Joshua Thomas Johnson v. Alicia Anette Johnson

Opinion filed July 3, 2025

In The

Eleventh Court of Appeals
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No. 11-24-00128-CV
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JOSHUA THOMAS JOHNSON, Appellant
V.
ALICIA ANETTE JOHNSON, Appellee

On Appeal from the 16th District Court
Denton County, Texas 1
Trial Court Cause No. 22-4834-16

MEMORANDUM OPINION
Appellant, Joshua Thomas Johnson, filed a pro se notice of appeal from the
trial court’s final decree of divorce. Appellant’s brief was originally due to be filed
in this court on or before December 27, 2024. We notified Appellant by letter that
his pro se brief was overdue and extended the deadline for him to file to January 27,

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This appeal was transferred to this court from the Second Court of Appeals pursuant to a docket
equalization order issued by the Texas Supreme Court. See TEX. GOV’T CODE ANN. § 73.001 (West Supp.
2024). We decide this case in accordance with the precedent of the Second Court of Appeals under the
principles of stare decisis. TEX. R. APP. P. 41.3.
2025. After two additional extensions, on our own motion, Appellant notified our
clerk’s office that records from hearings that spanned several dates may be missing
from the reporter’s record. We directed the court reporter to notify us whether a
record was taken on any of the dates at issue and to prepare, certify, and file a
supplemental reporter’s record including such records if one was taken. The court
reporter informed us that two records were taken during the specified dates and
promptly provided those records; the court reporter stated that no reporter’s record
was taken on the other dates. Once the records were filed, we informed Appellant
that his brief was due to be filed on or before May 12. On June 9, we notified
Appellant in writing that his brief was overdue and extended his brief deadline a
final time, on our own motion, to June 16, informing him that the failure to
timely file his brief by that date may result in dismissal of the appeal.2 See TEX. R.
APP. P. 38.8(a)(1), 42.3(b), (c).
As of this date, Appellant has not filed a brief. Based upon Appellant’s failure
to prosecute this appeal in a timely manner, we conclude that this appeal should be
dismissed. See TEX. R. APP. P. 38.8(a)(1), 42.3(b), (c). Accordingly, we dismiss this
appeal.

W. BRUCE WILLIAMS
JUSTICE

July 3, 2025
Panel consists of: Bailey, C.J.,
Trotter, J., and Williams, J.

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Appellant was notified of this outcome each time we reminded him that his brief was overdue.
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