NOW COME Martin M. Longoria, Appellee, who offers the following: 1. Appellee seeks an extension of the deadline for filing Appellees' Brief to June 5, 2015 (being a 30-day extension). 2. Without an extension, the deadline for filing Appellees' Briefis May 6, 2015. 3. Appellees' Brief cannot be tendered on time because the undersigned counsel, a sole

practitioner, had surgery which resulted in lost time and diminished stamina: As a consequence, counsel cannot meet the May 6 th deadline.

4. Although Appellants obtained three unopposed extensions of time to file their Appellants' Brief, this is Appellee's first request for an extension of time to file his Appellee's Brief.

*2 WHEREFORE, Appellee prays that the deadline for filing Appellee's Brief be extended to June 5, 2015. Milano, Texas 76556

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Phone: (512) 636-9520 Fax: (512) 455-7922 Email: walker@2appeal.com COUNSEL FOR MARTIN M. LONGORIA

*3 VERIFICATION THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF MILAM

BEFORE ME, the undersigned Notary Public, on this day personally appeared James David Walker, who being by me duly sworn on his oath deposed and said that he has read the above and foregoing and that every statement of fact contained therein is within his personal knowledge and is true and correctx? Ii

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