Rebecca L.
Fourth Court of Appeals
San Antonio, Texas
September 16, 2015
No. 04-15-00551-CV
Richard Matthew VILLAREAL,
Appellant
v.
Rebecca L. VILLAREAL,
Appellee
From the 37th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas
Trial Court No. 2013-CI-18202
Honorable Gloria Saldana, Judge Presiding
ORDER
The trial court’s judgment was signed July 31, 2015. No motion for new trial or other
motion that would have extended the appellate deadlines was filed. Therefore, appellant’s notice
of appeal was due August 31, 2015 – the thirtieth day, August 30, 2015, was a Sunday. The
notice of appeal was filed September 3, 2015 – three days late. On September 14, 2015, within
the fifteen-day time period for filing an extension of time to file the notice of appeal, appellant
filed in this court an extension of time to file the notice of appeal, stating the notice of appeal
was not timely filed due to “confusion between trial counsel and appellate counsel,” but this was
the result of accident or mistake, and was not deliberate or intentional. See Hone v. Hanafin, 104
S.W.3d 884, 886 (Tex. 2003). Based on appellant’s explanation, we GRANT the motion to
extend time to file the notice of appeal.
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Marialyn Barnard, Justice
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said
court on this 16th day of September, 2015.
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Keith E. Hottle
Clerk of Court