Yolanda Marquez and Tomasa Marquez v. Ariana Vela

NUMBER 13-16-00202-CV

COURT OF APPEALS

THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

CORPUS CHRISTI - EDINBURG ____________________________________________________________ YOLANDA MARQUEZ AND Appellants, TOMASA MARQUEZ, v.

ARIANA VELA, Appellee. ____________________________________________________________

On appeal from the County Court at Law No. 3 of Nueces County, Texas. ____________________________________________________________

MEMORANDUM OPINION Before Justices Garza, Perkes, and Longoria

Memorandum Opinion Per Curiam The appellants’ brief in the above cause was due on August 15, 2016. On August 18, 2016, 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, appellants reasonably explained the failure and the appellee was not significantly injured by the appellants’ 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 the brief, file a motion for extension of time to file the brief, or file the brief. Accordingly, the appeal is DISMISSED FOR WANT OF PROSECUTION. See TEX. R. APP. P. 38.8(a), 42.3(b).

PER CURIAM Delivered and filed the 6th day of October, 2016.