Pletze Brown, Jr. and All Other Occupants v. CitiMortgage, Inc.

Opinion

ACCEPTED 06-14-00105-cv SIXTH COURT OF APPEALS TEXARKANA, TEXAS 4/8/2015 10:34:22 AM DEBBIE AUTREY CLERK

NO. 06-14-00105-CV __________________________________________________________________ FILED IN 6th COURT OF APPEALS IN THE SIXTH COURT OF APPEALS TEXARKANA, TEXAS TEXARKANA, TEXAS 4/8/2015 10:34:22 AM __________________________________________________________________ DEBBIE AUTREY Clerk PLETZE BROWN, JR.

Appellant,

V.

CITIMORTGAGE, INC.

Appellee. ____________________________________________________________

From the County Court at Law No. 2, Dallas County, Texas Trial Court No. CC-14-04645-B Honorable King Fifer, Judge Presiding

APPELLEE’S MOTION TO EXTEND TIME TO FILE BRIEF

Mark D. Hopkins Texas State Bar No. 00793975 Shelley L. Hopkins Texas State Bar No. 24036497 Hopkins & Williams, PLLC 12117 Bee Caves Rd., Suite 260 Austin, Texas 78738 (512) 600-4320 – Telephone (512) 600-4326 – Facsimile mark@hopkinswilliams.com shelley@hopkinswilliams.com ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLEE April 8, 2015 IDENTITY OF PARTIES AND COUNSEL

Pursuant to Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 38.2(a)(1), Appellee certifies that the following is a complete list of all parties and counsel:

1. Appellee: Citimortgage, Inc.

Represented at trial and on appeal by: Mark D. Hopkins Texas State Bar No. 00793975 Shelley L. Hopkins Texas State Bar No. 24036497 Hopkins & Williams, PLLC 12117 Bee Caves Rd., Suite 260 Austin, Texas 78738 (512) 600-4320 – Telephone (512) 600-4326 – Facsimile mark@hopkinswilliams.com shelley@hopkinswilliams.com

2. Appellant: Pletze Brown, Jr. Pro Se Appellant 2412 Poinciana Lane Dallas, Texas 75212

3. Trial Judge: Hon. King Fifer County Court at Law No. 2 Dallas County, Texas

610-1596 2 Appellee's Motion to Extend Time to File Brief APPELLEE'S MOTION TO EXTEND TIME TO FILE BRIEF

Appellee, CitiMortgage, Inc. (“CitiMortgage”), respectfully requests the

Court to extend time to file its brief.

A. Introduction

1. Appellant is Pletze Brown, Jr. and Appellee is CitiMortgage

(“CitiMortgage”).

2. No rule provides a deadline to file this motion to extend. See TEX. R.

APP. P. 38.6(d).

3. Appellant is representing himself pro se in this matter.

4. The undersigned is attorney for Appellee, CitiMortgage.

5. The deadline to file Appellee’s brief is currently April 15, 2015.

6. Appellee requests an extension of time to file Appellee’s brief for

fourteen (14) days until April 29, 2014.

B. Facts and Basis for Relief

7. The Court has the authority under Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure

38.6(d) to extend the time to file Appellee’s Responses.

8. No previous extensions have been granted to extend the time to file

Appellee’s Responses to these various filings.

610-1596 3 Appellee's Motion to Extend Time to File Brief 9. Counsel for Appellee has multiple conflicting appellate court

deadlines and upcoming jury trial settings. Counsel requests a short extension in

order to adequately devote the time necessary to all matters.

C. Conclusion

10. Appellee, therefore, requests that its deadline to file brief be extended

until April 29, 2014, to give Appellee additional time to adequately prepare its

response.

D. Prayer

11. For these reasons, Appellee asks the Court to grant an extension of

time to May 27, 2014.

Respectfully submitted,

By: _/s/Mark D. Hopkins______ Mark D. Hopkins State Bar No. 00793975 Shelley L. Hopkins State Bar No. 24036497 Hopkins & Williams, PLLC 12117 Bee Caves Road, Suite 260 Austin, Texas 78738 (512) 600-4320 – Telephone (512) 600-4326 – Facsimile mark@hopkinswilliams.com shelley@hopkinswilliams.com

ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLEE

610-1596 4 Appellee's Motion to Extend Time to File Brief CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE

I certify that I was unable to confer with Pro Se Appellant Pletze Brown, Jr.

as I do not have a contact phone number or email for Appellant, therefore I am

unable to determine if he is opposed to Appellee’s Motion to Extend Time to File

Brief.

_/s/ Mark D. Hopkins___________ Mark D. Hopkins

610-1596 5 Appellee's Motion to Extend Time to File Brief CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that the Motion to Extend Time to File Response has been forwarded to the following via certified mail, return receipt requested and regular mail this 8th day of April 2015:

Via regular U.S. mail and CMRRR# 7012 1640 0001 7114 6203 Pletze Brown Jr. 2412 Poniciana Lane Dallas, Texas 75212

PRO SE APPELLANT

/s/ Mark D. Hopkins Mark D. Hopkins

610-1596 6 Appellee's Motion to Extend Time to File Brief