Baltasar D. Cruz v. James Van Sickle, Karl- Thomas Musselman

Order entered February 3, 2014
In The
Court of Appeals
Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
No. 05-13-00191-CV
BALTASAR D. CRUZ, Appellant
V.
JAMES VAN SICKLE, KARL- THOMAS MUSSELMAN, ET AL, Appellees
On Appeal from the 160th Judicial District Court
Dallas County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. DC-12-09275
ORDER
Before the Court is appellant’s January 15, 2014 motion to increase the word limit of his
reply brief. Appellant seeks to increase the 7,500 word limit allowed for computer-generated
reply briefs and the 27,000 word limit allowed for all computer-generated briefs filed by a party
by up to 12,500 words. See TEX. R. APP. P. 9.4(i)(2)(B),(C). We note we previously granted
appellant leave to file an initial brief of 19,500 words, 4,500 words more than the rules of
appellate procedure allow for an initial brief. See id. 9.4(i)(2)(B). Accordingly, we GRANT
appellant’s motion to the extent that appellant’s reply brief be no more than 9,500 words. We
STRIKE appellant’s 19,900-word reply brief, filed January 23, 2014 while this motion was
pending, and ORDER appellant to file an amended reply brief no later than February 17, 2014.
No extensions will be granted absent exigent circumstances.
/s/ ELIZABETH LANG-MIERS
JUSTICE