In The Court of Appeals Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont _________________ NO. 09-13-00474-CV _________________ NATHANIEL JONES III, Appellant V. RICHARD ALFORD, ET AL., Appellees ________________________________________________________________________ On Appeal from the 60th District Court Jefferson County, Texas Trial Cause No. B-192,570 ________________________________________________________________________ MEMORANDUM OPINION Nathaniel Jones III filed a notice of appeal but failed to file a brief. On January 15, 2014, we notified the parties that the brief had not been filed and warned the appellant that his failure to file a brief could result in a dismissal of the appeal for want of prosecution. On February 7, 2014, we notified the parties that the appeal would be submitted to the Court without oral argument. See Tex. R. App. P. 39.8. In the absence of a brief assigning error for appellate review, we

dismiss the appeal for want of prosecution. Tex. R. App. P. 38.8(a)(1); Tex. R. App. P. 42.3(b).

APPEAL DISMISSED.

________________________________ LEANNE JOHNSON Justice

Submitted on February 28, 2014 Opinion Delivered March 20, 2014 Before McKeithen, C.J., Horton and Johnson, JJ.