Alisia Hargest-Davis, Appellant v. LLC (2016)

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Appellant, Alisia Hargest–Davis, has appealed from the trial court's February 24, 2015 final judgment.  We dismiss the appeal.

After appellant filed her “Pro Se Appellant's Brief,” this Court ordered appellant to file an amended brief conforming to Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 38.1 no later than November 12, 2015.  See Tex. R. App. P. 38.1(a)-(d), (f)-(i), (k).  On November 17, 2015, appellant filed a motion for an extension of time to file an amended brief.  This Court granted the motion and extended the time to file the amended brief to December 9, 2015.  Appellant, however, did not file an amended brief.  On March 1, 2016, the Clerk of this Court notified appellant that the time for filing an amended brief had passed and the appeal was subject to dismissal for want of prosecution if appellant did not file an amended brief or a motion for an extension of time to file the brief by March 11, 2016.  See Tex.R.App. P. 42.3(b) (providing for involuntary dismissal of appeals in civil cases);  see also In re N.E.B., 251 S. W.3d 211, 211–12 (Tex.App.—Dallas 2008, no pet.) (citing Mansfield State Bank v. Cohn, 573 S.W.2d 181, 184–85 (Tex.1978)) (“We construe liberally pro se pleadings and briefs;  however, we hold pro se litigants to the same standards as licensed attorneys and require them to comply with applicable laws and rules of procedure.”).  Appellant has not responded.

Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal for want of prosecution for failure to file an amended brief See Valdez v. Progressive Cnty. Mut. Ins. Co., No. 01–14–00546–CV, 2015 WL 222128, at *1 (Tex.App.—Houston [1st Dist.] Jan. 15, 2015, no pet.).  We dismiss any pending motions as moot.

PER CURIAM