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12-14-00332-CV
TWELFTH COURT OF APPEALS
TYLER, TEXAS
6/29/2015 1:57:02 PM
CATHY LUSK
CLERK
No. 12-14-00332-CV
FILED IN
In the Court of Appeals 12th COURT OF APPEALS
TYLER, TEXAS
for the Twelfth District of Texas
6/29/2015 1:57:02 PM
CATHY S. LUSK
At Tyler Clerk
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ROBERT C. MORRIS,
Appellant,
v.
SHERRI MILLIGAN, ET AL,
Appellees.
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On Direct Appeal from the 349th Judicial District
Court of Anderon County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 349-6270
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APPELLEES’ MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE BRIEF AND
DESIGNATION OF LEAD COUNSEL
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Motion for extension of time to file brief
Appellees’ counsel moves for 30 days to file Appellees’ brief in this matter. The
counsel-to-be-noticed on this appeal left the Division before the appeal, and current
counsel did not receive a notice of appeal or brief. Additionally, counsel needs to
order the record on appeal in order to draft her arguments. Appellees’ counsel is also
going to be out of the country for the first two weeks in July and has a jury trial upon
her return on July 20, 2015. For these reasons Appellees’ counsel seeks an extension
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in order to properly prepare a brief. This motion is not meant to delay or prejudice
Appellant. Instead the reassignment of this case caused the Office of the Attorney
General’s office to miss notifications on this appeal. Appellees’ counsel will work
diligently to file a brief as soon as the appellate record is received. Thus, Appellees’
counsel seeks a 30 day extension—making the brief due on July 29, 2015.
Designation of Lead Counsel
The above-styled case had been re-assigned within the Office of the Attorney
General of Texas from Patrick N. Brezik to the undersigned counsel. Undersigned
counsel respectfully requests the designation for Attorney-in-Charge/Lead Attorney
for the above-styled case be changed to her name, as she now has primary
responsibility for Appellees in this matter.
Respectfully submitted,
KEN PAXTON
Attorney General of Texas
CHARLES E. ROY
First Assistant Attorney General
JAMES E. DAVIS
Deputy Attorney General for Civil Litigation
KAREN D. MATLOCK
Assistant Attorney General
Chief, Law Enforcement Defense Division
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/s/ Veronica L Chidester
VERONICA L. CHIDESTER
Assistant Attorney General
Attorney-in-Charge
State Bar No. 24082161
Veronica.Chidester@texasattorneygeneral.gov
Law Enforcement Defense Division
P. O. Box 12548, Capitol Station
Austin, Texas 78711
(512) 463-2124 / (512) 936-2109 Fax
ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLEES
CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE
Plaintiff is an inmate, proceeding pro se, housed in the Texas Department of
Criminal Justice. Undersigned, therefore, was unable to conference with Plaintiff. It is
assumed that Plaintiff is opposed to this motion.
NOTICE OF ELECTRONIC FILING
I, VERONICA L. CHIDESTER, Assistant Attorney General of Texas, do hereby
certify that I have electronically submitted for filing a true copy of the above APPELLEES’
MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE BRIEF AND DESIGNATION
OF LEAD COUNSEL in accordance with the Electronic Case Files System of the Twelfth
Court of Appeals, on June 29, 2015.
/s/ Veronica L. Chidester
VERONICA L. CHIDESTER
Assistant Attorney General
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I, VERONICA L. CHIDESTER, Assistant Attorney General of Texas, certify that
a true copy of the above APPELLEES’ MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO
FILE BRIEF AND DESIGNATION OF LEAD COUNSEL has been served by placing
it in United States Mail, postage prepaid, on June 29, 2015, addressed to:
Robert C. Morris, TDCJ No. 1311083
TDCJ-Smithl Unit
1313 CR 19
Lamesa, Texas 79331
Plaintiff Pro Se
/s/ Veronica L. Chidester
VERONICA L. CHIDESTER
Assistant Attorney General
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