Summary
The Fourth Court of Appeals in San Antonio grants appellees’ third request for an extension of time to file their brief in this accelerated appeal. The court finds extraordinary circumstances, sets a February 12, 2015 deadline, and states that no further extensions will be granted.
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Questions Presented
- Whether appellees demonstrated extraordinary circumstances warranting a third extension of time to file their appellate brief.
Key quotations
“Accordingly, we GRANT appellees’ request for an additional fourteen days to file their brief and ORDER appellees to file their brief in this court on or before February 12, 2015.”
Factual background
This accelerated appeal was pending before the Fourth Court of Appeals. Appellees had already received two extensions to file their appellate brief and requested a third fourteen-day extension, asserting extraordinary circumstances.
Procedural history
The appeal arose from the 225th Judicial District Court of Bexar County, Texas, trial court cause number 2013-CI-03399. After granting appellees two prior extensions, the court of appeals considered appellees' third request for an additional fourteen days and granted it based on extraordinary circumstances.