LA FAMOSA, INC. v. S.K.I., INC., STANLEY KANOFF, IRA SCHACTER--Appeal from 275th District Court of Hidalgo County
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NUMBER 13-01-462-CV
COURT OF APPEALS
THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS
CORPUS CHRISTI
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LA FAMOSA, INC. , Appellant,
v.
S.K.I., INC., STANLEY KANOFF, AND IRA SCHACTER , Appellees.
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On appeal from the 275th District Court
of Hidalgo County, Texas.
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O P I N I O N
Before Chief Justice Valdez and Justices Dorsey and Hinojosa
Opinion Per Curiam
Appellant, LA FAMOSA, INC. , perfected an appeal from a judgment entered by the 275th District Court of Hidalgo County, Texas, in cause number C-3498-98-E(2) . The clerk's record was filed on July 16, 2001 . No reporter's record was filed . Appellant's brief was due on August 15, 2001. To date, no appellate brief has been received.
When the appellant has failed to file a brief in the time prescribed, the Court may dismiss the appeal for want of prosecution, unless the appellant reasonably explains the failure and the appellee is not significantly injured by the appellant's failure to timely file a brief. Tex. R. App. P. 38.8(a)(1).
On December 17, 2001, appellees filed a motion to dismiss the appeal for want of prosecution. To date, appellant has failed to respond to appellees' motion.
The Court, having examined and fully considered the documents on file, appellant's failure to file a proper appellate brief, and appellees' motion to dismiss for want of prosecution, is of the opinion that appellees' motion should be granted. Appellees' motion to dismiss for want of prosecution is GRANTED, and the appeal is hereby DISMISSED FOR WANT OF PROSECUTION.
PER CURIAM
Do not publish.
Tex. R. App. P. 47.3.
Opinion delivered and filed
this the 24th day of January, 2002
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