Kimber Dunkelberg, Individually and as Trustee of the Dunkelberg Living Trust; and William Dunkelberg, Individually and as Trustee of the Dunkelberg Living Trust v. Mattie Ann Chandler

No. 07-26-00135-CV (Tex. App.—Amarillo Mar. 24, 2026) · Court of Appeals for the Seventh District of Texas at Amarillo · March 24, 2026 · No. No. 07-26-00135-CV

Summary

The Seventh District Court of Appeals of Texas dismissed the appeal for want of prosecution. The appellants failed to pay for or otherwise secure preparation of the clerk’s record, respond to the court’s directive, or elect to file an appendix in lieu of the record.

Court
Court of Appeals for the Seventh District of Texas at Amarillo
Jurisdiction
Court of Appeals for the Seventh District of Texas at Amarillo
Decision date
March 24, 2026
Docket number
No. 07-26-00135-CV
Disposition
dismissed

Questions Presented

  1. Whether the appeal should be dismissed for want of prosecution when appellants failed to pay for or make arrangements for the clerk's record after being directed to do so.

Holdings

  1. An appeal may be dismissed for want of prosecution when the appellants fail to pay for or make arrangements for the clerk's record, fail to respond to the appellate court's directive, and do not elect to file an appendix in lieu of the clerk's record.

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