In the Interest of M.R.T., a Child v. the State of Texas

IN THE
TENTH COURT OF APPEALS

No. 10-24-00035-CV

IN THE INTEREST OF M.R.T., A CHILD

From the 414th District Court
McLennan County, Texas
Trial Court No. 2017-2164-5

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Appellant’s brief was originally due on April 6, 2024. Appellant has been given

several extensions of time to file her brief. The Clerk of this Court notified the parties in

a November 21, 2024 letter that the Appellant’s brief was overdue in this cause and that

the appeal may be dismissed if a response showing grounds for continuing the appeal

was not filed within twenty-one days of the date of the letter. A response was filed

asserting that Appellant’s brief would be filed on December 23, 2024. Thereafter, we

granted an extension to January 31, 2025 to file the brief.
Appellant’s brief was filed on February 3, 2025. The brief does not comply with

the Rules of Appellate Procedure in several respects. The deficiencies include, but are

not limited to, the following: the brief was not signed by counsel for the appellant, did

not contain a certificate of word count, and was not redacted to remove sensitive data.

TEX. R. APP. P. 9.1(a), 9.4(i)(3), 9.9. The appellant’s brief is stricken.

The appeal is dismissed for want of prosecution. See TEX. R. APP. P. 38.8(a)(1),

42.3(b).

PER CURIAM

Before Chief Justice Johnson,
Justice Smith, and
Justice Harris
Dismissed
Opinion delivered and filed February 13, 2025
[CV06]

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