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                                                                       03-15-00415-CV
                                                                               8309665
                                                            THIRD COURT OF APPEALS
                                                                       AUSTIN, TEXAS
                                                                 12/18/2015 3:56:16 PM
                                                                     JEFFREY D. KYLE
                                                                                CLERK

 No. 03-15-00415-CV
                                                      FILED IN
                                               3rd COURT OF APPEALS
          In the Court of Appeals                   AUSTIN, TEXAS
       For the Third Judicial District         12/18/2015 3:56:16 PM
          Sitting at Austin, Texas                 JEFFREY D. KYLE
                                                        Clerk

      Sandra Kay Hargrove

                       v.

         Gary M. Hargrove

Appealed from the 27th Judicial District Court of
             Bell County, Texas

Appellee’s Third Motion To
 Extend Time To File Brief

                     Christopher L. Cornish
                     State Bar No. 24065079

                     CORNISH LAW FIRM, PLLC
                     404 North Main Street
                     Belton, Texas 76513
                     Tel: (254) 939-5200
                     Fax: (254) 939-2121
                     chris@cornishlawfirm.com

                     Attorney for Appellee

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                   No. 03-15-00415-CV

                          Sandra Kay Hargrove

                                       v.

                           Gary M. Hargrove

            Appellee’s Third Motion To Extend Time To File Brief

To the Honorable Court of Appeals:

      Comes now Gary Hargrove, who is the Appellee in the above case, and files

this Motion to Extend Time to File Brief. In support of this Motion, Appellee

would show as follows:

      1.     The Reporter’s Record was filed in this case on August 20, 2015. The

last Supplemental Clerk’s Record was filed in this case on November 12, 2015.

Appellant filed her brief on September 21, 2015. The Court has previously granted

two extensions of time in this case. Appellee’s Brief would otherwise be due on

December 23, 2015.

      2.    Appellee requests that the deadline to file Appellee’s Brief be

extended for (30) days.

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      3.     Good cause exists for the extension of time to file the Appellee’s Brief

in this case. Appellee’s counsel who is responsible for the preparation of the Brief

was not trial counsel and this case involves a lengthy procedural history that

required an additional supplemental clerk’s record that has now been completed

and sent to the client for review. In addition, counsel requires the additional time

to ensure adequate communication with the client prior to filing.           This final

extension will allow for proper coordination in light of travel schedules and

vacation notices in final communications with the client prior to filing.

      4.     No party will be prejudiced by the extension of time requested, and

counsel will not oppose any effort to expedite the consideration of this case in the

future should the Court deem it appropriate, or if it is requested by the opposition.

Appellee requests that the Court extend the time for filing the Appellee’s Brief in

this case to January 22, 2016.

      5.     The extension of time for the Appellee is an amount of time that is not

unusual for briefs in this Court.

      Wherefore, premises considered, Appellee respectfully requests the Court

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extend the time for filing his Brief up to and including January 22, 2016.

                                        Respectfully submitted,

                                        /s/ Christopher L. Cornish
                                        Christopher L. Cornish
                                        State Bar No. 24065079

                                        Attorney for Appellee
                              Certificate of Conference

      On December 18, 2015, I sent correspondence to Appellant’s attorney and
informed him that the Appellee would be requesting an extension to file his brief.
There was no opposition expressed to the extension in response at the time of filing
this motion.

                                        /s/ Christopher L. Cornish
                                        Christopher L. Cornish

                              Certificate of Compliance

      In accordance with the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure 9.4, the
undersigned attorney of record certifies that this filing contains 14-point typeface for
the body of the document, 12-point typeface for footnotes of the document, if any,
and contains 500 or less words as indicated by the word count software, excluding
those words identified as exempt from the word count under the rule and was
prepared on Microsoft Word 2010.

                                        /s/ Christopher L. Cornish
                                          Christopher L. Cornish

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                                    Certificate of Service

       I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing was sent to the person(s)
named below, at the address shown by placing the same in a properly addressed envelope,
postage pre-paid, and mailing the document by first class mail (or by other means stated
below) on December 18, 2015.

Doug W. Ray                         Via Facsimile (512) 328-1156
Attorney for Appellant
2700 Bee Caves Road
Austin, Texas 78746

                                           /s/ Christopher L. Cornish
                                           Christopher L Cornish
                                           Attorney for Appellee

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