Opinion
NO. 14-17-00762-CR
05-22-2018
DIVA MARIA BABEL, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
On Appeal from the County Criminal Court at Law No. 2 Harris County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 2110183
CONTINUING ABATEMENT ORDER
On March 15, 2018, this court directed the trial court to conduct a hearing in this case to determine (a) whether appellant desires to prosecute her appeal; (b) whether appellant is indigent; (c) if not indigent, whether appellant has abandoned the appeal or whether appellant has failed to make necessary arrangements for filing a brief; (d) the reason for the failure to file a brief; (e) if appellant desires to continue the appeal, a date certain when appellant's brief will be filed. Our order required the trial judge to see that a record of the hearing is made, make findings of fact and conclusions of law, and order the trial clerk to forward a record of the hearing and a supplemental clerk's record containing the findings and conclusions. The transcribed record of the hearing and the courts findings and conclusions were to be filed with the clerk of this court on or before April 16, 2018. To date, the court has not received the record or findings.
The appeal is abated, treated as a closed case, and removed from this court's active docket. The appeal will be reinstated on this court's active docket when the trial court's findings and recommendations are filed in this court. The court will also consider an appropriate motion to reinstate the appeal filed by either party. It is the responsibility of any party seeking reinstatement to request a hearing date from the trial court and to schedule a hearing in compliance with this court's order. If the parties do not request a hearing, the court coordinator of the trial court shall set a hearing date and notify the parties of such date.
PER CURIAM