In Re: The Commitment of John Lewis Jr. v. the State of Texas
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Opinion
Opinion issued April 16, 2026
In The
Court of Appeals For The
First District of Texas ———————————— NO. 01-26-00047-CV NO. 01-26-00053-CV ——————————— IN RE: THE COMMITMENT OF JOHN LEWIS JR., Appellant
On Appeal from the Probate Court No. 4 Harris County, Texas Trial Court Case No. i385936 and i385936-01
MEMORANDUM OPINION
In appellate case number 01-26-00047-CV, appellant appealed from a writ of
commitment, signed January 5, 2026, committing him to Kingwood Pines for
observation and/or treatment for a period not to exceed forty-five (45) days. In case
number 01-26-00053-CV, appellant appealed the order signed January 5, 2026,
authorizing the administration of medication. On February 5, 2026, appellant’s counsel filed a notice of dismissal of the two appeals, stating that she had been
unable to meet with appellant and believes that appellant no longer wishes to pursue
the appeal. We construe this notice as a motion to dismiss.
The Court issued an order in both appeals on March 19, 2026, abating and
remanding to the trial court for a hearing to determine if appellant had abandoned
the appeals or no longer wishes to pursue the appeals. On April 1, 2026, the hearing
record was filed containing appellant’s testimony that, because he was no longer
committed to Kingwood Pines, he did not wish to pursue the appeals of the two
orders of January 5, 2026.
We lift the abatement and reinstate the appeals on the active docket. Because
appellant has testified that he no longer wishes to appeal the orders committing him
to Kingwood Pines and authorizing Kingwood Pines to administer medication, we
grant appellant’s motion to dismiss the two appeals.
We dismiss these appeals. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.1(a), 43.2(f). Any other
pending motions in these cases are dismissed as moot.
PER CURIAM Panel consists of Justices Gunn, Caughey, and Morgan.
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