NUMBER 13-12-00726-CV
COURT OF APPEALS
THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS
CORPUS CHRISTI - EDINBURG
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IN THE INTEREST OF J. R. S., M. D. S., AND D. D. B., CHILDREN
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On appeal from the 130th District Court
of Matagorda County, Texas.
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MEMORANDUM OPINION
Before Chief Justice Valdez and Justices Benavides and Longoria
Memorandum Opinion Per Curiam
This is an accelerated parental termination case. See TEX. R. APP. P. 28.4.
Appellant, D.B.1, filed a pro appeal from a judgment terminating his parental rights in
cause number 11-E-0697-C.
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In appeals from cases involving the termination of parental rights, the rules of appellate procedure require
the use of an alias to refer to a minor, Aand if necessary to protect the minor=s identity, to the minor=s parent
or other family member.” Tex. R. App. P. 9.8.
On November 30, 2012, the Clerk of this Court notified appellant that the notice of
appeal failed to comply with Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.5 and 25.1. See TEX.
R. APP. P. 9.5 and 25.1. The Clerk directed appellant to file an amended notice of appeal
with the district clerk's office within 15 days from the date of that notice. On January 31,
2013, the Clerk notified appellant that the defects had not been corrected and warned
appellant that the appeal would be dismissed if the defects were not cured within ten
days. Appellant has not responded to the notices from the Clerk or corrected the
defects.
An appellate court may dismiss a civil appeal for want of prosecution or failure to
comply with a notice from the clerk requiring a response or other action within a specified
time. See Tex. R. App. P. 42.3(b),(c). The Court, having considered the documents on
file, and appellant’s failure to correct the defect, is of the opinion that the appeal should be
dismissed. See id. 37.3, 42.3(b),(c). Accordingly, the appeal is DISMISSED for want of
prosecution and failure to comply with a notice from the Court. See id.
PER CURIAM
Delivered and filed the
21st day of March, 2013.
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