Michael Bien v. Lori Bien

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: July 31, 2012
• Docket: 08-12-00104-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

COURT OF APPEALS EIGHTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS EL PASO, TEXAS

MICHAEL BIEN, ' No. 08-12-00104-CV Appellant, ' Appeal from the v. ' 143rd District Court LORI BIEN, ' of Reeves County, Texas ' Appellee. ' (TC# 11-05-19892-CVR)

MEMORANDUM OPINION

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

be dismissed for want of prosecution. Finding that Appellant has not filed a brief or a motion for

extension of time to file his brief, we dismiss the appeal.

This Court possesses the authority to dismiss an appeal for want of prosecution when the

Appellant has failed to file his brief in the time prescribed, and gives no reasonable explanation for

such failure. TEX. R. APP. P. 38.8(a)(1); Elizondo v. City of San Antonio, 975 S.W.2d 61, 63

(Tex. App.--San Antonio 1998, no writ).

On June 14, 2012, the Clerk of the Court notified Appellant that his brief was past due and

no motion for extension of time to file a brief had been received. The Clerk also informed the

parties of the Court’s intent to dismiss the appeal for want of prosecution unless, within ten days of

the notice, a party responded showing grounds to continue the appeal. No response has been

received as of this date. We dismiss the appeal for want of prosecution. TEX. R. APP. P.

38.8(a)(1), 42.3(b). July 31, 2012 GUADALUPE RIVERA, Justice

Before McClure, C.J., Rivera, J., and Antcliff, J.