### Cause No. 

## DAVID THOMPSON,

Individually



### and § 

### IN



## THE FIRST 

## DISTRICT as 

### Next Friend 

### of 

## BRYSON

TOLER, § a 

### Minor, § § Appellants, § § V. § 

# COURT OF 

## APPEALS § 

## CHARLES

NEIGHBOR

and § 

## CHARLES

FRIEND § § Appellees. § 

## HOUSTON, 

## TEXAS On appeal 

### from the 334"‘ District



### Court 

### of Harris County,



### Texas 

## PLAINTIFFS’



# MOTION 

# TO EXTEND

TIME 

# TO FILE 

## NOTICE 

## OF APPEAL TO THE 

# HONORABLE

FIRST 

# COURT OF APPEALS: 

## DAVID THOMPSON,

Individually



### and as 

### Next Friend 

### of 

## BRYSON

TOLER,

a 

### Minor, Appellants

here 

### and Plaintiffs



### below, 

## move

this Court

to extend time to file their notice 

### of appeal pursuant

to 

### Texas Rule of

Appellate



### Procedure

26.3, 

### and in support

hereof 

### would

respectfully 

### show as follows:

1. 

## On

October

3, 2014,

the 334“' District



### Court 

### of Harris 

### County,

Texas,

signed a final 

### judgment

in 

### Cause No.

2011-16031,



## DA VID 

## THOMPSON,

Individually



### and as 

### Next 

### Friend 

### of 

## BRYSON

TOLER,

a Minor, 

### Plaintfi

v. 

## CHARLES



## NEIGHBOR

and 

## CHARLES

FRIEND, Defendants.

2. Appellants timely filed a 

### Motion

for 

## New Trial 

### on October

31, 2014. Appellants’ 

### Notice 

### of 

### Appeal 

### was originally



### due to 

### be filed in the trial court 

### on January

1, 2015.
3. Appellants filed in the trial court

their Notice 

### of Appeal



### on Januzny

14,2015, 

### which 

### was within

fifteen

(15) days 

### of the date the notice 

### was originally



### due to 

### be filed. 

# A copy of that notice

is attached

to this motion. ACCEPTED N/A FIRST COURT OF APPEALS HOUSTON, TEXAS 1/14/2015 3:13:30 PM CHRISTOPHER PRINE

CLERK4. 

### The Notice



### of 

### Appeal 

### was not timely

filed 

### because



### of a miscalculation



### of the appellate

deadlines



### under

the 

### Texas Rules 

### of Appellate

Procedure



### and difficulty



### communicating with the client during

the holidays.

Appellants’

failure

to timely

file the notice 

### of appeal 

### was not deliberate

or intentional,

but 

### was the result 

### of inadvertence,

mistake,

or mischzmce.
5. 

### As

shown by the attached

certificate



### of conference,



### H. 

### Emerson

Grogro,

attorney for Appellants, conferred with counsel

for 

### Appellee 

## CHARLES



# FARMER

and Appellee



### does not 

### oppose

this 

### motion

to extend

time. 

## WHEREFORE,

DAVID 

## THOMPSON,

Individually

### and as 

### Next Friend



### of 

# BRYSON TOLER,

a 

### Minor,

Appellants,

respectfully



### pray that this Court grant 

### them an extension



### of time to file a notice 

### of appeal 

### under Rule 

### of Appellate



### Procedure

26.3, 

### and for such other 

### and fiirther relief to 

### which they are justly

entitled.
Respectfiilly submitted, 

# BANNWART



# & ASSOCIATES,

P.C.

By: 

# A THONY

L. 

# BANNWART State 

### Bar No.2 

### 00792344 H. 

# EMERSON



# GROGRO State 

### Bar No. 

### 24087634 7322 Southwest

Frwy.,

Ste. 

### 1510 Houston,



### Texas 

### 77074 Tel: (713)



### 807-0020 Fax: (713)



### 807-0040 

### anthony@barmwartlawfirm.com emerson.gmgro@bannwartlawfirm.com 

## ATTORNEYS

FOR PLAINTIFFS

## CERTIFICATE 

# OF 

# CONFERENCE

Icertify

that

I conferred

with 

### Mr. R. J. Blue, attorney



### of record

for 

### Defendant



## CHARLES 

# FARMER

via telephone



### on J 

### anuaxy

14, 

### 2015 about

this 

### motion

and that 

### Defendant

is 

### unopposed to this 

### Motion

to 

### Extend 

### Time to File Notice 

### of Appeal. 

# BANNWART

& ASSOCIATES,

P.C. 

