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*0 FILED IN 1st COURT OF APPEALS HOUSTON, TEXAS 10/5/2015 4:49:46 PM CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE Clerk *1 ACCEPTED 01-15-00713-CV FIRST COURT OF APPEALS HOUSTON, TEXAS 10/5/2015 4:49:46 PM CHRISTOPHER PRINE CLERK

NO. 01-15-00713-CV

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In the Court of Appeals for the

First District of Texas at Houston, Texas

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IN THE MATTER OF C.D., A CHILD

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On appeal from the 315th District Court

of Harris County, Texas, No. 2014-03650J APPELLANT’S FIRST MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO

FILE APPELLANT’S BRIEF

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TO THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS:

Octavia Jackson, appellant, files this First Motion for Extension of

Time to file Appellant’s Brief and shows the following:

1. Nature of Proceeding

This appeal arises out of a proceeding in the District Court for the

315th Judicial District, Harris County, entitled In the Interest of: C.D., A

Child and numbered 2014-03650J.

2. Deadline for Filing Appellant’s Brief.

The deadline for filing Appellant's Brief was September 24, 2015.

3. Length of Extension Sought.

The length of extension sought for filing Appellant's Brief is 12 days.

4. Facts Relied Upon to Explain Need for Extension.

Appellant requires additional time to file Appellant’s brief due to

counsel’s busy trial court schedule and delayed notice of appointment to this

case as Appellate Counsel. As a result counsel has been unable to complete

Appellant’s brief in the last 30 days. At the time of the filing of this motion,

Counsel for Appellant also filed an Ander’s Brief in this case.

5. Number of Previous Extensions Granted.

There have been no previous extensions granted in this case.

6. Prayer

WHEREFORE, appellant requests that this Court grant appellant's

motion, extending time for filing the Notice of Appeal by 12 days.

Respectfully submitted,

SBN: 24062192

909 Texas, #402

Houston, Texas 77002

(832) 463-0224

FAX (832) 201-9668

Attorney for Appellant

CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE

I, Stephen M. Pierce, hereby certify that on December 4, 2013 I

contacted Sandra Hachem of the Harris County Attorney’s Office regarding

this Motion to Substitute Counsel and she indicated she was unopposed to

the motion.

/s/Stephen M. Pierce

STEPHEN M. PIERCE

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing motion has been served on

all counsel of record, on October 5, 2015.