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No. 08-14-00153-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 168th District 

Court in El Paso County, Texas 

2. Counsel prepared 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

CLERK

 FILED IN 8th COURT OF APPEALS EL PASO, TEXAS 8/24/2015 5:37:48 PM DENISE PACHECO Clerk
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August 21, 2015 in the case styled In the Matter of the Expunction of EL, court of 

appeals number 08-15-00092-CV. 

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 

65th 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 168th 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 for 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 probation case set for August 

6, 2015 in the case styled State vs. Calderon cause number 20140D02223 out of 

the 346th District Court in El Paso County, Texas.
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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 Juvenile, court of appeals number 08-15-

00038-CV

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 08-15-00046-CV.

PRAYER

Appellant prays the Court grant this motion and extend the deadline for 

filing Appellant’s Brief to September 7, 2015.

Respectfully submitted,

/s/ Ruben P. Morales

Ruben P. Morales

Attorney for Appellant

Texas Bar No. 14419100

718 Myrtle Ave. 

El Paso, Texas 79901

915 - 542 - 0388

915 - 225-5132 fax

rbnpmrls@gmail.com
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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 Appellee, at 500 E. San Antonio, El Paso, Texas 79901 on 

August 24, 2015.

/s/ Ruben P. Morales

Ruben P. Morales