Narrative Opinion Summary
Pending discretionary appeal in Butler App. Nos. CA2001-12-276 and CA2001-12-286 has been dismissed by the court due to the appellant's failure to file a memorandum in support of jurisdiction by the deadline of August 29, 2003, as required by the Supreme Court's Rules of Practice. The court determined that the appellant did not demonstrate the necessary diligence in prosecuting the case. Consequently, the court ordered the dismissal of the appeal, acting on its own accord.
Legal Issues Addressed
Court's Authority to Dismiss Sua Spontesubscribe to see similar legal issues
Application: The court exercised its authority to dismiss the appeal on its own initiative due to procedural failures by the appellant.
Reasoning: Consequently, the court ordered the dismissal of the appeal, acting on its own accord.
Dismissal of Appeal for Procedural Noncompliancesubscribe to see similar legal issues
Application: The court dismissed the appeal because the appellant failed to file a required document by the specified deadline, demonstrating a lack of diligence in prosecution.
Reasoning: Pending discretionary appeal in Butler App. Nos. CA2001-12-276 and CA2001-12-286 has been dismissed by the court due to the appellant's failure to file a memorandum in support of jurisdiction by the deadline of August 29, 2003, as required by the Supreme Court's Rules of Practice.