The State of Texas for the Best Interest and Protection of A.L. v. the State of Texas

Opinion

In The Court of Appeals Seventh District of Texas at Amarillo

No. 07-23-00029-CV

THE STATE OF TEXAS FOR THE BEST INTEREST AND PROTECTION OF A.L.

On Appeal from the Probate Court No. 1 Travis County, Texas1 Trial Court No. C-1-MH-22-002022, Honorable Guy Herman, Presiding

May 2, 2023 MEMORANDUM OPINION Before PARKER and DOSS and YARBROUGH, JJ.

Appellant, A.L., appeals from the trial court’s Order Authorizing the Administration

of Psychoactive Medication - Forensic. On March 6, 2023, we remanded the cause to

the trial court to determine why A.L. had not filed an appellate brief and whether to appoint

new appellate counsel. On remand, the trial court appointed Mr. Richard Thormann to

represent A.L. on appeal. After conferring with A.L., Mr. Thormann notified the trial court

that A.L. no longer desires to pursue the appeal. The trial court entered findings reflecting

1 Originally appealed to the Third Court of Appeals, this appeal was transferred to this Court by the Texas Supreme Court pursuant to its docket equalization efforts. See TEX. GOV’T CODE ANN. § 73.001. the same. Based on the trial court’s findings, we reinstated the appeal and, by letter of

April 5, 2023, notified A.L. that the appeal would be dismissed after ten days as a

voluntary dismissal.

Accordingly, the appeal is dismissed. See TEX. R. APP. P. 2, 42.1(a).

Per Curiam