FILED 17-0400 12/22/2017 2:26 PM tex-21465264 SUPREME COURT OF TEXAS BLAKE A. HAWTHORNE, CLERK

NO. 17-0400 ________________________________________________________________________

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TEXAS ________________________________________________________________________

DENNIS WEBB,

Petitioner/Cross-Respondent

v.

STATE FARM LLOYDS.

Respondent/Cross-Petitioner ________________________________________________________________________

On Petition for Review from the Ninth Court of Appeals of Texas Appellate Cause No. 09-15-00408-CV ________________________________________________________________________

PETITIONER/CROSS-RESPONDENT DENNIS WEBB’S MOTION TO SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL ________________________________________________________________________

Gregory F. Cox State Bar No. 00793561 [email protected] Brandon A. Kinard State Bar No. 24079744 [email protected] THE MOSTYN LAW FIRM 6280 Delaware Street Beaumont, Texas 77706 Tel: (409) 832-2777 Fax: (409) 832-2703

COUNSEL FOR PETITIONER/CROSS- RESPONDENT DENNIS WEBB Petitioner/Cross-Respondent, Dennis Webb, wishes to substitute counsel

pursuant to Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure 6.5 and 10.

Attorney John Cowan is withdrawing as appellate counsel. Attorney Brandon

Kinard substitutes for Mr. Cowan. Gregory F. Cox remains on as counsel for

Petitioner/Cross-Respondent, Dennis Webb. The following counsel will represent

Dennis Webb in this appeal:

Gregory F. Cox State Bar No. 00793561 [email protected] Brandon A. Kinard State Bar No. 24079744 [email protected] THE MOSTYN LAW FIRM 6280 Delaware Street Beaumont, Texas 77706 Tel: (409) 832-2777 Fax: (409) 832-2703

Pursuant to Rule 6.5(b), the undersigned certify this Motion is being sent to

Dennis Webb by certified and U.S. Mail at his last known address.

The deadline for filing Petitioner/Cross-Respondent’s reply to the response to

his Petition for Review is February 5, 2018. Undersigned counsel do not expect the

relief sought by this Motion to delay the proceedings, as counsel have become

familiar with the issues in this case and anticipate they will be able to timely meet

all deadlines.

The relief sought is not for delay but so that justice may be done.

1 For the foregoing reasons, Petitioner/Cross-Respondent, Dennis Webb,

through undersigned counsel, prays that the Court allow substitution of counsel as

set forth herein, and for all other such relief in law or equity to which he may be

justly entitled.

Respectfully submitted,

/s/ Gregory F. Cox Gregory F. Cox State Bar No. 00793561 [email protected] Brandon Kinard State Bar No. 24079744 [email protected] THE MOSTYN LAW FIRM 6280 Delaware Street Beaumont, Texas 77706 (409) 832-2777 (Office) (409) 832-2703 (Facsimile)

COUNSEL FOR PETITIONER/CROSS- RESPONDENT, DENNIS WEBB

2 CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE I certify that counsel for Petitioner/Cross-Respondent conferred with counsel for Respondent/Cross-Petitioner, who stated Respondent/Cross-Petitioner is unopposed to the relief requested in this Motion.

/s/ Gregory F. Cox Gregory F. Cox Dated: December 22, 2017

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I certify that a true and correct copy of the above and foregoing was forwarded to all counsel of record by the Electronic Filing Service Provider, if registered; a true and correct copy of this document was forwarded to all counsel of record not registered with an Electronic Filing Service Provider and to all other parties as follows:

J. Hampton Skelton State Bar No. 18457700 [email protected] Edward F, Kaye State Bar No. 24012942 [email protected] SKELTON & WOODY 248 Addie Roy Building B, Suite 302 Austin, TX 78746-4100

Counsel for Respondent/Cross-Petitioner State Farm Lloyds

/s/ Gregory F. Cox Gregory F. Cox

Dated: December 22, 2017.

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