James R. Lowe v. Atascosa Central Appraisal District

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: February 9, 2024
• Docket: 08-23-00331-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

COURT OF APPEALS EIGHTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS EL PASO, TEXAS

JAMES R. LOWE, § No. 08-23-00331-CV

Appellant, § Appeal from the

v. § 81st Judicial District Court

ATASCOSA CENTRAL APPRAISAL § of Atascosa County, Texas DISTRICT, § (TC#23-04-0264-CVA) Appellee.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

This appeal is before the Court on its own motion to determine whether it should be

dismissed for want of prosecution. 1 See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.3.

On January 26, 2024, the Clerk of this Court sent a letter to Appellant notifying him that

neither an appellant’s brief nor a motion for leave to file a late brief had been filed. See TEX. R.

APP. P. 38.8. The letter indicated that the Court would submit this case for dismissal after ten days

unless any party could show grounds for continuing the appeal. As of this date, Appellant has not

1 This case was transferred from the Fourth Court of Appeals pursuant to a docket equalization order issued by the Supreme Court of Texas. See TEX. GOV’T CODE ANN. § 73.001. We follow the precedent of the Fourth Court of Appeals to the extent it might conflict with our own. See TEX. R. APP. P. 41.3. filed an appellant’s brief nor a motion for leave to file a late brief. Accordingly, we dismiss this

appeal for want of prosecution.

JEFF ALLEY, Chief Justice

February 9, 2024

Before Alley, C.J., Palafox and Soto, JJ.