In The
Court of Appeals
Sixth Appellate District of Texas at Texarkana
No. 06-13-00045-CV
IN THE INTEREST OF D.W.C., A CHILD
On Appeal from the 202nd District Court
Bowie County, Texas
Trial Court No. 10-C-1122-202
Before Morriss, C.J., Carter and Moseley, JJ.
ORDER
Steve Harrelson, counsel for the appellant in this matter, has filed a motion to extend time
to file the appellant’s brief. The brief was due December 27, 2013.
In his motion, counsel does not provide a reasonable explanation of the need for an
extension of time. This Court interprets Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 10.5(b)(2) as
requiring counsel to provide specific information to justify a requested extension, including the
cause numbers of other briefs filed, the dates they were filed, the dates of trials, how long those
trials are expected to last, etc. Broad, general statements do not provide the required facts and
are not adequate to meet the requirements of the rule. See TEX. R. APP. P. 10.5(b)(2).
All future motions to extend time must contain case-specific information adequate to
justify the request, or they will be denied.
In this instance, we grant the motion and extend the deadline for filing appellant’s brief
by twenty-one days, making appellant’s brief now due January 17, 2014. Further requests for
extensions will not be looked upon with favor.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
BY THE COURT
Date: December 31, 2013
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