Opinion
01-23-00900-CV
03-19-2024
Union Pacific Railroad Company v. Mary Johnson
Trial court: 129th District Court of Harris County number: 2016-80991
ORDER
Amparo Monique Guerra Judge.
The appellate record in this appeal was originally due on January 4, 2024. After requesting an extension, the trial court clerk filed the clerk's record on February 13, 2024. On January 5, 2024, the court reporter for the 129th District Court of Harris County filed a request for extension of the deadline to file the reporter's record. The Court granted the request, extending the deadline to file the reporter's record to February 5, 2024. See Tex. R. App. P. 35.3(c) (appellate court may extend deadline for filing record on request by reporter, with any extension not exceeding thirty days).
On February 6, 2024, the court reporter filed a second request for extension of the deadline to file the reporter's record. The second request for extension was granted by the Court, extending the deadline for filing the reporter's record to March 7, 2024.
On March 7, 2024, the court reporter filed a third request for extension of time to file the reporter's record, requesting the deadline be extended to April 7, 2024. The court reporter's request for an extension states that she needs additional time to complete the record, which covers between five and eight days of testimony, amounting to approximately 1,500 pages.
The court reporter's third request for an extension is granted. The reporter's record is due no later than April 8, 2024. See Tex. R. App. P. 35.3(c) (appellate court may extend deadline for filing record on request by reporter, with any extension not exceeding thirty days). Additionally, the court reporter is notified that no further extensions will be granted absent extraordinary circumstances, and the failure to file the reporter's record by April 8, 2024 may result in the appeal being abated and remanded to the trial court for a hearing to determine the reason for the failure to timely file the reporter's record. See Tex. R. App. P. 35.3(c) (requiring courts to ensure that appellate record is timely filed).
It is so ORDERED.