Teel Styles v. Children's Medical Center

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: January 25, 2022
• Docket: 05-21-00564-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

DISMISS and Opinion Filed January 25, 2022

S In The Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas No. 05-21-00564-CV

TEEL STYLES, Appellant V. CHILDREN’S MEDICAL CENTER, Appellee

On Appeal from the 160th Judicial District Court Dallas County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. DC-20-11168

MEMORANDUM OPINION Before Chief Justice Burns, Justice Molberg, and Justice Smith Opinion by Chief Justice Burns Appellant filed her brief in this appeal on November 29, 2021. The brief did

not comply with rule 38.1 of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure. Specifically,

appellant’s brief did not contain (1) a table of contents, (2) a concise statement of

the case, the proceedings or the trial court’s disposition, (3) a concise statement of

the facts supported by record references, (4) a succinct, clear, and accurate statement

of the arguments, (5) appropriate citations to authorities or to the record, or (6) a

proper certificate of compliance. See TEX. R. APP. P. 9.4(i)(3), 38.1(b), (d), (f)‒(i);

Bolling v. Farmers Branch Indep. Sch. Dist., 315 S.W.3d 893, 895‒96 (Tex. App.—

Dallas 2010, no pet.). We notified appellant by letter dated December 9, 2021, informing her that

the brief did not satisfy the requirements of rule 38 and detailing each of the

deficiencies. We directed her to file an amended brief that complied with rule 38.1

by December 19, 2021. We cautioned appellant that failure to do so might result in

the dismissal of this appeal without further notice.

Appellant then filed a motion for an extension of time, which we granted,

making her amended brief due by January 7, 2022. To date, appellant has not filed

an amended brief, nor has she communicated further with the Court.

Under these circumstances, we dismiss this appeal. See TEX. R. APP. P. 38.1;

38.8; 42.3(b), (c).

/Robert D. Burns, III/ ROBERT D. BURNS, III CHIEF JUSTICE

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TEEL STYLES, Appellant On Appeal from the 160th Judicial District Court, Dallas County, Texas No. 05-21-00564-CV V. Trial Court Cause No. DC-20-11168. Opinion delivered by Chief Justice CHILDREN’S MEDICAL CENTER, Burns. Justices Molberg and Smith Appellee participating.

In accordance with this Court’s opinion of this date, the appeal is DISMISSED.

Judgment entered January 25, 2022

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