Susana v. Izaguirre v. Roberto S. Rivera

Order filed March 1, 2012.

In The

Fourteenth Court of Appeals

_____________ NO. 14-12-00081-CV ______________ SUSANA V. IZAGUIRRE, Appellant V. ROBERTO S. RIVERA, Appellee On Appeal from the 234th District Court Harris County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 2010-30420A ORDER

This is an appeal from a judgment signed October 13, 2011. Appellant filed a timely motion for new trial. The notice of appeal was due January 11, 2012. See Tex. R. App. P. 26.1. Appellant, however, filed her notice of appeal on January 20, 2012, a date within 15 days of the due date for the notice of appeal. A motion for extension of time is Anecessarily implied@ when the perfecting instrument is filed within fifteen days of its due date. Verburgt v. Dorner, 959 S.W.2d 615, 617 (Tex. 1997). Appellant did not file a motion to extend time to file the notice of appeal. While an extension may be implied, appellant is still obligated to come forward with a reasonable explanation to support the late filing. See Miller v. Greenpark Surgery Center Assocs., Ltd., 974 S.W.2d 805, 808 (Tex. App.CHouston [14th Dist.] 1998, no pet.).

Accordingly, we ORDER appellant to file a proper motion to extend time to file the notice of appeal within ten days of the date of this order. See Tex. R. App. P. 26.3;10.5(b). If appellant does not comply with this order, we will dismiss the appeal. See Tex. R. App. P. 42.3.

PER CURIAM