Nylondraleshannette Williams-James v. Kenneth Ray James

• Court: Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)
• Decided: March 17, 2026
• Docket: 03-25-00407-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN

NO. 03-25-00407-CV

Nylondraleshannette Williams-James, Appellant

v.

Kenneth Ray James, Appellee

FROM THE 426TH DISTRICT COURT OF BELL COUNTY NO. 22DFAM331641, THE HONORABLE STEVEN J. DUSKIE, JUDGE PRESIDING

ORDER AND MEMORANDUM OPINION

PER CURIAM

This Court granted appellant Nylondraleshannette Williams-James five extensions

of time to file her pro se brief. After the fourth extension, she began filing multiple motions to

correct, strike, or supplement the reporter’s and clerk’s records, resulting in the filing of

supplemental records. She has now filed additional motions contending that the reporter’s record

remains incomplete and disputing whether certain exhibits in a supplemental volume of the

clerk’s record were admitted into evidence. Resolution of those issues is a matter for the trial

court. See Tex. R. App. P. 34.6(e)(3). When, as here, a “dispute arises after the reporter’s record

has been filed in the appellate court, that court may submit the dispute to the trial court for

resolution.” Id.

We therefore abate this appeal and remand this cause to the trial court for

resolution of the dispute about whether the reporter’s record is complete and whether the exhibits in question were admitted. See id. If the parties disagree on whether or how to correct the

record so that it is complete and the exhibits are accurate, “the trial court must—after notice and

hearing—settle the dispute. If the court finds any inaccuracy, it must order the court reporter to

conform the reporter’s record (including text and any exhibits) to what occurred in the trial court,

and to file certified corrections in the appellate court.” See id. R. 34.6(e)(2). A supplemental

reporter’s record containing the trial court’s determination shall be filed with this Court by

April 16, 2026. This appeal will be reinstated after the supplemental reporter’s record is filed.

It is ordered on March 17, 2026.

Before Chief Justice Byrne, Justices Theofanis and Crump

Abated and Remanded

Filed: March 17, 2026