Elton Senegal v. Howard Martin ( 2015 )

In The Court of Appeals Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont ____________________ NO. 09-14-00143-CV ____________________ ELTON SENEGAL, Appellant V. HOWARD MARTIN, Appellee _______________________________________________________ ______________ On Appeal from the County Court at Law No. 1 Jefferson County, Texas Trial Cause No. 119822 ________________________________________________________ _____________ MEMORANDUM OPINION Elton Senegal filed a notice of appeal but failed to file a brief. On December 17, 2014, 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 April 10, 2015, we notified the parties that the appeal would be submitted to the Court 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. Tex. R. App. P. 38.8(a)(1); Tex. R. App. P. 42.3(b). 1 APPEAL DISMISSED. ________________________________ STEVE McKEITHEN Chief Justice Submitted on May 1, 2015 Opinion Delivered May 14, 2015 Before McKeithen, C.J., Kreger and Johnson, JJ. 2