Opinion
NO. 01-12-00008-CV
05-17-2012
IN RE M.S., A MINOR
On Appeal from the 247th District Court
Harris County, Texas
Trial Court Case No. 0163544
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Appellant's brief in this appeal was due on March 6, 2012. Appellant failed to comply with that deadline or request an extension of time to file his brief. On March 29, 2012, the Clerk of this Court sent appellant notice that his brief was past due and that his appeal could be dismissed for want of prosecution at any time after ten days from the date of the notice. See TEX. R. APP. P.38.8(a), 42.3(b). On April 4, 2012, appellant filed a motion for extension of time to file his brief. The Court granted appellant an extension of time until April 30, 2012 to file his brief.Appellant failed to comply with that deadline or request an additional extension of time to file his brief, and he still has not filed an appellant's brief at this time.
Meanwhile, on April 13, 2012, the Clerk of this Court sent appellant notice that his notice of appeal may not have been timely filed and that his appeal was therefore subject to dismissal for lack of jurisdiction. The Clerk granted appellant until April 24, 2012 to file a response demonstrating this Court's jurisdiction over his appeal. Appellant failed to comply with that deadline or request additional time to respond, and he still has not filed a response at this time.
We dismiss this case for want of prosecution. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.3(b) (authorizing involuntary dismissal of civil case for want of prosecution). All outstanding motions are denied as moot.
PER CURIAM
Panel consists of Justices Bland, Massengale, and Brown.