ACCEPTED 05-16-00784-CV FIFTH COURT OF APPEALS DALLAS, TEXAS 3/27/2018 1:46 PM LISA MATZ CLERK

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS FIFTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS AT DALLAS FILED IN 5th COURT OF APPEALS DALLAS, TEXAS CAUSE NO. 05-16-00784-CV 3/27/2018 1:46:07 PM LISA MATZ Clerk TONYA PARKS and PARKS REALTY FIRM, LLC, Appellants,

v.

AFFILIATED BANK, Appellee.

On Appeal from the County Court at Law No. 3 Dallas County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. CC-15-04540-C

APPELLANTS’ FIRST MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF DEADLINE TO FILE APPELLANTS’ SUPPLEMENTAL BRIEF

Baltasar D. Cruz Texas Bar No. 05196150 P.O. Box 600823 Dallas, Texas 75360 telephone: (214) 369 - 9058 telecopier: (732) 875 - 0792 email: [email protected]

ATTORNEY FOR APPELLANTS TONYA PARKS and PARKS REALTY FIRM, LLC

APPELLANTS’ FIRST MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF DEADLINE TO FILE APPELLANTS’ REPLY SUPPLEMENTAL BRIEF Page 1 Parks.ExtDdlnSuppBrf.Mtn TO THE HONORABLE JUSTICES OF SAID COURT:

NOW COME TONYA PARKS and PARKS REALTY FIRM, LLC, the Appellants in the

above-styled and numbered appeal, and file this, Appellants’ First Motion for Extension of

Deadline to File Appellants’ Supplemental Brief, and, in support of same, respectfully show:

I.

1.1 Pursuant to this Court’s Order of March 8, 2018, the deadline for Appellants to file

Appellants’ supplemental brief in the above-styled and numbered appeal was March 23, 2018.

However, Appellants’ counsel did not become aware of this Court’s Order of March 8, 2018

until March 27, 2018. Appellants’ counsel apologizes for this oversight.

1.2 Appellants, therefore, respectfully ask this Court to grant a thirty-one (31) day extension

of the March 23, 2018 deadline for Appellants to file Appellants’ supplemental brief until

Monday, April 23, 2018, or that this Court grant such other extension of said deadline as this

Court considers just and reasonable, and that the other deadlines imposed by this Court’s Order

of March 8, 2019 – i.e., April 9, 2018 for filing Appellee’s brief in response to same and April

16, 2018 for filing Appellants’ reply brief – be likewise extended because Appellants’ attorney

only became aware of this Court’s Order of March 8, 2018 on March 27, 2018 and, therefore,

requires additional time to prepare Appellants’ supplemental brief which was due on March 23,

2018 and the thirtieth day from the date Appellants’ supplemental brief is due falls on Sunday,

April 22, 2018.

1.3 This is the first extension that has been requested of the deadline for Appellants to

file Appellants’ supplemental brief.

1.4 The extension requested herein is not being sought for purposes of delay but so that

APPELLANTS’ FIRST MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF DEADLINE TO FILE APPELLANTS’ REPLY SUPPLEMENTAL BRIEF Page 2 Parks.ExtDdlnSuppBrf.Mtn justice may be served because Appellants’ counsel requires additional time to prepare

Appellants’ reply brief in this matter for the reasons stated above.

WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, Appellants respectfully request that they be

granted a thirty-one (31) day extension until Monday, April 23, 2018 of the March 23, 2018

deadline for Appellants to file Appellants’ supplemental brief, or that this Court grant such other

extension of said deadline as this Court considers just and reasonable, and that the April 9, 2018

deadline for filing Appellee’s brief in response to same and the April 16, 2018 deadline for

Appellants to file a reply brief be likewise extended, and that Appellants be granted such other

and further relief to which they may be justly entitled.

Respectfully submitted,

/s/ Baltasar D. Cruz Baltasar D. Cruz Texas Bar No. 05196150 P.O. Box 600823 Dallas, Texas 75360 Telephone: (214) 369-9058 Telecopier: (732) 875-0792 e-mail: [email protected]

COUNSEL FOR APPELLANTS TONYA PARKS and PARKS REALTY FIRM, LLC

CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE

I hereby certify that I have conferred with Appellee’s attorney, John Browning, regarding this motion and that he told me he is opposed to same.

Certified to, the 27th day of March, 2018, by Baltasar D. Cruz.

/s/ Baltasar D. Cruz Baltasar D. Cruz

APPELLANTS’ FIRST MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF DEADLINE TO FILE APPELLANTS’ REPLY SUPPLEMENTAL BRIEF Page 3 Parks.ExtDdlnSuppBrf.Mtn CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I certify that on this, the 27th day of March, 2018, a complete and accurate copy of this document was electronically served upon the following attorneys for Appellee Affiliated Bank by means of transmission to their respective electronic filing service providers in compliance with rule 9.5 of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure:

Jerry Alexander John Browning Passman & Jones, PC 2500 Renaissance Tower 1201 Elm Street Dallas, Texas 75270

/s/ Baltasar D. Cruz Baltasar D. Cruz

APPELLANTS’ FIRST MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF DEADLINE TO FILE APPELLANTS’ REPLY SUPPLEMENTAL BRIEF Page 4 Parks.ExtDdlnSuppBrf.Mtn