In the Matter of the Marriage of Reshay Allison and Derrick Dewayne Pellum and in the Interest of M.D.P., a Child v. the State of Texas

In the
Court of Appeals
Sixth Appellate District of Texas at Texarkana

No. 06-25-00124-CV

IN THE MATTER OF THE MARRIAGE OF RESHAY ALLISON AND DERRICK
DEWAYNE PELLUM AND IN THE INTEREST OF M.D.P., A CHILD

On Appeal from the County Court at Law
Panola County, Texas
Trial Court No. 2023-290

Before Stevens, C.J., van Cleef and Rambin, JJ.
Memorandum Opinion by Justice Rambin
MEMORANDUM OPINION

Appellant, Derrick Dewayne Pellum, filed a pro se notice of appeal on November 24,

2025. The clerk’s record was filed on January 21, 2026. The court reporter’s record was filed

on February 19, 2026. On March 19, 2026, we received a document that purported to be

Pellum’s appellate brief. On March 20, 2026, we sent Pellum a letter explaining that, for

numerous reasons, the document we received was inadequate to serve as a brief because it did

not meet the requirements of Rule 38.1 of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure. See TEX. R.

APP. P. 38.1. In our letter, we provided Pellum with a detailed explanation of why the document

he provided to this Court failed to comply with Rule 38.1. We informed Pellum that if he did not

file a brief that complied with Rule 38.1 by April 10, 2026, the appeal would be ripe for

dismissal.

Pellum did not file a corrected brief or a motion for extension of time in which to file

one. Therefore, this appeal is ripe for dismissal.

Pursuant to Rules 38.8 and 42.3 of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, we dismiss

this appeal for want of prosecution. See TEX. R. APP. P. 38.8(a)(1), 42.3(b); Williams v. Johnson,

No. 10-02-346-CV, 2003 WL 21361266, *1–2 (Tex. App.—Waco June 4, 2003, pet. denied)

(per curiam) (mem. op.).

Jeff Rambin
Justice

Date Submitted: April 29, 2026
Date Decided: April 30, 2026

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