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 No. 08-14- 00 153- CR IN THE COURT OF APPEALS EIGHTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

RICARDO ZUNIGA APPELLANT

V. THE STATE OF TEXAS APPELLEE

APPELLANT’S FOURTH MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME

TO FILE REPLY BRIEF TO THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS, Appellant moves this Court to grant an extension of time to file Appellant’s Reply Brief. In support of this motion, Appellant would show the following: a. The deadline for filing Appellant’s Reply Brief is August 24, 2015. b. Appellant requests an extension of 14 days until September 7, 2015. c. This is Appellant’s fourth request for an extension. d. Counsel requests an extension for the following reasons: 1. Counsel is currently in a jury trial that began August 24, 2015 in the case styled State vs. Pichardo, cause number 20150D03638 out of the 168 th District Court in El Paso County, Texas 2. Counsel prepar ed appellant’s brief to this Court and filed the brief on 08-14-00153-CR ACCEPTED 08-14-00153-CR EIGHTH COURT OF APPEALS

EL PASO, TEXAS 8/24/2015 5:37:48 PM DENISE PACHECO

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August 21, 2015 in the case styled In the Matter of the Expuncti on of EL, court of appeals number 08

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3 . Counsel prepared for a protective order final hearing set for August 14, 2015 in the case styled State vs. Portillo , cause number 2015DCM4020 out of the
65 th District Court in El Paso County, Texas.
4 . Counsel prepared for a pretrial hearing set for August 13, 2015 in the case styled State vs. Pichardo, cause number 20150D03638 out of the 168 th District Court in El Paso County, Texas
5 . Counsel prepared for a plea hearing set for August 13, 2015 in the case styled State vs. Lares, cause numbers 2015D02396 out of the 41st District Court in El Paso County, Texas.
6 . Counsel served as D.I.M.S. defense attorney on August 13, 2015 in the Jail Magistrate Court of El Paso County, Texas.
7 . Counsel prepared fo r a motion to suppress evidentiary hearing set for August 6, 2015 in the case styled State vs. Arellano, cause number 20140C12418 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number One in El Paso County, Texas.
8 . Counsel prepared for an early dismissal of proba tion case set for August 6, 2015 in the case styled State vs. Calderon cause number 20140D02223 out of the 346 th District Court in El Paso County, Texas. 3

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9 . Counsel is preparing appellant’s brief to this Court due August 27 in the case styled In the Matter of P.M., a J uvenile , court of appeals number 08

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10 . Counsel is preparing appellees’s brief to this Court due September 7, 2015 in the case styled In the Matter of the Expunction of J.F. , court of appeals number 08

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PRAYER Appellan t prays the Court grant this motion and extend the deadline for filing Appellant’s Brief to S eptember 7 , 2015

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Respectfully submitted,

/s/ Ruben P. Morales Ruben P. Morales Attorney for Appellant Texas Bar No. 14419100 718 Myrtle Ave. El Paso, Texas 79901 915

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 Certificate of Service I certify that a copy of Appellant ’s Motion for Extension of Time to File Appellant ’s Reply Brief was delivered to the El Paso County District Attorney’s Office, Attorney for Appell ee, at 500 E. San Antonio , El Paso, Texas 79901 on August 24, 2015

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/s/ Ruben P. Morales Ruben P. Morale s