Narrative Opinion Summary
A motion for extension of time was filed by the real parties in interest on June 30, 2016, seeking an additional 30 days to respond to the relator’s petition for writ of mandamus. The Fourth Court of Appeals granted the motion in part and denied it in part, setting the deadline for the response on July 25, 2016. The court specified that no further extensions would be allowed unless exceptional circumstances are demonstrated. This order was issued on July 5, 2016, and the case arises from Cause No. 2014CVT001295 D3, involving Paulina Navarro Hernandez and others against FE Express, LLC, Francisco Bernal, and Hector Omar Lopez, in the 341st Judicial District Court of Webb County, Texas, presided over by Judge Rebecca Ramirez Palomo.
Legal Issues Addressed
Exceptional Circumstances for Additional Extensionssubscribe to see similar legal issues
Application: The court established a strict standard that further extensions would only be allowed if exceptional circumstances were shown.
Reasoning: The court specified that no further extensions would be allowed unless exceptional circumstances are demonstrated.
Motion for Extension of Timesubscribe to see similar legal issues
Application: The court granted a partial extension for the real parties in interest to respond to a petition, emphasizing the limited nature of such extensions.
Reasoning: The Fourth Court of Appeals granted the motion in part and denied it in part, setting the deadline for the response on July 25, 2016.