

 
NUMBER 13-99-586-CV 


COURT OF APPEALS 

THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS 

CORPUS CHRISTI 
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TERESA VASQUEZ, Appellant, 


v. 


GERALD POLUKOFF, M.D., Appellee. 
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On appeal from the 28th District Court 
of Nueces County, Texas. 
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O P I N I O N 


Before Justices Hinojosa, Yañez, and Chavez 
Opinion Per Curiam 


Appellant, TERESA VASQUEZ, perfected an appeal from a judgment entered
by the 28th District Court of Nueces County, Texas, in
cause number 96-3580-A. The clerk's record was filed on December
6, 1999. No reporter's record was filed. Appellant's brief was due on
January 5, 2000. To date, no appellate brief has been received. 
When the appellant has failed to file a brief in the time prescribed, the Court may
dismiss the appeal for want of prosecution, unless the appellant reasonably explains the
failure and the appellee is not significantly injured by the appellant's failure to timely
file a brief. Tex. R. App. P. 38.8(a)(1). 
On January 26, 2000, notice was given to all parties that this appeal
was subject to dismissal pursuant to Tex. R. App. P. 38.8(a)(1). Appellant was given ten
days to explain why the cause should not be dismissed for failure to file a brief. To
date, no response has been received. 
The Court, having examined and fully considered the documents on file, appellant's
failure to file a proper appellate brief, this Court's notice, and appellant's failure to
respond, is of the opinion that the appeal should be dismissed for want of prosecution.
The appeal is hereby DISMISSED FOR WANT OF PROSECUTION. 
PER CURIAM 


Do not publish. 
Tex. R. App. P. 47.3. 
Opinion delivered and filed 
this the 13th day of April, 2000 




