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Lon Clarke Ruckel v. Deborah Deniese Ruckel

Citation: domestic relations order · February 8, 2007 · US

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Lon Clarke Ruckel v. Deborah Deniese Ruckel
Extracted reporter citation
domestic relations order
Docket / number
20971 MEMORANDUM OPINION Lon Clarke Ruckel
QDRO relevance 5/5Retirement relevance 2/5Family-law relevance 5/5gold label pending
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Category: QDRO procedure / domestic relations order issues

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domestic relations order

LARKE RUCKEL, Appellant V. DEBORAH DENIESE RUCKEL, Appellee On Appeal from the 1-A District Court Jasper County, Texas Trial Cause No. 20971 MEMORANDUM OPINION Lon Clarke Ruckel appealed an order denying his motion to clarify a qualified domestic relations order and ordering him to pay attorney's fees to the opposing party, Deborah Deniese Ruckel Yates. The appeal was submitted without briefs because the appellant failed to file his brief by September 20, 2006, the due date on the final extension granted for filing a brief. See Tex. R. App. P. 38.6(a), (d). On January 11, 2007, we notified the parties that the

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reporter: domestic relations order · docket: 20971 MEMORANDUM OPINION Lon Clarke Ruckel
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Clean opinion text

In The 

 Court of Appeals 

 Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont 

 ____________________ 

 NO. 09-06-033 CV 

 ____________________ 

 LON CLARKE RUCKEL, Appellant 

 V. 

 DEBORAH DENIESE RUCKEL, Appellee 

 On Appeal from the 1-A District Court 

 Jasper County, Texas 

 Trial Cause No. 20971 

 MEMORANDUM OPINION 

 Lon Clarke Ruckel appealed an order denying his motion to clarify a qualified 
domestic relations order and ordering him to pay attorney's fees to the opposing party, 
Deborah Deniese Ruckel Yates. The appeal was submitted without briefs because the 
appellant failed to file his brief by September 20, 2006, the due date on the final extension 
granted for filing a brief. See Tex. R. App. P. 38.6(a), (d). On January 11, 2007, we notified 
the parties that the appeal would be advanced without oral argument. See Tex. R. App. P. 
39.9. In the absence of a brief assigning error, we dismiss the appeal for want of prosecution. 
 See Tex. R. App. P. 38.8(a)(1). 
 
 APPEAL DISMISSED. 

 _______________________________ 
 
 STEVE McKEITHEN 
 
 Chief Justice 

 Submitted on February 1, 2007 
 
 Opinion Delivered February 8, 2007 

 Before McKeithen, C.J., Kreger and Horton, JJ.