

 
NUMBER 13-99-651-CV

COURT OF APPEALS

THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

CORPUS CHRISTI
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PAUL COLLINS,	Appellant,


v.

DR. RAMESH C. SHAH,	Appellee.

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On appeal from the 92nd District Court
of Hidalgo County, Texas.
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O P I N I O N

Before Chief Justice Seerden and Justices Dorsey and

Rodriguez
Opinion Per Curiam


	Appellant, PAUL COLLINS, perfected an appeal from a judgment
entered by the   92nd District Court of Hidalgo County, Texas, in cause
number C-5916-98-A.  The clerk's record was filed on November 9,
1999.  No reporter's record was filed.   Appellant's brief was due on
April 27, 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 May 15, 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Do not publish.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 8th day of June, 2000




