### COURT OF APPEALS 

## JAN O12015

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SEVENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS
Nancy Sue Morrison

Plaintiff
vs. CASE NO. 07-14-00317-CV
Wheeler County Texas SheriffWesley Crites Deputy D.B. Marcolesco

Defendants
MOTION TO EXTEND TIME TO FILE BRIEF AS TO NOTICE AND PERFECTION OF APPEALCOMES NOW, Nancy S Morrison, Appellant pro se, and files her MOTION TO EXTEND TIME TO FILE BRIEF AS TO NOTICE AND PERFECTION OF APPEAL. Court ordered briefwas to be filed on or before December 31st, 2014. On December 31st, 2014 at 4:50 P.M. Appellant attempted to file Briefaddressing the Perfection ofAppeal. Appellant attempted to enter the courthouse, but the Potter County Deputies had closed and locked the door and were not at their post at 4:50 P.M., thus denying Appellant's access to filing her brief. Pursuant to TRAP 4.1(b) Clerk's office closed or inaccessible: ifthe act to be done is filing a document, and ifthe clerk's office where the document is to be filed is closed or inaccessible during regular hours on the last day for filing the document, the period for filing the document extends to the end ofthe next day when the clerk's office is open and accessible. The closing or 

### inaccessibility ofthe clerks office may be proved by certificate ofthe clerk or counsel, by a party's affidavit. See Exhibit (A) Affidavit by Nancy S Morrison.. Appellant had called and was reassured that court would remain open until 5P.M. The court may have been open, but the outside doors to the courthouse that the clerk has no control ofwas not accessible as these doors 

### were locked early^thus denying access to filing document due on December 31st, 2014. PRAY WHEREFORE PREMISES CONSIDERED, Appellant prays that this Motion will be GRANTED 

### and she be allowedto file Briefaddressing Perfection ofAppeal, on Jan2nd, 2015,due to the inaccessibility to the court on December 31st, 2014Respectfully Submitted 

### Ml Nancy S. Morrison P.O. Box 1134 Wheeler, TX. 79096 (806)282-8702 (806)826-3724

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that a true and correct copy ofthe above was served upon all parties ofrecord in 

### accordance with the TRCP in this case Via USPS on January2nd 2015

LESLIE STANDERFER WHEELER COUNTY TEXAS 401 MAIN ST. P.O. Box 469 

### WHEELER, TEXAS 79096 Nancy S. Morrison P.O. Box 1134 1111 main st. Wheeler, TX. 79096 (806)282-8702 (806)826-3724 

### APPELANT x Nancy S. Morrison

## EXHIBIT A Affidavit ofNancy S. Morrison in Support ofMotion to Extend Time to File BriefIN THE COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SEVENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS
Nancy Sue Morrison

Plaintiff
vs. CASE NO. 07-14-00317-CV
Wheeler County Texas SheriffWesley Crites Deputy D.B. Marcolesco

Defendants
AFFIDAVIT OF NANCYMORRISON IN SUPPORT OF APPELLANT'S TIMELYAND PROPERLY PERFECTION OF APPEAL TO COUNTY COURT FROM JUSTICE COURT

STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF WHEELERBEFORE ME, the undersigned Notary Public, on this date personally appeared Nancy 

### Morrison, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to this instrument, and having 

### been by me duly sworn, on her oath states and deposes as follows: Now comes Nancy Morrison and states the following pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 17456: 

### 1. My name is Nancy MorrisonNottingham. I am over21 years ofage, ofsound mind, capable ofmaking this affidavit and have never been convicted ofa felony or a crime involving moral turpitude. 2. On December 31, 2014,1 called the Office ofthe Clerk ofthe Court ofAppeals for the Seventh 

### District ofTexas and was assured by the Clerk that the office was not to close early and would be open during the regular hours, closing at 5:00 P.M. 3. I live over 100 miles from Amarillo, Texas in Wheeler, Texas. I took offearly from workto 

### deliver and file my briefin this case. The weather had turned inclement and freezing fog was 

### slowing driving conditions. I arrived at the Court building located at 501 S. Fillmore at 4:50. When I attempted to open the outside doors to the building, I found that they were locked and the securityofficers werenot inside at their station. I knocked on the doors but no one was available to open the doors and allow me to enter the building to file my brief in the Clerk's Office. 4. I was denied access to the Court as the Potter County Deputies left their post early and locked the outside doors to the building. 

### Respectfully submitted, Nancy MorrisonAppellant/Plaintiff Pro Se Litigant P.O. Box 1134 1111 Main St. Wheeler, Texas 79096 (806) 826-3724 (806) 292-8702 (cell)


### SUBSCRIBED AND SWORNTOBEFORE ME on the 2nd Day ofDecember, 2014 to certifythis 

## JAM. -10ft witness with my hand and official seal. 

### KTLUcl dMW 

### PToO Notary Public, State ofTexas KELLl HAMPTON NOTARY PUBLIC STATE OFTEXAS 

### MyCommissionExpires6-2B-2018