Eduardo Aquino v. Piedad Aquino

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: February 18, 2022
• Docket: 04-21-00207-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

Fourth Court of Appeals San Antonio, Texas February 18, 2022

No. 04-21-00207-CV

Eduardo AQUINO, Appellant

v.

Piedad AQUINO, Appellee

From the 225th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas Trial Court No. 2017CI19584 The Honorable Monique Diaz, Judge Presiding

ORDER Appellee’s brief was originally due October 1, 2021. After the court granted two extensions, the brief was due December 1, 2021. Appellee then filed an unopposed motion for a sixty-day extension because the parties were engaged in settlement discussions and scheduled for a mediation on December 24, 2021. We granted the extension and ordered appellee to file a status report of settlement negotiations on December 30, 2021, followed by her brief or a motion that disposed of the appeal by January 31, 2022. We also advised the parties that further extensions would be disfavored.

On January 31, 2022, appellee did not file a brief or a motion that disposed of the appeal. Instead, appellee filed an unopposed motion for a sixty-day extension of time to file her brief. She explains that the parties have agreed on the material terms of the settlement agreement, but a January 18, 2022 inspection report has necessitated additional work by the parties in finalizing the settlement agreement.

We grant the requested extension, and order appellee to file her brief or a motion that disposes of the appeal in accordance with Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 42.1 by April 1, 2022. We further order appellee to file a status report advising the court of the status of settlement negotiations by March 1, 2022. Absent extraordinary circumstances, appellee is advised that no further extensions of time will be granted.

_________________________________ Luz Elena D. Chapa, Justice IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court on this 18th day of February, 2022.

___________________________________ MICHAEL A. CRUZ, Clerk of Court