Appellant’s Unopposed First Motion to Extend Time to File Appellant’s Brief

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IN THE FIFTH COURT OF APPEALS

AT DALLAS, TEXAS

WHOLDEMICHAEL ENDRIAS

Respondent

– Appellant

v.

LEMLEM GEBREMICHAEL

Petitioner

- Appellee

On Appeal from the 330th Family District Court

of Dallas County, Texas

Hon. Andrea D. Plumlee, Presiding

No. DF

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- 12223

APPELLANT’S UNOPPOSED FIRST MOTION TO EXTEND

TIME TO FILE APPELLANT’S BRIEF

TO THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS:

WHOLDEMICHAL ENDRIAS, Appellant in the above

- styled and

numbered appeal, files this his Ap pellant’s Unopposed First Motion for Extension

of Time to File Appellant’s Brief and in support thereof would show the Court the

following:

1. This is an appeal from a Final Decree of Divorce of the 330th Judicial

District Court of Dallas County singed on December 1, 2014 in No. DF

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- 12223,

styled In The Matter of the Marriage of Wholdemichael and Lemlem Gebremichael

and In the Interest o f Monica Bebrehiwot and Sened Gebrehiwot, Children

.

2. A timely notice of appeal was filed on February 25, 2015.

3. The First Supplemental Designation of Clerk’s Record was filed on

March 11, 2015.

4. The Reporter’s Record was filed on March 16, 2015. ACCEPTED

05-15-00234-CV

FIFTH COURT OF APPEALS

DALLAS, TEXAS

3/31/2015 2:52:00 PM

LISA MATZ

CLERKAppellant’s Unopposed First Motion to Extend Time to File Appellant’s Brief

– Page 2 5. Appellant’s brief is due on or before April 15, 201 5.

6. Appellant’s counsel has unexpectedly taken over a number of a cases,

some of which have impeding deadlines and because of the sudden and unexpected

requirements of these cases, counsel has been unable to complete the brief for

Appellant in this case . Moreover, Appellant has unexpectedly been required to

travel outside of Texas and has limited opportunity to confer with his counsel.

7. Appellant respectfully requests that this Court, pursuant to

Tex.R.App. 38.6, extend the time for filing Appellant’ s Brief an additional thirty

(30) days, to and including May 15, 2015.

8. No previous extensions of time have been sought by Appellant in this

case.

9. Both counsel for Appellee’s have been consulted and have stated that

they do not oppose this motion.

WHEREFORE, Appellant prays that the Court grant this motion and that he

have such further relief to which he may be entitled.

Respectfully submitted,

GARCIA

- WINDSOR, P.C.

2603 Oak Lawn Avenue, Suite 200

Dallas, Texas 75219

Of fice: 469

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Facsimile: 214

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Isabela@Legal

- Isa.com

BY: _ /s/ Isabela Amie Garcia

Isabela Amie Garcia

State Bar No. 24061042

ATTORNEY FOR APPELLANTAppellant’s Unopposed First Motion to Extend Time to File Appellant’s Brief

– Page 3 Certificate of Service

I certify that a true copy of this Notice of Appeal was served in accordance with

rule 9.5 of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure on each party or that party’s

lead counsel as follows:

Party: Lemlem Gebremichael

Lead attorney: John A. Weninger

Address of service: 3121 N. Fitzhugh Ave., Dallas, TX 75204

Method of service: by fax at 214

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- 0008

Date of service: March 31, 2015

Party: Tombossa Negusse

Lead attorney: Kevin Stuart Wiley, Jr.

Address of service: 325 North Paul St., Suite 4400, Dalla s, TX 75201

Method of service: by fax at 469

- 619

- 5725

Date of service: March 31, 2015

A copy of this notice is being filed with the appellate clerk in accordance

with rule 25.1(e) of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.

/s/ Isabela Amie Garcia

Attorney fo r Respondent