Antoniette Rose Alvarado v. Ernesto Pena III

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: March 20, 2025
• Docket: 13-24-00364-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

NUMBER 13-24-00364-CV

COURT OF APPEALS

THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

CORPUS CHRISTI – EDINBURG

ANTONIETTE ROSE ALVARADO, Appellant,

v.

ERNESTO PENA III, Appellee.

ON APPEAL FROM THE COUNTY COURT AT LAW NO. 7 OF HIDALGO COUNTY, TEXAS

MEMORANDUM OPINION Before Chief Justice Tijerina and Justices West and Cron Memorandum Opinion by Chief Justice Tijerina

This matter is before the court on appellant’s failure to file a brief. Appellant’s brief

was originally due to be filed on or before December 16, 2024. On January 7, 2025, the

Clerk of the Court notified appellant that appellant’s brief was past due. Appellant was

further notified that if appellant fails to reasonably explain the failure to file a brief within ten days from the date of the notice, the appeal shall be dismissed for want of prosecution.

See TEX. R. APP. P. 38.8(a)(1), 42.3(b), (c).

To date, appellant has failed to file a brief and has not otherwise responded to the

Clerk of the Court’s notice. Accordingly, the appeal is dismissed for want of prosecution.

See id.

JAIME TIJERINA Chief Justice

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