George Wood v. Matthew D. Wiggins, Jr. ( 2020 )

COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIRST DISTRICT OF TEXAS AT HOUSTON ORDER Appellate case name: George Wood v. Matthew D. Wiggins, Jr. Appellate case number: 01-18-00630-CV Trial court case number: 11-CV-0336 Trial court: 405th District Court of Galveston County Appellant, George Wood, filed his appellant’s brief and concurrently has filed an unopposed motion to exceed the word limit for a brief by 3,300 words. Computer-generated appellate briefs are limited to 15,000 words unless the Court grants a request to exceed the word limit. TEX. R. APP. P. 9.4(i)(2)(B), (4). Appellant’s certificate of compliance, which is attached to his brief, states that appellant’s 105-page brief contains 2,622 words. See TEX. R. APP. P. 9.4(i)(3). Our cursory review of appellant’s brief indicates that it exceeds 20,000 words, see TEX. R. APP. P. 9.4(i)(1), which is greater than the 18,300 words that appellant requested. Accordingly, we strike appellant’s brief. We order appellant to file a brief that does not exceed 18,000 words within 15 days of the date of this order. It is so ORDERED. Judge’s signature: /s/ Evelyn V. Keyes  Acting individually Acting for the Court Date: January 9, 2020