LeeAnn Haley v. Beneficial Financial 1, Inc., Successor by Merger to Beneficial Texas, Inc.

Opinion

NUMBER 13-19-00363-CV

COURT OF APPEALS

THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

CORPUS CHRISTI – EDINBURG

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LEEANN HALEY, Appellant, v.

BENEFICIAL FINANCIAL 1, INC., SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO BENEFICIAL TEXAS, INC. Appellee.

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On appeal from the 148th District Court of Nueces County, Texas.

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MEMORANDUM OPINION

Before Justices Benavides, Perkes, and Tijerina Memorandum Opinion by Justice Perkes

This matter is before the Court on the appellant’s failure to file a brief or reasonably explain her failure to do so. The appellant's brief in the above cause was due on January 3, 2020. On January 7, 2020, the Clerk of the Court notified appellant that the brief had not been timely filed and that the appeal was subject to dismissal for want of prosecution

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under Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 38.8(a)(1), unless within ten days from the date of receipt of the letter, appellant reasonably explained the failure and the appellee was not significantly injured by the appellant's failure to timely file a brief.

Appellant has failed to either reasonably explain her failure to file a brief, file a motion for extension of time to file her brief, or file her brief. Accordingly, the appeal is DISMISSED FOR WANT OF PROSECUTION. See TEX. R. APP. P. 38.8(a), 42.3(b).

GREGORY T. PERKES

Justice

Delivered and filed the 12th day of March, 2020.