NO.

[INSERT APPELLATE COURT NUMBER]

IN THE FOURTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS
HOUSTON, TEXAS
[INSERT APPELLANTS NAME],
Appellant,
V.
[INSERT APPELLEES NAME],
Appellee.
FIRST [UNOPPOSED] MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME
TO FILE APPELLANT/APPELLEES BRIEF
[INSERT NAME AND ADDRESS]

Form 10

TO THE HONORABLE FOURTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS:

Pursuant to TEX. R. APP. P. 10.1 and 38.6(d), the Appellant/Appellee, [insert

appellants name], files this Unopposed First Motion to Extend Time to File Appellants
Brief.
Appellant/Appellees opening brief is currently due on (date).
Counsel for Appellant/Appellee requests a 30-day extension of time to file its brief,
making the brief due on (date). This is the first request for extension of time to file the
opening brief.
Counsel for Appellant/Appellee relies on the following reasons, in addition to the
routine matters that counsel must attend to in daily practice, to explain the need for the
requested extension [suggested alternatives]:
[Insert the reasons you need the extension, which may include the
following:]
Counsel for Appellant/Appellee has been preparing briefs in the following
cases
Counsel for Appellant/Appellee has primary responsibility in the following
lawsuits which involve [explain nature of conflicting work]
Counsel has been recently appointed by the Court to represent
Appellant/Appellee in accordance with the State Bar of Texas and Houston
Bar Association Pro Bono Program and needs additional time to familiarize
him/herself with the record and legal issues in the case in order to prepare
Appellant/Appellees brief.
Counsel has undergone recent medical procedures and is currently on
medical leave from his practice. As a result, he will not be able to prepare
the brief in time to meet the Courts briefing deadline absent an extension.
Counsel for Appellant/Appellee seeks this extension of time to be able to prepare a
cogent and succinct brief to aid this Court in its analysis of the issues presented. This
request is not sought for delay but so that justice may be done.

Form 10

The undersigned has conferred with opposing counsel, and he/she has indicated
that his/her client does not oppose this motion. [If this is correct, then add the word
UNOPPOSED to the title of this motion for extension of time to file your brief.]
All facts recited in this motion are within the personal knowledge of the counsel
signing this motion, therefore no verification is necessary under Rule of Appellate
Procedure 10.2.
PRAYER FOR RELIEF

For the reasons set forth above, Appellant/Appellee requests that this Court grant
this Unopposed First Motion to Extend Time to File Appellant/Appellees Brief and
extend the Deadline for Filing the Appellant/Appellees Brief up to and including [insert
date]. Appellant/Appellee all other relief to which it may be entitled.
Respectfully submitted,

____________________________________
Name and Address of Filing Attorney
Counsel for Appellant/Appellee

Form 10

CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE
I certify that I conferred with counsel for Appellee/Appellant regarding this motion
and that Appellee/Appellant [is/is not] opposed to this motion.

[insert Appellants/Appellees name]

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I certify that on [insert date], I mailed a copy of this motion to the following
counsel by First Class U.S. Mail [or another acceptable method of service]:
[insert name and address of Appellees/Appellants counsel]
Counsel for Appellee/Appellant

[insert Appellants/Appellees name]

Form 10