Estate of Howard Gillis Thomas

Order entered May 16, 2016 In The Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas No. 05-15-01314-CV ESTATE OF HOWARD GILLIS THOMAS, DECEASED On Appeal from the Probate Court No. 1 Dallas County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. PR-10-00877-1 ORDER Before the Court is appellant’s May 12, 2016 motion to abate the appeal or, in the alternative, to extend the time to file a reply brief. We DENY the request to abate the appeal without prejudice to filing another motion if new grounds arise. We GRANT appellant’s alternative request for an extension of time to file a reply brief and extend the time to MAY 24, 2016. /s/ ELIZABETH LANG-MIERS JUSTICE