William Richardson v. Twin Peaks Investment LLC, Front Burner Restaurants GP LLC, Brent Stroman, Manuel Chavez, Parnell McNamara and John Doe Appeal from 160th District Court of Dallas County (memorandum opinion)

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IN THE TENTH COURT OF APPEALS No. 10-19-00023-CV WILLIAM RICHARDSON, Appellant v. TWIN PEAKS INVESTMENT LLC, FRONT BURNER RESTAURANTS GP LLC, BRENT STROMAN, MANUEL CHAVEZ, PARNELL MCNAMARA AND JOHN DOE, Appellees From the 160th District Court Dallas County, Texas Trial Court No. 2017-1448-3; MDL-16-00001; DC-15-0918 MEMORANDUM OPINION Appellant appeals from an order from a MDL Pretrial Court in Dallas County. By letter dated January 28, 2019, the Clerk of this Court notified appellant that the appeal was subject to dismissal because it appeared the notice of appeal was untimely, the trial court from which the order was rendered is not within this Court’s jurisdiction, and the Court may not have jurisdiction of an order from an MDL pretrial court. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.3(b); 44.3. By the same letter, the Clerk warned appellant that the appeal would be dismissed unless, within 14 days from the date of the letter, a response was filed showing grounds for continuing the appeal. Appellant was further warned that the failure to file a response as requested would also result in the dismissal of the appeal without further notification for failure to comply with this order or a notice from the Clerk. TEX. R. APP. P. 42.3(c). More than 14 days have passed and no response has been filed. Accordingly, this appeal is dismissed. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.3, 44.3. TOM GRAY Chief Justice Before Chief Justice Gray, Justice Davis, and Justice Scoggins1 Appeal dismissed Opinion delivered and filed February 27, 2019 [CV06] 1 The Honorable Al Scoggins, Senior Justice of the Tenth Court of Appeals, sitting by assignment of the Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court. See TEX. GOV’T CODE ANN. §§ 74.003, 75.002, 75.003 (West 2013). Richardson v. Twin Peaks Investment LLC Page 2

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