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Lovall v. Chao

Court of Appeals of Texas, First District, Houston
Feb 15, 2011
No. 01-09-00137-CV (Tex. App. Feb. 15, 2011)

Opinion

No. 01-09-00137-CV

Opinion issued February 15, 2011.

On Appeal from the 270th District Court, Harris County, Texas, Trial Court Cause No. 0672152.

Panel consists of Justices JENNINGS, HIGLEY, and BROWN.


MEMORANDUM OPINION


Appellants, Lizzie Lovall, Webster Lovall, and Keith L. Shaw, have failed to timely file a brief. See TEX. R. APP. P. 38.8(a) (failure of appellant to file brief).

Generally, an appellant's brief is due 30 days after the complete record has been filed. See TEX. R. APP. P. 38.6. When, as here, no reporter's record has been filed due to the "fault" of the appellants, the appeal may move forward without the reporter's record. See TEX. R. APP. P. 37.3(c).

The Court has issued numerous notices and orders in this case, requiring appellants to file their brief and advising that the Court may dismiss the appeal without further notice if no brief is filed by the deadline. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.3(b) (allowing involuntary dismissal of case). In addition, the Court has granted three extensions of time to file the brief. Appellants' fourth request for an extension to file their brief was denied, as was their motion for en banc reconsideration. Appellants still have not filed a brief.

Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal for want of prosecution.

We dismiss any pending motions as moot.


Summaries of

Lovall v. Chao

Court of Appeals of Texas, First District, Houston
Feb 15, 2011
No. 01-09-00137-CV (Tex. App. Feb. 15, 2011)
Case details for

Lovall v. Chao

Case Details

Full title:LIZZIE LOVALL, WEBSTER LOVALL, AND KEITH L. SHAW, Appellants v. GOW-MING…

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

Date published: Feb 15, 2011

Citations

No. 01-09-00137-CV (Tex. App. Feb. 15, 2011)