Opinion
NUMBER 13-13-00525-CV
05-30-2014
JUAN ANTONIO CORONADO, FRANCISCO SOLIZ RAMIREZ, ROBERTO RIVERA III, RUBEN CONTRERAS, Appellants, v. PETER ZAVALETTA, YOLANDA DE LEON, FREEDOM COMMUNICATIONS, INC. D/B/A THE BROWNSVILLE HERALD AND VALLEY MORNING STAR, Appellees.
On appeal from the 357th District Court
of Cameron County, Texas.
ORDER
Before Justices Garza, Benavides, and Perkes
Order Per Curiam
This cause is before the Court on appellants' motion to withdraw as counsel, motion for extension of time to engage appellate counsel, and motion for extension of time to file brief. Appellants' brief was originally due to be filed on December 20, 2013, and this Court has previously granted appellants three extensions for the filing of appellants' brief in this cause. Appellants' counsel, the Honorable Larry Warner, has a conflict and seeks to withdraw as counsel. Appellants request an extension of sixty days to engage appellate counsel and to file their brief.
The Court, having fully examined and considered appellants' motion, GRANTS counsel's motion to withdraw. Appellants' motion for an extension of sixty days to engage appellate counsel is GRANTED. Appellants' motion for extension of time to file the brief is GRANTED. The Court, however, looks with disfavor upon the delay caused by counsel's failure to have filed a brief in this matter.
Appellants are ORDERED to file the appellate brief with this Court on or before June 20, 2014. No further extensions will be granted absent exigent circumstances.
PER CURIAM