In the Matter of the Marriage of Reshay Allison and Derrick Dewayne Pellum and in the Interest of M.D.P., a Child v. the State of Texas
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Opinion
In the Court of Appeals Sixth Appellate District of Texas at Texarkana
No. 06-25-00124-CV
IN THE MATTER OF THE MARRIAGE OF RESHAY ALLISON AND DERRICK DEWAYNE PELLUM AND IN THE INTEREST OF M.D.P., A CHILD
On Appeal from the County Court at Law Panola County, Texas Trial Court No. 2023-290
Before Stevens, C.J., van Cleef and Rambin, JJ. Memorandum Opinion by Justice Rambin MEMORANDUM OPINION
Appellant, Derrick Dewayne Pellum, filed a pro se notice of appeal on November 24,
2025. The clerk’s record was filed on January 21, 2026. The court reporter’s record was filed
on February 19, 2026. On March 19, 2026, we received a document that purported to be
Pellum’s appellate brief. On March 20, 2026, we sent Pellum a letter explaining that, for
numerous reasons, 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 Pellum with a detailed explanation of why the document
he provided to this Court failed to comply with Rule 38.1. We informed Pellum that if he did not
file a brief that complied with Rule 38.1 by April 10, 2026, the appeal would be ripe for
dismissal.
Pellum did not file a corrected brief or a motion for extension of time in which to file
one. Therefore, this appeal is ripe for dismissal.
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(a)(1), 42.3(b); Williams v. Johnson,
No. 10-02-346-CV, 2003 WL 21361266, *1–2 (Tex. App.—Waco June 4, 2003, pet. denied)
(per curiam) (mem. op.).
Jeff Rambin Justice
Date Submitted: April 29, 2026 Date Decided: April 30, 2026
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