Opinion
No. 08-13-00312-CV
02-19-2014
ONE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED SIXTY-FOUR DOLLARS IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY, Appellant, v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee.
Appeal from
116th District Court
of Dallas County, Texas
(TC # DC12-14720-F)
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Anthony Chamberlain, pro se, is appealing a forfeiture judgment. The appeal is before the Court on its own motion to determine whether the appeal should be dismissed for want of prosecution. Finding that Appellant has not filed a brief or a motion for extension of time to file his brief, we dismiss the appeal.
This Court possesses the authority to dismiss an appeal for want of prosecution when the Appellant has failed to file his brief in the time prescribed, and gives no reasonable explanation for such failure. TEX.R.APP.P. 38.8(a)(1); Elizondo v. City of San Antonio, 975 S.W.2d 61, 63 (Tex.App.--San Antonio 1998, no pet.). The Clerk of the Court notified Appellant that his brief was past due and no motion for extension of time to file a brief had been received. The Clerk also informed the parties of the Court's intent to dismiss the appeal for want of prosecution unless, within ten days of the notice, a party responded showing grounds to continue the appeal. No response has been received. We dismiss the appeal for want of prosecution. TEX.R.APP.P. 38.8(a)(1), 42.3(b).
ANN CRAWFORD McCLURE, Chief Justice Before McClure, C.J., Rivera, and Rodriguez, JJ.