Raymond Steffan Davis Jr. v. Shailair D. Simms

• Court: Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)
• Decided: June 18, 2026
• Docket: 02-25-00601-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

In the Court of Appeals Second Appellate District of Texas at Fort Worth ___________________________ No. 02-25-00601-CV ___________________________

RAYMOND STEFFAN DAVIS JR., Appellant

V.

SHAILAIR D. SIMMS, Appellee

On Appeal from the 360th District Court Tarrant County, Texas Trial Court No. 360-772875-25

Before Bassel, Womack, and Wallach, JJ. Per Curiam Memorandum Opinion MEMORANDUM OPINION AND JUDGMENT

Appellant’s brief was due on May 1, 2026. On May 13, 2026, we notified

Appellant that his brief had not been filed as the appellate rules require. See Tex. R.

App. P. 38.6(a). We stated that we could dismiss the appeal for want of prosecution

unless, by May 26, 2026, Appellant filed with the court an Appellant’s brief and an

accompanying motion reasonably explaining the brief’s untimely filing and why an

extension was needed. See Tex. R. App. P. 10.5(b), 38.8(a)(1), 42.3(b). We have

received no response.

Because Appellant has failed to file a brief even after we afforded an

opportunity to explain the initial failure, we dismiss the appeal for want of

prosecution. See Tex. R. App. P. 38.8(a)(1), 42.3(b), 43.2(f).

Appellant must pay all costs of this appeal.

Per Curiam

Delivered: June 18, 2026