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COURT OF APPEALS


THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS


CORPUS CHRISTI - EDINBURG

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IGNACIO CHAVEZ, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF 
OF THE ESTATE OF ESTHER F. CHAVEZ, ET AL.,	Appellants,

v.

ALFONSO OCHOA, M.D.,	Appellee.
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On appeal from the 332nd District Court
of Hidalgo County, Texas.
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MEMORANDUM OPINION


Before Justices Hinojosa, Yañez, and Garza

Opinion Per Curiam


	Appellants, IGNACIO CHAVEZ, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF THE ESTATE OF
ESTHER F. CHAVEZ, ET AL., perfected an appeal from a judgment entered by the 332nd
District Court of Hidalgo County, Texas, in cause number C-1938-00-F(1).  The clerk's record
was filed on December 22, 2003.  No reporter's record was filed.   Appellants' brief was due
on January 21, 2004.  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 February 4, 2004, notice was given to all parties that this appeal was subject to
dismissal pursuant to Tex. R. App. P. 38.8(a)(1).  Appellants were 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, appellants'
failure to file a proper appellate brief, this Court's notice, and appellants' 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


Opinion delivered and filed
this the 11th day of March, 2004.


