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# NO. 14-14 -00512- CV

IN THE FOURTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE STATE OF TEXAS

MOHAMMED A. JAFAR, MOHAMMED M. CHOWDHURY AND

ABDUS SOBHAN, Appellants

v.

SERAJ MOHAMMED, Appellee

On Appeal from the 269 th District Court, Harris County, Texas

Trial Court Cause No. 2012-10417

APPELLEE’S SECOND UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR

EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE APPELLEE’S BRIEF

David L. Hutchins

Texas Bar No. 24065470

1900 Pearl Street

Austin, Texas 78705

Tel: (512) 474-7300

Fax: (512) 474-8557

Email: dhutchins@howrybreen.com

Attorney for Appellee

Seraj Mohammed ACCEPTED

14-14-00512-cv

FOURTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS

HOUSTON, TEXAS

5/20/2015 1:15:36 PM

CHRISTOPHER PRINE

CLERK2

TO THE HONORABLE COU RT OF APPEALS:

Pursuant to Tex. R. App. P. 10.1 and 38.6(d), Appellee, Seraj Mohammed,

files this S e c o n d Unopposed Motion For Extension of Ti me to file Appellee’s

Brief.

In support of this motion, Appellee would show the Court as follows:

1. Appellants filed their brief on March 18, 2015.

2. Appellee’s brief is due on M a y 20, 2015.

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. Appellee has previously requested o n e extension of time to file his

brief, and no further requests for extension are anticipated in the future.

7

. All stated facts herein are known ex officio or are within the personal

knowledge of Appellee and/or his counsel. Tex. R. App. P. 10.2.

8

. This motion is not sought for the purpose of delay but so that justice

may be done.

PRAYER FOR RELIEF

For the reasons set forth herein, Appellee prays that this Court grant this

motion for extension of time for Appellee to file h is brier and enter an Order that

Appellee’s brief is due on or before J u n e 1 9 , 2015.

Respectfully submitted,

/s/ David L. Hutchins

David L. Hutchins

Texas Bar No. 24065470

1900 Pearl Street

Austin, Texas 78705

Tel: (512) 474

- 7300

Fax: (512) 474

- 8557

Email: dhutchins@howrybreen.com

Attorney for Appellee

Seraj Mohammed4 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing instrument was

served upon Alphonsus Ez eoke via Tex as e

- filing on M a y 20, 2015.

/s/ David L. Hutchins

David L. Hutchins

CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE

I hereby certify that on M a y 2 0 , 2 015, the undersigned conferred with

counsel for Appellants, Alphonsus E. Ezeoke via email. Mr. Ezeoke responded via

email that his is not opposed to the relief requested herein.

/s/ David L. Hutchins

David L. Hutchins