Opinion
No. 11-15-00221-CR
01-21-2016
THOMAS EUGENE THOMPSON, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
On Appeal from the 238th District Court Midland County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. CR44770
ORDER
This appeal has become unduly stalled due to the failure of Appellant's court-appointed counsel, Paul K. Williams, to file an appellate brief. Appellant's brief was originally due on November 18, 2015. On this court's own motion, this court granted an extension of time to file Appellant's brief and extended the deadline to December 10, 2015. On December 31, 2015, this court issued an order in which we "ORDERED" Williams to file a brief on behalf of Appellant and a docketing statement on or before 5:00 p.m. on Monday, January 11, 2016. We have heard nothing from Appellant, and neither Appellant's brief nor his docketing statement has been filed in this court.
By this order, Paul K. Williams is ORDERED to file a brief on behalf of Appellant in this appeal on or before 3:00 p.m. on January 29, 2016. At that time, Appellant's brief and docketing statement shall have already been e-filed or shall be present in the portal for the Eleventh Court of Appeals through eFileTexas.gov. If Appellant's brief and docketing statement have not been e-filed and are not in the portal at that time, Paul K. Williams is ORDERED to APPEAR IN PERSON in the 11th Court of Appeals, 100 West Main St., Suite 300, Eastland, Texas, at 3:00 p.m. on January 29, 2016. Should counsel fail to obey this order, a contempt proceeding will be initiated against counsel.
PER CURIAM January 21, 2016 Do not publish. See TEX. R. APP. P. 47.2(b). Panel consists of: Wright, C.J.,
Willson, J., and Bailey, J.