Elton Senegal v. Howard Martin

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: May 14, 2015
• Docket: 09-14-00143-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

In The

Court of Appeals Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont ____________________ NO. 09-14-00143-CV ____________________

ELTON SENEGAL, Appellant

V.

HOWARD MARTIN, Appellee _______________________________________________________ ______________

On Appeal from the County Court at Law No. 1 Jefferson County, Texas Trial Cause No. 119822 ________________________________________________________ _____________

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Elton Senegal filed a notice of appeal but failed to file a brief. On December

17, 2014, we notified the parties that the brief had not been filed and warned the

appellant that his failure to file a brief could result in a dismissal of the appeal for

want of prosecution. On April 10, 2015, we notified the parties that the appeal

would be submitted to the Court without oral argument. See Tex. R. App. P. 39.8.

In the absence of a brief assigning error for appellate review, we dismiss the appeal

for want of prosecution. Tex. R. App. P. 38.8(a)(1); Tex. R. App. P. 42.3(b).

1 APPEAL DISMISSED.

________________________________ STEVE McKEITHEN Chief Justice

Submitted on May 1, 2015 Opinion Delivered May 14, 2015

Before McKeithen, C.J., Kreger and Johnson, JJ.