`13-23-00272-cv
`THIRTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS
`CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
`9/1/2023 11:48 AM
`Kathy S. Mills
`CLERK
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`NO. 13-23-00272-CV
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`IN THE COURT OF APPEALS
`FOR THE THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS
`AT CORPUS CHRISTI
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`NOVUS PRIME PROPERTIES, LLC,
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`Appellant,
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`SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP.,
`Appellee.
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`On Appeal from the 107th District Court, Cameron County, Texas
`Trial Court Cause No. 2021-DCL-03184
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`APPELLEE’S UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR EXTENSION
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`Pursuant to Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure 10.5(b) and 38.6(d), Appellee
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`Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (“SpaceX”), respectfully files
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`Unopposed Motion for Extension of time to file its opening brief. SpaceX requests
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`a 30-day extension to October 11, 2023.
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`The present deadline for the SpaceX’s response brief is September 11,
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`2023.
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`brief.
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`SpaceX requests a 30-day extension to Wednesday, October 11, 2023.
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`This is SpaceX’s first request to extend the deadline for the response
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` 13th COURT OF APPEALS
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`CORPUS CHRISTI/EDINBURG, TEXAS
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` KATHY S. MILLS
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` Clerk
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`Counsel for Appellant Novus Prime Properties, LLC has advised that
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`Appellant does not oppose the requested extension.
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`Appellant filed its opening brief on August 21, 2023.
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`The following grounds provide good cause for the requested 30-day
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`extension. SpaceX has recently retained additional counsel from Morgan Lewis &
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`Bockius LLP to assist with the appeal, and new counsel will need adequate time to
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`familiarize themselves with the case and the record. Lead counsel on appeal for
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`SpaceX, William R. Peterson, has principal responsibility for preparation of the
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`opening brief.
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`In light of the above, the extension of time that SpaceX requests is
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`necessary to prepare the Appellee’s brief and to fully present this matter to the Court.
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`CONCLUSION & PRAYER FOR RELIEF
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`For these reasons, SpaceX respectfully requests a 30-day extension to October
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`11, 2023, to file its response brief.
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`Dated: September 1, 2023
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP
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`By:
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`/s/ William R. Peterson
`William R. Peterson
`State Bar No. 24027726
`william.peterson@morganlewis.com
`Catherine L. Eschbach
`State Bar No. 24097665
`catherine.eschbach@morganlewis.com
`1000 Louisiana, Suite 4000
`Houston, Texas 77002
`(713) 890-5000
`(713) 890-5001 (facsimile)
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`SANCHEZ, WHITTINGTON, WOOD & OROZCO,
`LLC
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`Francisco J. Orozco, Jr.
`State Bar No. 24088162
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`3505 Boca Chica Blvd., Suite 100
`Brownsville, Texas 78521
`(956) 546-3731 - Telephone
`(956) 546-3765 or 3766 - Facsimile
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`Counsel for Space Exploration
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`CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE
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`As required by Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 10.1(a)(5), I hereby certify
`that on August 31, 2023, my co-counsel conferred with counsel for Appellant, who
`stated that Appellant is unopposed to this motion.
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`/s/ William R. Peterson
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`I hereby certify that on September 1, 2023 a true and correct copy of the
`foregoing document was served on all counsel of record in accordance with the
`Texas Rules of Civil Procedure by the electronic filing service provider as follows:
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`Counsel for Appellant, Novus Prime Properties LLC
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`Gustavo A. Grajales
`The Law Offices of Gustavo A. Grajales, PLLC
`905 E. Los Ebanos Blvd., Suite D
`Brownsville, Texas 78520
`Tel: (956) 280-5787
`Fax: (956) 546-2235
`gusgrajaleslaw@gmail.com
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`Tomas F. Tijerina
`Benigno (Trey) Martinez
`MBMT Law Firm
`1201 E. Van Buren
`Brownsville, Texas 78520
`Ph. (956) 550-4868
`Fax (956) 621-0135
`ttijerina@mbmtlawfirm.com
`trey@mbmtlawfirm.com
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`/s/ William R. Peterson
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`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.
`Norma Orozco on behalf of William Peterson
`Bar No. 24065901
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`Filing Code Description: Motion
`Filing Description: Appellee's Unopposed Motion for Extension
`Status as of 9/1/2023 11:54 AM CST
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`Associated Case Party: Novus Prime Properties, LLC
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`Name
`Samantha Garza
`Mayra Padilla
`Gustavo A.Grajales
`Benigno (Trey) Martinez
`Tomas Tijerina
`Andrea Espinoza
`Stephanie Contreras
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`Case Contacts
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`Name
`William R.Peterson
`Michelle Pector
`Jared Wilkerson
`Norma Orozco
`Catherine L.Eschbach
`Francisco Orozco
`Ana Hernandez
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`BarNumber Email
`william.peterson@morganlewis.com
`michelle.pector@morganlewis.com
`jared.wilkerson@morganlewis.com
`norma.orozco@morganlewis.com
`catherine.eschbach@morganlewis.com
`forozco@southtexaslegal.com
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