Ex Parte N.C.

Opinion

IN THE TENTH COURT OF APPEALS

No. 10-14-00102-CV

EX PARTE N.C.

From the 12th District Court Walker County, Texas Trial Court No. 26744

ORDER

Appellant has tendered a motion dated July 19, 2017 which was filed on July 21,

2017. He requested various forms of relief by way of an abatement order or other

alternatives. His enumerated requests or reasons for abatement are ruled upon as

follows:

1. Denied. The trial court did establish a procedure through representation by counsel, whereby appellant’s rights are being protected. Further procedural protection is not necessary;

2. Denied. The appointed counsel reviewed the entire record as well as documents outside the record and determined appellant’s appeal was frivolous. In any event, it is too late to supplement the appellate record with additional documents;

3. Denied. Neither appellant nor his appointed counsel nor the trial court can “produce” additional records for this Court’s consideration in this appeal. In the alternative, appellant requests the following described enumerated relief

which is ruled upon as follows:

1. Granted. Appellant has 60 days from the date of this order to file a response. Because appellant’s response to counsel’s motion to withdraw and brief in support of the motion only needs to direct the Court to issues that may raise a meritorious issue for review, and further, because such a response does not have to be submitted in the form of a brief, there will be no further extensions of time granted. Moreover, the Court questions its jurisdiction as there does not appear to be a final appealable order present in this proceeding;

2. Granted. Appellant is permitted to file with this Court only the original response; but he must, nevertheless, serve each party to this proceeding with a copy of his response. This ruling does not apply to the filing of any document other than appellant’s response as there should be no other filings necessary;

3. Denied. No rules or statutes of any type are suspended other than Rule 9.6 of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure related to the number of copies of appellant’s response that appellant must file.

Any relief requested in the aforementioned document not ruled on by the Court is

expressly denied.

PER CURIAM

Before Chief Justice Gray, Justice Davis, and Justice Scoggins Motion for extension of time granted Motions for other relief denied Order issued and filed August 2, 2017

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