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LEONARDO RAMIREZ AND ANITA RAMIREZ, Appellants,

PATRICIA RODRIGUEZ, INDIVIDUALLY AND

AS NEXT FRIEND OF ROBERTO RODRIGUEZ,

JOSE ALBERTO RODRIGUEZ, AND

MARIA GUADALUPE RODRIGUEZ, Appellees.

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Memorandum Opinion Per Curiam

The appellants' brief in the above cause was due on April 3, 2009. On April 17, 2009, the Clerk of the Court notified appellants that the brief had not been timely filed and that the appeal was subject to dismissal for want of prosecution under Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 38.8(a)(1), unless within ten days from the date of receipt of this letter, appellant reasonably explained the failure and the appellee was not significantly injured by the appellant's failure to timely file a brief. To date, no response has been received from appellants.

Appellants have failed to either reasonably explain their failure to file a brief, file a motion for extension of time to file their brief, or file their brief. Accordingly, the appeal is DISMISSED FOR WANT OF PROSECUTION. See Tex. R. App. P. 38.8(a), 42.3(b).

PER CURIAM

Memorandum Opinion delivered and

filed this the 28th day of May, 2009.