is due July 22, 2025, on a 15-day extension.

Appellants seek an extension of eight (8) days, to July 30, 2025 The basis for the request is that the undersigned, who is lead appellate counsel for Appellants and responsible for drafting the brief, has been suffering from illnesses that have prevented her from working on the document. While a draft has been started, an extension of time is necessary to complete the brief.

Counsel for Appellees have graciously stated that they are unopposed to this request.

PRAYER Wherefore, Appellants pray the Court to grant this motion and extend the time for filing their brief to July 30, 2025. Appellants pray for all other relief to which they are entitled.

Respectfully submitted, LAW OFFICE OF AUDREY MULLERT VICKNAIR State Bar No. 14650500 Audrey Mullert Vicknair N. Carancahua St., Ste. 1400 Corpus Christi, Texas 78401 (361) 884-5400; (361) 884-5401 fax [email protected] LAW OFFICES OF DOUGLAS ALLISON Douglas A. Allison State Bar No. 01083500 N. Tancahua St. Corpus Christi, Texas 78401 (361) 888-6002; (361) 888-6651 [email protected] Counsel for Appellants HENKE & WILLIAMS Charlie Henke State Bar No. 00784254 2929 Allen Parkway, Suite 3900 Houston, Texas 77019 713-940-4500 [email protected] Counsel for Marvin Glenn Berry JACKSON WALKER, LLP Joel R. Glover State Bar No. 24087593 [email protected] Sarah Patel Pacheco State Bar No. 00788164 [email protected] Richard A. Howell State Bar No. 24056674 [email protected] Austin K. Yancy State Bar No. 24110558 [email protected] J. Davis LaBarre State Bar No. 24131442 [email protected] JACKSON WALKER, LLP 1401 McKinney St., Suite 1900 Houston, Texas 77010 (713) 752-4200; (713) 752-4221 Counsel for Bonnie Berry

CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE The undersigned avers that she conferred with counsel for Appellees Powers and Allied, who state they are not opposed to the relief requested in this motion.

/s/ Audrey Mullert Vicknair Audrey Mullert Vicknair

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I certify that on this 22nd day of July 2025, a true and correct copy of the foregoing Motion was served via e-file Texas on all counsel of record in this appeal.

Via E-File and E-Service Alistair B. Dawson Jake McClellan Madeline Gay Beck Redden E-mail: [email protected] Roland Garcia Greenberg Traurig E-mail: [email protected] Counsel for Appellees Powers and Allied Ports /s/ Audrey Mullert Vicknair Audrey Mullert Vicknair

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.

Audrey Vicknair Bar No. 14650500 [email protected] Envelope ID: 103441021 Filing Code Description: Motion Filing Description: Second MFET to File Appellants Brief Status as of 7/22/2025 2:36 PM CST Case Contacts Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status Michael R.Absmeier [email protected] 7/22/2025 2:20:39 PM SENT Rosa Brennan [email protected] 7/22/2025 2:20:39 PM SENT Roxanne Graham [email protected] 7/22/2025 2:20:39 PM SENT Bruce Baldree [email protected] 7/22/2025 2:20:39 PM SENT Michelle Bultman [email protected] 7/22/2025 2:20:39 PM SENT Jesse Crochet [email protected] 7/22/2025 2:20:39 PM SENT Sydney Ballesteros [email protected] 7/22/2025 2:20:39 PM SENT Cameron Roth [email protected] 7/22/2025 2:20:39 PM SENT Barrett Reasoner [email protected] 7/22/2025 2:20:39 PM SENT Roland Garcia [email protected] 7/22/2025 2:20:39 PM SENT Alistair Dawson [email protected] 7/22/2025 2:20:39 PM SENT Audrey Vicknair [email protected] 7/22/2025 2:20:39 PM SENT Douglas Allison [email protected] 7/22/2025 2:20:39 PM SENT Audrey Vicknair [email protected] 7/22/2025 2:20:39 PM SENT Douglas Allison [email protected] 7/22/2025 2:20:39 PM SENT Anna Erickson [email protected] 7/22/2025 2:20:39 PM SENT Charlie Henke [email protected] 7/22/2025 2:20:39 PM SENT Joel Glover [email protected] 7/22/2025 2:20:39 PM SENT

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