Vivianne Djontu Essala v. Vitalis Essala

Opinion

Opinion issued March 13, 2025

In The

Court of Appeals

For The

First District of Texas

The clerk’s record was filed on November 26, 2024, and the reporter’s record was filed by December 27, 2024. Accordingly, appellant’s brief was due on January 27, 2025. See TEX. R. APP. P. 38.6(a). Appellant failed to timely file a brief.

On February 3, 2025, the Clerk of this Court notified appellant that the time for filing a brief had expired and the appeal was subject to dismissal unless a brief, or a motion to extend time to file a brief, was filed within ten days of the notice. See TEX. R. APP. P. 38.8(a) (governing failure of appellant to file brief), 42.3(b) (allowing involuntary dismissal of appeal for want of prosecution), 42.3(c) (allowing involuntary dismissal of case for failure to comply with notice from Clerk of Court). Despite the notice that this appeal was subject to dismissal, appellant did not adequately respond.

Accordingly, we dismiss this appeal for want of prosecution. See TEX. R. APP.

P. 42.3(b), (c); 43.2(f). All pending motions are dismissed as moot.

PER CURIAM

Panel consists of Justices Guerra, Caughey, and Morgan.

Footnotes

1. NO. 01-24-00821-CV ——————————— VIVIANNE DJONTU ESSALA, Appellant V. VITALIS ESSALA, Appellee On Appeal from the 245th District Court Harris County, Texas Trial Court Case No. 2024-00568 MEMORANDUM OPINION Appellant, Vivianne Djontu Essala, proceeding pro se, filed a notice of appeal from the trial court’s September 27, 2024 “Final Decree of Divorce and Order for Conservatorship and Child Support.” Appellant has failed to timely file a brief. See TEX. R. APP. P. 38.6(a) (governing time to file brief).