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No. 12-14-00332-CV

In the Court of Appeals 

for the Twelfth District of Texas 

At Tyler

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ROBERT C. MORRIS, 

Appellant, 

v.

SHERRI MILLIGAN, ET AL, 

Appellees. 

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On Direct Appeal from the 349th Judicial District 

Court of Anderon County, Texas 

Trial Court Cause No. 349-6270 

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APPELLEES’ MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE BRIEF AND 

DESIGNATION OF LEAD COUNSEL

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Motion for extension of time to file brief 

Appellees’ counsel moves for 30 days to file Appellees’ brief in this matter. The 

counsel-to-be-noticed on this appeal left the Division before the appeal, and current 

counsel did not receive a notice of appeal or brief. Additionally, counsel needs to 

order the record on appeal in order to draft her arguments. Appellees’ counsel is also 

going to be out of the country for the first two weeks in July and has a jury trial upon 

her return on July 20, 2015. For these reasons Appellees’ counsel seeks an extension 

ACCEPTED

12-14-00332-CV

TWELFTH COURT OF APPEALS

TYLER, TEXAS

6/29/2015 1:57:02 PM

CATHY LUSK

CLERK

 FILED IN 12th COURT OF APPEALS TYLER, TEXAS 6/29/2015 1:57:02 PM CATHY S. LUSK Clerk
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in order to properly prepare a brief. This motion is not meant to delay or prejudice 

Appellant. Instead the reassignment of this case caused the Office of the Attorney 

General’s office to miss notifications on this appeal. Appellees’ counsel will work 

diligently to file a brief as soon as the appellate record is received. Thus, Appellees’ 

counsel seeks a 30 day extension—making the brief due on July 29, 2015.

Designation of Lead Counsel

The above-styled case had been re-assigned within the Office of the Attorney 

General of Texas from Patrick N. Brezik to the undersigned counsel. Undersigned 

counsel respectfully requests the designation for Attorney-in-Charge/Lead Attorney 

for the above-styled case be changed to her name, as she now has primary 

responsibility for Appellees in this matter. 

Respectfully submitted,

KEN PAXTON

Attorney General of Texas 

 

CHARLES E. ROY

First Assistant Attorney General

JAMES E. DAVIS

Deputy Attorney General for Civil Litigation

KAREN D. MATLOCK

Assistant Attorney General

Chief, Law Enforcement Defense Division
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/s/ Veronica L Chidester

VERONICA L. CHIDESTER

Assistant Attorney General

Attorney-in-Charge

State Bar No. 24082161

Veronica.Chidester@texasattorneygeneral.gov

Law Enforcement Defense Division

P. O. Box 12548, Capitol Station

Austin, Texas 78711

(512) 463-2124 / (512) 936-2109 Fax

ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLEES

CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE

Plaintiff is an inmate, proceeding pro se, housed in the Texas Department of 

Criminal Justice. Undersigned, therefore, was unable to conference with Plaintiff. It is 

assumed that Plaintiff is opposed to this motion.

NOTICE OF ELECTRONIC FILING

I, VERONICA L. CHIDESTER, Assistant Attorney General of Texas, do hereby 

certify that I have electronically submitted for filing a true copy of the above APPELLEES’ 

MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE BRIEF AND DESIGNATION 

OF LEAD COUNSEL in accordance with the Electronic Case Files System of the Twelfth 

Court of Appeals, on June 29, 2015.

/s/ Veronica L. Chidester

VERONICA L. CHIDESTER

Assistant Attorney General
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I, VERONICA L. CHIDESTER, Assistant Attorney General of Texas, certify that 

a true copy of the above APPELLEES’ MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO 

FILE BRIEF AND DESIGNATION OF LEAD COUNSEL has been served by placing 

it in United States Mail, postage prepaid, on June 29, 2015, addressed to:

Robert C. Morris, TDCJ No. 1311083

TDCJ-Smithl Unit

1313 CR 19

Lamesa, Texas 79331

Plaintiff Pro Se

/s/ Veronica L. Chidester

VERONICA L. CHIDESTER

Assistant Attorney General