Cassandra Crowell v. Danny's Imports

Opinion

In the Court of Appeals Sixth Appellate District of Texas at Texarkana

No. 06-25-00128-CV

CASSANDRA CROWELL, Appellant

V.

DANNY'S IMPORTS, Appellee

On Appeal from the County Court at Law Bowie County, Texas Trial Court No. 25C0973-CCL

Before Stevens, C.J., van Cleef and Rambin, JJ. Memorandum Opinion by Chief Justice Stevens MEMORANDUM OPINION

Appellant, Cassandra Crowell, filed a pro se notice of appeal on December 8, 2025. The

clerk’s record was filed on December 31, 2025. The court reporter’s record was filed on

February 5, 2026. On March 11, 2026, we received a document that purported to be Crowell’s

appellate brief. On that same day, we sent Crowell a letter explaining that, for numerous

reasons, the document we received was inadequate to serve as a brief because it did not meet the

requirements of Rule 38.1 of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure. See TEX. R. APP. P. 38.1.

In our letter, we provided Crowell with a detailed explanation of why the document she provided

to this Court failed to comply with Rule 38.1. We informed Crowell that if she did not file a

brief that complied with Rule 38.1 by April 1, 2026, the appeal would be ripe for dismissal. We

did not receive a response from Crowell. Consequently, this appeal is ripe for dismissal for want

of prosecution.

Accordingly, pursuant to Rules 38.8 and 42.3 of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure,

we dismiss this appeal for want of prosecution. See TEX. R. APP. P. 38.8(a)(1), 42.3(b)(c).

Scott E. Stevens Chief Justice

Date Submitted: April 16, 2026 Date Decided: April 17, 2026