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Alexander v. McKinney

Court of Appeals of Texas, Fourteenth District
Jul 23, 2024
No. 14-23-00673-CV (Tex. App. Jul. 23, 2024)

Opinion

14-23-00673-CV

07-23-2024

EUGENE ALEXANDER, JR., Appellant v. DANIEL MCKINNEY, Appellee


On Appeal from the 133rd District Court Harris County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 2020-14703.

Panel Consists of Chief Justice Christopher and Justices Spain and Poissant.

ORDER

PER CURIAM

On June 18, 2024, appellant filed a brief that is not in compliance with the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure. The brief fails generally to comply with the rules by failing to (1) give a complete list of all parties to the trial court's judgment or order appealed from, (2) have a table of contents, (3) have an index of authority, (4) include a statement why oral argument should or should not be permitted, (5) state concisely all issues presented for review, (6) contain a succinct, clear, and accurate statement of the arguments made in the body of the brief, and (7) contain a clear and concise argument for the contentions made with appropriate citations to authorities and to the record. See Tex. R. App. P. 38.1(a), (b), (c), (e), (f), (h), and (i).

Accordingly, we order appellant's brief filed June 18, 2024 stricken. Appellant is ordered to file a brief that complies with the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure within thirty (30) days of the date of this order. See Tex. R. App. P. 38.1.

If appellant files another brief that does not comply with Rule 38, the court may strike the brief, prohibit appellant from filing another, and proceed as if appellant had failed to file a brief. See Tex. R. App. P. 38.9(a). Pursuant to Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 38.8(a), when an appellant has failed to file a brief, we may dismiss the appeal for want of prosecution. If appellant fails to timely file a brief in accordance with Rule 38, the appeal will be subject to dismissal without further notice for want of prosecution. See Tex. R. App. P. 38.8(a)(1); 42.3(b).


Summaries of

Alexander v. McKinney

Court of Appeals of Texas, Fourteenth District
Jul 23, 2024
No. 14-23-00673-CV (Tex. App. Jul. 23, 2024)
Case details for

Alexander v. McKinney

Case Details

Full title:EUGENE ALEXANDER, JR., Appellant v. DANIEL MCKINNEY, Appellee

Court:Court of Appeals of Texas, Fourteenth District

Date published: Jul 23, 2024

Citations

No. 14-23-00673-CV (Tex. App. Jul. 23, 2024)