NO. 01-14-00973-CV 

PETER D. TRAN, NAM VAN 

NGUYEN, THE KIM HOANG, 

AND TUYEN NGOC BUI 

ON BEHALF OF THE 

VIETNAMESE COMMUNITY OF 

HOUSTON & VICINITY, INC., 

Appellants, 

IN THE FIRST 

VS. COURT OF APPEALS 

ALOYSIUS DUY-HUNG HOANG, 

TERESA NGOC-BICH HOANG, 

CAVATINA TRUONG, SKYBIRD 

NGUYEN AND HOC NHU PHAN, 

Appellees. HOUSTON, TEXAS 

APPELLANTS' MOTION TO EXTEND TIME TO FILE BRIEF 

Appellants ask the Court to extend the time to file their brief. 

A. Introduction 

1. Appellants are Peter D. Tran, Nam Van Nguyen, The Kim Hoang, and Tuyen 

Ngoc Bui on Behalf of the Vietnamese Community of Houston & Vicinity, Inc. 

2. This Motion to Extend Time to File Brief is brought pursuant to Rule 10.5(b) 

of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure. 

B. Argument & Authorities 

3. The Court has the authority under Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 10.5(b) 

to extend the time to file the brief. 

4. Appellants request an additional 7 days to file their brief, extending the time 

until May 11, 2015. 

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ACCEPTED

01-14-00973-CV

FIRST COURT OF APPEALS

HOUSTON, TEXAS

5/4/2015 2:18:47 PM

CHRISTOPHER PRINE

CLERK

 FILED IN 1st COURT OF APPEALS HOUSTON, TEXAS 5/4/2015 2:18:47 PM CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE Clerk
5. Three previous extensions have been requested and granted to extend the time 

to file Appellants' brief. 

6. Appellants need additional time to file their brief because Appellants' counsel 

has been involved in multiple state district court cases and mediations. Additionally, 

Appellants' counsel lost his paralegal to another firm and has not found a suitable 

replacement requiring counsel to undertake all legal work without assistance. 

Appellants' counsel requires additional time to complete the drafting of the brief. 

C. Conclusion 

7. Appellants require additional time to complete their brief. 

D. Prayer 

8. For these reasons, Appellants ask the Court to grant an extension of time to 

file their brief until May 11, 2015. 

Respectfully submitted, 

ALLAN A. CEASE & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 

/s/ Allan A. Cease 

BY: Allan A. Cease 

Texas Bar No. 04040550 

Email: allancease@comcast.net 

56 Sugar Creek Center Blvd, Suite 300 

Sugar Land, Texas 77478 

Tel. 281-980-0909 

Fax 281-980-1069 

Attorney for Appellants, Peter D. Tran, Nam Van 

Nguyen, The Kim Hoang, and Tuyen Ngoc Bui 

on Behalf of the Vietnamese Community of 

Houston & Vicinity, Inc. 

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VERIFICATION 

STATE OF TEXAS 

FORT BEND COUNTY § 

Before me, the undersigned notary, on this day personally appeared Allan A. 

Cease, the affiant, a person whose identity is known to me. After I administered an 

oath to affiant, affiant testified: 

"My name is Allan A. Cease. I am capable of making this verification. I have 

read the Appellants' Motion to Extend Time to File Brief. The facts stated in it are 

within my personal knowledge and are true and correct." 

Allan A. Cease 

SWORN TO AND SUBSCRIBED BEFORE ME by Allan A. Cease on May 4, 

2015. 

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CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE 

I certify that I have conferred with Brent C. Perry and he is unopposed to this 

motion. 

/s/ Allan A. Cease 

Allan A. Cease 

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

I certify that a copy of Appellants' Motion to Extend Time to File Brief was 

served on Appellees, Aloysius Duy-Hung Hoang, Teresa Ngoc-Bich Hoang, Cavatina 

Truong, Skybird Nguyen and Hoc Nhu Phan, through counsel of record, Brent C. 

Perry, at 800 Commerce Street, Suite 102, Houston, Texas 77002, by email to 

brentperry@brentperrylaw.com, on May 4, 2015. 

/s/ Allan A. Cease 

Allan A. Cease