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Jackson v. Ethridge

Court of Appeals of Texas, First District, Houston
Feb 15, 2022
No. 01-21-00667-CV (Tex. App. Feb. 15, 2022)

Opinion

01-21-00667-CV

02-15-2022

Melinda Jackson v. Eugene Ethridge


County Civil Court at Law No. 2 of Harris County Trial court case number: 1176269

ORDER

April Farris, Judge

Roger G. Jain and Thomas H. Smith III of Roger G. Jain & Associates, P.C. have filed a motion to withdraw as appellate counsel for appellee, Eugene Ethridge. See Tex. R. App. P. 6.5(a), (b). The motion states that Jain and Smith were retained to represent appellee in the trial court, but "have not been retained to represent [appellee] in this appeal." Further, the motion states that Jain and Smith "have attempted to contact [appellee] several times to inquire as to whether [appellee] wishes to retain [Jain and Smith], but [appellee] has not been responsive."

The motion complies with the requirements of Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 6.5. See Tex. R. App. P. 6.5(a), (b). Further, the motion includes a certificate of conference representing that appellant, Melinda Jackson, is not opposed to Jain and Smith's request to withdraw as appellate counsel for appellee. See Tex. R. App. P. 10.1(a)(5), 10.3(a)(2).

Accordingly, the motion is granted. The Clerk of this Court is directed to note the withdrawal of Roger G. Jain and Thomas H. Smith III of Roger G. Jain & Associates, P.C. as counsel for appellee on the docket of this Court.

Roger G. Jain and Thomas H. Smith III are directed to immediately notify appellee of "any deadlines or settings that [they] knows about at the time of withdrawal but that were not previously disclosed" to appellee and file a copy of the notice provided to appellee with the Clerk of this Court. See Tex. R. App. P. 6.5(c) 1

It is so ORDERED. 2


Summaries of

Jackson v. Ethridge

Court of Appeals of Texas, First District, Houston
Feb 15, 2022
No. 01-21-00667-CV (Tex. App. Feb. 15, 2022)
Case details for

Jackson v. Ethridge

Case Details

Full title:Melinda Jackson v. Eugene Ethridge

Court:Court of Appeals of Texas, First District, Houston

Date published: Feb 15, 2022

Citations

No. 01-21-00667-CV (Tex. App. Feb. 15, 2022)