DISMISS and Opinion Filed December 19, 2018
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Court of Appeals
Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
No. 05-18-00308-CV
IN THE INTEREST OF C.M.S., A CHILD
On Appeal from the 470th Judicial District Court
Collin County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 470-54249-2016
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Before Chief Justice Wright, Justice Evans, and Justice Brown
Opinion by Chief Justice Wright
Appellant’s brief in this case is overdue. After appellant failed to respond to the Court’s
inquiry regarding the reporter’s record, we ordered the appeal submitted without a reporter’s
record and appellant’s brief to be filed by August 29, 2018. By postcard dated October 26, 2018,
we notified appellant the time for filing his brief had expired. We directed appellant to file a brief
and an extension motion within ten days. We cautioned appellant that failure to file a brief and an
extension motion would result in the dismissal of this appeal without further notice. To date,
appellant has not filed his brief nor otherwise corresponded with the Court regarding the status of
this appeal.
Accordingly, we dismiss this appeal. TEX. R. APP. P. 38.8(a)(1); 42.3(b), (c).
/Carolyn Wright/
CAROLYN WRIGHT
CHIEF JUSTICE
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Court of Appeals
Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
JUDGMENT
IN THE INTEREST OF C.M.S., A CHILD On Appeal from the 470th Judicial District
Court, Collin County, Texas
No. 05-18-00308-CV Trial Court Cause No. 470-54249-2016.
Opinion delivered by Chief Justice Wright.
Justices Evans and Brown participating.
In accordance with this Court’s opinion of this date, this appeal is DISMISSED.
It is ORDERED that appellee EMILY C.GRINDINGER recover her costs of this appeal
from appellant JAMES SLAUGHTER.
Judgment entered December 19, 2018
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in the Interest of C.M.S., a Child
Combined Opinion