In re E.M.S. and J.D.S. - Suit Affecting Parent Child Relationship

Texas Court of Appeals

Filed March 9th, 2026

Detected March 11th, 2026

Summary

The Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District, dismissed the appeal in the case of In the Interest of E.M.S. and J.D.S., Children v. the State of Texas. The dismissal was granted upon the appellant's motion to voluntarily withdraw the appeal.

View original document View source feed page

What changed

The Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District, has dismissed the appeal in the case concerning E.M.S. and J.D.S., children, in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship. The dismissal, docketed under number 06-26-00016-CV, was granted pursuant to Rule 42.1(a)(1) of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, following a motion filed by the appellant, David Maurice Simes, to voluntarily dismiss the appeal.

This action represents a procedural conclusion to the appellate process for this specific case, as initiated by the appellant's request. No new legal precedent is established, and no compliance actions are required from regulated entities. The case was transferred from the 393rd District Court of Denton County, Texas, to the Sixth Appellate District.

Source document (simplified)

Support FLP

CourtListener is a project of Free
Law Project, a federally-recognized 501(c)(3) non-profit. Members help support our work and get special access to features.

Please become a member today.

Join Free.law Now

March 9, 2026 Get Citation Alerts Download PDF Add Note

In the Interest of E.M.S. and J.D.S., Children v. the State of Texas

Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)

Citations: None known
Docket Number: 06-26-00016-CV
Nature of Suit: Suit affecting parent child relationship
Disposition: Dismissed
Opinion
Authorities (0)
Cited By (0)
Summaries (0)
Similar Cases (0)
PDF

Disposition

Dismissed

Lead Opinion

In the
Court of Appeals
Sixth Appellate District of Texas at Texarkana

              No. 06-26-00016-CV

IN THE INTEREST OF E.M.S. AND J.D.S., CHILDREN

     On Appeal from the 393rd District Court
            Denton County, Texas
         Trial Court No. 23-3946-393

  Before Stevens, C.J., van Cleef and Rambin, JJ.
    Memorandum Opinion by Justice Rambin
                                MEMORANDUM OPINION

    Appellant, David Maurice Simes, has filed a motion with this Court seeking to

voluntarily dismiss this appeal.1 Pursuant to 42.1(a)(1) of the Texas Rules of Appellate

Procedure, we grant the motion. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.1(a)(1).

    Accordingly, we dismiss this appeal.

                                               Jeff Rambin
                                               Justice

Date Submitted: March 6, 2026
Date Decided: March 9, 2026

1
Originally appealed to the Second Court of Appeals, this case was transferred to this Court by the Texas Supreme
Court pursuant to its docket equalization efforts. See TEX. GOV’T CODE ANN. § 73.001 (Supp.).
2