Information Referral Resource Assistance, Inc. v. Dr. Ismael Cantu

NUMBER 13-12-00113-CV

COURT OF APPEALS

THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS CORPUS CHRISTI - EDINBURG

____________________________________________________________ INFORMATION REFERRAL RESOURCE ASSISTANCE, INC., Appellant, v.

DR. ISMAEL CANTU, Appellee. ____________________________________________________________

On Appeal from the 275th District Court of Hidalgo County, Texas. ____________________________________________________________

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Before Justices Benavides, Vela, and Perkes

Memorandum Opinion Per Curiam Appellant, Information Referral Resource Assistance, Inc., attempted to perfect an appeal from a judgment entered by the 275th District Court of Hidalgo County, Texas, in cause number C-1003-08-E. Judgment in this cause was signed on April 8, 2011. Pursuant to Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 26.1, appellant=s notice of appeal was due on May 9, 2011, but was not filed until February 8, 2012.

On February 24, 2012, the Clerk of this Court notified appellant of this defect so that steps could be taken to correct the defect, if it could be done. Appellant was advised that, if the defect was not corrected within ten days from the date of receipt of this Court=s letter, the appeal would be dismissed. To date, no response has been received from appellant providing a reasonable explanation for the late filing of the notice of appeal.

The Court, having examined and fully considered the documents on file, appellant=s failure to timely perfect the appeal, and appellant=s failure to respond to this Court=s notice, is of the opinion that the appeal should be dismissed for want of jurisdiction. Accordingly, the appeal is hereby DISMISSED FOR WANT OF JURISDICTION. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.3(a)(c).

PER CURIAM Delivered and filed the 5th day of April, 2012.