ACCEPTED
05-14-01417-CR
FIFTH COURT OF APPEALS
DALLAS, TEXAS
1/22/2015 1:18:04 PM
LISA MATZ
CLERK
NO. 05-14-01417-CR
KARIASA MACHELL THOMAS § IN THE COURT OF APPEALS
FILED IN
5th COURT OF APPEALS
DALLAS, TEXAS
v. § FOR THE FIFTH DISTRICT
1/22/2015 1:18:04 PM
LISA MATZ
THE STATE OF TEXAS § OF TEXAS AT DALLASClerk
APPELLANT’S MOTION TO PERMIT CURRENT
APPOINTED COUNSEL TO WITHDRAW ON
APPEAL AND ABATE THE APPEAL TO ALLOW
APPOINTMENT OF NEW COUNSEL ON APPEAL
TO THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS:
COMES NOW the Appellant, through her attorney of record on appeal, Lori
L. Ordiway, and files this Motion to Permit Current Appointed Counsel to
Withdraw on Appeal and Abate the Appeal to Allow Appointment of New Counsel
on Appeal in the above-referenced appeal, and would show the following:
I.
The appellate record in this appeal is initially due in this Court by February
10, 2015.
II.
The undersigned attorney, Lori L. Ordiway, is closing and leaving her
private practice, in anticipation of returning to the position of chief of the appellate
division of the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office on February 2, 2015.
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III.
Continued representation in this appeal would constitute a conflict of
interest. The appointment of new counsel is necessary to ensure that the Appellant
receives effective assistance of counsel on appeal.
IV.
The Appellant’s name and last known address are as follows:
Kariasa Thomas
Dallas County Jail-Bookin # 14059906
West Tower, Tank 09P 10
P.O. Box 660334
Dallas, TX 75266-0334
The telephone number at the Dallas County Jail is (214) 761-9025.
V.
A copy of this Motion is being delivered on this date to the Appellant both
by certified mail (Certified Mail No. 7013 0600 0001 0423 7415) and by first-class
mail to the last known address stated in paragraph IV herein. With the copy of the
Motion, the undersigned attorney has notified the Appellant in writing of her right
to object to this Motion.
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WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, the undersigned attorney for
the Appellant respectfully requests that this Court grant this Motion to Permit
Current Appointed Counsel to Withdraw on Appeal and Abate the Appeal to
Allow Appointment of New Counsel on Appeal.
Respectfully submitted,
/s/ Lori L. Ordiway
LORI L. ORDIWAY
State Bar No. 12327300
P.O. Box 793991
Dallas, Texas 75379
Telephone: (972) 701-0155
Facsimile: (972) 701-0151
E-mail: lori.ordiway@att.net
ATTORNEY FOR THE APPELLANT
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
The undersigned attorney hereby certifies that a true and correct copy of this
Motion is being served on the attorney for the State of Texas, the Dallas County
District Attorney’s Office, Appellate Division, via the service function in eFile
Texas, to DCDAAppeals@dallascounty.org, on the 22nd day of January, 2015.
/s/ Lori L. Ordiway
LORI L. ORDIWAY
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