Court of Appeals Tenth Appellate District of Texas 10-25-00012-CV

Gary Gibson, Appellant v. Estate of Basil Steve Cotton, Deceased, Appellee

On appeal from the County Court at Law No. 1 of Johnson County, Texas Judge John E. Neill, presiding Trial Court Cause No. CC-C20240382 JUSTICE SMITH delivered the opinion of the Court.

MEMORANDUM OPINION Appellant, Gary Gibson, filed his notice of appeal on January 14, 2025 challenging the Judgment for Estate of Basil Steve Cotton, Deceased rendered in the trial court. On that date, Appellant was notified that a docketing statement is required to be completed and returned to this Court. The required docketing statement was not received. See TEX. R. APP. P. 32.1. By letter dated February 10, 2025, the Clerk of this Court notified Appellant that the docketing statement has not been filed and warned that the Court would dismiss the appeal if a docketing statement was not filed within twenty-one days. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.3(c).

More than twenty-one days have passed, and we have not received the docketing statement. Accordingly, we dismiss this appeal. See TEX. R. APP. P. 32.1, 42.3(c); see also Hensley v. W.M. Specialty Mortg., LLC, No. 10-05-00322- CV, 2005 Tex. App. LEXIS 9614, at *1-2 (Tex. App.—Waco Nov. 16, 2005, no pet.) (mem. op.) (dismissing an appeal for failure to file a docketing statement).

STEVE SMITH Justice OPINION DELIVERED and FILED: March 20, 2025 Before Chief Justice Johnson, Justice Smith, and Justice Harris Dismissed CV06

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