Respondent National Association of Chain Drug Stores, Inc. files this Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to File Response to Petition for Review, and in support thereof, states as follows: Respondent requests a thirty (30) day extension of time from the current due date of November 18, 2024, to file their response, which would make the brief due on December 18, 2024.
Official Capacity as the Executive Commissioner of the Texas Health and Human Services Commission and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, who have consented to the requested extension and who will not file an opposition.
The requested thirty (30) day extension is necessary because lead appellate counsel for Respondent is appearing as appellate counsel in a large false claims act case that began trial on November 4, 2024, before Judge David Godbey in the Federal District Court for the Northern District of Texas (Cause No. 3:19-CV- 02486-N, United States of America ex rel.
Counsel has been consistently involved in preparation of pre-trial materials and other pre-trial work and is attending the trial which is expected to last at least two weeks.
For the reasons discussed herein, Respondent requests that their Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to File Response to Petition for Review be granted, and that the new deadline to file the response be extended by thirty (30) days, or until December 18, 2024.