Michael Zamora v. Eric W. Nelson, Administrator of the Estate of Santiago Duarte Jr.
CourtTexas Court of Appeals, 13th District
Date FiledNovember 5, 2026
Docket13-26-00536-CV
StatusPublished
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NUMBER 13-26-00536-CV
COURT OF APPEALS
THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS
CORPUS CHRISTI – EDINBURG
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MICHAEL ZAMORA, Appellant,
v.
ERIC W. NELSON,
ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE
OF SANTIAGO DUARTE JR. Appellee.
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ON APPEAL FROM THE COUNTY COURT AT LAW NO. 1
OF TRAVIS COUNTY, TEXAS
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MEMORANDUM OPINION
Before Chief Justice Tijerina and Justices Cron and Fonseca
Memorandum Opinion by Justice Fonseca
This cause is before the Court on its own motion. On April 16, 2026, appellant filed
a notice of appeal appealing an order from trial cause number C-1-CV-26-001656 in
addition to several other appeals relating to several different trial cause numbers
interrelated with each other. Regardless, appellant previously failed to timely file his brief
but requested an extension. On October 7, 2026, this Court entered an order granting
appellant’s motion and requiring appellant to file his brief by 11:59 p.m. on October 15,
2026, or his appeal would be subject to dismissal for want of prosecution. See Tex. R.
App. P. 38.8(a)(1). The Court further noted it would not grant further extensions or look
favorably upon requests for further extensions.
Despite the Court’s notices and Order, to date, appellant has failed to timely file a
brief. Appellant has failed to file a motion requesting further extensions or take any action
regarding the appeal since the October 7, 2026 Order. Accordingly, the appeal is
dismissed for want of prosecution. See id. 1
YSMAEL D. FONSECA
Justice
Delivered and filed on the
5th day of November, 2026.
1 This appeal was transferred from the Third Court of Appeals in Austin pursuant to an order issued
by the Texas Supreme Court. See TEX. GOV’T CODE § 73.001. We are required to follow the precedent of
the transferor court to the extent it differs from our own. TEX. R. APP. P. 41.3.
2