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NO. 14-00741-CV

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COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTEENTH 

DISTRICT OF TEXAS

HOUSTON, TEXAS

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IN THE MATTER OF THE MARRIAGE OF LORENA ALDANA AND JOSE 

ALDANA

___________________________________________ ON APPEAL FROM ORDERS OF THE 312TH DISTRICT COURT

HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS

APPELLANT’S MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO PAY FOR COURT 

REPORTER’S RECORD

 TO THE HONORABLE FOURTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS:

Appellant, Jose Aldana (“Aldana”), by and through his attorney of record and files this, 

his Motion for Extension of Time to Pay for Court Reporter’s Record. In support thereof, Aldana

would respectfully show this Honorable Court as follows:

I.

Appellant, Aldana respectfully requests the Court to extend the deadline for Motion for 

Extension of Time to Pay for Court Reporter’s Record from January 21, 2015 to March 01, 2014 

or thirty days after this Court enters an order on Appellant’s Motion to Dismiss and Motion to 

Strike Appellants’ Brief. Under the TEX. R. APP. P. 10.5(b), Appellant would respectfully show 

ACCEPTED

14-15-00741-cv

FOURTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS

HOUSTON, TEXAS

9/21/2015 7:35:45 PM

CHRISTOPHER PRINE

CLERK

 FILED IN 14th COURT OF APPEALS HOUSTON, TEXAS 9/21/2015 7:35:45 PM CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE Clerk
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as follows:

1. The deadline for filing the Appellant’s Motion for Extension of Time to Pay for 

Court Reporter’s Record is September 21, 2015.

2. Appellant seeks an extension of time to pay for Court Reporter’s Record to October 

30, 2015 or thirty days after the 312th District Court in Harris County enters an order 

on Appellant’s Motion Reconsideration.

3. The following facts were reasonably relied upon for the need of an extension to pay 

for Court Reporter’s Record and are stated with personal knowledge of the 

undersigned counsel:

a. Appellant, Jose Aldana, has filed with the 312th District Court in Harris 

County on August 28, 2015 a Motion for Reconsideration, which has not yet 

been ruled on or heard. Furthermore, Appellant’s have a hearing set on this 

Motion for Reconsideration on September 23, 2015 at 09:00 a.m. Therefore, 

since hearings, rulings, and orders are still pending in the lower court, 

Appellant requests an extension of time to pay for the court reporter’s record.

4. No previous extensions have either been filed or granted in this case by Appellant.

5. This request is not made for undue delay but only so that justice may be served.

6. The undersigned counsel does not believe the Appellee will oppose this motion.

II.

Appellant requests that this Honorable Court grant Appellant’s Motion to Extend Time to 

File Appellant’s Brief from September 21, 2015 to October 30, 2015 or thirty days from when 

the 312th District Court in Harris County Court enters an order on Appellant’s Motion for

Reconsideration.
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PRAYER

WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, Appellant, Jose Aldana, requests that 

this Court grant Appellant’s Motion to Extend Time to Pay for Court Reporter’s Record.

 

Respectfully submitted,

LUNA & ASSOCIATES

 

 By: /s/ Briseida M. Luna ____________

 Briseida M. Luna

Texas Bar No. 24070184

 2425 West Loop South

Suite 200

 Houston, Texas 77027

 Tel. (713) 364-6510

 Fax. (713) 581-1016

bluna@lunalawassociates.com

 ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLANT/

 JOSE ALDANA

CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE

As required by the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure 10.1(a)(5), I certify that on

September 18, 2015, I made a reasonable attempt to confer, with all parties listed below about 

the merits of this motion with the following results:

Mr. Carl Selesky, Attorney for Appellee

 Opposes motion

 Does not oppose motion

 Agrees with motion

 Would not say whether motion is opposed
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X Did not return my message regarding the motion

/s/ Briseida M. Luna

Briseida M. Luna

ATTORNEY FOR APPELLANT

September 21, 2015

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

As required by the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure 6.3 and 9.5(b), (d), (e) I certify 

that a true and correct copy of this document was on all attorneys and parties of record on this 

the 21st day of September 2015 which are listed below as follows:

SELESKY	LAW	FIRM

Carl	Selesky

5225	Katy	Freeway,	Ste.	605

Houston,	Texas	77007

713-782-5226 (Fax)

Attorney for Appellee, Lorena Aldana

/s/ Briseida M. Luna

Briseida M. Luna

ATTORNEY FOR APPELLANT

September 21, 2015