In the Matter of the Marriage of Billie Cosper and William Cosper v. the State of Texas
In the Matter of the Marriage of Billie Cosper and William Cosper v. the State of Texas
In the Matter of the Marriage of Billie Cosper and William Cosper v. the State of Texas
Opinion
In The
Court of Appeals
Seventh District of Texas at Amarillo
No. 07-25-00269-CV
IN THE MATTER OF THE MARRIAGE OF BILLIE COSPER AND WILLIAM COSPER
On Appeal from the County Court at Law No. 1
Randall County, Texas
Trial Court No. 82,347-L1, Honorable James W. Anderson, Presiding
November 21, 2025
ORDER OF ABATEMENT AND REMAND
Before QUINN, C.J., and PARKER and YARBROUGH, JJ.
Appellant, William Cosper, appeals from the trial court’s Final Decree of Divorce.
The appellate record was originally due October 24, 2025, but the reporter’s record has
not been filed. By letter of October 31, 2025, we notified the reporter that the record was
overdue and directed her to advise this Court of the status of the record by November 10.
The reporter has not filed the record or had any further communication with this Court to
date.
Accordingly, we abate the appeal and remand the cause to the trial court for further
proceedings. See TEX. R. APP. P. 35.3(c) (“The trial and appellate courts are jointly
responsible for ensuring that the appellate record is timely filed.”); 37.3(a)(2) (requiring
appellate courts to “make whatever order is appropriate to avoid further delay and to
preserve the parties’ rights” when the appellate record is not timely filed). On remand,
the trial court shall determine the following:
(1) what tasks remain to complete the filing of the reporter’s record;
(2) why the reporter has not completed the necessary tasks;
(3) what amount of time is reasonably necessary for the completion of those
tasks; and
(4) whether the reporter can complete the tasks within the time the trial court
finds reasonable.
Should the trial court determine that the reporter will require more than thirty days
to complete, certify, and file the reporter’s record, it shall arrange for a substitute reporter
to do so. The trial court is directed to enter such orders necessary to address the
aforementioned questions. So too shall it include its findings on those matters in a
supplemental clerk’s record and cause that record to be filed with this Court by December
22, 2025.
Should the reporter file the record on or before the date the trial court acts per our
directive, she is directed to immediately notify the trial court of the filing, in writing,
whereupon the trial court shall not be required to take any further action.
It is so ordered.
Per Curiam
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