Jared Walter Adair v. Ricky's Enterprise, Inc.

Summary

The First Court of Appeals of Texas dismissed Jared Walter Adair’s appeal for want of prosecution because he failed to file a corrected appellate brief after the court struck his original brief and issued multiple notices. The court also dismissed any pending motions as moot.

Holdings

1. An appeal may be dismissed for want of prosecution when the appellant fails to file the required brief after notice and an opportunity to cure the deficiency.
2. Pending motions are dismissed as moot when the appeal itself is dismissed.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the appeal should be dismissed for want of prosecution because the appellant failed to file a required appellate brief and failed to respond to the court's notice.

Disposition

dismissed