in Re: Todd Pruett

Opinion

Order entered September 12, 2013

In The

Court of Appeals

Fifth District of Texas at Dallas No. 05-13-00378-CV

TODD PRUETT, Appellant

V.

MARK STOLZ, ET AL., Appellees

On Appeal from the 193rd Judicial District Court Dallas County, Texas

Trial Court Cause No. DC-12-07463

ORDER

Before the Court are appellant’s August 29, 2013 motion asking the Court to return his brief and appellant’s September 6, 2013 motion requesting an extension of time to file his brief. Appellant tendered his brief to this Court on August 26, 2013, three days past the deadline. By letter dated September 9, 2013, the Court informed appellant that his brief was deficient and instructed him to file an amended brief within ten days of the date of the letter. We GRANT appellant’s motion to return his brief. We DIRECT the Clerk of this Court to STRIKE the brief tendered to this Court by appellant on August 26, 2013 and to return the brief to appellant.

We treat appellant’s motion for an extension of time to file a brief as a request for an extension of time to file an amended brief. We GRANT appellant’s motion. Appellant shall file an amended brief correcting the deficiencies on or before October 14, 2013.

/s/ DAVID LEWIS

JUSTICE