the State of Texas v. Ruben A. Lara-Alvarado

Opinion

Order entered January 27, 2023

In The Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas

No. 05-22-00592-CR No. 05-22-00593-CR

THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellant

V.

RUBEN A. LARA-ALVARADO, Appellee

On Appeal from the 291st Judicial District Court Dallas County, Texas Trial Court Cause Nos. F20-61117-U, F20-61118-U

ORDER

The reporter’s record for these appeals is overdue. The reporter’s record

was due on July 20, 2022. By postcard dated July 22, 2022, we notified Sasha

Brooks, Official Court Reporter for the 291st Judicial District Court, that the

reporter’s record had not been filed and directed her to file it by August 21, 2022.

On November 28, 2022, Ms. Brooks filed a request for an extension of time of

thirty days to file the reporter’s record. We granted the request and ordered Ms.

Brooks to file the reporter’s record by December 22, 2022. To date the reporter’s record has not been filed, and Ms. Brooks has not communicated further with this

Court concerning this appeal.

So that these appeals can proceed, we ORDER Ms. Brooks to file the

reporter’s record on or before FEBRUARY 17, 2023. Ms. Brooks is cautioned

that the failure to do so will result in the Court taking whatever action it deems

appropriate to ensure that these appeal proceed in a timely fashion, which may

include ordering that she not sit as a court reporter until the record in these appeals

is filed.

We DIRECT the Clerk to send copies of this order to Sasha Brooks,

Official Court Reporter for the 291st Judicial District Court; Honorable Stephanie

Huff, Presiding Judge, 291st Judicial District Court; and counsel for all parties.

/s/ ROBERT D. BURNS, III CHIEF JUSTICE