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*0 FILED IN 3rd COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 10/16/2015 2:11:06 PM JEFFREY D. KYLE Clerk No. 03-15-00083-CV THIRD COURT OF APPEALS 10/16/2015 2:11:06 PM JEFFREY D. KYLE AUSTIN, TEXAS 03-15-00083-CV *1 ACCEPTED [7413504] CLERK _______________ In the Court of Appeals
Third District of Texas
Austin, Texas _______________ C RAIG A. W ASHINGTON ,
A PPELLANT V.
C OMMISSION FOR L AWYER D ISCIPLINE ,
A PPELLEE _______________ Appealed from the 335 District Court
Of Bastrop County, Texas
Honorable George Gallagher, Judge Presiding
_______________ A PPELLEE ’ S U NOPPOSED S ECOND M OTION
F OR E XTENSION OF T IME TO F ILE B RIEF
_______________ L INDA A CEVEDO C HIEF D ISCIPLINARY OUNSEL ENIOR PPELLATE OUNSEL AURA B AYOUTH P OPPS O FFICE OF THE HIEF D ISCIPLINARY EPUTY OUNSEL FOR DMINISTRATION OUNSEL
STATE BAR OF TEXAS P.O. OX 12487 USTIN , EXAS 78711-2487 512.427.1350; 1.877.953.5535 AX : 512.427.4167 *2 No. 03-15-00083-CV _______________ In the Court of Appeals
Third District of Texas
Austin, Texas _______________ RAIG W ASHINGTON , PPELLANT V. OMMISSION FOR AWYER ISCIPLINE , PPELLEE
_______________ Appealed from the 335 District Court
Of Bastrop County, Texas
Honorable George Gallagher, Judge Presiding
_______________ PPELLEE ’ S U NOPPOSED ECOND M OTION OR E XTENSION OF IME TO F ILE RIEF _______________
Appellee, the Commission for Lawyer Discipline, asks the Court, pursuant
to Rule 38.6(d) of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, for an extension of time
of seven (7) days to file Appellee’s brief.
I.
This is an appeal from a Final Judgment entered on January 8, 2015, against
Appellant, Craig A. Washington, in Cause No. 29,123, styled Commission for
Lawyer Discipline v. Craig A. Washington , in the 335 Judicial District Court of
Bastrop County, Texas.
II.
Appellant timely perfected his appeal. The clerk’s record was filed on May
8, 2015, and supplemental clerk’s records were filed on June 2, 2015, and July 9,
2015. The reporter’s record was filed on May 15, 2015. Appellant filed his brief
on August 17, 2015.
III.
This is Appellee's second request for an extension of time to file its brief.
After one extension of time, Appellee’s brief was due to be filed on October 16,
2015. Appellee requests an additional seven (7) days to file the brief, to and
including October 23, 2015 . Appellee’s counsel, the undersigned attorney, needs
additional time to file the brief for the following reasons:
The undersigned filed a response to a post-submission brief in John Doe v.
Board of Directors of the State Bar of Texas, et al in the Third Court of
Appeals (No. 03-15-00007-CV) on October 14, 2015.
The undersigned presented oral argument on October 13, 2015, in William
Schultz v. Commission for Lawyer Discipline , before the Board of
Disciplinary Appeals (BODA No. 5649);
The undersigned filed a brief in Charles Septowski v. Commission for
Lawyer Discipline (Board of Disciplinary Appeals No. 55901) on September
22, 2015;
The undersigned presented oral argument on September 16, 2015, in John
Doe v. Board of Directors of the State Bar of Texas, et al , before the Third
Court of Appeals (No. 03-15-00007-CV); and
The undersigned filed a brief in Holly Crampton v. Commission for Lawyer
Discipline in the Eighth Court of Appeals (No. 08-15-00074-CV) on August
10, 2015.
IV.
For these reasons, Appellee prays that this Court grant Appellee’s motion in
this cause for seven (7) days until October 23, 2015 .
R ESPECTFULLY S UBMITTED : L INDA A CEVEDO C HIEF D ISCIPLINARY C OUNSEL AURA B AYOUTH P OPPS D EPUTY C OUNSEL FOR A DMINISTRATION C YNTHIA C ANFIELD H AMILTON S ENIOR PPELLATE OUNSEL O FFICE OF THE HIEF ISCIPLINARY OUNSEL P.O. B OX 12487 USTIN , T EXAS 78711-2487 512.427.1350; 1.877.953.5535 AX : 512.427.4167 /s/ Cynthia Canfield Hamilton S ENIOR PPELLATE OUNSEL S TATE B AR OF EXAS cynthia.hamilton@texasbar.com TATE AR ARD N O . 00790419 ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLEE ERTIFICATE OF ONFERENCE This is to certify that Appellant’s attorney, Mr. John MacVane, indicated on
October 16, 2015, that Appellant does not oppose the requested extension.
/s/ Cynthia Canfield Hamilton YNTHIA ANFIELD H AMILTON ERTIFICATE OF ERVICE This is to certify that the foregoing Unopposed Second Motion for Extension of
Time to File Brief has been served on Appellant, Mr. Craig A. Washington, by and
through his attorneys of record Mr. Michael A. Stafford, Ms. Katharine David,
Stacy R. Obenhaus and Mr. John MacVane, Gardere, Wynne Sewell LLP, 1000
Louisiana, Suite 3400, Houston, Texas 77002-5011, through this Court’s electronic
filing service provider on the 16 day of October 2015.
/s/ Cynthia Canfield Hamilton