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Opinion filed March 16, 2023

                                     In The

        Eleventh Court of Appeals
                                  __________

                               No. 11-22-00138-CV
                                   __________

         2008 LEXUS, TX LIC NO KTD3353, VIN NO
2T2HK31U48C095370 AND ONE THOUSAND EIGHT DOLLARS
    ($1,008.00) UNITED STATES CURRENCY, Appellant
                                        V.
                     THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

                    On Appeal from the 244th District Court
                             Ector County, Texas
                    Trial Court Cause No. C-21-11-1248-CV

                     MEMORANDUM OPINION
      Princewill Azuburike Tata, pro se, filed this restricted appeal from a default
judgment of forfeiture. However, Tata has failed to file a brief in this appeal.
Appellant’s brief was originally due to be filed in this court on or before
September 14, 2022. After granting two motions for extension and extending the
due date for Appellant’s brief to December 30, 2022, this court notified Tata on
January 6, 2023, that Appellant’s brief was past due. On our own motion, we
extended the deadline to February 14, 2023, and informed Tata that the failure to
timely mail or file Appellant’s brief by February 14 “will be grounds for dismissing
the appeal for want of prosecution.” See TEX. R. APP. P. 38.8(a)(1), 42.3(b). As of
this date, Tata has not filed a brief, nor has Tata requested another extension of time
in which to file the brief. Based upon Tata’s failure to prosecute this appeal in a
timely manner, we conclude that this appeal should be dismissed. See TEX. R.
APP. P. 38.8(a)(1), 42.3(b).
      Accordingly, we dismiss this appeal for want of prosecution.

                                                     PER CURIAM
March 16, 2023
Panel consists of: Bailey, C.J.,
Trotter, J., and Williams, J.

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