Gary Gibson v. Estate of Basil Steve Cotton

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: March 20, 2025
• Docket: 10-25-00012-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

Court of Appeals Tenth Appellate District of Texas

10-25-00012-CV

Gary Gibson, Appellant

v.

Estate of Basil Steve Cotton, Deceased, Appellee

On appeal from the County Court at Law No. 1 of Johnson County, Texas Judge John E. Neill, presiding Trial Court Cause No. CC-C20240382

JUSTICE SMITH delivered the opinion of the Court.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Appellant, Gary Gibson, filed his notice of appeal on January 14, 2025

challenging the Judgment for Estate of Basil Steve Cotton, Deceased rendered

in the trial court. On that date, Appellant was notified that a docketing

statement is required to be completed and returned to this Court. The required

docketing statement was not received. See TEX. R. APP. P. 32.1. By letter dated

February 10, 2025, the Clerk of this Court notified Appellant that the docketing statement has not been filed and warned that the Court would

dismiss the appeal if a docketing statement was not filed within twenty-one

days. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.3(c).

More than twenty-one days have passed, and we have not received the

docketing statement. Accordingly, we dismiss this appeal. See TEX. R. APP. P.

32.1, 42.3(c); see also Hensley v. W.M. Specialty Mortg., LLC, No. 10-05-00322-

CV, 2005 Tex. App. LEXIS 9614, at *1-2 (Tex. App.—Waco Nov. 16, 2005, no

pet.) (mem. op.) (dismissing an appeal for failure to file a docketing statement).

STEVE SMITH Justice

OPINION DELIVERED and FILED: March 20, 2025 Before Chief Justice Johnson, Justice Smith, and Justice Harris Dismissed CV06

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