MHL Homebuilder LLC v. Dabal/Graphic Resource

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: June 16, 2005
• Docket: 14-05-00295-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

Dismissed and Memorandum Opinion filed June 16, 2005

Dismissed and Memorandum Opinion filed June 16, 2005.

In The

Fourteenth Court of Appeals

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NO. 14-05-00295-CV

MHL HOMEBUILDER LLC, Appellant

V.

DABAL/GRAPHIC RESOURCE, Appellee

On Appeal from the County Civil Court at Law No. 2 

Harris County, Texas

Trial Court Cause No. 826,981

M E M O R A N D U M  O P I N I O N

This is an appeal from a judgment signed February 21, 2005.  The clerk=s record was filed on May 13, 2005.  According to information supplied to this court, appellant MHL Homebuilder LLC is not represented by counsel in this appeal.  Rather, appellant is attempting to represent itself pro se through a corporate officer who is not an attorney.  Except for the performance of ministerial tasks, corporations may appear and be represented only by a licensed attorney.  Kunstoplast of Am., Inc. v. Formosa Plastics Corp., U.S.A., 937 S.W.2d 455, 456 (Tex. 1996); see also Dell Dev. Corp. v. Best. Indus. Uniform Sup. Co., 743 S.W.2d 302, 303 (Tex. App.CHouston [14th Dist.] 1987, writ denied). 

On May19, 2005, this Court issued an order stating that unless appellant retained counsel for this appeal and provided proof of the retention to this court on or before June 3, 2005, the court would dismiss the appeal for failure to comply with our order.  See Tex. R. App. P. 42.3(c).  Appellant filed no response, and no attorney has entered an appearance on behalf of appellant.

Accordingly, the appeal is ordered dismissed.

PER CURIAM

Judgment rendered and Memorandum Opinion filed June 16, 2005.

Panel consists of Chief Justice Hedges and Justices Fowler and Frost.