Tap Rock Operating, LLC v. Texas Fabco Solutions, Inc.

ACCEPTED
15-25-00165-CV
FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS
AUSTIN, TEXAS
11/19/2025 11:09 AM
No. 15-25-00165-CV CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE
CLERK
FILED IN
IN THE FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS
15th COURT OF APPEALS
AUSTIN, TEXAS
AUSTIN, TEXAS 11/19/2025 11:09:57 AM
CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE
Clerk
Tap Rock Operating, LLC,
Appellant,

v.

Texas Fabco Solutions, Inc.,
Appellee.

On Appeal from the 424th District Court, Blanco County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. CV09710
Hon. Evan Stubbs, Presiding

APPELLANT’S UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR
EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE BRIEF

TO THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS:

Appellant Tap Rock Operating, LLC (“Appellant”) respectfully

request a 31-day extension to file their Appellant’s brief under Texas

Rules of Appellate Procedure 10.5(b) and 38.6(d), and would respectfully

show the Court as follows:

Appellant’s brief is currently due on Friday, November 21, 2025.

Appellant’s request an extension of 31-days from the current deadline,
making Appellant’s brief due Monday , December 22, 2025. See Tex. R.

App. P. 4.1(a).

This is Appellant’s first request for an extension of time for this

deadline.

Counsel for Appellees Texas Fabco Solutions, Inc. are unopposed to

this motion.

Counsel for Appellant’s relies on the following facts in support of

their request for additional time:

• Cause No. 05-25-01241-CV; In re Poly Trucking, Inc. and Poly-

America, L.P.; in the Fifth Court of Appeals of Dallas, Texas

(Reply in Support of Petition for Writ of Mandamus on November

3, 2025);

• Cause No. 14-25-00444-CV; Juan Chavez v. Charles Giraud and

Abigail Giraud; in the Fourteenth Court of Appeals of Houston,

Texas (Appellee’s Brief filed November 5, 2025);

• Cause No. 24-0213; John P. Boerschig v. Rio Grande Electric

Cooperative, Inc.; in the Supreme Court of Texas (Oral Argument

on November 6, 2025);

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• Cause No. 25-0739; Garrett Wilder v. Centerpoint Energy

Houston Electric, LLC; in the Supreme Court of Texas (Response

to Petition for Review filed November 10, 2025);

• Cause No. 24434; Ashley McPike and Jordan McPike v.

Montgomery Transport LLC, et al.; in the 258th Judicial District

Court of Trinity County, Texas (Trial beginning November 12,

2025);

• Cause No. 22-08-41280-MCV; Cruz Garcia Ramirez v. Jose Luis

Martinez Suarez and Co-Nor, LLC; in the 293rd Judicial District

Court of Maverick County, Texas (Trial beginning November 12,

2025);

• Cause No. 02-25-00160-CV; Williams v. Hurricane Harbor, LP et

al.; in the Second Court of Appeals of Fort Worth, Texas

(Appellee’s Brief filed November 14, 2025);

• Cause No. 2023-06680; Ivonne Salazar v. A1E Group, LLC; in

the 55th Judicial District Court of Harris County, Texas (Trial

beginning November 17, 2025);

• Cause No. 26601; Bobby Morris, Sr. v. Odum Services, LLC and

Jose Manuel Salomon; in the 76/276th Judicial District Court of

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Morris County, Texas (Prepared and Attended Trial November

17, 2025);

• Cause No. 01-23-00704-CV; Industrial Specialist, LLC v.

Blanchard Refining Company LLC and Marathon Petroleum

Company LP; in the First Court of Appeals of Houston, Texas

(Oral Argument on November 18, 2025);

• Cause No. 04-25-00351-CV; City of San Antonio, San Antonio

Police Department, Joe Vidal and Daniel Moynihan v. Jimmy

Martin, GGL Vendor Leasing LLC, and JLM Games, Inc.; in the

Fourth Court of Appeals of San Antonio, Texas (Appellees’ Brief

Due November 19, 2025);

