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Gebhart v. Jacquez

Court of Appeals of Texas, Eighth District, El Paso
Aug 6, 2021
No. 08-21-00137-CV (Tex. App. Aug. 6, 2021)

Opinion

08-21-00137-CV

08-06-2021

LOGAN THOMAS GEBHART, Appellant, v. LIZETTE MARTHA JACQUEZ, Appellee.


Appeal from the 65th District Court of El Paso County, Texas (TC# 2021DCM2159)

Before Rodriguez, C.J., Palafox and Alley, JJ.

ORDER

PER CURIAM

On August 4, 2021, Appellant filed notice of appeal in the above-styled and numbered cause. The notice of appeal is late, but it was filed within fifteen days after the deadline for the notice of appeal to be filed. A motion for extension of time is necessarily implied when an appellant, acting in good faith, files a notice of appeal beyond the time allowed by Tex.R.App.P. 26.1 but within the fifteen-day grace period provided by Rule 26.3 for filing a motion for extension of time. See Verburgt v. Dorner, 959 S.W.2d 615, 617 (Tex. 1997). However, an appellant must still provide the Court with a reasonable explanation for the late filing of the notice of appeal before the Court may accept the appeal. Accordingly, Appellant is ordered to respond in writing and provide the Court with a reasonable explanation for filing the notice of appeal late. See Tex.R.App.P. 10.5(b)(1)(C), 26.3; Verburgt, 959 S.W.2d at 617. The explanation is due to be filed no later than August 16, 2021. If Appellant fails to comply with this order, the appeal is subject to dismissal without further notice.

IT IS SO ORDERED.


Summaries of

Gebhart v. Jacquez

Court of Appeals of Texas, Eighth District, El Paso
Aug 6, 2021
No. 08-21-00137-CV (Tex. App. Aug. 6, 2021)
Case details for

Gebhart v. Jacquez

Case Details

Full title:LOGAN THOMAS GEBHART, Appellant, v. LIZETTE MARTHA JACQUEZ, Appellee.

Court:Court of Appeals of Texas, Eighth District, El Paso

Date published: Aug 6, 2021

Citations

No. 08-21-00137-CV (Tex. App. Aug. 6, 2021)