Marshall Jackson Jr. v. Vivian Davis, Tammy Bassett and Latonia Jones ( 2016 )

In The Court of Appeals Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont ____________________ NO. 09-16-00340-CV ____________________ MARSHALL JACKSON JR., Appellant V. VIVIAN DAVIS, TAMMY BASSETT AND LATONIA JONES, Appellees _______________________________________________________ ______________ On Appeal from the 60th District Court Jefferson County, Texas Trial Cause No. B-197446 ________________________________________________________ _____________ MEMORANDUM OPINION The trial court signed a final judgment on August 15, 2016. Marshall Jackson Jr. filed a notice of appeal but failed to file a brief. On November 17, 2016, we notified the parties that the brief had not been filed and warned the appellant that his failure to file a brief could result in a dismissal of the appeal for want of prosecution. On December 6, 2016, we notified the parties that the appeal 1 would be submitted to the Court on December 27, 2016, without briefs and without oral argument. See Tex. R. App. P. 39.8. In the absence of a brief assigning error for appellate review, we dismiss the appeal for want of prosecution. See Tex. R. App. P. 38.8(a)(1); Tex. R. App. P. 42.3(b). APPEAL DISMISSED. ________________________________ HOLLIS HORTON Justice Submitted on December 27, 2016 Opinion Delivered December 29, 2016 Before Kreger, Horton, and Johnson, JJ. 2