Opinion issued June 4, 2009

In The

Court of Appeals

For The

First District of Texas

NO. 01-07-01112-CV

FINIS L. TAYLOR, Appellant

V.

GULF BAYPORT CHEMICALS, L.P., Appellee

On Appeal from the 215th District Court

Harris County, Texas

Trial Court Cause No. 2006-23064

MEMORANDUM OPINION Appellant, Finis L. Taylor, has failed to timely file a brief. See Tex. R. App. P. 38.8(a) (failure of appellant to file brief). By order of a Justice of this Court, appellant's brief was struck on April 8, 2009, and appellant was advised that the deadline to file a brief compliant with Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 38.1 would be April 22, 2009. That date has passed, and appellant has not filed a conforming brief.

We dismiss the appeal for want of prosecution for failure to file a brief. See Tex. R. App. P. 42.3(c) (allowing involuntary dismissal of case for failure to comply with a court order). All pending motions are denied.

PER CURIAM

Panel consists of Justices Jennings, Alcala, and Higley.