Court Opinion

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In the
        Court of Appeals
Second Appellate District of Texas
         at Fort Worth
      ___________________________
           No. 02-22-00243-CV
      ___________________________

 JOHEMMA TAVERAS-BROWN, Appellant

                      V.

AMANDA CHRISTINE SINGLETON, Appellee

  On Appeal from County Court at Law No. 2
           Tarrant County, Texas
       Trial Court No. 2021-003164-2

     Before Kerr, Birdwell, and Bassel, JJ.
    Memorandum Opinion by Justice Kerr
                            MEMORANDUM OPINION

       On November 4, 2022, we notified Appellant Johemma Taveras-Brown that

her brief had not been filed as the appellate rules require. See Tex. R. App. P. 38.6(a).

We warned her that we might dismiss the appeal for want of prosecution unless, by

November 14, 2022, she filed her brief and an accompanying motion reasonably

explaining the brief’s untimely filing and why an extension was needed. See Tex. R.

App. P. 10.5(b), 38.8(a)(1), 42.3(b).

       In response, Taveras-Brown filed a document “to respond to the matter of the

transcript[1] and to submit a briefing.” On December 7, 2022, we wrote to Taveras-

Brown to inform her that we had received and filed this document. We explained to

her that

       If you are attempting to file this document as your brief on appeal, we
       notified you on November 4, 2022, that your appeal would be dismissed
       unless you filed a brief along with a motion reasonably explaining the
       failure to file a brief and the need for an extension. See Tex. R. App. P.
       10.5(b), 38.8(a)(1). You did not submit a motion along with this
       document. Therefore, if you do not submit a motion reasonably
       explaining the failure to file a brief by the original due date and the need
       for an extension by Monday, December 19, 2022, your appeal may be
       dismissed.

We have received no response.

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        On Taveras-Brown’s motion, we had extended her deadline to pay for the
preparation of the reporters record. After Taveras-Brown failed to pay for the
reporter’s record or to make payment arrangements by that deadline, we notified the
parties that we would consider and decide those issues or points that do not require a
reporter’s record for a decision, see Tex. R. App. P. 37.3(c), and that Taveras-Brown’s
brief was due October 19, 2022.

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       Because Taveras-Brown has failed to file a brief even after we afforded her two

opportunities to explain her initial failure, we dismiss this appeal for want of

prosecution. See Tex. R. App. P. 38.8(a)(1), 42.3(b), 43.2(f).

                                                        /s/ Elizabeth Kerr
                                                        Elizabeth Kerr
                                                        Justice

Delivered: January 26, 2023

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