James N. Meador and Melissa A. Meador v. EMC Mortgage Corporation ( 2007 )

NO. 07-07-0058-CV

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE SEVENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

AT AMARILLO

PANEL D

APRIL 4, 2007

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JAMES N. MEADOR AND MELISSA A. MEADOR,

                                                                                                           Appellants

v.

EMC MORTGAGE CORPORATION,

                                                                                                           Appellee

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FROM THE 169^TH DISTRICT COURT OF BELL COUNTY;

NO. 211,660-C; HON. GORDON G. ADAMS, PRESIDING

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Memorandum Opinion

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Before QUINN, C.J., and CAMPBELL AND PIRTLE, JJ.

          Appellants James N. Meador and Melissa A. Meador appeal from a final judgment of the trial court. We dismiss the appeal.

          The clerk’s record was filed with this court on January 18, 2007, and the reporter’s record was filed on January 24, 2007. Appellants’ brief, therefore, was due on February 23, 2007. By letter dated March 7, 2007, we notified appellants that the due date for the brief had passed, that the brief had not been filed and that no motion for extension of time to file the brief had been received by the court. Citing Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure 38.8 and 42.3, we also informed appellants that the appeal would be subject to dismissal unless a brief accompanied by a response reasonably explaining the failure to file a brief was filed by March 19, 2007. On March 8, 2007, appellants filed a motion to extend the time to file his brief which was granted to March 26, 2007. To date, appellants have filed neither a brief nor a motion requesting an extension of the lapsed deadline.

          Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal for want of prosecution. Tex. R. App. P. 38.8(a)(1); 42.3(b).

                                                                           Brian Quinn

                                                                          Chief Justice