In the Matter of the Estate of Ronald Franklin Warren v. the State of Texas

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: March 10, 2025
• Docket: 08-25-00002-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

COURT OF APPEALS EIGHTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS EL PASO, TEXAS

§ No. 08-25-00002-CV § IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE Appeal from the OF RONALD FRANKLIN WARREN, § 83rd District Court DECEASED. § of Pecos County, Texas § (TC# P-8696-83-CV) §

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Appellant, Karen Ashley Courtney-Warren, filed a notice of appeal in the above-styled and

numbered cause with this Court.

When the appeal was docketed in this court on January 2, 2025, the Clerk of this Court

notified Appellant that it appeared that there was no appealable order or judgment. We requested

Appellant to show grounds for continuing the appeal or this Court would dismiss for want of

jurisdiction. See Tex. R. App. P. 25.1(d)(2) (providing that a notice of appeal “[must] state the date

of the judgment or order appealed from”). Appellant timely responded to our notice but did not

identify the date of the judgment or order and otherwise failed to establish this Court’s jurisdiction. We have since received two documents from the District Clerk of Pecos County, Texas. From our

review of the records, we determined Appellant’s notice of appeal was late but filed within 15 days

of the deadline for the notice of appeal. Tex. R. App. P. 26.1. On January 31, 2025, we issued an

order requesting Appellant to file a motion for extension of time to file the notice of appeal that

meets the requirements of Rule 10.5(b)(2) by February 21, 2025. See Tex. R. App. P. 10.5(b)(2),

26.3.

As of this date, we have not received a motion for extension of time to file the notice of

appeal, nor have we received any type of response from Appellant. Additionally, we received a

letter from the district clerk informing this Court that Appellant has not paid, nor arranged to pay,

for the preparation of the clerk’s record. See Tex. R. App. P. 35.3(a)(2). Lastly, Appellant has

failed to file a docketing statement after two requests from this Court.

Because Appellant has failed to file the requested motion, make arrangements for the

clerk’s record, file a docketing statement, or otherwise comply with this Court’s directives, we

dismiss the appeal. See Tex. R. App. P. 42.3.

MARIA SALAS MENDOZA, Chief Justice

March 10, 2025

Before Salas Mendoza, C.J., Palafox and Soto, JJ.