Opinion
No. 10-12-00417-CR
01-30-2014
HAMIS ATHOMAN CHANDE, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
From the 19th District Court
McLennan County, Texas
Trial Court No. 2012-338-C1
ORDER
The State has filed a motion for extension of time to file its brief in this appeal. The basis of the motion is that the appellant, who has been allowed to represent himself on appeal, has checked out the record from the district clerk, used it to prepare his brief, and now refuses to return it to the district clerk. This refusal prevents the district attorney from filing the State's brief.
The briefing schedule is stayed. The State's motion is dismissed as moot.
Appellant, Hamis Athoman Chande, is hereby ordered to return the full record in its original condition and arrangement to Karen Matkin, the District Clerk of McLennan County, at the McLennan County Courthouse, 501 Washington Avenue, Annex Building, Suite 300, Waco, Texas, within 14 days from the date of this Order. If Chande fails or refuses to return the record, as ordered, the Court will impose appropriate sanctions to include a requirement that Chande pay for the preparation of a duplicate record or dismissal of his appeal for impairing the State's ability to timely file a response and under our inherent authority to manage and control our docket.
Chande's actions have delayed the presentation of his appeal and it can be inferred from his efforts to delay the disposition of his appeal that it is being pursued to delay rather than achieve a just disposition.
The State's brief is not due until 30 days after the record has been returned as ordered herein and this Court is notified by Chande that the record has been received by the district clerk.
It is so ordered.
PER CURIAM Before Chief Justice Gray,
Justice Davis, and
Justice Scoggins