Eric K. Gormly v. Commission for Lawyer Discipline/State Bar of Texas ( 2019 )

DISMISS and Opinion Filed August 21, 2019
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Court of Appeals
Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
No. 05-19-00675-CV
ERIC K. GORMLY, Appellant
V.
COMMISSION FOR LAWYER DISCIPLINE/STATE BAR OF TEXAS, Appellee
On Appeal from the 101st Judicial District Court
Dallas County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. DC-18-03533
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Before Chief Justice Burns, Justice Whitehill, and Justice Molberg
Opinion by Chief Justice Burns
Eric K. Gormly appeals the trial court’s December 21, 2018 judgment. According to his
notice of appeal, appellant “timely filed a motion for new trial.” Assuming this statement is
correct, appellant’s notice of appeal was due on or before March 21, 2019. See TEX. R. APP. P.
26.1(a). However, appellant’s notice of appeal was filed in the trial court on June 3, 2019, outside
the ninety-day period provided by rule 26.1. See Blaylock v. Fiesta Mart, Inc., No. 05-04-01784-
CV, 2005 WL 110375, *1 (Tex. App.—Dallas Jan. 20, 2005) (although motion for new trial timely
filed, notice of appeal was untimely and deprived Court of jurisdiction). Thus, the appeal appears
to be untimely.
In order to determine our jurisdiction, we directed the district clerk to file the clerk’s
record. In response, the district clerk filed a letter stating that the clerk’s record had been prepared
but not filed because appellant had not paid or made arrangements to pay for the clerk’s record.
We then notified appellant by letter dated June 13, 2019 that the clerk’s record had not been filed.
We instructed him to provide written verification by June 24, 2019 that he had paid or made
arrangements to pay for the clerk’s record or that he had been found entitled to proceed without
payment of costs. We cautioned appellant that if he failed to respond with the required
documentation, the Court might dismiss the appeal for want of prosecution. See TEX. R. APP. P.
37.3(b); 42.3(b). To date, appellant has not responded or otherwise communicated with the Court
about his appeal.
For the above reasons, we dismiss this appeal. See TEX. R. APP. P. 26.1(a); 37.3(b); 42.3.
/Robert D. Burns, III/
ROBERT D. BURNS, III
190675F.P05 CHIEF JUSTICE
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Court of Appeals
Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
JUDGMENT
ERIC K. GORMLY, Appellant On Appeal from the 101st Judicial District
Court, Dallas County, Texas
No. 05-19-00675-CV V. Trial Court Cause No. DC-18-03533.
Opinion delivered by Chief Justice Burns,
COMMISSION FOR LAWYER Justices Whitehill and Molberg
DISCIPLINE/STATE BAR OF TEXAS, participating.
Appellee
In accordance with this Court’s opinion of this date, the appeal is DISMISSED.
Judgment entered August 21, 2019
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