Rakiya Engo Diallo v. City of Garland and Garland Independant School District Appeal from 162nd Judicial District Court of Dallas County (memorandum opinion)

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DISMISS; and Opinion Filed March 23, 2018. In The Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas No. 05-17-00763-CV RAKIYA ENGO DIALLO AKA RAKIYA ENGO AKWA AKA RAKIYA E AKWALASTER, Appellant V. CITY OF GARLAND AND GARLAND INDEPENDANT SCHOOL DISTRICT, Appellees On Appeal from the 162nd Judicial District Court Dallas County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. TX-16-01766 MEMORANDUM OPINION Before Justices Lang-Miers, Myers, and Boatright Opinion by Justice Lang-Miers On December 19, 2017, after determining appellant’s brief failed to comply with the requirements of Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 38.1, we directed appellant to file a corrected brief. See TEX. R. APP. P. 38.1, 38.9. We cautioned appellant at the time that failure to comply by December 29, 2017 could result in dismissal of the appeal without further notice. See id. 38.8(a)(1), 42.3(b),(c). At appellant’s request, we subsequently extended the deadline to January 29, 2018 and then to February 28, 2018. Despite the extensions, the brief has not been filed. Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal. See id. 38.8(a)(1), 42.3(b),(c). 170763F.P05 /Elizabeth Lang-Miers/ ELIZABETH LANG-MIERS JUSTICE Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas JUDGMENT RAKIYA ENGO DIALLO AKA RAKIYA ENGO AKWA AKA RAKIYA E AKWALASTER, Appellant No. 05-17-00763-CV On Appeal from the 162nd Judicial District Court, Dallas County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. TX-16-01766. Opinion delivered by Justice Lang-Miers, Justices Myers and Boatright participating. V. CITY OF GARLAND AND GARLAND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, Appellees In accordance with this Court’s opinion of this date, we DISMISS the appeal. We ORDER that appellees City of Garland and Garland Independent School District recover their costs, if any, of this appeal from appellant Rakiya Engo Diallo aka Rakiya Engo Akwa aka Rakiya E Akwa-Laster. Judgment entered this 23rd day of March, 2018. –2–

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