Ali Yazdchi v. Makansam Inc. D/B/A Ideal Towing

Opinion

Order filed January 9, 2020

In The

Fourteenth Court of Appeals ____________

NO. 14-20-00006-CV ____________

ALI YAZDCHI, Appellant

V.

MAKANSAM INC. D/B/A IDEAL TOWING, Appellee

On Appeal from County Civil Court at Law No. 2 Harris County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 1135418

ORDER

This is an appeal from a judgment signed September 30, 2019. Appellant timely filed a post-judgment motion. The notice of appeal was due December 30, 2019. See Tex. R. App. P. 26.1. Appellant, however, filed the notice of appeal on December 31, 2019, a date within 15 days of the due date for the notice of appeal. A motion for extension of time is necessarily implied when the perfecting instrument is filed within 15 days of its due date. Verburgt v. Dorner, 959 S.W.2d 615, 617 (Tex. 1997). Appellant did not file a motion to extend time to file the notice of appeal. While an extension may be implied, appellant is still obligated to come forward with a reasonable explanation to support the late filing. See Miller v. Greenpark Surgery Center Assocs., Ltd., 974 S.W.2d 805, 808 (Tex. App.— Houston [14th Dist.] 1998, no pet.). Accordingly, we ORDER appellant to file a proper motion to extend time to file the notice of appeal on or before 15 days after the date of this order. See Tex. R. App. P. 26.3;10.5(b). If appellant does not comply with this order, we will dismiss the appeal. See Tex. R. App. P. 42.3.

Panel consists of Justices Zimmerer, Spain and Hassan.