John Andrew Rankin v. Texas Department of Public Safety

Opinion

NUMBER 13-15-00065-CV

COURT OF APPEALS

THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS CORPUS CHRISTI - EDINBURG

JOHN ANDREW RANKIN, Appellant, v.

TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, Appellee.

On appeal from the County Court at Law No. 8 of Hidalgo County, Texas.

ORDER

Before Justices Rodriguez, Garza, and Longoria Order Per Curiam

This cause is before the Court on appellant’s second unopposed motion for extension of time to file the brief. Appellant’s brief was originally due to be filed on April 9, 2015, and this Court previously granted appellant an extension of more than three months for the filing of appellant’s brief in this cause. Appellant has now filed his second unopposed motion requesting until November 23, 2015, or an additional one hundred and thirty-one days to file the appellate brief in this cause.

The Court, having fully examined and considered appellant's second motion for extension of time to file the brief and the extension previously granted in this cause, is of the opinion that, in the interest of justice, appellant's second motion for extension of time to file the brief should be GRANTED with order. The Court, however, looks with disfavor upon the delay caused by counsel's failure to timely file a brief in this matter.

Appellant's second motion for extension of time to file the brief is hereby granted, and the appellant’s counsel is ORDERED to file the appellate brief with this Court on or before November 23, 2015. No further extensions will be granted in this matter absent truly exigent circumstances supported by pleading and proof. In this regard, counsel’s workload does not constitute exigent circumstances. The failure to timely file the brief may result in the dismissal of this appeal.

PER CURIAM

Delivered and filed the 24th day of August, 2015.