George B. Dombart v. Marci Madla and Brandon Brigance

ACCEPTED 04-15-00605-CV FOURTH COURT OF APPEALS SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 9/28/2015 4:23:11 PM 04-15-00605-CV KEITH HOTTLE CLERK No. 2015-CI-10992 No. 4-15-_______________-CV FILED IN 4th COURT OF APPEALS SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 09/28/2015 4:23:11 PM IN THE KEITH E. HOTTLE Clerk COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT OF TEXAS SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS ______________________________________ GEORGE B. DOMBART, Appellant v. MARCI MADLA and BRANDON BRIGANCE, Appellees ______________________________________ APPELLANT’S MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE NOTICE OF ACCELERATED APPEAL ______________________________________ TO THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS: Now Comes GEORGE B. DOMBART, Appellant in the above-styled and numbered cause, filing this his Motion for Extension of Time to Notice of Accelerated Appeal, pursuant to Rules 10.5(b) and 26.3, TEXAS RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE , and as cause for same, would respectfully show the Court the following: I. On September 1, 2015, the 73 rd Judicial District Court of Bexar County, Texas, signed an appealable order in Cause No. 2015-CI-10992, styled Marci Madla and Brandon Brigance, Plaintiffs, v. George B. Dombart, Defendant. II. Appellant’s Notice of Accelerated Appeal was originally due to be filed in the trial court on September 21, 2015. III. Appellant filed in the trial court his Notice of Accelerated Appeal on September 28, 2015, which was within 15 days of the date the Notice was originally due to be filed. A copy of that Notice is attached to this motion. IV. The Notice of Accelerated Appeal was not timely filed because of Defendant’s counsel being out of his office for an extensive period of time due to a death in his family and a mistaken belief that the time for filing an appeal to the trial court’s Order was thirty days instead of twenty days. Appellant’s failure to timely file the Notice of Accelerated Appeal was not deliberate or intentional, but was the result of inadvertence, mistake, or mischance. AP PE LL AN T’S M O TIO N F O R E XTE N SIO N O F TIM E T O F IL E N O TIC E O F AC C E LE R ATE D A PP E AL P AG E 2 V. As shown by the attached certificate of conference, Appellant’s attorney conferred with counsel for Appellees, and Appellees do not agree with this motion to extend time. WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, Appellant respectfully prays that this Court grant him an extension of time to file his Notice of Accelerated Appeal under Rule 26.3, T EXAS R ULES OF A PPELLATE P ROCEDURE. Appellant additionally prays for any other and further relief to which he may be entitled. Respectfully submitted, GOLDEN LAW, P.C. Pacific Plaza, Suite 611 14100 San Pedro Avenue San Antonio, TX 78232-4363 (210) 495-0900 (210) 495-0997 (fax) golden@goldenlaw.net /S/ By: _________________________________ Robert E. Golden Texas Bar No. 08085560 ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE I hereby certify that the undersigned, as attorney for Appellant, conferred with counsel for Appellees, and Appellees oppose this motion to extend time. /S/ _________________________________ Robert E. Golden AP PE LL AN T’S M O TIO N F O R E XTE N SIO N O F TIM E T O F IL E N O TIC E O F AC C E LE R ATE D A PP E AL P AG E 3 EXHIBIT A No. 2015-CI-10992 MARCI MADLA and BRANDON § IN THE DISTRICT COURT BRIGANCE, § Plaintiffs § § v. § 407th JUDICIAL DISTRICT § GEORGE B. DOMBART, § Defendant § BEXAR COUNTY, TEXAS DEFENDANT’S NOTICE OF ACCELERATED APPEAL TO THE CLERK OF THE COURT: Now Comes GEORGE B. DOMBART, Defendant in the above-styled and numbered cause, gives notice of his intent to appeal the trial court’s order rendered on September 1, 2015 by accelerated appeal. This accelerated appeal is taken to the Fourth Court of Appeals in San Antonio, Texas, filing this his Notice of Appeal herein and, in accordance with Rules 25, 26, and 28, TEXAS RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE , would respectfully show the following: 1. The trial court that signed the Temporary Restraining Order and Injunction was the 73rd Judicial District Court of Bexar County, Texas. 2. The Temporary Restraining Order and Injunction was signed on September 1, 2015. 3. Plaintiff desires to appeal this Temporary Injunction Order of the Court. 4. This appeal is taken to the Fourth Court of Appeals in San Antonio, Texas. 5. The party filing this notice is GEORGE B. DOMBART, Defendant herein. FILED this 28th day of September, 2015. P LAIN TIF F’S N O TIC E O F AP PE AL P AG E 1 Respectfully submitted, GOLDEN LAW, P.C. Pacific Plaza, Suite 611 14100 San Pedro Avenue San Antonio, TX 78232-4363 (210) 495-0900 (210) 495-0997 (fax) /S/ By: _________________________________ Robert E. Golden Texas Bar No. 08085560 ATTORNEY FOR DEFENDANT CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing document was delivered by first class United States mail, facsimile transmission and/or electronic transmission to Rashin Mazaheri, 111 Soledad, Suite 110, San Antonio, Texas 78205 on the 28th day of September, 2015. /S/ ________________________________ Robert E. Golden P LAIN TIF F’S N O TIC E O F AP PE AL P AG E 2