In The Court of Appeals Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont ____________________ NO. 09-16-00340-CV ____________________

MARSHALL JACKSON JR., Appellant V. VIVIAN DAVIS, TAMMY BASSETT AND LATONIA JONES, Appellees _______________________________________________________ ______________ On Appeal from the 60th District Court Jefferson County, Texas Trial Cause No. B-197446 ________________________________________________________ _____________ MEMORANDUM OPINION The trial court signed a final judgment on August 15, 2016. Marshall Jackson Jr. filed a notice of appeal but failed to file a brief. On November 17, 2016, 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 December 6, 2016, we notified the parties that the appeal

would be submitted to the Court on December 27, 2016, without briefs and 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. See Tex. R. App. P. 38.8(a)(1); Tex. R. App. P. 42.3(b).

APPEAL DISMISSED.

________________________________ HOLLIS HORTON Justice

Submitted on December 27, 2016 Opinion Delivered December 29, 2016 Before Kreger, Horton, and Johnson, JJ.