Erica Lee Coronado v. Betty Cantu and Gutierrez Estate

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: November 26, 2025
• Docket: 04-25-00408-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

Fourth Court of Appeals San Antonio, Texas MEMORANDUM OPINION No. 04-25-00408-CV

Erica Lee CORONADO, Appellant

v.

Betty CANTU and Gutierrez Estate, Appellees

From the County Court, Karnes County, Texas Trial Court No. CV-2025-0040 Honorable Wade J. Hedtke, Judge Presiding

PER CURIAM

Sitting: Rebeca C. Martinez, Chief Justice Irene Rios, Justice Lori I. Valenzuela, Justice

Delivered and Filed: November 26, 2025

DISMISSED FOR WANT OF PROSECUTION

Appellant’s brief was originally due on September 12, 2025. On September 22, 2025, and

again on October 13, 2025, a deputy clerk of this court notified appellant by letter that her brief

was past due. On November 3, 2025, we ordered appellant to file, within ten days of the order,

her brief and a written response reasonably explaining: (1) her failure to timely file a brief, and (2)

why appellees are not significantly injured by appellant’s failure to timely file a brief. We warned

that if appellant failed to timely file a brief and the written response, we would dismiss this appeal 04-25-00408-CV

for want of prosecution. See TEX. R. APP. P. 38.8(a)(1), 42.3(b)–(c). Appellant did not file her

brief and written response as ordered, and, to date, appellant has not filed a brief. Because

appellant failed to timely file a brief in this appeal, this appeal is dismissed for want of prosecution.

See id.

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