• Cause No. 01-25-00751-CV; Jun Jin Heavy Industry Co. Ltd.,

Jun Jin Construction & Robot Co. v. Epifanio Mondragon and

Dora Salgado, Individually and a/n/f D.M., S.M., and L.M,

minors; In First Court of Appeals of Houston, Texas (Appellant’s

Brief Due November 20, 2025);

• Cause No. 02-25-00339-CV; Ethan Howard v. Bryan Williams;

in the Second Court of Appeals of Fort Worth, Texas (Appellant’s

Brief Due November 24, 2025);

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• Case No. 1:22-cv-00599-KG/JFR; Hurtado v. AM Transport

Services, Inc., et al.; in the United States District Court for the

District of New Mexico (Deadline to Submit Witness List,

Exhibit List, and Jury Instructions November 7, 2025, Deadline

to Submit Objections to Opposing Parties Instructions November

12, 2025, Deadline to Submit Objections to Exhibits November

18, 2025, and Deadline to Submit Brief Joint Statement of the

Case and Trial Briefs November 25, 2025, Pretrial on November

20, 2025);

• Cause No. 2023CVF001411D3; Jose Manuel Anchondo v. Trout

Trucking Company, Inc.; in the 341st District Court of Webb

County, Texas (Attending Trial November 19, 2025 through

November 21, 2025);

• Cause No. C-22-01-0036-CV; Robey Neeley v. Lyft Inc., Liberty

Mutual Fire Insurance Company and Liberty County Mutual

Insurance Company; in the 244th Judicial District Court of Ector

County, Texas (Preparing for Oral Argument December 3, 2025)

and

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• Cause No. 23DCCV0902; Walter Harris v. Ellen May and

Allstate Fire and Casualty Insurance Company; in the 136th

District Court of Jefferson County, Texas (Attend Hearing on

Defendant’s Motion for New Trial and in Alternative, Motion for

Remittitur on December 17, 2025).

PRAYER

For the reasons stated herein, Appellant’s respectfully request that

the Court issue an order extending the time for filing Appellant’s brief in

this matter to December 22, 2025, and for all other and further relief to

which Appellant’s may be entitled.

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Respectfully submitted,

/s/Jessica Z. Barger
Jessica Z. Barger
State Bar No. 24032706
Heidi J. Gumienny
State Bar No. 24036696
Maha Ghyas
State Bar No. 24138115
WRIGHT CLOSE BARGER & GUZMAN, LLP
One Riverway, Suite 2200
Houston, Texas 77056
(713) 572-4321 (Phone)
(713) 572-4320 (Facsimile)
barger@wrightclosebarger.com
gumienny@wrightclosebarger.com
mghyas@wrightclosebarger.com

AND

M. Matt Jett
State Bar No. 24068684
Tim Redden, Jr.
State Bar No. 24099654
HALL MAINES LUGRIN, PC
2800 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 6400
Houston, Texas 77056
(713) 871-9000 (Phone)
(713) 871-8962 (Facsimile)
mjett@hallmaineslugrin.com
tredden@hallmaineslugrin.com

COUNSEL FOR APPELLANT
TAP ROCK OPERATING, LLC

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing instrument
was served on all counsel of record electronically through the electronic
filing manager (www.efiletexas.gov) on this 19th day of November 2025.

/s/Jessica Z. Barger
Jessica Z. Barger

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Envelope ID: 108223760
Filing Code Description: Motion
Filing Description: 251119 Appellant's Unopposed Motion for Extension for
Extension of Time to File Brief
Status as of 11/19/2025 12:06 PM CST

Case Contacts

Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status

Jessica Z.Barger barger@wrightclosebarger.com 11/19/2025 11:09:57 AM SENT

Heidi J.Gumienny gumienny@wrightclosebarger.com 11/19/2025 11:09:57 AM SENT

Matt Jett mjett@hallmaineslugrin.com 11/19/2025 11:09:57 AM SENT

Tim Redden, Jr. tredden@hallmaineslugrin.com 11/19/2025 11:09:57 AM SENT

Larry D.Warren lwarren@namanhowell.com 11/19/2025 11:09:57 AM SENT

Maha Ghyas mghyas@wrightclosebarger.com 11/19/2025 11:09:57 AM SENT