Opinion
NUMBER 13-18-00607-CR
11-21-2019
EX PARTE FABIAN GARCIA
On appeal from the 206th District Court of Hidalgo County, Texas.
ORDER TO FILE APPELLATE BRIEF
Before Chief Justice Contreras and Justices Hinojosa and Tijerina
Order Per Curiam
This cause is currently before the Court on appellant's sixth motion for extension of time to file the brief. The reporter's record was filed on November 21, 2018, and appellant's brief was originally due to be filed thirty days thereafter. See Tex. R. App. P. 38.6(a). Appellant retained new counsel on February 4, 2019.
On June 28, 2019, this Court granted appellant's third motion for extension of time to file the brief and ordered the brief to be filed no later than August 21, 2019. Thereafter, this Court granted appellant a fourth motion for extension of time until September 24, 2019 and informed counsel no further extensions would be granted absent exigent circumstances. On September 20, 2019, appellant filed a fifth motion for extension of time to file the brief and a motion to adopt the clerk's record from 13-16-00462-CR containing appellant's previously appealed habeas corpus proceeding. On September 30, 2019, this Court granted appellant's motion to adopt the record from 13-16-00462, granted appellant's fifth extension of time to file the brief, and directed counsel to file the brief on or before October 30, 2019. Appellant failed to file the brief on October 30, 2019 and now seeks an additional 54 days, until December 23, 2019 to file the brief.
The Court GRANTS appellant's sixth motion for extension to file the brief and ORDERS the Honorable Joseph A. Connors III to file the brief on or before December 23, 2019. The Court looks with disfavor on the delay caused by counsel's failure to timely file a brief in this matter. No further extensions will be granted absent exigent circumstances. If counsel fails to file the brief within the specified period of time, the Court will act appropriately to ensure that appellant's rights are protected. See id. R. 38.8(b)(4).
PER CURIAM Do not publish.
TEX. R. APP. P. 47.2(b). Delivered and filed the 21st day of November, 2019.