Donald R. Jones, Sr. v. Union Pacific Railroad Company--Appeal from 164th District Court of Harris County
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Dismissed and Memorandum Opinion filed February 11, 2010. In The Fourteenth Court of Appeals ____________ NO. 14-09-00541-CV ____________ DONALD R. JONES, SR., Appellant V. UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, Appellee On Appeal from the 164th District Court Harris County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 2006-02597 MEMORANDUM OPINION This is an appeal from a judgment signed March 27, 2009. On July 9, 2009, this court ordered the parties to mediation. The order states, in pertinent part, If mediation fully resolves the issues in the case, the court ORDERS the parties to file a joint dispositive motion within 10 days of the conclusion of the mediation. If the parties need more time to effectuate the terms of the settlement agreement, they shall, within 10 days of the conclusion of the mediation, file a joint or agreed motion for an extension of time to file their dispositive motion. On September 29, 2009, the court was advised the parties did not settle at mediation, but that a tentative agreement was reached and the parties hoped to complete the settlement within thirty days. More than thirty days passed, and no notice that the settlement had been completed was filed. On December 3, 2009, the court ordered the parties to file a response within fifteen days informing the court of the status of the settlement of this case. No response was filed. On January 6, 2010, notification was transmitted to all parties of the court s intention to dismiss the appeal for failing to comply with this court s December 3, 2009, order, unless a response was filed within fifteen days demonstrating good cause to continue the appeal. See Tex. R. App. P. 42.3(c). No response was filed. Accordingly, the appeal is ordered dismissed. PER CURIAM Panel consists of Chief Justice Hedges and Justices Anderson and Christopher. 2
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