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*0 FILED IN 14th COURT OF APPEALS HOUSTON, TEXAS 12/7/2015 1:43:57 PM CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE Clerk *1 ACCEPTED 14-15-00709-CV FOURTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS HOUSTON, TEXAS 12/7/2015 1:43:57 PM CHRISTOPHER PRINE CLERK NO. 1 4-15-00709-CV

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IN THE COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT

OF TEXAS AT HOUSTON

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IN THE MATTER OF A.F., Appellant

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A.F., Appellant

v.

THE STATE OF TEXAS,

Appellee

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On Appeal from the 314 District Court

Harris County, Texas

Trial Court Cause No. 2014-03135J

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APPELLANT’S SECOND UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR EXTENSION

OF TIME TO FILE BRIEF

TO THE HONORABLE JUSTICES OF THE COURT OF APPEALS:

A.F., appellant, moves the Court to extend the time to file his brief

and in support thereof respectfully shows:

1. Appellant’s brief was due on December 2, 2015. He requests that

its due date be extended to Monday, January 4, 2016.

2. Good cause exists to grant this motion. Within the last five weeks

counsel prepared and filed appellant briefs in the following accelerated

appeals: No. 14-15-00799-CV; styled: In re J.D.A. ; no. 14-15-00601-CV;

styled: In re N.S. and, no. 14-15-00864-CV; styled: In re B.M.S. Counsel is

currently preparing the appellant’s briefs in accelerated appeals no. 14-15-

00882-CV; styled: In re K.I.B.C . due December 7, 2015 and no. 14-15-

00904-CV; styled: In re B.J.C., et al . due on December 14, 2015.

3. In addition, last week trials were scheduled for two parental

termination cases where counsel represented the mother in a case numbered

2014-04419J; styled: In the Interest of R.A., Child in the 313 th District Court

and the father in a case numbered 2014-00645J; styled: In the Interest of

R.P., et al., Children in the 315 District Court. Finally, counsel appeared in

approximately 25 non-trial setting.

4. This extension is not sought for the purposes of delay but rather so

that the ends of justice may be served.

WHEREFORE, A.F., appellant, prays that this Honorable Court

extend the time to file his brief to Monday, January 4, 2016.

Respectfully submitted, ___________________________ TBN: 20016200 440 Louisiana St., Ste. 1130 Houston, TX 77002 Email: wmthursland@hotmail.com Tel.: (713) 655-0200 x 105; *3 Fax: (713) 655-9035 Attorney for Appellant A.F.

CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE

Pursuant to TRAP 10.1(a)(5), I certify that Appellee’s counsel, ADA

Eric Cougler, is unopposed to this motion.

/s/ william m thursland ______________________ William M. Thursland

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I certify that on December 7, 2015 a true and correct copy of the

foregoing pleading was served appellee’s counsel, Eric Cougler, Assistant

Harris County District Attorney, by fax to (713) 755-5809.

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