In the Interest of J.F. and J.F., Children v. the State of Texas
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Opinion
In the Court of Appeals Sixth Appellate District of Texas at Texarkana
No. 06-25-00033-CV
IN THE INTEREST OF J.F. AND J.F., CHILDREN
On Appeal from the 360th District Court Tarrant County, Texas Trial Court No. 360-628026-17
Before Stevens, C.J., van Cleef and Rambin, JJ. Memorandum Opinion by Chief Justice Stevens MEMORANDUM OPINION
Appellant Javon Deanne Fedrick timely filed a pro se notice of appeal on February 26,
2025.1 The clerk’s record was filed on April 24, 2025. On May 23, 2025, we received a
document that purported to be Fedrick’s appellate brief. On May 28, 2025, we sent Fedrick a
letter explaining that the document we received was inadequate to serve as a brief because it did
not meet the requirements of Rule 38.1 of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure. See TEX. R.
APP. P. 38.1. In our letter, we provided Fedrick with a detailed explanation of why the document
she provided to this Court failed to comply with Rule 38.1.2 We informed Fedrick that, if she
did not file a brief that complied with Rule 38.1 by June 27, 2025, the appeal would be ripe for
dismissal for want of prosecution.
On June 2, 2025, we received a document that we construed as Fedrick’s “corrected”
brief. That document also failed to comply with the requirements of Rule 38.1. Because Fedrick
did not file a brief meeting the requirements of Rule 38.1, her appeal is ripe for dismissal.
1 Originally appealed to the Second Court of Appeals, this case was transferred to this Court by the Texas Supreme Court pursuant to Section 73.001 of the Texas Government Code. See TEX. GOV’T CODE ANN. § 73.001 (Supp.). We are unaware of any conflict between precedent of the Second Court of Appeals and that of this Court on any relevant issue. See TEX. R. APP. P. 41.3.
2 Each factual statement must contain a citation to the appellate record so that the Court can locate and confirm facts. Devon did not comply with Rule 38.1(g) in either her original document or her revised document. See TEX. R. APP. P. 38.1(g). 2 Pursuant to Rules 38.8 and 42.3 of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, we dismiss
this appeal for want of prosecution. See TEX. R. APP. P. 38.8, 42.3; see also Williams v. Johnson,
No. 10-02-346-CV, 2003 WL 21361266 (Tex. App.—Waco June 4, 2003, pet. denied)
(per curiam) (mem. op.).
Scott E. Stevens Chief Justice
Date Submitted: June 12, 2025 Date Decided: June 13, 2025
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