Deveraux August Severin v. Phoebe Ann Lewis

• Court: Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
• Decided: March 31, 2026
• Docket: 01-25-00435-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

Opinion issued March 31, 2026

In The

Court of Appeals For The

First District of Texas ———————————— NO. 01-25-00435-CV ——————————— DEVERAUX AUGUST SEVERIN, Appellant V. PHOEBE ANN LEWIS, Appellee

On Appeal from the County Civil Court at Law No. 1 Harris County, Texas Trial Court Case No. 1245294

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Appellant Deveraux August Severin, proceeding pro se, filed a notice of

appeal challenging the trial court’s final judgment granting Appellee Phoebe Ann

Lewis a sum of $2,900. On September 23, 2025, we abated the appeal, referred the parties to

mediation, and directed the parties to file a status report within 50 days of our order.

The parties did not respond. On January 8, 2026, we ordered the parties to file a

status report notifying the Court whether mediation had been conducted. We noted

that failure to respond would result in reinstatement of the appeal. The parties again

failed to respond.

On February 12, 2026, we reinstated the appeal and ordered Appellant to file

his appellate brief within 30 days of the date of the order, making Appellant’s brief

due on March 16, 2026. See TEX. R. APP. P. 38.6(a), (d). We cautioned that failure

to file the brief by the stated deadline could result in dismissal of the appeal. See

TEX. R. APP. P. 38.8(a)(1) (appeal may be dismissed for appellant’s failure to timely

file brief).

To date, Appellant has not filed his appellate brief. Because Appellant failed

to file an appellate brief as directed by the Court’s order, we dismiss the appeal for

want of prosecution. See TEX. R. APP. P. 38.6(a), 38.8(a)(1), 42.3(b)–(c), 43.2(f).

Any pending motions are dismissed as moot.

PER CURIAM Panel consists of Justices Rivas-Molloy, Johnson, and Dokupil.