Twelfth Court of Appeals 1517 W. Front St., Ste 354 Tyler. Texas 75702

RE : No . 12 -14-00332-CV Robert C. Morris v. Sherri Milliqan T/C No. 349-6270

SEAR COURT CLERK , Please find enclosed the followinq motions to be filed and submitted to the Court for consideration and ruling:

• MOTION FOR IMMEDIATE COURT ORDER

• MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME On this date , a true and correct copy has been served upon the Appellee's counsel of both motions. 

### Please notify me immediately upon the Court's consideration and rulinq on these motions. 

### Thank you for your time and assistance in this matter, it is greatly appreciated and welcomed. Sincerely,

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### Patrick Brezik, Asfei. Attorney General March 9 , 2015

Appellant Pro. Se TDCJ-ID # 1311083 Smith Unit 13 13 CR 19 Lamesa
- TX 79331ROBERT C . MORRIS

vs IN THE TWELFTH COURT OF APPEALS TYLER , TEXAS

NO- 12 T/C NO

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SHERRI MILLIGAN, ET AL MOTION FOR IMMEDIATE COURT ORDER 

## CATHYS.LUSK,S^ERK TO THE HONORABLE COURT: COMES-NOW, Robert C. Morris, Appellant Pro Se, in the above styled numbered cause, and respectfully files and submits this his Motion For Immediate Court Order to direct Texas Department of Criminal Justice

### Smith Unit in Lamesa- Texas to provide legal correspondence supplies(i.e 

### paper) necessary so that Morris can prepare his Appellant Pro Se Brief in the above cause. Morris shows the followinq in support of immediate Court Order.
Morris is incarcerated at the Smith Unit of TDCJ in Lamesa , Texas. 

### He is indigent and proceedinq informa pauperis in this cause. Morris has a filinq deadline of March 17, 2015 to file his pro se brief. On February 24, 2015, Morris requested from the Access To Courts 

### Supervisor Albert Jimenez 180 sheets of paper to prepare three(3) 

### copies. Jimenez refused to provide the paper, however gave Morris 35 sheets of paper. Morris estimated his brief and appendix will be 60 pages well within the Rules of Appellate Procedure. Morris filed a Step 1 Grievance(administrative remedies) on February 26. 2015 . A response to the Step 1 came back on March 6, 2015 which stated: 'Your complainthas been investigated and reviewed.Mr. Jimenez states thathe informed you that he would notissue 180 sheets ofpaper.but would issue 25 to 35 sheets ofpaper with proofof use.Records indicate that you have been receiving extra sheets of paper. No Further action warranted. /s/Warden Cousby (sp?) 

### Morris has filed a Step 2 Grievance, however the processing time of such is 40 days, with no guarantee of a decision in Morris's favor. Morris has filed and submitted to this Court a second extension of time motion due to these circumstances. II . 

### The U.S. Supreme Court in BOUNDS v SMITH, 430U.S.343 (1977),

### provides that prison officials are to provide necessary legal supplies to file legal pleadineps to inmates that wish to challenge their con viction or prison conditions. This duty was upheld in LEWIS v CASEY . 518U.S . 343 (1996)
- Even TDCJ 's own policy, AD-14.09. provides that: 'Paper for legal/special correspondence shallnotbe limited, but shall be issued to indigentoffenders based upon their 

### presentation ofa justifiable leqalneed(i.e.- courtdeadline, lenqthy leqal document). AD-14 .09(III) (C)(3) (a) (3) (2010)
I n. Despite the law and TDCJ policy, Mr. Jimenez and the Smith Unit Administration Officials refuse to provide necessary legal supplies to offenders without offenders jumpinq through hoops. Morris has been in TDCJ for over 10 years and has been on several TDCJ Units. Throuqhout 

### those years Morris has been active in several court proceedings and has never had any difficulty receiving supplies until he arrived on the Smith Unit and deal with ATC Unit Supervisor Albert Jimenez. Morris request this Court issue an immediate Court Order to direct Albert Jimenez
- Smith Unit ATC Supervisor
- and Smith Unit Administration to immediately provide Morris with the requested supplies without hurdles
PRAYER 

### WHEREFORE,PRAISES CONSIDERED, RobertC . Morris, Appellant,prays this Honorable Court grants this motion and issues an immediate Court Order , and any further relief deemed necessary, in the interest of justice. Respectfully Submitted , DATED: March 9 , 2015



### */3 C . Morris Appellant Pro Se TDCJ-ID # 13 11083 Smith Unit 13 13 CR 19 Lamesa . Texas 7933 1CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

### I, Robert C. Morris, declare under penalty of perjury, that the 

### foregoing is true and correct, and further certify that a true and correct copy has been served upon Appellee's counsel, Patrick Brezik, Asst. 

### Attorney General, PO Box 12548, Austin, Texas 78711-2548 by placing in the Smith Unit/TDCJ Prison Mail System on this the 9th day of March , 2015 .



### 3/3 C - Morris TDCJ-ID # 1311083 Appellant PRO SE