NUMBER 13-15-00065-CV
COURT OF APPEALS
THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS
CORPUS CHRISTI - EDINBURG
JOHN ANDREW RANKIN, Appellant,
v.
TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF
PUBLIC SAFETY, Appellee.
On appeal from the County Court at Law No. 8
of Hidalgo County, Texas.
ORDER
Before Justices Rodriguez, Garza, and Longoria
Order Per Curiam
This cause is before the Court on appellant’s second unopposed motion for
extension of time to file the brief. Appellant’s brief was originally due to be filed on April
9, 2015, and this Court previously granted appellant an extension of more than three
months for the filing of appellant’s brief in this cause. Appellant has now filed his second
unopposed motion requesting until November 23, 2015, or an additional one hundred and
thirty-one days to file the appellate brief in this cause.
The Court, having fully examined and considered appellant's second motion for
extension of time to file the brief and the extension previously granted in this cause, is of
the opinion that, in the interest of justice, appellant's second motion for extension of time
to file the brief should be GRANTED with order. The Court, however, looks with disfavor
upon the delay caused by counsel's failure to timely file a brief in this matter.
Appellant's second motion for extension of time to file the brief is hereby granted,
and the appellant’s counsel is ORDERED to file the appellate brief with this Court on or
before November 23, 2015. No further extensions will be granted in this matter absent
truly exigent circumstances supported by pleading and proof. In this regard, counsel’s
workload does not constitute exigent circumstances. The failure to timely file the brief
may result in the dismissal of this appeal.
PER CURIAM
Delivered and filed the
24th day of August, 2015.