ALED
IN SUPREME COURT OF TEXAS
N 0 • 15-0313
APR 24 2015
Blake Hawtt'lon'le. Clerk
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IN THE
SUPREME COURT OF TEXAS
JUAN A. MARTIN-DE-NICOLAS
Petitioner,
V.
REX JONES
Respondent.
FIRST MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE
PETITON FOR REVIEW
To THE HONORABLE SUPREME COURT OF TEXAS:
Petitioner files this First Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for
Review under Tex. R. App. P. 10.1, 10.5(b), and 53.7(f). In support of this motion,
Petitioner shows the following:
1. The Court of Appeals (3rd district, Austin) rendered its opinion and
judgment in Juan A. Martin-de-Nicolas v. Rex Jones (No. 03-13-00318-CV) on
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August 28, 2014 (affirmed) and denied Petitioner's motion for rehearing on
January 26, 2015, and overruled Petitioner's Motion for En Bane Reconsideration
on March 3, 2015. The petition for review is due on April30, 2015.
2. Petitioner requests an extension of time of thirty days, making the
petition for review due on Monday June 1, 2015. This is Petitioner's first request
for an extension of time in this case.
3. Petitioner relies on the following facts as a reasonable explanation for the
requested extension of time: prose Petitioner needs additional time to study the
issues involved in this appeal, to seek guidance, and to prepare a concise and
cogent petition for this court to review.
4. The undersigned has made reasonable attempts to conferred with
opposing counsel but has not been able to do so.
Therefore, Petitioner prays that this Court grant this motion for extension of
time.
Respectfully submitted,
J an A. Mart· -de-Nicolas, ProSe
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
This is- to certify that on tliis ().1tJ!.day of April2015, a copy of this
Appellant's Briefwas served on all counsel of record via Certified USPS mail,
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Ju n A. Martin- e-Nicolas, Pro Se
CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE
As required by Tex. R. App. P. 10.1(a)(5), I certify that I have made
reasonable attempts to confer with opposing counsel, Ronald L. Clark, but have
been unable to reach him. I twice called his office the day before yesterday and left
him a voice message regarding this petition for review but have not received a call
back from him or his office as of the time of the printing of this petition.
an A. Martin Cie-Nicolas, ProSe
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