Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, 2006

Gordon Dean Haley v. Juan Cabriales

Gordon Dean Haley v. Juan Cabriales
Court of Civil Appeals of Texas · Decided March 23, 2006

Gordon Dean Haley v. Juan Cabriales

Opinion

 

 

 

 

 

 

                             NUMBER 13-05-627-CV

 

                         COURT OF APPEALS

 

               THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

 

                  CORPUS CHRISTI - EDINBURG

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GORDON DEAN HALEY,                                            Appellant,

 

                                           v.

 

JUAN CABRIALES,                                                    Appellee.

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             On appeal from the County Court at Law No. 1

                           of Nueces County, Texas.

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                     MEMORANDUM OPINION

 

                Before Justices Hinojosa, Yañez, and Garza

                       Memorandum Opinion Per Curiam

 


Appellant, GORDON DEAN HALEY, perfected an appeal from a judgment entered by the County Court at Law No. 1 of Nueces County, Texas, in cause number 03-61975-1.  The clerk=s record was filed on October 20, 2005.  No reporter=s record was filed.  Appellant=s brief was due on November 21, 2005.  To date, no appellate brief has been received.

When the appellant has failed to file a brief in the time prescribed, the Court may dismiss the appeal for want of prosecution, unless the appellant reasonably explains the failure and the appellee is not significantly injured by the appellant=s failure to timely file a brief.  Tex. R. App. P. 38.8(a)(1).

On February 17, 2006, notice was given to all parties that this appeal was subject to dismissal pursuant to Tex. R. App. P. 38.8(a)(1).  Appellant was given ten days to explain why the cause should not be dismissed for failure to file a brief.  To date, no response has been received.

The Court, having examined and fully considered the documents on file, appellant=s failure to file a proper appellate brief, this Court=s notice, and appellant=s failure to respond, is of the opinion that the appeal should be dismissed for want of prosecution.  The appeal is hereby DISMISSED FOR WANT OF PROSECUTION.

PER CURIAM

 

Memorandum Opinion delivered and filed

this the 23rd day of March, 2006

 

 

 

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