Opinion
01-23-00446-CV
07-16-2024
ORDER
Appellate case number: 01-23-00446-CV
Trial court case number: 1184018 Trial court: County Civil Court at Law No. 1 of Harris CountyOn June 25, 2024, this Court struck appellant Elizabeth Hudnall Lorenz's brief for failure to comply with the requirements of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure. The Court informed Lorenz that if she failed to file a corrected brief as directed in the order, her appeal would be subject to dismissal.
Lorenz filed a motion seeking additional time to engage legal representation in order to comply with this Court's order. Lorenz's motion is granted.
To the extent Lorenz wishes to file a brief that complies with the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, she is directed to file such corrected brief within 30 days of the date of this order. See Tex. R. App. P. 38.7, 38.8. To the extent appellant fails to file a corrected brief as directed in this order, this appeal will be subject to dismissal. See Tex. R. App. P. 42.3(b),(c); see also Bennett v. Jenkins, No. 01-21-00557-CV, 2022 WL 3268531, at *2 (Tex. App-Houston [1st Dist] Aug. 11, 2022, no pet.) (per curiam) (dismissing appeal for want of prosecution where pro se appellant failed to file "corrected brief after Court struck brief for failure to comply with Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 38.1).
It is so ORDERED.