ACCEPTED
04-16-00260-CV
FOURTH COURT OF APPEALS
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
10/11/2016 9:13:22 AM
KEITH HOTTLE
CLERK
COURT OF APPEALS
FOURTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO
FILED IN
No. 04-16-00260-CV 4th COURT OF APPEALS
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
MARIO MAURICIO, Appellant 10/11/2016 9:13:22 AM
KEITH E. HOTTLE
Clerk
v.
SORAYDA CERVANTES, Appellee
______________________________________________________________________________
UNOPPOSED FIRST MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE
BRIEF OF APPELLEE SORAYDA CERVANTES
______________________________________________________________________________
TO THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS:
Appellee, SORAYDA CERVANTES, pursuant to TEX. R. APP. P. 38.6(d) and 10.5(b), requests
a thirty-three day extension to file her Appellee’s Brief.
1. CERVANTES’ Brief is due October 12, 2016.
2. CERVANTES seeks a thirty-three day extension until Monday, November 14,
2016.
3. CERVANTES respectfully requests this extension and relies on the following facts
to reasonably explain the need for the extension. The undersigned has primary briefing
responsibilities in this case and, among other obligations, has been:
a) maintaining a heavy civil trial docket;
b) negotiating, drafting and finalizing international
transactions regarding the sale and maintenance of
commercial aircraft; and
c) preparing for trial in Cadena v. Leal, 285th Judicial District
Court, Bexar County, Texas.
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4. This extension is sought, not the purpose of delay, but so the undersigned can
properly brief the issues to the Court.
5. For the reasons stated, CERVANTES asks the Court to grant a 33 day extension of
time to file her Appellee’s Brief.
Respectfully submitted,
GENDRY & SPRAGUE, P.C.
900 Isom Road, Suite 300
San Antonio, Texas 78216
Telephone: (210) 349-0511
Facsimile: (210) 349-2760
By: /s/ Ron A. Sprague
RON A. SPRAGUE
State Bar No. 18962100
rsprague@gendrysprague.com
ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLEE
CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE
I certify, by signature below, that I conferred with Jeff Small, counsel for Appellant,
Mario Mauricio, and he does not oppose the requested relief.
/s/ Ron A. Sprague
RON A. SPRAGUE
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I certify that a true copy of the above is being served on counsel for record/interested
parties by e-filing as shown below pursuant to the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure on October
11, 2016.
Mr. Jeff Small
Law Office of Jeff Small
12451 Starcrest Drive, Suite 100
San Antonio, Texas 78216
Telephone: (210) 496-0611
Facsimile: (210) 579-1399
jdslaw@satx.rr.com
/s/ Ron A. Sprague
RON A. SPRAGUE
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