NO. 01-15-00388-CV

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF TEXAS AT HOUSTON

IN THE INTEREST OF M.A.B., IV

M.A.B, JR., APPELLANT

VS.

TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES, APPELLEE

ON APPEAL FROM THE 314TH DISTRICT COURT OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS

TRIAL COURT CAUSE NO. 2014-00044J

UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME

TO FILE APPELLANT’S BRIEF

COMES NOW, WILLIAM B. CONNOLLY, Appellate Counsel and Attorney

for Appellant, M.A.B., JR., and files this his Unopposed Motion for Extension of

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

Court the following:

2015.06.02 UNOPPOSED M TN EXT TIM E FILE BRIEF.wpd ACCEPTED 01-15-00388 FIRST COURT OF APPEALS

HOUSTON, TEXAS 6/2/2015 4:45:49 PM CHRISTOPHER PRINE

CLERKI. UNOPPOSED MOT IO N FOR EXTENSI ON OF TI ME

TO FI LE APPELL ANT’S BRI EF

App el la nt ’s B r i e f is du e on Ju ne 2, 20 15

. App el la nt ’s Co un se l req ui res an

ad di ti on al pe rio d of ti m e to pr ep are App el la nt ’s Bri ef an d req ue st s th is Co ur t to gr an t

an un op po se d ext en si on of ti m e fo r hi m to fil e th e Bri ef. In su pp or t of thi s Mot io n,
App el la nt ’s Co un se l wou ld sh ow th at he ha s no t pr ev io us ly be en ab le to ad eq ua te ly

pr ep are th e Bri ef in th is cau se

. App el la nt ’s Co un se l wou ld sh ow th at hi s offi ce has

be en sh or t st affe d fo r th e pa st few week s as hi s le ga l as si st an t was di ag no se d wit h a

su dd en on se t de bi li ta ti ng d i s eas e an d ha s le ft hi s em pl oym en t on pe rm an en t

di sa bi li ty. App el la nt ’s as so ci at e at to rn ey was al so ou t of th e of fic e on pe rs on al le av e

fo r he r wed di ng ou t o f th e ci ty.

In ad di ti on , si nc e th e da te th e Cl erk ’s Rec or d was fil ed
, App el la nt ’s co un se l

ha s ha d 24 co ur t ap pe aran ces , in cl ud in g two (2 ) fin al tri al s, ho m e vi si ts to ab us ed an d

ne gle ct ed ch il dr en in th ei r pl acements , in cl ud in g on e ou t of to wn vi si t, on e m ed ia ti on ,

se ve ral of fic e co nf eren ces , pr ep ared a Mo ti on fo r Re he ari ng fo r a juv en il e pr oc eed in g

in th e Fo ur te en th Co ur t of App eal s an d ha s res po nd ed to a Man da m us Pet it io n in th e

Fi rs t Co ur t o f App eal s.

In ad di ti on , App el la nt ha s fil ed a Mo ti on to Aba te se ek in g a rem an d fo r an

ev id en ti ary he ari ng on App el la nt ’s cl ai m of in effe ct iv e as si st an ce of co un se l. If th e

Co ur t g ran ts th e Mo ti on , App el la nt req ue st s th at th e Co ur t i ss ue a ti m et ab le for th e

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No pr ev io us ex te ns io ns ha ve be en req ue st ed by App el la nt ’s co un se l to fil e th e

Bri ef an d no ex te ns io ns ha ve be en gr an te d. App el la nt req ue st s th at Co ur t gr an t hi s

Uno pp os ed Mo ti on fo r Ext en si on of Tim e to Fi le App el la nt ’s Bri ef an d th at th e Bri ef

du e d at e b e in cl ud ed in th e Ord er re la te d t o Ap pe ll an t’s Mo ti on to Abat e App eal

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. PRAYER

W HEREFORE PREMI SES CONSIDERED, App el la nt pr ay s th at th is Co ur t

gr an t th is Uno pp os ed Mo t i o n f o r Ex te ns io n of Tim e to Fi le App el la nt ’s Bri ef.

App el la nt pra y s fo r ge ne ral rel ie f.

Res pe ct fu ll y

su bm it te d,

CONNOLLY & SHIREMAN, LLP

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CERTI FICATE OF SERVI CE

I cert ify t h a t a t r u e an d co rrec t co py o f th e fo reg oi ng Uno pp os ed Mo ti on fo r Ext en si on of Ti m e to Fil e App el la nt ’s Bri ef was for ward ed to :

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