# / 

# //1%

~./ ’1;./ 

# EMERSON



# GROGRO 

# ~

ATTORNEYS

FOR PLAINTIFFS

## CERTIFICATE 

# OF SERVICE This

is to certify that a true 

### and

correct 

### copy of the 

### above and foregoingPlaintiffs’ 

### Motion

to 

### Extend



### Time

to File Notice 

### of 

### Appeal

has this

### day

been sent via electronic filing and/or

facsimile

to 

### Mr. R. J. Blue,

attorney



### of record

for 

### Defendant



## CHARLES

FARMER,

at Soulé, 

### Baldwin 

# & Fanaff, 

### 11200



### Richmond,

Suite 250, Houston,



### Texas 77082,

(281) 

### 752-6329 (fax). 

## SIGNED this 14"‘ 

### day of January,

2015. 

# BANNWART



# & ASSOCIATES,

P.C. 

# 2//ea
/, “H”. 

## EMERSONVGROGRO ATTORNEYS

FOR PLAINTIFFS

### Cause No. 

### 2011-16031 

## DAVID THOMPSON,

Individually



### and 

### IN



## THE DISTRICT



# COURT as 

### Next Friend 

### of 

## BRYSON

TOLER, a 

### Minor,

Plaintiffs, v. 

## HARRIS 

## COUNTY,



## TEXAS 

## CHARLES

NEIGHBOR

and 

## CHARLES

FRIEND <aO'>OO'36O'3€o00@>€47J60>OO'>50'3<AO'3=o<70fAO°

Defendants. 334T" 

## JUDICIAL

DISTRICT 

## PLAINTIFFS’



## NOTICE 

# OF APPEAL 

## TO THE 

# HONORABLE

JUDGE OF SAID 

## COURT: 

# COME NOW,

Plaintiff 

## DAVID 

## THOMPSON,

Individually 

### and as 

### Next Friend 

### of 

# BRYSON

TOLER,

a 

### Minor,

pursuant

to 

### Rule 25.1 

### of

the 

### Texas Rules 

### of Appellate

Procedure, 

### and file this Notice 

### of Appeal,



### and in support



### hereof 

### would

respectfully



### show as follows:
1. Plaintiff



## DAVID 

## THOMPSON,

Individually



### and as 

### Next Friend



### of 

## BRYSON TOLER,

a 

### Minor,

desires

to appeal 

### from the final 

### judgment

signed 

### by this Court 

### on October

3, 2014.
2. Plaintiff



## DAVID 

## THOMPSON,

Individually



### and as 

### Next

Friend



### of 

# BRYSON TOLER,

a 

### Minor,

appeals

to either the First or the Fourteenth



### Court of Appeals.Respectfully submitted,

State 

### Bar No. 

### 24087634 7322 Southwest

Frwy.,

Ste. 

### 1510 Houston,



### Texas 

### 77074 Tel: (713)



### 807-0020 Fax: (713)



### 807-0040 

### anthony@bannwartlawfirm.com eme1son.grogro@bannwartlawfirm.com 

## ATTORNEYS

FOR PLAINTIFFS

# LOCAL

RULE NOTICE 

# OF 

# AND ASSIGNMENT

OF 

# RELATED

CASE IN 

## APPEALS As required



### by the Local Rules

Relating

to the 

### Assignment

of Related



### Cases

to 

### and Transfers



### of Related



### Cases 

### between

the First 

### and Fourteenth

Courts 

### of Appeals,

Icertify

that the following

related

appeal

or original



### proceeding

has 

### been previously

filed in either the First or Fourteenth



### Court 

### of Appeals: 

# X None 

# T

Caption: Trial Court case 

### number: Appellate

court case 

### number: 

## SIGNED

this 14"‘ 

### day oflanuary,

2015. 

# BANNWART

& ASSOCIATES,

RC.



## ATTORNEYS

FOR PLAINTIFFS

## CERTIFICATE 

# OF SERVICE This

is to certify

that a true 

### and correct 

### copy of the 

### above and foregoing

Plaintiffs’

Notice 

### of 

### Appeal

has this 

### day been sent via electronic

filing and/or

facsimile

to 

### Mr. R. J. Blue, attorney 

### of record

for 

### Defendant



## CHARLES

FARMER,

at Soulé, 

### Baldwin 

# & Fanaff, 

### 11200



### Richmond, Suite 250, 

### Houston,



### Texas 77082,

(281) 

### 752-6329

(fax). 

## SIGNED

this 14“‘ 

### day of January,

2015. 

# BANNWART

& ASSOCIATES,

P.C. 

# 7.7”

——. H./EME'RSON‘{:(R6GRO 

## ATTORNEYS

FOR PLAINTIFFS / / By: