Opinion
13-23-00119-CR
11-15-2023
VICTOR MANUEL GONZALEZ, Appellant, v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee.
Do not publish. Tex.R.App.P. 47.2(b).
On appeal from the 464th District Court of Hidalgo County, Texas
Before Chief Justice Contreras and Justices Silva and Peña
ORDER OF ABATEMENT
PER CURIAM.
This cause is before the Court on the court reporter's sixth request for extension of time to file a reporter's record. The request for extension of time is accompanied by a letter from the trial court indicating the court reporter, Angela Zuniga, is unable to timely prepare the reporter's record due to ongoing medical leave. The reporter's record in this matter was originally due on May 23, 2023, and the court reporter previously requested and received five extensions of time to file the record.
This sequence of events requires us to effectuate our responsibility to avoid further delay and to preserve the parties' rights. See Tex. R. App. P. 37.3(a)(1). Accordingly, the request for extension of time to file the reporter's record is granted, and this appeal is abated pending the preparation of the reporter's record. Additionally, the trial court shall prepare and file a status regarding the reporter's record and cause the status to be included in a supplemental clerk's record which should be submitted to the Clerk of this Court within thirty days from the date of this order.