Opinion
No. 08-10-00058-CV
July 30, 2010.
Appeal from the County Court at Law No. 3 of El Paso County, Texas (TC# 2008-4781).
Before CHEW, C.J., MCCLURE, and RIVERA, JJ.
MEMORANDUM OPINION
This appeal is before the Court on its own motion for determination whether the appeal should be dismissed for want of prosecution. Finding that Appellant has not filed a brief or a motion for extension of time, we dismiss the appeal.
Appellant's brief was due to be filed on April 11, 2010. On May 3, 2010, the Clerk of the Court sent the parties a notice of the Court's intent to dismiss the appeal for want of prosecution if, within ten days of the notice, no party responded showing grounds to continue the appeal. No response has been received as of this date. This Court possesses the authority to dismiss an appeal for want of prosecution when appellant has failed to file his brief in the time prescribed, and gives no reasonable explanation for such failure. TEX.R.APP.P. 38.8(a)(1); Elizondo v. City of San Antonio, 975 S.W.2d 61, 63 (Tex.App.-San Antonio 1998, no writ). We have given notice of our intent to dismiss the appeal and have requested a response if a reasonable basis for failure to file the brief exists, but we have received no response from Appellant. We therefore dismiss the appeal for want of prosecution pursuant to TEX.R.APP.P. 38.8(a)(1) and 42.3(c).