Opinion
14-24-00337-CV
10-31-2024
BARBARA WINFIELD-PUGH, Appellant v. FREDERICK LOUIS PUGH, Appellee
On Appeal from the County Court at Law No. 1 Galveston County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 23-FD-0186
Panel Consists of Christopher Chief Justice and Wise and Jewell, Justices.
ORDER
PER CURIAM
On September 9, 2024, appellant filed a brief that is not in compliance with the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure. The brief fails generally to comply with the rules by failing to (1) give a complete list of all parties to the trial court's judgment or order appealed from; (2) have a table of contents; (3) have an index of authority; (4) include a statement why oral argument should or should not be permitted; (5) state concisely all issues presented for review, (6) contain a succinct, clear, and accurate statement of the arguments made in the body of the brief, and (7) contain a clear and concise argument for the contentions made with appropriate citations to authorities and to the record. See Tex. R. App. P. 38.1(a), (b), (c), (e), (f), (h), and (i).
Accordingly, we order appellant's brief filed September 9, 2024 stricken. Appellant is ordered to file a brief that complies with the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure within thirty (30) days of the date of this order. See Tex. R. App. P. 38.1. On October 14, 2024, appellant filed a motion for extension of time. Appellant's motion for extension of time is dismissed as moot.
If appellant files another brief that does not comply with Rule 38, the court may strike the brief, prohibit appellant from filing another, and proceed as if appellant had failed to file a brief. See Tex. R. App. P. 38.9(a). Pursuant to Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 38.8(a), where an appellant has failed to file a brief, we may dismiss the appeal for want of prosecution. If appellant fails to timely file a brief in accordance with Rule 38, the appeal will be subject to dismissal without further notice for want of prosecution. See Tex. R. App. P. 38.8(a)(1); 42.3(b).