In the Interest of C.L.P., a Child Appeal from 233rd District Court of Tarrant County (memorandum opinion)
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In The Court of Appeals Seventh District of Texas at Amarillo No. 07-17-00395-CV IN THE INTEREST OF C.L.P., A CHILD On Appeal from the 233rd District Court Tarrant County, Texas1 Trial Court No. 233-467236-09, Honorable William W. Harris, Presiding March 28, 2018 MEMORANDUM OPINION Before QUINN, C.J., and CAMPBELL and PIRTLE, JJ. Appellant S.P., proceeding pro se, filed a notice of appeal from the trial court’s “Order Modifying Visitation Plan.” We dismiss the appeal for want of prosecution. The appellate record was due December 14, 2017. The clerk’s record was filed by this deadline, but the reporter’s record was not. Prior to the deadline, the reporter notified the Court that S.P. had not requested preparation of the reporter’s record. See TEX. R. APP. P. 35.3(b)(2). By letter of December 15, 2017, we directed S.P. to request This appeal was transferred from the Second Court of Appeals to this Court by order of the Supreme Court of Texas. TEX. GOV’T CODE ANN. § 73.001 (West 2013). 1 preparation of the reporter’s record by December 28 and admonished her that failure to comply could result in the deadline for filing her brief being set with any issues or points raised that do not require a reporter’s record being considered and decided. See id. at 37.3(c). S.P. did not request the reporter’s record. So, by letter of January 17, 2018, we set appellant’s brief due February 20. See id. at 37.3(c), 38.6(a). S.P. did not file a brief by the February 20 deadline. By letter of March 1, 2018, the Clerk of this Court notified S.P. that her brief was overdue and if the brief was not received by March 12, the appeal was subject to dismissal for want of prosecution without further notice. See TEX. R. APP. P. 38.8(a)(1), 42.3(b). To date, S.P. has not filed a brief or otherwise communicated with the Court. Accordingly, this appeal is dismissed for want of prosecution. James T. Campbell Justice 2
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