Allison Melissa Padilla v. Leo v. Johnson
CourtTexas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
Date FiledAugust 27, 2026
Docket01-26-00038-CV
StatusPublished
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Full Opinion
Opinion issued August 27, 2026
In The
Court of Appeals
For The
First District of Texas
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NO. 01-26-00038-CV
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ALLISON MELISSA PADILLA, Appellant
V.
LEO VAN JOHNSON, JR., Appellee
On Appeal from the 280th District Court
Harris County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 2025-40244
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Appellant Allison Melissa Padilla, proceeding pro se, filed a notice of appeal
challenging the trial courtβs December 12, 2025 Protective Order. We dismiss the
appeal for want of prosecution. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.3(b).
Appellant filed her opening brief on July 2, 2026. On July 30, this Court
notified her that her brief did not comply with Rule of Appellate Procedure 38.1.1
See TEX. R. APP. P. 38.1. We struck the brief and ordered Appellant to file a
corrected brief that complied with Rule 38.1 within fifteen days of the date of our
order, making her brief due on or before August 14, 2026. See TEX. R. APP. P.
38.9(a). The Court informed Appellant that if she failed to file a corrected brief by
the stated deadline, her appeal was subject to dismissal without further notice.
To date, Appellant has not filed a corrected brief. Accordingly, we dismiss
the appeal for want of prosecution. See TEX. R. APP. P. 38.8(a)(1) (where appellant
failed to file brief, appellate court may dismiss appeal for want of prosecution),
42.3(b)β(c), 43.2(f). Any pending motions are dismissed as moot.
PER CURIAM
Panel consists of Chief Justice Adams and Justices Rivas-Molloy and Guiney.
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We informed Appellant that her brief did not: contain a table of contents
indicating the subject matter of each issue or point, or group of issues or points;
contain an index of authorities arranged alphabetically and indicating the pages of
the brief where the authorities are cited; state concisely the nature of the case, the
course of proceedings, and the trial courtβs disposition of the case, supported by
record references; state concisely all issues or points presented for review; state
concisely and without argument the facts pertinent to the issues or points
presented, supported by record references; contain a succinct, clear, and accurate
summary of the arguments; contain a clear and concise argument for the
contentions made, with appropriate citations . . . to the record; or include an
appendix with the necessary contents. See TEX. R. APP. P. 38.1(b), (c), (d), (f), (g),
(h), (i), and (k).
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