Linda Dorothy Swaney v. Thomas Edward Swaney--Appeal from 377th District Court of Victoria County
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NUMBER 13-07-00229-CV COURT OF APPEALS THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS CORPUS CHRISTI - EDINBURG ______________________________________________________________ LINDA DOROTHY SWANEY, Appellant, v. THOMAS EDWARD SWANEY, Appellee. ____________________________________________________________ On appeal from the 377th District Court of Victoria County, Texas. ______________________________________________________________ MEMORANDUM OPINION Before Justices Rodriguez, Garza, and Vela Memorandum Opinion Per Curiam Appellee, Thomas Edward Swaney, has filed a motion to dismiss restricted appeal on grounds that the appellant, Linda Dorothy Swaney, has failed to file her brief. The appellant's brief in the above cause was due on March 5, 2008. On June 3, 2008, the Clerk of the Court notified appellant that the brief had not been timely filed and that the appeal was subject to dismissal for want of prosecution under Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 38.8(a)(1), unless within ten days from the date of receipt of this letter, appellant reasonably explained the failure and the appellee was not significantly injured by the appellant's failure to timely file a brief. To date, appellant has neither filed her brief in this matter nor otherwise responded to the Court s notice. Appellant has failed to either reasonably explain her failure to file a brief, file a motion for extension of time to file her brief, or file her brief. Accordingly, the appellee s motion to dismiss restricted appeal is GRANTED and the appeal is DISMISSED FOR WANT OF PROSECUTION. See TEX . R. APP. P. 38.8(a), 42.3(b). PER CURIAM Memorandum Opinion delivered and filed this the 18th day of September, 2008. 2
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