Order entered January 10, 2014
In The
Court of Appeals
Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
No. 05-13-01330-CV
JOHN C. GOLFIS, ET AL., Appellants
V.
EDWARD "LANNY" HOUILLION, ET AL., Appellees
On Appeal from the 134th Judicial District Court
Dallas County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 12-13053
ORDER
In a letter dated December 16, 2013, the Court informed appellants that their notice of
appeal was untimely. We further informed appellants that they could remedy the timeliness
problem by filing, on or before December 27, 2013 a motion for an extension of time to file their
notice of appeal. We cautioned appellants that failure to file an extension motion within the time
requested may result in dismissal of the appeal without further notice. As of today’s date,
appellants have not filed a motion for an extension of time to file their notice of appeal. On
January 6, 2014, though, appellants did file a motion for an extension of time to file their brief.
Because a determination of the Court’s jurisdiction remains pending, we DENY this motion as
premature. On the Court’s own motion, we extend the deadline for appellants to file a motion
for an extension of time to file their notice of appeal to January 17, 2014. If appellants do not
file the requested extension motion by January 17, 2014, the appeal will be dismissed for want
of jurisdiction. If appellants file, on or before January 17, 2014, a motion for an extension of
time to file a notice of appeal and the Court grants the motion, the Court will then set a deadline
for appellant’s brief.
/s/ ADA BROWN
JUSTICE