Ivan Ortiz Merida v. State ( 2019 )

Order entered September 12, 2019
In The
Court of Appeals
Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
No. 05-19-00306-CR
IVAN ORTIZ MERIDA, Appellant
V.
THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
On Appeal from the 401st Judicial District Court
Collin County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 401-81221-2018
ORDER
Appellant, who was convicted of continuous sexual abuse of a young child and two
counts of indecency with a child by contact, filed his brief on September 9, 2019. In the brief,
appellant identifies the child victim by name. This Court does not allow a party to file a brief
that discloses the names of child victims, child witnesses, or any other children discussed or
identified at trial in a continuous sexual abuse of a young child and indecency with a child by
contact case. See TEX. R. APP. P. 9.10(b) (“Unless a court orders otherwise, an electronic or
paper filing with the court, including the contents of any appendices, must not contain sensitive
data.”), id. 9.10(a)(3) (“Sensitive Data Defined. Sensitive data consists of . . . a birth date, a home
address, and the name of any person who was a minor at the time the offense was committed.”).
Accordingly, we STRIKE appellant’s September 3, 2019 brief.
We ORDER appellant to file, within TEN DAYS of the date of this order, an amended
brief that identifies any child victim and any other child (including witnesses) either generically
(for example, “victim” or “victim’s younger sister”) or by initials only, including when quoting
relevant portions of the record or giving a statement of the case.
We DIRECT the Clerk to send copies of this order to Paul D. Key and to the Collin
County District Attorney.
/s/ ROBERT D. BURNS, III
CHIEF JUSTICE