Stephen Patrick Black v. Hayley Glisson and the Texas Civil Commitment Office

ACCEPTED
15-25-00234-CV
FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS
AUSTIN, TEXAS
1/5/2026 4:01 PM
No. 15-25-00234-CV CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE
CLERK
FILED IN
In the Court of Appeals for 15th COURT OF APPEALS
AUSTIN, TEXAS

the Fifteenth District of Texas at Austin 1/5/2026 4:01:35 PM
CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE
Clerk

STEPHEN PATRICK BLACK,
Appellant
v.
HAYLEY GLISSON AND THE TEXAS CIVIL COMMITMENT OFFICE.,
Appellees

On Appeal from the 455th District Court of Harris County, Texas
Trial Court Case Number: D-1-GN-25-001039
Honorable Laurie Eiserloh, Presiding

APPELLANT’S UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR 1-DAY EXTENSION
OF TIME TO FILE OPENING BRIEF

Ethan Nutter
State Bar No. 24104988
VINSON & ELKINS LLP
200 West Sixth Street, Suite
2500
Austin, Texas 78701
T: (512) 542-8555
F: (512) 236-3271
enutter@velaw.com
Attorney for Appellant
TO THE FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS:

Appellant Stephen Patrick Black hereby requests an unopposed 1-

day extension of time to file Appellant’s opening brief and accept

Appellant’s opening brief as timely filed. In support thereof, Appellant

would respectfully show the following:

1. Appellant’s opening brief was filed on January 5, 2026.

2. Counsel for Appellant relied upon the Fifteenth Court of

Appeals docket online, which listed the deadline to file Appellant’s

opening brief as January 5, 2026. However, upon review of the previous

order of the Austin Court of Appeals, that order set the deadline at

Friday, January 2, 2026. Accordingly, by this motion, Appellant requests

a 1-day extension of time, to and including Monday, January 5, 2026 for

Appellant to file his opening brief.

3. Appellee does not oppose this request.

4. Good cause supports this request for an extension of time, as

Appellant’s counsel relied upon the deadline listed on the Court’s website.

5. This is Appellant’s third request for an extension of time to

file his opening brief.

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PRAYER

For these reasons, Appellant respectfully requests the Court grant

this motion and grant Appellant an additional one day, to and including

Monday, January 5, 2026 for Appellant to file his opening brief, and to

accept Appellant’s opening brief as timely filed. Appellant prays for all

other relief to which he is entitled.

Respectfully submitted,

/s/ Ethan Nutter

Ethan Nutter
Texas State Bar No. 24104988
VINSON & ELKINS LLP
200 West Sixth Street, Suite
2500
Austin, Texas 78701
T: (512) 542-8555
F: (512) 236-3271
enutter@velaw.com

Counsel for Appellant

CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE

On January 5, 2026, I conferred with John Grey, counsel for
Appellee, and was informed that Appellee does not oppose the relief
requested by this motion.

/S/ Ethan Nutter
Ethan Nutter

Counsel for Appellant

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing document has
been served to all counsel of record by e-service on this 5th day of
January, 2026.

/S/ Ethan Nutter
Ethan Nutter

Counsel for Appellant

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The filer served this document via email generated by the efiling system
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Ethan Nutter on behalf of Ethan Nutter
Bar No. 24104988
enutter@velaw.com
Envelope ID: 109669354
Filing Code Description: Motion
Filing Description: Unopposed Motion for 1-Day Extension of Time to File
Opening Brief
Status as of 1/5/2026 4:16 PM CST

Case Contacts

Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status

Ethan J.Nutter enutter@velaw.com 1/5/2026 4:01:35 PM SENT

John M.Grey john.grey@oag.texas.gov 1/5/2026 4:01:35 PM SENT