ACCEPTED
01-14-00552-CV
FIRST COURT OF APPEALS
HOUSTON, TEXAS
3/24/2015 2:44:44 PM
CHRISTOPHER PRINE
CLERK
No. 01-14-00552-CV
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1st COURT OF APPEALS
HOUSTON, TEXAS
IN THE COURT OF APPEALS 3/24/2015 2:44:44 PM
FIRST COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT
CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE
Clerk
HOUSTON, TEXAS
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MARIBEL AMBRIZ MARTINEZ, GUADALUPE MOTA,
AND ROSA NELLY TREVINO,
Appellants,
v.
ALFREDO GONZALEZ,
Appellee.
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On Appeal from the 365th Judicial District Court
of Maverick County, Texas
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APPELLANTS’ UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR
EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE REPLY BRIEF
TO THE HONORABLE FIRST COURT OF APPEALS:
MARIBEL AMBRIZ MARTINEZ, GUADALUPE MOTA, and
ROSA NELLY TREVINO, Appellants in this matter, respectfully file
this motion requesting an extension of time to file their reply brief in
this cause. By this motion, Appellants seek an extension of twenty days
from the current due date of March 26, 2015 to April 15, 2015. Counsel
for Appellee does not oppose the relief sought by this motion.
I.
Following two extensions of time, Appellants filed their brief on
December 5, 2014. Appellee likewise received two extensions of time to
file his brief and filed that brief on March 6, 2015. Appellants’ reply
brief is presently due to be filed on or before March 26, 2015.
II.
Because Appellee’s brief was timely filed and served on the
evening of Friday March 6, 2015. I was engaged in pre-planned family
activities during the ensuing weekend and did not receive Appellee’s
brief until the morning of March 9, 2015. At that time, and throughout
the week ending March 13, 2015, I was tasked with assisting with the
trial of Cause No. CV2013-094384, Bruno v. Landstar System, Inc., et
al., in the Superior Court of Maricopa County, Arizona.
In the middle of that week, my wife fell ill and was diagnosed with
Influenza B, leaving me as the sole available caregiver for our two
young daughters, who were on Spring Break from school. The following
day, each of my daughters was also diagnosed with Influenza B, leaving
me as the sole available caregiver for my wife and my children. With
the ongoing trial in the Bruno matter, the small amounts of time I had
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available for work were devoted to issues arising from that trial.
Accordingly, I was unable to begin work on the reply brief during the
first week after receipt of Appellee’s brief.
Upon returning to work on March 16, 2015, I was again unable to
immediately begin work on the reply brief in this matter, as I was
tasked with responding to motions to exclude experts in anticipation of
a March 25, 2015 hearing in Cause No. 2014-CCV-60088-1, Cornelius v.
Anderson Machinery Co., et. al., in the County Court at Law No. 1 of
Nueces County, Texas. Along with the other demands of a busy practice,
these issues left insufficient time before the current deadline to prepare
the reply brief.
III.
In light of the foregoing, Appellants respectfully request a twenty-
day extension of time, from March 26, 2015 to April 15, 2015, to file
their reply brief.
IV.
This extension is not sought for purposes of delay. It is requested
because of the above-mentioned circumstances, along with the regular
interruptions of a busy law practice.
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WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, Appellants Maribel
Ambriz Martinez, Guadalupe Mota, and Rosa Nelly Trevino respectfully
request that this motion be granted and that the time for filing their
brief be extended by twenty days from March 26, 2015 to April 15, 2015.
Appellants also respectfully pray for such other and further relief to
which they may be entitled.
Respectfully submitted,
WATTS GUERRA, LLP LAW OFFICE OF MICHAEL MILLER
Michael J. Murray Michael Miller
State Bar No. 24007721 State Bar No. 00788060
mmurray@wattsguerra.com mmiller@michaelmillerlaw.com
Francisco Guerra IV 926 Chulie Drive
State Bar No. 00796684 San Antonio, Texas 78216
fguerra@wattsguerra.com (210) 225-6666 (telephone)
Shalimar S. Wallis
State Bar No. 24033191
swallis@wattsguerra.com
300 Convent Street, Suite 100
San Antonio, Texas 78205
(210) 527-0500 (telephone)
/s/ Michael J. Murray .
Michael J. Murray
ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLANTS
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CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE
Pursuant to Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 10.1(a)(5), on
March 23, 2015, the undersigned conferred with Ms. Elizabeth Conry
Davidson, attorney for Appellee. Ms. Davidson advised that Appellee
does not oppose the relief Appellants seek by this motion.
/s/ Michael Murray .
Michael J. Murray
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I certify that the foregoing document was electronically filed with
the Clerk of the Court using the electronic filing system of the Court. I
also certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing was served via
e-service or e-mail on the following counsel of record on March 24, 2015:
Carl J. Kolb Elizabeth Conry Davidson
CARL J. KOLB, P.C. Attorney at Law
926 Chulie Drive 926 Chulie Drive
San Antonio, Texas 78216 San Antonio, Texas 78216
Counsel for Appellee Alfredo Gonzalez
/s/ Michael J. Murray .
Michael J. Murray
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