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E STATE OF S HIRLEY L. B ENSON

T HOMAS M ILTON B ENSON
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, Appellant

v.

R ENEE B ENSON
, Appellee

On Interlocutory Appeal from Probate Court No. 2,

Bexar County, Texas Cause Nos. 155,172 and 155,172

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TO THE HONORABLE JUSTICES OF THIS COURT:

Appellee Renee Benson submits this unopposed motion for extension of time to file brief,

pursuant to TRAP 10.5(b) and states as follows.

1. This is an interlocutory appeal from the trial court’s “Amended Order Granting

Injunction, Suspending Trustee and Appointing Limited Temporary Co

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with Restrictions” signed February 18, 2015. Appellant’s Brief was filed March

6, 2015. Several days later Appellant Thomas Milton Benson, Jr. as Trustee ACCEPTED 04-15-00087-CV FOURTH COURT OF APPEALS SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 6/16/2015 3:48:26 PM KEITH HOTTLE CLERK2

UN OPP OSE D MO T I O N FO R EX T E N S IO N O F TIME TO FIL E APPELLE E ’ S BR IEF

removed this case to federal court, automatically divesting this Court of

jurisdiction. On March 30, 2015 , in light of the removal to federal court, this

Court decreed this appeal abated and treated for administrative purpo ses as a

closed case unless and until reinstated upon issuance of a remand order from the

federal court.

2. The federal court on June 9, 2015 issued an order granting Renee Benson’s

motion to remand this case to state court. On June 12 Appellant submitted a letter

informing this Court of such remand. Pursuant to Appellant’s letter, Appellee’s

brief would be due 14 days later, on June 26, 2015.

3. Appellee requests an extension to July 10, 2015 of her due date for the filing of

Appellee’s Brief. This reques t is due to several factors, including the complexity

of the issues, and the workload and schedules of Appellees’ counsel.

4. There have been no extensions previously granted Appellee.

5. The undersigned counsel conferred with opposing counsel, David Beck, Esq.,

concerning this request. Appellant’s counsel stated in an email that this request

for extension will not be opposed.

WHEREFORE, Appellee Renee Benson respectfully requests that the due date for h er

Appellee’s Brief be extended to July 10, 2015

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### The undersigned counsel certifies that on June 15, 2015, I conferred with

David Beck, counsel for Appellant Thomas Milton Benson, Sr., as Trustee of the

Shirley L. Benson Testamentary Trust, regarding this motion for extension of time,

and he indicated tha t he does not oppose the relief sought in this motion.

/s/ Bennett L. Stahl Bennett L. Stahl

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### On June 16 , 2015, I electronically filed this Brief of Appellee with the Clerk

of the Court using the eFile.TXCourts.gov electronic filing system which will send

notification of such filing to the following:

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