Opinion
NUMBER 13-19-00188-CV
01-08-2020
RAY HERNANDEZ, Appellant, v. MOHAMMAD MONTAGHI AND MITRA KHAN, Appellees.
On appeal from the 28th District Court of Nueces County, Texas.
ORDER TO FILE APPELLEE'S BRIEF
Before Chief Justice Contreras and Justices Longoria and Perkes
Order Per Curiam
This cause is before the Court on appellant's fourth motion for extension of time to file the brief. Appellee's brief was originally due to be filed on October 9, 2019, and this Court has previously granted appellee three extensions for the filing of appellee's brief in this cause. Most recently, the Court granted Appellee's Third Motion for Extension extending the due date to January 7, 2020.
The Court, having fully examined and considered appellee's fourth motion for extension of time to file the brief and the extensions previously granted in this cause, is of the opinion that, in the interest of justice, appellee's fourth motion for extension of time to file the brief should be granted with order. The Court, however, looks with disfavor upon the delay caused by counsel's failure to have filed a brief in this matter.
Appellee's fourth motion for extension of time to file the brief is hereby granted, and the Honorable Craig S. Smith, counsel for appellee, is hereby ORDERED to file the appellate brief with this Court on or before January 14, 2020. No further extensions will be granted in this matter absent exigent circumstances.
The Clerk of this Court is ORDERED to serve a copy of this order on the Honorable Craig S. Smith by certified mail, return receipt requested.
PER CURIAM Delivered and filed the 8th day of January, 2020.