Court Opinion

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ACCEPTED
                                                                                    12-15-00120-CV
                                                                       TWELFTH COURT OF APPEALS
                                                                                     TYLER, TEXAS
                                                                              10/22/2015 9:09:50 AM
                                                                                          Pam Estes
                                                                                             CLERK

                            NO. 12-15-001220-CV

James D. Branch                        §   In the Court of Appeals
                                                                FILED IN
                                                             12th COURT OF APPEALS
                                       §                          TYLER, TEXAS
VS.                                    §   12th Court of   Appeals
                                                             10/22/2015 9:09:50 AM
                                       §                            PAM ESTES
                                                                      Clerk
Elizabeth Marlene Branch               §   Tyler, Texas

           MOTION TO EXTEND TIME TO FILE APPELLANT'S BRIEF

TO THE HONORABLE JUSTICES OF SAID COURT:

      Now comes James D. Branch, II, Appellant in the above styled and

numbered cause, and moves this Court to grant an extension of time to file

appellant's brief, pursuant to Rule 38.6 of the Texas Rules of Appellate

Procedure, and for good cause shows the following:

      1.     This case is on appeal from the County Court at Law, of Anderson

County, Texas.

      2.     The case below was styled James D. Branch, II. V. Elizabeth

Marlene Branch and numbered 11821.

      3.     A Judgement was granted against Appellant.

      4.     Notice of appeal was given timely.

      5.     The clerk's record has been previously filed; the reporter's record

was filed on September 8, 2015.

      7.     The appellate brief was due on October 8, 2015, but because

counsel has been in extended trials and has been ill, counsel has not had the

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time or opportunity to prepare and file Appellant’s brief.

      8.    Appellant requests an extension of time of 30 days from the date

of October 5, 2015, i.e. November 4, 2015.

      9.    Appellant relies on the following facts as good cause for the

requested extension:

      Counsel for Appellant has been inundated with trials and hearings, and

has been sick, and has been unable to properly prepare appellant’s brief, and

needs more time to do so.

      WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, Appellant prays that this

Court grant this Motion To Extend Time to File Appellant's Brief, and for such

other and further relief as the Court may deem appropriate.

                                     Respectfully submitted,

                                     Cargill & Associates
                                     701 N. Elm Street
                                     Palestine, Texas 75801
                                     Tel: (903) 729-8011
                                     Fax: (903) 729-5112

                                     By: /s/ Mark W. Cargill
                                        State Bar No. 00787201
                                        cargillaw@earthlink.net
                                        Attorney for James Branch

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                         CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

     This is to certify that on October 22, 2015, a true and correct copy of the

above and foregoing document was served on Lynn Markham by fax.

                                    /s/ Mark W. Cargill
                                    Mark W. Cargill

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STATE OF TEXAS                          §
                                        §
COUNTY OF HOUSTON                       §

                                   AFFIDAVIT

      BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority, on this day personally

appeared Mark W. Cargill, who after being duly sworn stated:

      "I am the attorney for the appellant in the above numbered and

      entitled cause. I have read the foregoing Motion To Extend Time

      to File Appellant's Brief and swear that all of the allegations of fact

      contained therein are true and correct."

                                      /s/ Mark W. Cargill
                                      Mark W. Cargill
                                      Affiant

      SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO BEFORE ME on October 21, 2015, to

certify which witness my hand and seal of office.

                                      Christina Cargill
                                      Notary Public, State of Texas

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