Opinion
NO. 14-15-00699-CV
09-22-2015
WILLIAM SATTERWHITE, JR., Appellant v. CHRISTOPHER EVANS AND YI ZHANG, Appellees
On Appeal from County Civil Court at Law No. 2 Harris County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 1059593
ORDER
This is an appeal from a judgment signed May 12, 2015. The notice of appeal was due August 10, 2015. See Tex. R. App. P. 26.1. Appellant, however, filed his notice of appeal on August 13, 2015, a date within 15 days of the due date for the notice of appeal. A motion for extension of time is necessarily implied when the perfecting instrument is filed within 15 days of its due date. Verburgt v. Dorner, 959 S.W.2d 615, 617 (Tex. 1997). Appellant did not file a motion to extend time to file the notice of appeal. While an extension may be implied, appellant is still obligated to come forward with a reasonable explanation to support the late filing. See Miller v. Greenpark Surgery Center Assocs., Ltd., 974 S.W.2d 805, 808 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 1998, no pet.).
Accordingly, we ORDER appellant to file a proper motion to extend time to file the notice of appeal on or before 10 days after the date of this order. See Tex. R. App. P. 26.3;10.5(b). If appellant does not comply with this order, we will dismiss the appeal. See Tex. R. App. P. 42.3.
PER CURIAM