Opinion
08-21-00080-CV
07-30-2021
RYAN BARBOSA, Appellant, v. BRAZOS DE SANTOS PARTNERS, LTD., Appellee.
Appeal from the County Court at Law No. 3 of Bexar County, Texas (TC# 2020-CV-05325)
We hear this case on transfer from the Fourth Court of Appeals in San Antonio. See Tex. R. App.P. 41.3.
Before Rodriguez, C.J., Palafox, and Alley, JJ.
MEMORANDUM OPINION
GINA M. PALAFOX, Justice.
This appeal is before the Court on our own motion for determination of 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.
On June 7, 2021, the Clerk of the Court sent Appellant a notice that his brief was overdue and no motion for extension of time had been filed. Further, the notice advised Appellant of the Court's intent to dismiss this appeal for want of prosecution unless he 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 the appellant has failed to file a brief in the time prescribed and gives no reasonable explanation for such failure. Tex.R.App.P. 38.8(a)(1). Because Appellant failed to file his brief and has not responded to our inquiry, we dismiss the appeal for want of prosecution pursuant to Tex.R.App.P. 38.8(a)(1), 42.3(b), and 42.3(c).