ARB Holdings LLC v. Shamika L. Smith and Cleophus Robinson, Jr.

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: July 27, 2021
• Docket: 05-21-00257-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

DISMISS and Opinion Filed July 27, 2021

S In The Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas No. 05-21-00257-CV

ARB HOLDINGS LLC, Appellant

V.

SHAMIKA L. SMITH AND CLEOPHUS ROBINSON, JR., Appellees

On Appeal from the County Court at Law No. 2 Dallas County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. CC-20-05070-B

MEMORANDUM OPINION Before Chief Justice Burns, Justice Goldstein, and Justice Smith Opinion by Chief Justice Burns This appeal from the trial court’s take-nothing judgment against ARB

Holdings LLC on its forcible entry and detainer suit was perfected by Ashley Black,

a non-attorney. Because a corporation may only be represented by a licensed

attorney, we directed ARB Holdings to file, no later than July 12, 2021, a notice of

designation of counsel. See Kunstoplast of Am., Inc. v. Formosa Plastics Corp., 937

S.W.2d 455, 456 (Tex. 1996) (per curiam). Although we cautioned ARB Holdings

that failure to comply could result in dismissal of the appeal without further notice,

see id., no response has been filed. Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal. See id.

/Robert D. Burns, III/ ROBERT D. BURNS, III CHIEF JUSTICE

210257F.P05

–2– S Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas JUDGMENT

ARB HOLDINGS LLC, Appellant On Appeal from the County Court at Law No. 2, Dallas County, Texas No. 05-21-00257-CV V. Trial Court Cause No. CC-20-05070- B. SHAMIKA L. SMITH AND Opinion delivered by Chief Justice CLEOPHUS ROBINSON, JR., Burns, Justices Goldstein and Smith Appellees participating.

In accordance with this Court’s opinion of this date, we DISMISS the appeal.

We ORDER that appellees Shamika L. Smith and Cleophus Robinson, Jr. recover their costs, if any, of this appeal from appellant ARB Holdings LLC.

Judgment entered July 27, 2021.

–3–