Narrative Opinion Summary
Appellant Aundrea Edward Mathis, represented by counsel Suzanne Kramer, failed to file a brief by the original deadline of July 23, 2018, prompting the Fourth Court of Appeals in San Antonio to notify counsel of the deficiency on July 31. Subsequently, the appellant requested the reporter’s record of a non-evidentiary hearing, leading the court to extend the brief's due date to thirty days after the record was filed. The record was filed on September 6, 2018, establishing a new deadline of October 8, 2018, for the brief submission. As the brief was not filed by this date, the court ordered that it be submitted by October 18, 2018. The order was signed by Justice Luz Elena D. Chapa and the court clerk Keith E. Hottle on October 12, 2018.
Legal Issues Addressed
Court Authority to Issue Revised Orderssubscribe to see similar legal issues
Application: The court exercised its authority to issue a revised order for the submission of the appellant's brief after the appellant failed to meet the extended deadline.
Reasoning: As the brief was not filed by this date, the court ordered that it be submitted by October 18, 2018.
Extension of Deadlines Due to Procedural Requestssubscribe to see similar legal issues
Application: The court extended the deadline for the appellant’s brief after a procedural request for the reporter’s record, resetting the timeline based on the new filing date.
Reasoning: Subsequently, the appellant requested the reporter’s record of a non-evidentiary hearing, leading the court to extend the brief's due date to thirty days after the record was filed.
Filing Deadlines for Appellate Briefssubscribe to see similar legal issues
Application: The court enforces strict deadlines for filing appellate briefs, granting extensions only under specific circumstances.
Reasoning: Appellant Aundrea Edward Mathis, represented by counsel Suzanne Kramer, failed to file a brief by the original deadline of July 23, 2018, prompting the Fourth Court of Appeals in San Antonio to notify counsel of the deficiency on July 31.