In the Interest of Z.S., a Child v. the State of Texas

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: August 29, 2024
• Docket: 10-24-00150-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

IN THE TENTH COURT OF APPEALS

No. 10-24-00150-CV

IN THE INTEREST OF Z.S., A CHILD

From the 378th District Court Ellis County, Texas Trial Court No. 95327D

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Appellant, Terrence Southern, filed a notice of appeal on May 22, 2024 challenging

the trial court’s Order in Suit to Modify Parent-Child Relationship signed on April 22,

2024. On May 28, 2024, Appellant was notified that a docketing statement was 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 June 25, 2024, the Clerk of this Court

notified Appellant that the docketing statement had not been filed and warned that the

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

days. See id. at R. 42.3(c). More than twenty-one days have passed, and we have not received the docketing

statement. Accordingly, we dismiss this appeal. See id. at R. 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

Before Chief Justice Gray, Justice Johnson, and Justice Smith Appeal dismissed Opinion delivered and filed August 29, 2024 [CV06]

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