Cheryl Young v. Dallas County

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: March 3, 2023
• Docket: 05-21-00838-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

Affirm and Opinion Filed March 3, 2023

S In The Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas No. 05-21-00838-CV

CHERYL YOUNG, Appellant V. DALLAS COUNTY ET AL., Appellees

On Appeal from the 44th Judicial District Court Dallas County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. TX-19-01116

MEMORANDUM OPINION Before Justices Molberg, Pedersen, III, and Miskel Opinion by Justice Miskel Cheryl Young appeals pro se from a default judgment in favor of several local

government entities. Young presents a general plea for assistance and fair treatment

from the court system. However, unfortunately, Young’s brief lacks any of the

required content for an appellant’s brief, including a list of issues, any discussion of

the facts of the case, or any legal reasoning. See TEX. R. APP. P. 38.1.

An appellant’s brief must concisely state all issues presented for review and

must contain a clear, concise argument for the contentions made, with appropriate

citations to authorities and to the record. In re S.V., 599 S.W.3d 25, 41 (Tex. App.— Dallas 2017, pet. denied). We may not make a party’s argument for her. Id. “Bare

assertions of error, without argument or authority, waive any error.” Id.

Because Young’s brief is inadequate, the appellate rules prevent us from

considering the substance of her case. We therefore affirm the trial court’s judgment.

/Emily Miskel/ EMILY MISKEL JUSTICE

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CHERYL YOUNG, Appellant On Appeal from the 44th Judicial District Court, Dallas County, Texas No. 05-21-00838-CV V. Trial Court Cause No. TX-19-01116. Opinion delivered by Justice Miskel. DALLAS COUNTY ET AL., Justices Molberg and Pedersen, III Appellees participating.

In accordance with this Court’s opinion of this date, the judgment of the trial court is AFFIRMED.

It is ORDERED that appellees DALLAS COUNTY ET AL. recover their costs of this appeal from appellant CHERYL YOUNG.

Judgment entered this 3rd day of March 2023.

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