No. 04-17-467-CV IN THE FOURTH COURT OF APPEALS SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS ERASMO CANTU AND EUGENIA CANTU, AppellantS
vs. FALCON INTERNATIONAL BANK, Appellee Appeal from Cause No. 11-08-26743-MCVAJA in the 365 th Judicial District Court, Maverick County, Texas, the Hon. Amado J. Abascal presiding

MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE BRIEF Erasmo Cantu and Eugenia Cantu, Appellants, respectfully file this Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief. Appellants would show this Honorable Court as follows:

I. This appeal arises from a summary judgment proceeding with the final judgment signed May 22, 2017, in Erasmo Cantu and Eugenia Cantu vs. Falcon International Bank , Cause No 11-08-26743-MCVAJA, in the 365 th Judicial District Court, Maverick County, Texas, the Hon. Amado Abascal, III, presiding. Appellant timely filed a notice of appeal on May 26, 2017. The reporter’s record

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s up p lem en t al cl erk ’ s reco rd , fo r wh i ch h e wi l l fi l e t h e n eces s ary m o t i o nfo r l eav e
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