MEMORANDUM OPINION
No. 04-11-00748-CV
IN THE INTEREST OF J.V., et al., Children
From the 408th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas
Trial Court No. 2010-PA-02364
Honorable Richard Garcia, Judge Presiding
PER CURIAM
Sitting: Rebecca Simmons, Justice
Steven C. Hilbig, Justice
Marialyn Barnard, Justice
Delivered and Filed: February 1, 2012
DISMISSED FOR WANT OF PROSECUTION
In this accelerated appeal of the termination of appellant’s parental rights, no docketing
statement has been filed. The clerk’s record shows that attorney Kristy L. Arellano filed a
motion for new trial with the trial court, and she verbally represented to this court that she is
appellant’s counsel in this appeal. However, Arellano has not filed a notice of appearance or a
docketing statement. See TEX. R. APP. P. 32.1 (requiring docketing statement); 4TH TEX. APP.
(SAN ANTONIO) LOC. R. 5.1, 5.2 (same).
On December 6, 2011, we ordered attorney Kristy L. Arellano to file a docketing
statement with this court not later than December 16, 2011. We warned Arellano that failure to
comply with this order could result in this appeal being dismissed. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.3(c)
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(allowing involuntary dismissal for failure to comply with a court order). After not receiving any
response from Arellano, we ordered her to show cause in writing not later than January 6, 2012,
why this appeal should not be dismissed for want of prosecution. We again warned Arellano that
if she failed to show cause in writing within the time provided, the appeal would be dismissed.
See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.3(b), (c); Kahanek v. Gross, No. 04-05-00106-CV, 2005 WL 1277745, at
*1 (Tex. App.—San Antonio June 1, 2005, no pet.) (mem. op.) (dismissing an appeal for failure
to comply with a court order).
To date, this court has not received a docketing statement, a notice of appearance, or any
other filing from Arellano. Therefore, we dismiss this appeal for want of prosecution. See TEX.
R. APP. P. 37.3(b), 42.3(c).
PER CURIAM
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