CAUSE NO. 05-18-00646-CV

————————— IN THE COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

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ROBERT W. BARRETT, JR.

Appellant

v. ROSA M. BARRETT

Appellee

—————————————————————————————— On Appeal from the 255th District Court of Dallas County

Cause No. DF-16-12105 Kim Cooks, Judge Presiding

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APPELLANT’S MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE NOTICE OF APPEAL

—————————————————————————————— Appellant Robert W. Barrett, Jr. moves for an extension of time to file his notice of appeal in this proceeding and states the following in support:

APPELLANT’S MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE NOTICE OF APPEAL Page 1 ACCEPTED 05-18-00646-CV FIFTH COURT OF APPEALS

DALLAS, TEXAS 6/4/2018 10:50 AM LISA MATZ CLERKI.

The unde rly ing c a se is In t h e M a t t e r of the Marriage of Rosa M. Barre t t and Robe rt W

. Ba r re tt , c a

use num be r DF-16-12105 in the 255th Distric t C o urt of Da lla s C o unty
. I I. The tria l c ourt signe d a Fina l D ecr ee of Divorc e in the unde rly ing c a se
on April 20, 2018. Pursua nt to Tex a s R

ule s of Appe lla

t e Proc e dure 4.1 a nd 2 6.1, the de a dline for M r. B a rre tt to file a notic e of a ppe a l wa s M on d ay M ay 21, 2 018. M r. B a rre tt did not f i l e his notic e of a

p pe a l until June 4, 2 018, fourte e n da

y s a fte r the de a dline to do so. III. Te xa s R ule of A ppe lla

te Proc e dure 26.3 provide s tha t an a ppe lla te
c ourt m a y e xte n d the tim e to file a noti ce o f ap p eal if, within fifte e n da y s
a fte r t he de a dline for filing the notic e of a p pe a l, the pa

rty (a ) file s in the tria l

c ourt the notic e of a

ppe a l an d ( b ) f

ile s in t he a ppe lla te c o urt a m otion

re que s ti n g th e e xte n sion. B y filing his notic e of a ppe a l a nd this m otion on June 4, 2018, M r. B a rre tt ha s c om plie d with both re quire m e nts of R ule 26.3.

APPELLANT’S M O TIO N FO R EXTENSIO N O F TIM E TO FILE NO TICE O F APPEAL Pa g e 2IV .

M r. B a rre tt’ s c ounse l i n t h e tria l c ourt ha s be e n C

. T ony W right. M r. W right did n ot notify M r. Bar r et t tha t the tria l c o urt ha d signe d a Fina l De c re e of Divorc e . Afte r M r. B a rre tt a tte m

p te d to c ontac t M r. W right

se ve ra l tim e s to de te rm i ne the sta tus of the unde rly ing cas e but wa s u na ble to re a c h M r. W right, M r. Barre tt be ga n se a rc hing for ne w c ounse l

. On M a y 31, 2018, whe n M r. B a rre tt co nta c te d a la wy e r a bout pote n tia lly re p re se nting him , tha t la

wy e r looke d up the c a se on the tria l c ourt’ s online doc k et she e t
a nd advise d M r. B a rre t t (1) tha t a Fina l De c re e ha d a lre a dy be e n signe d a nd (2) tha t the de a dline to file a notic e of a

ppe a l ha d a lre a dy pa sse d. V . Appe lla nt R o be rt W

. B a

rre tt, Jr. pra y s tha t this C ourt e nte r an o rde r gra n ting his M otion for Exte nsion of Tim e to File Notic e o f A p p eal a nd spe c ify ing tha

t his notic e of a

ppe a l file d on June 4, 2018 is tim e ly

.

R e spe c tfully

subm itte d, /s/ R obe rt W . B a rre tt, Jr. R obe rt W

. B a rre tt, Jr. Pro Se 7704 He a the r R idge C ourt Irving, Te xa s 75063 (214) 336-9525 bob.ba rre tt63@gm a il.c om

APPELLANT’S M O TIO N FO R EXTENSIO N O F TIM E TO FILE NO TICE O F APPEAL Pa g e 3C E RT IFICAT E O F CO NFE RE NCE

I he re by c e rtify tha t I a tte m pte d t o c onfe r w i th Appel l ee’ s c ounse l Ka ra J. Johnson but tha

t I wa s una

ble to re a c h he r.

/s/ R obe rt W . B a rre t t, Jr. R o be rt W . B a

rre tt, Jr. CE RT IFICAT E O F SE RV I CE On June 4, 2018, I se rve d a co py o f this doc u m e nt v ia the e -filing porta l to the following c o u nse l for Appe lle e R osa M . B a rre t t: Ka ra J. Johnson 1515 M a i n Stre e t Da lla s, Te xa s 75201 /s/ R obe rt W . B a rre t t, Jr. R o be rt W . B a

rre tt, Jr.

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