NUMBER 13-09-00020-CV
COURT OF APPEALS
THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS
CORPUS CHRISTI - EDINBURG
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JUAN J. MALDONADO
D/B/A MALDONADO BAIL BONDS, Appellant,
v.
THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee.
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On Appeal from the 332nd District Court
of Hidalgo County, Texas.
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MEMORANDUM OPINION
Before Chief Justice Valdez and Justices Garza and Vela
Memorandum Opinion Per Curiam
The appellant's brief in the above cause was due on February 6, 2009. On February 23, 2009, the Clerk of the Court notified appellant that the brief had not been timely filed and that the appeal was subject to dismissal for want of prosecution under Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 38.8(a)(1), unless within ten days from the date of receipt of this letter, appellant reasonably explained the failure and the appellee was not significantly injured by the appellant's failure to timely file a brief. To date, no response has been received from appellant.
Appellant has failed to either reasonably explain his failure to file a brief, file a motion for extension of time to file his brief, or file his brief. Accordingly, the appeal is DISMISSED FOR WANT OF PROSECUTION. See Tex. R. App. P. 38.8(a), 42.3(b).
PER CURIAM
Memorandum Opinion delivered and
filed this the 21st day of May, 2009.