Aaron Malone TDCJ No. 1697643 v. Texas Department of Criminal Justice

Opinion

NUMBER 13-25-00097-CV

COURT OF APPEALS

THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS CORPUS CHRISTI – EDINBURG

AARON MALONE TDCJ NO. 1697643, Appellant, v.

TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, ET AL., Appellee.

ON APPEAL FROM THE 36TH DISTRICT COURT OF BEE COUNTY, TEXAS

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Before Justices Silva, Peña, and West Memorandum Opinion by Justice Silva

This matter is before the Court on its own motion. Appellant filed a notice of appeal attempting to appeal a judgment in trial court cause number BCV1521019. On July 31, 2025, the Clerk of the Court notified appellant that his brief was due on or before August 29, 2025. On September 17, 2025, the appellant was notified via certified mail that his

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brief was past due. Appellant was further notified that if he fails to reasonably explain the failure to timely file a brief within ten days from the date of the notice, the appeal would be dismissed for want of prosecution. See TEX. R. APP. P. 38.8(a)(1), 42.3(b), (c). On September 29, 2025, this Court received the return receipt post card indicating the notice had been received, as addressed. However, on October 6, 2025, this Court received the certified mail returned with a note “RTS Refused by inmate.”

To date, appellant has failed to file a brief and has not otherwise responded to the Clerk of the Court’s notices. Accordingly, the appeal is dismissed for want of prosecution. See id.

CLARISSA SILVA

Justice

Delivered and filed on the 20th day of November, 2025.