*1 In The Court of Appeals Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont ____________________ NO. 09-16-00375-CV ____________________ NORMAN CRITTENDON, Appellant V.

J. DOE, ET AL, Appellees

_______________________________________________________ ______________ On Appeal from the County Court at Law

Polk County, Texas Trial Cause No. CV03358 ________________________________________________________ _____________ ORDER

On July 20, 2017, we dismissed this appeal for want of prosecution. See Tex. R. App. P. 38.8(a)(1); Tex. R. App. P. 42.3(b). The appellant, Norman Crittendon, subsequently filed a motion for rehearing. See Tex. R. App. P. 49.1. We requested a response form the appellees. See Tex. R. App. P. 49.2. An amicus curiae response has been received from the Office of the Attorney General.

The motion for rehearing filed by the appellant on August 2, 2017, is granted. Tex. R. App. P. 49.3. We withdraw our Opinion of July 20, 2017, and vacate the

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judgment entered thereon the same date. We reinstate the appeal on the Court’s docket. We grant the appellant’s motion for an extension of time to file a brief. The brief of the appellant is filed. The appellees’ brief is due September 18, 2017.

ORDER ENTERED August 16, 2017.

PER CURIAM Before McKeithen, C.J., Kreger and Horton, JJ.

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