Ontario Produce, LLC Formerly Known as Progreso Partners, LLC D/B/A Ontario Produce Company, David M. Melina, and William Locantro v. James Thomas Whitlock

Opinion

NUMBER 13-19-00585-CV

COURT OF APPEALS

THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

CORPUS CHRISTI - EDINBURG

ONTARIO PRODUCE, LLC FORMERLY KNOWN AS PROGRESO PARTNERS, LLC D/B/A ONTARIO PRODUCE COMPANY, DAVID M. MELINA, AND WILLIAM LOCANTRO, Appellants,

v.

JAMES THOMAS WHITLOCK, Appellee.

On appeal from the 92nd District Court of Hidalgo County, Texas.

ORDER TO FILE APPELLEE’S BRIEF Before Chief Justice Contreras and Justices Longoria and Perkes Order Per Curiam

This cause is before the Court on appellee's third motion for extension of time to

file the brief. Appellee’s brief was originally due to be filed on April 1, 2020, and the Court previously granted appellee two extensions for the filing of appellee’s brief in this cause.

The Court, having fully examined and considered appellee's third motion for

extension of time to file the brief and the extensions previously granted in this cause, is of

the opinion exigent circumstances exist, and in the interest of justice, appellee’s third

motion for extension of time to file the brief should be granted. Accordingly, appellee’s

third motion for extension of time to file brief is GRANTED. The Court looks with disfavor

upon the delay caused by counsel’s failure to have filed a brief in this matter.

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the Honorable David Casso, counsel for

appellee, file the appellate brief with this Court on or before January 20, 2021. No further

motions to extend will be entertained.

PER CURIAM

Delivered and filed the 18th day of December, 2020.