Rosalinda E. Romero v. Texas Permanent School Fund Corp.

ACCEPTED 15-25-00180-cv FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 12/12/2025 2:52 PM No. 15-25-00180-CV CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE CLERK In the Fifteenth Court of Appeals FILED IN 15th COURT OF APPEALS Austin, Texas AUSTIN, TEXAS 12/12/2025 2:52:57 PM ROSALINDA E. ROMERO, CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE Clerk Appellant, V. TEXAS PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND CORP., Appellee.

On Appeal from the 98th Judicial District Court Travis County, Texas Cause No. D-1-GN-24-009170 APPELLEE TEXAS PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND CORPORATION’S UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF DEADLINE TO FILE APPELLEE’S BRIEF

David R. Schlottman State Bar No. 24083807 [email protected] Lauren M. Vogel State Bar No. 24114574 [email protected] Jackson Walker LLP 2323 Ross Avenue, Suite 600 Dallas, Texas 75201 (214) 953-6000 COUNSEL FOR APPELLEE

TO THE HONORABLE JUDGE OF THIS COURT: Appellee Texas Permanent School Fund Corporation (“Appellee” or “Texas PSF”) files this Unopposed Motion for Extension of Deadline to File Appellee’s Brief (the “Motion”), and would respectfully show the Court as follows: 1. Appellant Rosalinda Romero (“Appellant” or “Romero”) filed a Notice of Appeal in the 98th District Court of Travis County, Texas on August 11, 2025, which the Third Court of Appeals acknowledged on August 12, 2025.

2. On September 5, 2025, the clerk’s record was filed in the Third Court of Appeals.

3. Appellee filed a Motion to Transfer the appeal to the Fifteenth Court of Appeals on August 20, 2025.

4. The Third Court of Appeals issued a preliminary determination that the matter be transferred to this Court on October 1, 2025.

5. The Fifteenth Court Appeals agreed with the Third Court of Appeals’ recommendation that the matter be transferred to this Court on October 10, 2025.

6. The Third Court of Appeals then issued its Order and Memorandum Opinion, on October 28, 2025, transferring this matter to this Court.

7. Appellant’s brief was initially due on October 6, 2025.

8. Appellant filed an Unopposed Motion to Extend Deadline to File Appellant’s Brief on November 7, 2025, requesting the deadline be extended to November 26, 2025. The Court granted the motion.

9. Appellant filed a second Motion for Extension of Deadline to File Appellant’s Brief on November 26, 2025, requesting the deadline be extended to December 10, 2025, which the Court granted.

10. Appellant filed the Appellant’s Brief on December 10, 2025.

11. The current deadline for Appellee’s brief is Friday, January 9, 2025.

12. Appellee respectfully requests a 30-day extension to file its Appellee’s Brief to provide counsel additional time to prepare Appellee’s Brief in light of the intervening holidays.

13. This request for extension of time is not made for purpose of delay, but so that justice may be done.

REQUESTED RELIEF Appellee Texas Permanent School Fund Corporation respectfully requests that the Court extend its deadline to file the Appellee’s Brief by days.

Respectfully submitted,

By: /s/ David R. Schlottman David R. Schlottman State Bar No. 24083807 [email protected] Lauren M. Vogel State Bar No. 24114574 [email protected] Jackson Walker LLP 2323 Ross Avenue, Suite 600 Dallas, Texas 75201 (214) 953-6000 COUNSEL FOR APPELLEE

Certificate of Conference I certify that on December 12, 2025, I contacted counsel for Appellant Rosalinda E. Romero regarding this Motion and the relief requested herein. On December 12, 2025, counsel for Appellant indicated that Appellant is unopposed to this Motion.

/s/ Lauren M. Vogel Lauren M. Vogel

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/s/ David R. Schlottman David R. Schlottman

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Theron Bentz on behalf of David Schlottman Bar No. 24083807 [email protected] Envelope ID: 109049959 Filing Code Description: Motion Filing Description: TPSF - Mtn to Extend Deadline Status as of 12/12/2025 3:06 PM CST Case Contacts Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status David Schlottman 24083807 [email protected] 12/12/2025 2:52:57 PM SENT Paige Densman [email protected] 12/12/2025 2:52:57 PM SENT John Melton [email protected] 12/12/2025 2:52:57 PM SENT Theron Bentz [email protected] 12/12/2025 2:52:57 PM SENT Lauren Vogel [email protected] 12/12/2025 2:52:57 PM SENT Erin Shea [email protected] 12/12/2025 2:52:57 PM SENT