Order entered February 12, 2019
In The
Court of Appeals
Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
No. 05-18-00326-CV
MICHAEL A. RUFF, Appellant
V.
SUZANN RUFF, ET AL., Appellees
On Appeal from the Probate Court No. 1
Dallas County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. PR-11-02825-1
ORDER
The reporter’s record is overdue and the Court has granted Jackie Galindo, Official Court
Reporter for Probate Court No. 1, three extension requests. In her first request filed September
28, 2018, Ms. Galindo stated that she had just received payment for preparation for the record
from appellant’s counsel. In her second request filed on October 29, 2018, Ms. Galindo cited
only to her busy workload as way of explanation for an extension. In her third request filed on
November 28, 2018, Ms. Galindo again cited only to her busy workload. By order dated
November 29, 2018, we granted the third extension request and extended the time to December
28, and cautioned her that further extension requests would be strongly disfavored.
Rather than file the reporter’s record, Ms. Galindo filed a status letter on December 23,
explaining that she was in the “finishing phases of my work” and had sent a letter to counsel for
appellant regarding an outstanding balance. Ms. Galindo has not communicated with the Court
since.
On the Court’s own motion, we ORDER Ms. Galindo to file, by February 22, 2019,
either the reporter’s record or written verification that appellant has not paid the outstanding
balance. We caution appellant that if the Court receives written verification of nonpayment, the
Court will order the appeal submitted without the reporter’s record. See TEX. R. APP. P. 37.3(c).
We DIRECT the Clerk of this Court to send a copy of this order to Ms. Galindo and all
parties.
/s/ ROBERT D. BURNS, III
CHIEF JUSTICE