Juan Cruz v. Deutche Bank National Trust

Order entered October 19, 2015 In The Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas No. 05-14-01358-CV JUAN CRUZ, Appellant V. DEUTCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST, Appellee On Appeal from the County Court at Law No. 3 Dallas County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. CC-14-04351-C ORDER Appellant’s brief was originally due on May 7, 2015. After granting appellant three extensions, he filed a brief on August 7, 2015. On August 14, 2015, we informed appellant that his brief was deficient and instructed him to file an amended brief correcting the deficiencies within ten days. Instead of filing an amended brief, appellant filed a motion for an extension of time on August 24, 2015. In this motion, appellant stated that he had contacted one attorney but was also looking into “a more cost effective option but hopes that the extension will help him financially afford [the attorney’s] fees.” We granted appellant an extension of time to file an amended brief to October 9, 2015. On October 9, 2015, appellant filed another extension motion instead of an amended brief. It is this motion that is currently before the Court. In his motion, appellant explains that he “finally was accepted by the Legal Aid Office in Dallas County to receive legal aid.” He states: They are in the middle of assigning an attorney to his case and to help him amend the brief. We met with them on 10/1/15 with paralegal, Carmen Perales, so that they could receive the paperwork on this case. However, they have not had enough time to complete the brief but will assign him an attorney to his case upon an extension. Appellant requests a forty-five day extension. We GRANT appellant’s motion. Appellant shall file a brief by NOVEMBER 23, 2015. We caution appellant that no further extension of time will be granted without extraordinary circumstances. /s/ ELIZABETH LANG-MIERS JUSTICE