## NO. 14-15-00296-CV

IN THE FOURTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS

CFM DEVELOPMENT, LLC,

Appellant,

v.

DELTON DRUM, et al., Appellees.

Appealed from the 253 rd Judicial District Liberty County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. CV71357

APPELLANT’S UNOPPOSED FIRST MOTION FOR EXTENSION

OF TIME TO FILE APPELLANT’S BRIEF

______________________________________________ Appellant, CFM Development, LLC, files this First Motion for Extension of

Time to File Appellant’s Brief and would respectfully show:

I. I NTRODUCTION

1. This is an appeal from a jury trial.

2. Appellant’s Brief is currently due May 28, 2015.

3. Appellant has neither sought nor received any extensions. ACCEPTED 14-15-00296-CV FOURTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS

HOUSTON, TEXAS 5/20/2015 4:10:43 PM CHRISTOPHER PRINE

CLERK4

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Et ta Dav i d s o n (0 7 49 5 7 5 0 ) L A W O F F I C E O F F R E D E R I C K L. M C G U I R E 2 5 00 E TC J es t er Bl v d , St e 2 8 5 Ho u s t o n , Tex as 7 7 0 08 7 1 3.9 5 6 .9 6 46 Tel ep h o n e 7 1 3.9 5 6 .9 6 95 Facs im il e

C o uns el fo r Ap

p el l a nt , CFM Devel

o p m ent , LLC

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I, Dary l L. Mo o re, cert i fy t h at I co n ferred wi t h o p po s i ng co un s el fo r ap p el l ees t o d et e r m i n e w h et h er t h ey o p p o s e t h i s req u es t

. M r. Ri ch ard Bak er, co u n s el fo r ap p el l ees , d o es n o t o p po s e t h i s req u es t

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C E R T I F I C A T E O F S E R V I C E

On M ay 20
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Eu g en e A. S

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Ro n No rwo o d T H E N O R W O O D L A W F I R M 5 1 7 Trav is St , Su i t e 3 0 0 Li b ert y , Tex as 7 7 5 7 5 9 3 6 .3 34 -1 1 18 Fa cs imi le

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Rel y i n g o n t he wo rd co un t fu n ct i o n i n t he wo rd p ro ces s i n g s o ft ware u s ed to p ro d uce th i s d o cu m en t , I cert i fy t h at t h e n u m b er o f wo rd s i n t hi s m o t io n , ex cl u d i n g t h e p art s l i s t ed i n TRAP Ru l e 9 .4 (i )(1 ), i s 3 6 9

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p l i es wi t h t h e t y

p eface req u i rem en t s o f TRAP 9 .4 (e) b ecau s e i t u s es a co n v en ti o n al t y

peface n o s m al ler t han 1 4-p o in t (W o rd Perfect X6 1 4 -p o i nt Ti m es N ew Ro m an ).

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