IN THE
TENTH COURT OF APPEALS
No. 10-19-00229-CV
IN THE MATTER OF THE MARRIAGE OF
WILLIAM DALLAS HOLLAND, JR.
AND
DEBRA ANN HOLLAND
From the 249th District Court
Johnson County, Texas
Trial Court No. DC-D201900007
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Appellant, Debra Ann Holland, appeals the trial court’s determination that the
annulment of appellant’s marriage with another man was void, thus rendering
appellant’s marriage to appellee, William Dallas Holland, Jr., also void.
This appeal has been unduly delayed from the date of its filing, much by
appellant’s own doing, including but not limited to: failing to make arrangements to
pay for the clerk’s record; requesting additional time to hire counsel, receiving
additional time, but not hiring counsel; not filing an affidavit of indigence until six
months after the appeal was filed; filing a frivolous 90-page motion to set aside;
requesting a stay of the appeal rather than filing her brief; requesting another stay after
the denial of the first request rather than filing her brief; and requesting the correction
of the reporter’s record, two months after it was filed, for non-substantive inaccuracies.
When appellant’s brief was over three months past due, we ordered appellant’s
brief due and warned appellant that if the brief was not timely filed, the appeal would
be dismissed. Six days before appellant’s brief was due, appellant emailed the Court
regarding the preparation of the brief. This communication was not served on the
opposing party. We warned appellant that we would not respond to future
communications such as the email. Nevertheless, we granted appellant an extension of
time to file the brief and sent appellant a copy of the record. We also warned appellant
that if the brief was not timely filed, the appeal would be dismissed.
Appellant’s brief was due by 4:00 p.m. on August 13, 2020. As of this date, it has
not been filed. Accordingly, this appeal is dismissed for want of prosecution. See TEX.
R. APP. P. 38.8(a)(1).
Any motions pending are dismissed as moot.
TOM GRAY
Chief Justice
Before Chief Justice Gray,
Justice Davis, and
Justice Neill
Appeal dismissed
Motions dismissed as moot
Opinion delivered and filed August 18, 2020
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