PD-1067-15
COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
AUSTIN, TEXAS
Transmitted 10/7/2015 8:12:02 PM
October 8, 2015 Accepted 10/8/2015 8:05:35 AM
ABEL ACOSTA
NO. PD-1067-15 CLERK
IN THE
COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXAS
EX PARTE JAMES RICHARD "RICK" PERRY,
Appellant
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On Appeal From The 390th Judicial District Court,
Travis County, Texas, Cause No. D-1-DC-14-100139
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APPELLANT'S MOTION TO RESCHEDULE ORAL ARGUMENT
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TO THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXAS:
COMES NOW Appellant, James Richard "Rick" Perry (Governor Perry), and
presents this motion to reschedule oral argument, and would respectfully show this
Honorable Court the following:
I.
On October 7, 2015, this Court granted both petitions for discretionary review
and set oral argument for November 4, 2015.
Mr. Botsford, as lead counsel on the appeal, will present oral argument to the
Court. Unfortunately, on August 12, 2015, Mr. Botsford and his wife arranged a
prepaid vacation in Florence, Italy.1 Accordingly, Mr. Botsford regrettably requests
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The flight leaves Austin on October 27, 2015 at 8:47 a.m. and arrives in Florence on
October 28, 2015 at 9:10 a.m. The return flight leaves Florence on November 4, 2015
at 7:15 a.m., and arrives in Austin at 6:33 p.m. on November 4, 2015.
that the oral argument be moved to any other date convenient to the Court.
PRAYER FOR RELIEF
WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, Governor Perry respectfully
prays that this Court reschedule the oral argument to any other date convenient to the
Court.
Respectfully submitted,
THE BUZBEE LAW FIRM BAKER BOTTS L.L.P.
/s/ Anthony G. Buzbee /s/ Thomas R. Phillips
Anthony G. Buzbee Thomas R. Phillips
State Bar No. 24001820 State Bar No. 00000102
JPMorgan Chase Tower San Jacinto Center
600 Travis Street, Suite 7300 98 San Jacinto Blvd., Suite 1500
Houston, Texas 77002 Austin, Texas 78701-4078
Tbuzbee@txattorneys.com tom.phillips@bakerbotts.com
Telephone: 713-223-5393 Telephone: 512-322-2565
Facsimile: 713-223-5909 Facsimile: 512-322-8363
BOTSFORD & ROARK
/s/ David L. Botsford
David L. Botsford
State Bar No. 02687950
1307 West Ave.
Austin, Texas 78701
dbotsford@aol.com
Telephone: 512-479-8030
Facsimile: 512-479-8040
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
This is to certify that a true and complete copy of this document has been
emailed to Michael McCrum at michael@McCrumlaw.com, David Gonzalez at
david@sg-llp.com and to Lisa McMinn, State Prosecuting Attorney, at
lisa.mcminn@spa.texas.gov on the same date it was electronically filed with the Clerk
of the Court of Criminal Appeals.
/s/ David L. Botsford
David L. Botsford
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