Order entered February 8, 2021
In The
Court of Appeals
Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
No. 05-20-00624-CV
MELISSA BREWER, Appellant
V.
COMPASS BANK, Appellee
On Appeal from the 429th Judicial District Court
Collin County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 429-02438-2019
ORDER
Before the Court is appellant’s February 1, 2021 motion to abate. We
construe the motion as a fourth extension motion to file her brief on the merits as
she requests a ninety-day extension. Appellant’s brief was originally due on
September 17, 2020. To date, we have given appellant an additional 138 days to
file her brief. Appellant has made consistent efforts to obtain counsel. Moreover,
she and her family have been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.
Nevertheless, the appeal cannot proceed without appellant’s brief.
In light of these circumstances, we GRANT appellant’s motion to the
extent that we extend the deadline to March 12, 2021. We caution appellant that
further requests for an extension will not be entertained and that failure to file a
brief by March 12, 2021 may result in dismissal of the appeal for want of
prosecution. See TEX. R. APP. P. 38.8(a)(1).
/s/ ROBERT D. BURNS, III
CHIEF JUSTICE