In The
Court of Appeals
Sixth Appellate District of Texas at Texarkana
No. 06-16-00009-CV
WILLIAM R. AND SUSAN M. KNODERER, Appellants
V.
STATE FARM LLOYDS, PENNI PERKINS, AND TOM ROBERTS, Appellees
On Appeal from the 354th District Court
Hunt County, Texas
Trial Court No. 74,037
Before Morriss, C.J., Moseley and Burgess, JJ.
ORDER
Court reporter Julie Vrooman recorded the trial proceedings in appellate cause number 06-
16-00009-CV, styled William R. and Susan M. Knoderer v. State Farm Lloyds, Penni Perkins, and
Tom Roberts, trial court cause number 74,037, on appeal from the 354th Judicial District Court of
Hunt County, Texas. The reporter’s record was originally due in this matter on February 1, 2016.
That deadline was extended three times on Vrooman’s requests, resulting in the most recent due
date of April 22, 2016. Vrooman has now filed a fourth request seeking an additional fifteen-day
extension of the filing deadline.
The Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure establish that “trial and appellate courts are jointly
responsible for ensuring that the appellate record is timely filed.” TEX. R. APP. P. 35.3(c). The
Rules further instruct that an “appellate court may enter any order necessary to ensure the timely
filing of the appellate record.” Id. In furtherance of our responsibilities established by the Rules,
we find we must take steps to ensure that the record in this case is filed in a reasonable amount of
time.
Therefore, we overrule Vrooman’s fourth request for an extension of the filing deadline
and order her to file the reporter’s record in cause number 06-16-00009-CV, styled William R. and
Susan M. Knoderer v. State Farm Lloyds, Penni Perkins, and Tom Roberts, trial court cause
number 74,037, on appeal from the 354th Judicial District Court of Hunt County, Texas, to be
received by this Court no later than the close of business on Monday, May 9, 2016.
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If the reporter’s record is not received by May 9, we warn Vrooman that we may begin
contempt proceedings and order her to demonstrate why she should not be held in contempt of this
Court for failing to obey its order.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
BY THE COURT
Date: May 3, 2016
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