Opinion
05-21-00471-CR 05-21-00472-CR
09-07-2021
JEWELL LEE THOMAS, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
On Appeal from the 283rd Judicial District Court Dallas County, Texas Trial Court Cause Nos. F18-31413-T &F18-10610-T
ORDER
LANA MYERS JUSTICE
We REINSTATE these appeals.
We abated for a hearing to determine (1) the names and addresses of all court reporters preparing portions of the record for these appeals; (2) which court reporter would be responsible for filing the complete reporter's record; (3) when the reporter's record would be completed; and (4) what steps needed to be taken to ensure the record is filed by that date. At an August 31, 2021 hearing, the trial court determined the court reporters responsible for portions of the record are Janessa Thornell, Sharina Fowler, Vearneas Faggett, Crystal Carey, and Janice Garrett, with Ms. Fowler being responsible for filing the complete reporter's record. The trial court also found the reporter's record would be filed by September 2, 2021. To date, however, the reporter's record has not been filed. We ORDER court reporter Sharina Fowler to file the complete reporter's record in these appeals by September 13, 2021.
On September 2, 2021, a supplemental clerk's record was filed with a new appointment of counsel. We DIRECT the Clerk of the Court to remove LaToya Blakely and list Catherine Bernhard as counsel for appellant in these appeals. All future correspondence shall be sent to Ms. Bernhard at the address on file with the Court.
In light of the trial court's determination that Ms. Fowler is responsible for filing the reporter's record, we DENY the requests of Ms. Carey and Ms. Faggett for an extension of time as moot.
We DIRECT the Clerk to send copies of this order to the Honorable Lela Mays, Presiding Judge, 283rd Judicial District Court; to Sharina Fowler, acting official court reporter; to Crystal Carey, deputy court reporter; to Vearneas Faggett, deputy court reporter; to Janessa Thornell, deputy court reporter; to Janice Garrett, deputy court reporter; and to counsel for all parties.