Darrell J. Harper v. Texas Commission on Jail Standards and Anthony Mikesh ( 2016 )

TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN NO. 03-14-00797-CV Darrell J. Harper, Appellant v. Texas Commission on Jail Standards and Anthony Mikesh, Appellees FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF TRAVIS COUNTY, 98TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT NO. D-1-GN-14-001263, HONORABLE GISELA D. TRIANA, JUDGE PRESIDING MEMORANDUM OPINION Appellant Darrell J. Harper, an inmate proceeding pro se, has filed a notice of appeal from the district court’s order dismissing his suit against appellees Texas Commission on Jail Standards and Anthony Mikesh. On May 11, 2016, this Court notified Harper that his appellant’s brief was overdue and that if we did not receive a satisfactory response reasonably explaining Harper’s failure to file a brief on or before May 23, 2016, his appeal may be dismissed for want of prosecution. On May 20, 2016, we received what Harper styled a “satisfactory response” to this Court’s notice. However, the response contained no explanation of why Harper had failed to file a brief. Moreover, as of this date, no brief has been filed. Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal for want of prosecution.1 1 See Tex. R. App. P. 42.3(b). __________________________________________ Bob Pemberton, Justice Before Justices Puryear, Pemberton, and Field Dismissed for Want of Prosecution Filed: July 14, 2016 2