Emerita Medina, Kianna Paz, and Remmy Matute v. Gloria Raven ( 2015 )


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    01-14-00881-CV
    FIRST COURT OF APPEALS
    HOUSTON, TEXAS
    3/18/2015 2:43:01 PM
    CHRISTOPHER PRINE
    CLERK
    NO. 01-14-00881-CV
    IN THE                        FILED IN
    1st COURT OF APPEALS
    FIRST COURT OF APPEALS              HOUSTON, TEXAS
    HOUSTON, TEXAS              3/18/2015 2:43:01 PM
    CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE
    Clerk
    EMERITA MEDINA ET AL, Appellants
    v.
    GLORIA RAVEN, Appellee
    ON Appeal from the County Civil Court at Law No. 4
    Harris County, Texas
    Trial Court Cause No. 1025647
    Appellants Motion for Extension of Time To File Brief
    James O. Okorafor
    Attorney for Appellants
    State Bar No. 15241710
    10101 Fondren Rd. Suite 260
    Houston, Texas 77096
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    TO THE HONORABLE JUSTICES:
    Appellants respectfully ask the Court to extend the time for the filing
    of their brief for the inclusive reasons below:
    1. On February 11, 2015 the Court Clerk sent notice indicating that the
    Reporter’s Record had been filed and that Appellants’ brief was due 30
    days thereafter, if the record was not to be supplemented.
    2. Appellants are in the process of determining whether to file with the
    County Court Clerk a Request For Supplemental Record in reliance on
    TRAP 34.5 (c). It also appears that the Reporters record may be
    incomplete and require supplementation, unless the parties and counsels
    agree to rely on the Reporter’s Record as presently filed.
    3. The Court may grant an extension of time under TRAP Rule 10. To the
    extent required by the applicable rules, Appellants concurrently
    respectfully request permission for the “late filing” of this motion.
    4. Appellants respectfully request an extension of time of not more than
    sixty (60) days to allow the Post Trial Clerks of the Harris County Clerk’s
    office to prepare and to file the Supplemental Records as may be
    requested and to allow Appellants time to arrange for a Supplemental
    Reporter’s record and\or solicit stipulations regarding the “adequacy” of the
    Reporter’s Record on file for purposes of this appeal and to file their brief.
    5. No previous extension either has been requested by Appellants or
    granted by the Court which respect to the briefing time table.
    6. Appellants respectfully pray that the Court grant this motion and extend
    the time for filing their brief by an additional sixty (60) days.
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    Respectfully Submitted:
    /s/ James O. Okorafor
    James O. Okorafor
    SBOT # 15241710
    10101 Fondren, Suite 260
    Houston, Texas 77096
    TEL No: (713) 839-9700; email: laws@joolaws.com
    Attorney for Appellants {Medina et al}.
    CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE
    This will certify that the foregoing Motion complied with the length requirements
    of Tex. R. App. P. 9.4(i). The foregoing document is 294 words long.
    /s/ James O. Okorafor
    James O. Okorafor.
    CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
    I certify that this document was served on Appellees’ counsel of record via the
    Electronic Case Manager on March 18, 2015.
    /s/ James O. Okorafor
    James O. Okorafor.
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Document Info

Docket Number: 01-14-00881-CV

Filed Date: 3/18/2015

Precedential Status: Precedential

Modified Date: 9/29/2016