Ronnie Anderson v. Texas Department of Criminal Justice Appeal from 12th District Court of Walker County (dissenting opinion )

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IN THE TENTH COURT OF APPEALS No. 10-14-00326-CV RONNIE ANDERSON, Appellant v. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, Appellee From the 12th District Court Walker County, Texas Trial Court No. 26514 DISSENTING OPINION I respectfully dissent to the majority’s dismissal of this appeal without affording the appellant an opportunity to cure the Chapter 14 deficiency. See Ex parte N.C., --S.W.3d ---, --- n.1, 2015 WL 525150, at *3 n.1 (Tex. App.—Waco Jan. 22, 2015, no pet. h.) (Davis, J., dissenting). I believe that the correct practice is to notify the appellant of the section 14.004 deficiency and allow the appellant an opportunity to cure the deficiency before dismissal. See TEX. R. APP. P. 44.3; Higgins v. Randall County Sheriff's Office, 193 S.W.3d 898 (Tex. 2006); Verburgt v. Dorner, 959 S.W.2d 615, 616-17 (Tex. 1997). REX D. DAVIS Justice Delivered and filed March 19, 2015 Anderson v. Tex. Dep’t of Criminal Justice Page 2

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