Case Information
*1 Curtis Ell White Appellant, Pro se vs.
The State of Texas Appellee
APPELLANT CURTIS ELL WHITE'S MOTION TO EXTEND TIME TO FILE MOTION FOR EN BANC RECONSIDERATION
TO THE HONORABLE JUDGE OF SAID CUURT:
COMES NOW, Curtis E11 White, T.D.C.J.-ID#301859, Pro se, Appellant in the above styled and referanced cause number.Appell= ant White asks this Honorable Court to extend the time to allow him to file his Motion for En Banc Reconsideration. Appellant will respectfully show this Court: the following:
- Procedural History
Appellant Curtis Ell White indicted and convicted of Aggravated Robbery, 29.03, Penal Code, in the 183rd District Court,Harris County, Texas. A jury convicted Appellant White and sentenced him to 25 years imprisonment. Appellant White unable to retain Counsel for appellate purposes, the District Court appointed him Juan M. Contreras, Jr to represent him on Direct Appeal. Counsel = presented two (2) points of review. This Court affirmed appella = ant's conviction on august 20,2015.Appellant timely notified the
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of his intent to file at Motion for En Banc Resonsideration.Appellant filed an Extention for time to fiel an En Banc Reconsideration.
This motion is filed within the 10 - day deadline.Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure 49.8.
B. Argument and Authorities
The Court may grant an extention of time under Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure Rule, 10.5(b)(1).
The deadline to file the Motion to extend time to file a Motion for En Banc Reconsideration is October 22,2015.Appellant White request an additional 30 days to file his Motion for En Banc Reconsideration.Appellant White needs additional time to file the Motion for En Banc Reconsideration, inlight of the fact that the unit went on lock-down status on September 14,2015. The unit dis not : return to normal operations until October 5,2015. Furthermore, since Texas Department of Criminal Justice has discontinued it's contract with West Publishing. Texas Department of Criminal Justice then began to use lexis Nexus. However, the unit has had problems with the budget and obtaining toners to operate the copier. Therefore, he has been unable to perfect his Motion for En Banc Reconsideration, with no caselaw available .
PRAYER
For these reasons, Appellant White asks this Court to grant his Motion for extention of time to file his Motion for En Banc Reconsideration until November 21,2015.
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Custselluhd
Curtis Ell White T.D.C.J.-ID#301859
Allen B.Polunsky Unit 3872 PM 350 South Livingston, Texas 77351
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I, Curtis Ell White,T.D.C.J.-ID#301859, certify that the foregoing Motion for extention of tiem to file a Motion for En Banc Reconsideration has been placed inthe Allen B.Polunsky Unit mailbox on October 09,2015, postage prepaid, first class mail addressed to the following address:
Fourteenth Courc of Appeals Christoper A. Prine, Clerk 301 Fannin, Suite 245 Houston, Texas 77002
Curtis Ell White T.D.C.J.-ID#301859
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Court of Appeals 301 Fannin, Suite, 245 Christoper Prine, Clerk Houston, Texas 77002
Re:Curtis Ell White vs. The State of Texas; Cause No.14-13-00767-CR Trial Court Case number 1372505
Dear Clerk,
Enclosed please find one (1) Original and one (1) copy of Appellant Curtis Ell White's Motion for extention of time to file a Motion for En Banc Reconsideration. Please file this motion with the Court and bring it to the Court's attention.
Finally, please find one Self Addressed Self Addressed Stamped Envelope, please file stamp my copy and return it to me at your earliest convenience.
Thank you for your time and kind assistance in this matter.
Thank you.
Curtis El White 3872 FM 350 South Allen B. Polunsky Unit T.D.C.J.-ID#301859
Livingston, Texas 77351
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