NUMBER 13-19-00114-CV
COURT OF APPEALS
THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS
CORPUS CHRISTI – EDINBURG
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JULIO CESAR RAMIREZ, Appellant,
v.
JAIME CRISTOBAL RAMIREZ, Appellee.
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On appeal from the 445th District Court
of Cameron County, Texas.
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MEMORANDUM OPINION
Before Justices Benavides, Perkes, and Tijerina
Memorandum Opinion by Justice Tijerina
This matter is before the Court on the appellant’s failure to file a brief or reasonably
explain his failure to do so. The appellant's brief in the above cause was originally due on
September 4, 2019.
On September 5, 2019, 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 the letter, appellant reasonably explained the failure and the appellee was
not significantly injured by the appellant's failure to timely file a brief.
Subsequent to the clerk’s notice, appellant moved for and was granted several
extensions. On January 29, 2020, this Court ordered the brief to be filed on or before
February 4, 2020. To date, Appellant has failed to file a brief.
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).
JAIME TIJERINA,
Justice
Delivered and filed the
12th day of March, 2020.
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