N O . 01-15-00631-CV IN T HE FIRST C OURT OF A PPEALS

HOUSTON , T EXAS

P ETER J. P ASKE , J R ., A PPELLANT , V.
J OEL F ITZGERALS , I NDIVIDUALLY AND IN H IS OFFICIAL C APACITY AS THE

C HIEF OF P OLICE OF M ISSOURI C ITY , T EXAS AND THE C ITY OF M ISSOURI C ITY , T EXAS , A PPELLEES . F IRST [U NOPPOSED ] M OTION FOR E XTENSION OF T IME

TO F ILE A PPELLANT ’ S BRIEF

Margaret A. Harris State Bar No. 09081400 S.D. Tx. No. 00087 Paul R. Harris State Bar No. 24059905 Butler & Harris 1007 Heights Boulevard Houston, Texas 77008 (713) 526-5677 Fax (888) 370-5038 Attorneys for Peter J. Paske, Jr. ACCEPTED 01-15-00631-CV FIRST COURT OF APPEALS

HOUSTON, TEXAS 10/7/2015 1:56:46 PM CHRISTOPHER PRINE

CLERKTO THE HONORABLE FIRST COURT OF APPEALS:

Pu rs uantto TEX. R. APP. P. 1 0.1 an d 3 8.6 (d ), th e App el la nt , Pet er J . Pas ke , Jr ., fil es th is Uno pp os edFir stMo ti onto Ext en d Ti m e to Fil e App el la nt ’s Bri ef. App el la nt ’s op en in g b rie f is cu rren tl y du e o n Oct ob er 1 9, 2 01 5. Co un se l fo r App el la ntreque st s a 7 -d ay ex te ns io n o f ti m e to fil e it s b rie f,
m ak in g the bri ef due on Octo be r 26 , 20 15 . This is th e fi rs t re qu es t fo r ex te ns io n of ti m e to fil e th e o pe ni ng bri ef. Co un se l fo r App el la ntrel ie s o n t he fol lo win g re as on s, i n a dd it io n t o t he
ro ut in e m at te rs th atco un se l m us t at te ndto inda il y

pra ct ic e, to expl ai n t he ne edfor th e reque st edex te ns io n: Co un se l fo r App el la ntis pre se nt in g a t anou t-o f-t own CLE andno t returni ng to th e o ffi ce u nt il Tues da y , Octo be r 13 , 20 15 . She is als o u nd erg oi ng
m ed ic al tes ti ng an d h as anap po in tm en t wi th a ph y si ci anlat er i n t ha t d ay an d
an ot he r ap po in tm en t l at er i n the week . It u nc ert ai n a t thi s t im e whe th er an d wh en ot he r ap po in tm en ts wil l o ccu r.
Co un se l fo r App el la ntsee ks th is ex te ns io n o f ti m e to be ab le to pre pa re a
co ge ntan d s uc ci nc t b rie f to aidth is Co urt i n i ts an al y si s o f th e is su es pre se nt ed
. Thi s re qu es t i s n otso ug htforde la y bu t s o t ha t ju st ic e m ay

be do ne .The un de rs ig ne d h as co nf erre d wi th op po si ng co un se l, an d h e h as in di cat ed th athi s cl ie ntdo es no t o pp os e th is m ot io n. All fact s re ci te d i n t hi s m ot io n a re wi th in th e p ers on al kn owl ed ge of the
co un se l s ig ni ng th is m ot io n, the refo re n o v eri fic at io n i s n eces sa ry un de r Ru le of App el la te Pro cedur e 1 0.2
. PRAYER FOR R ELIEF Fo r th e rea so ns setforthab ov e, App el la ntreque st s t ha t thi s C ou rt g ran t thi s Uno pp os edFir stMo ti onto Ext en d Ti m e to Fil e App el la nt ’s Bri ef an d e xt en d t he Dead li ne forFil in g t he App el lant ’s Bri ef up t o andin cl ud in g Oct ob er 2 6, 2 01 5. App el la ntall ot he r rel ie f to whi ch itm ay be en ti tl ed
.

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/s /M arg aretA. Harris St at e BarNo. 0 90 81 40 0 S.D. Tx. No. 0 00 87 Pau l R. Harris St at e BarNo. 2 40 59 90 5 Bu tl er & Harris 10 07 Heig ht s B ou le va rd Hou st on , Texa s 7 70 08 (7 13 ) 52 6- 56 77 Fax (88 8) 37 0- 50 38
Att orne y s fo r Pet er J . Pas ke , Jr.C E R T I F I C A T E O F C O N F E R E N C E

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erre d wi th co un se l fo r App el le es reg ard in g t hi s m ot io n an d t ha t Ap pe ll ees are n otop po se d t o t hi s m ot io n. /s /P au l R. Harris C E R T I F I C A T E O F S E R V I C E I certi fy th aton Octo be r 7, 2 01 5, the be lo w li st edco un se l wer e se rv edwith a co py of th is m ot io n b y

vi a th e co urt’s el ectro ni c fi li ng syste m : Norm anGil es W il li am S. Helfa nd Ch am be rla in , Hrdl ic ka , Whi te , W il li am s & Aug htry 12 00 Sm it h, Su it e 1 40 0 Hou st on , Texa s 7 70 02 Co un se l f or App el le es