Narrative Opinion Summary
Order issued on June 17, 2014, by the Court of Appeals for the Fifth District of Texas in case number 05-13-00835-CV involving appellants Eclat Private Equity, Inc. and others against appellee Hassan Parsa. The court granted the appellants' second agreed motion to extend the time for filing their reply brief. The brief submitted to the Clerk of the Court on June 16, 2014, is officially filed as of the date of this order. The order was signed by Justice Elizabeth Lang-Miers.
Legal Issues Addressed
Extension of Time for Filing Briefssubscribe to see similar legal issues
Application: The court's discretion to grant motions for extending the deadline for submitting legal briefs is applied, allowing appellants additional time to file their reply brief.
Reasoning: The court granted the appellants' second agreed motion to extend the time for filing their reply brief.
Filing Date of Legal Documentssubscribe to see similar legal issues
Application: The court recognizes the official filing date of a brief submitted prior to the issuance of the order as the date of the order itself.
Reasoning: The brief submitted to the Clerk of the Court on June 16, 2014, is officially filed as of the date of this order.