ACCEPTED
01-14-000563-cv
FIRST COURT OF APPEALS
HOUSTON, TEXAS
7/2/2015 4:41:29 PM
CHRISTOPHER PRINE
CLERK
CAUSE NO. 01-14-00563-CV
IN THE COURT OF APPEALS
FIRST COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT
FILED IN
HOUSTON, TEXAS 1st COURT OF APPEALS
HOUSTON, TEXAS
7/2/2015 4:41:29 PM
CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE
Clerk
JERRY VALDEZ,
Appellant
VS.
BRUCE ROBERTSON, JR.,
Appellee
MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE
APPELLANT'S REPLY BRIEF
TO THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS:
Comes Now Appellant, JERRY VALDEZ, asking the Court to grant him an
extension of time to file his Reply Brief and shows:
1. Appellee filed his Brief on May 11, 2015 and Appellant's Reply Brief was
due on May 31,2015. See Rules 9.3(a)(1)B, 10.5(b) and 38.6(d) of the Texas Rules of
Appellate Procedure.
2. A party may file for an extension of time to file a Reply Brief. See Rules
9.3(a)(1)B, 10.5(b), 38.6(d).
3. Good cause exists for the granting of the requested extension. Appellant's
attorney, who is a solo practitioner, is counsel for the mother of a man who was killed in
a multiple vehicle accident in which six person were killed and at least two others were
injured. Discovery in the case is complex and is ongoing. Further, Appellant's counsel
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has had to attend to various court hearings in several counties regarding criminal and
civil matters.
4. This case is not yet set for submission and Appellant's Reply Brief
accompanies this motion.
5. PRAYER: Premises Considered, Appellant asks the Honorable Court of
Appeals to grant this motion and to extend the time for Appellant to file his Reply Brief
until July 3,2015.
Respectfull~ submitted,
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State Bar No. 20211100
1519 Washington St., Suite One
Laredo, Texas 78040
Tel: (956) 726-1638
Email: armandotrevinolaw@gmail.com
Attorney for Appellant
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
A true copy of the above document was served on the 2nd day of July, 2015, on
BRUCE ROBERTSON, JR., 8100 Broadway, Suite 102, San Antonio, Texas 78209;
and on GEORGE H. SPENCER, JR., 112 E. Pecan, Suite 1300, San Antonio, Texas
78205.
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