ACCEPTED 15-25-00162-CV FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS No. 15-25-00162-CV AUSTIN, TEXAS 12/8/2025 1:16 PM CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE CARLOS EDUARDO BUCHANAN II, § IN THE FIFTEENTH CLERK § FILED IN Appellant, § 15th COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS § 12/8/2025 1:16:48 PM V. § COURT OF APPEALS CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE § Clerk THE STATE OF TEXAS, § § Appellee. § AUSTIN, TEXAS

APPELLANT’S FIRST MOTION TO EXTEND TIME

Appellant Carlos Eduardo Buchanan II asks the Court to extend the time to file his brief.

A. Introduction 1. Appellant is Carlos Eduardo Buchanan II and Appellee is The State of Texas.

2. There is no specific deadline to file this motion to extend time. See Tex. R. App. P. 38.6(d).

3. Counsel for Appellant attempted to contact counsel for Appellee on December 8, 2025, but was unable to obtain a response before the filing of this motion.

B. Argument & Authority 4. The Court has authority under Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 38.6(d) to extend the time to file a brief.

5. Appellant’s brief may be due December 8, 2025, according to the notice regarding the filing of the Clerk’s Record. The notice provides that the brief is not due in the event of a Reporter’s Record.

6. Appellant requests an additional 30 days to file his brief, extending the time until January 7, 2025.

7. No prior extension has been granted to extend the time to file Appellant’s brief.

8. Appellant needs additional time to file his brief because of the need to locate the Reporter’s Record.

C. Prayer 9. For these reasons, Appellant asks the Court to extend the time to file his brief until January 7, 2025.

Respectfully submitted, NICHAMOFF LAW, P.C.

/s/ Seth A. Nichamoff ____________________________ Seth A. Nichamoff Attorney-in-Charge State Bar No. 24027568 2444 Times Boulevard, Suite 270 Houston, Texas 77005 (713) 503-6706 Telephone (713) 360-7497 Facsimile [email protected] ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLANT CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I certify that on Monday, December 8, 2025, I served a copy of the foregoing pleading on the parties listed below by electronic service and that the electronic transmission was reported as complete. My e-mail address is [email protected].

Jacob Beach Assistant Solicitor General [email protected] Attorney for Appellee /s/ Seth A. Nichamoff ____________________________ Seth A. Nichamoff

Automated Certificate of eService This automated certificate of service was created by the efiling system.

The filer served this document via email generated by the efiling system on the date and to the persons listed below. The rules governing certificates of service have not changed. Filers must still provide a certificate of service that complies with all applicable rules.

Seth Nichamoff Bar No. 24027568 [email protected] Envelope ID: 108836300 Filing Code Description: Motion Filing Description: Appellant's First Motion to Extend Time Status as of 12/8/2025 1:22 PM CST Case Contacts Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status Jacob Beach [email protected] 12/8/2025 1:16:48 PM NOT SENT Jacob Beach 24116083 [email protected] 12/8/2025 1:16:48 PM NOT SENT Seth Nichamoff [email protected] 12/8/2025 1:16:48 PM NOT SENT Adam Abrams 24053064 [email protected] 12/8/2025 1:16:48 PM NOT SENT