Tom Ragsdale v. Hometrader LLC and Todd Garrett D/B/A Rapid Response Judgment Enforcement

Opinion filed May 8, 2026

In The

Eleventh Court of Appeals
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No. 11-25-00195-CV
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TOM RAGSDALE, Appellant
V.
HOMETRADER LLC AND TODD GARRETT D/B/A RAPID
RESPONSE JUDGMENT ENFORCEMENT, Appellee

On Appeal from the 385th District Court
Midland County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. CV60149

MEMORANDUM OPINION
On July 16, 2025, Appellant, Tom Ragsdale, filed a pro se notice of appeal
from the trial court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Appellees, Hometrader
LLC and Todd Garrett d/b/a Rapid Response Judgment Enforcement. We dismiss
the appeal for want of prosecution.
Appellant’s brief was originally due to be filed in this court on or before
December 15, 2025. On January 6, 2026, we notified Appellant that his brief was
past due. Appellant filed a motion for extension of time to file his brief, which we
granted, and we extended the deadline for him to file his brief to March 4. Instead
of filing a brief, Appellant filed another motion for extension of time. Appellee
Garrett opposed Appellant’s second motion based on Appellant’s failure to meet the
previous deadlines imposed by the rules and this court, such as the deadline to file
his docketing statement and the deadlines related to his designation of and payment
for the clerk’s record. TEX. R. APP. P. 32.1 (docketing statement), 35.3(a) (clerk’s
record). On March 12, we granted Appellant’s second motion for extension of time
and extended the filing deadline to April 3. After this deadline passed, we again
extended Appellant’s deadline to file his brief to April 24, and we informed him that
the failure to file his brief on or before that date could “result in dismissal of the
appeal.”
As of this date, Appellant has not filed his brief. Based on Appellant’s failure
to prosecute this appeal in a timely manner, we conclude that this appeal
should be dismissed. Therefore, we dismiss this appeal for want of prosecution. See
TEX. R. APP. P. 38.8(a)(1), 42.3(b), (c).

W. STACY TROTTER
JUSTICE

May 8, 2026
Panel consists of: Bailey, C.J.,
Trotter, J., and Williams, J.

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