In Re: The Commitment of John Lewis Jr. v. the State of Texas

Opinion issued April 16, 2026

In The

Court of Appeals
For The

First District of Texas
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NO. 01-26-00047-CV
NO. 01-26-00053-CV
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IN RE: THE COMMITMENT OF JOHN LEWIS JR., Appellant

On Appeal from the Probate Court No. 4
Harris County, Texas
Trial Court Case No. i385936 and i385936-01

MEMORANDUM OPINION

In appellate case number 01-26-00047-CV, appellant appealed from a writ of

commitment, signed January 5, 2026, committing him to Kingwood Pines for

observation and/or treatment for a period not to exceed forty-five (45) days. In case

number 01-26-00053-CV, appellant appealed the order signed January 5, 2026,

authorizing the administration of medication. On February 5, 2026, appellant’s
counsel filed a notice of dismissal of the two appeals, stating that she had been

unable to meet with appellant and believes that appellant no longer wishes to pursue

the appeal. We construe this notice as a motion to dismiss.

The Court issued an order in both appeals on March 19, 2026, abating and

remanding to the trial court for a hearing to determine if appellant had abandoned

the appeals or no longer wishes to pursue the appeals. On April 1, 2026, the hearing

record was filed containing appellant’s testimony that, because he was no longer

committed to Kingwood Pines, he did not wish to pursue the appeals of the two

orders of January 5, 2026.

We lift the abatement and reinstate the appeals on the active docket. Because

appellant has testified that he no longer wishes to appeal the orders committing him

to Kingwood Pines and authorizing Kingwood Pines to administer medication, we

grant appellant’s motion to dismiss the two appeals.

We dismiss these appeals. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.1(a), 43.2(f). Any other

pending motions in these cases are dismissed as moot.

PER CURIAM
Panel consists of Justices Gunn, Caughey, and Morgan.

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