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                            Fourth Court of Appeals
                                   San Antonio, Texas
                                         January 26, 2023

                                      No. 04-22-00795-CV

                IN THE ESTATE OF ELOISA M. MARTINEZ, DECEASED

                       From the Probate Court No 1, Bexar County, Texas
                                 Trial Court No. 2020PC3191
                          Honorable Oscar J. Kazen, Judge Presiding

                                         ORDER

        On January 20, 2023, this court received appellant’s brief. The brief violates Texas Rule
of Appellate Procedure 38.1 in that it does not (1) identify all parties and counsel; (2) include a
table of contents; (3) include an index of authorities; (4) include a statement of the case; (5)
include a brief statement of the issues presented; (6) include a statement of facts; (7) include a
summary of the argument; (8) include appropriate citations to authorities and to the record; and
(9) include a conclusion stating the nature of the relief sought. See TEX. R. APP. P. 38.1. While
substantial compliance with Rule 38.1 is sufficient, this court may order a party to amend,
supplement, or redraw a brief if it flagrantly violates Rule 38.1. See TEX. R. APP. P. 38.9(a). We
conclude that the formal defects described above constitute flagrant violation of Rule 38.1.
        Furthermore, the brief violates Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.4 because the text is
single-spaced, not double-spaced. See TEX. R. APP. P. 9.4.
        We, therefore, ORDER appellant to file an amended brief within fifteen days from the
date of this order. If the amended brief does not correct the violations listed above, we may strike
the brief and prohibit appellant from filing another. See TEX. R. APP. P. 38.9(a).

                                                     _________________________________
                                                     Liza A. Rodriguez, Justice

       IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said
court on this 26th day of January, 2023.

                                                     ___________________________________
                                                     MICHAEL A. CRUZ, Clerk of Court