COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE
FIRST DISTRICT OF TEXAS AT HOUSTON
NOTICE
Appellate case name: Gary L. Milburn v. Tiffany C. Hill
Appellate case number: 01-22-00105-CV
Trial court case number: 18-DCV-253121
Trial court: 387th District Court of Fort Bend County
The Court’s records indicate that your notice of appeal on the merits of the
underlying case may not have been timely filed. See TEX. R. APP. P. 26.1 (requiring notice
of appeal to be filed within thirty days after date judgment is signed). A motion for
extension of time is necessarily implied when an appellant, acting in good faith, files a
notice of appeal beyond the time allowed by rule 26.1, but within the 15-day extension
period provided by Rule 26.3. See TEX. R. APP. P. 26.1, 26.3; Verburgt v. Dorner, 959
S.W.2d 615, 617–18 (Tex. 1997). The appellant must, however, offer a reasonable
explanation for failing to file the notice of appeal in a timely manner. See TEX. R. APP. P.
10.5(b)(1)(C), 26.3; Jones v. City of Houston, 976 S.W.2d 676, 677 (Tex. 1998).
Accordingly, the Court has directed me to notify you that unless, within 10 days of
the date of this notice, you respond in writing, providing a reasonable explanation for
untimely filing the notice of appeal, your appeal may be dismissed. See TEX. R. APP. P.
42.3(a), (c).
Clerk’s Signature: __/s/ Christopher A. Prine_______
Clerk of the Court
Date: April 12, 2022
Gary L. Milburn v. Tiffany C. Hill
Combined Opinion