Nalakurthi v. Kancherla - Divorce and Protective Order Consolidation

Texas Court of Appeals

Filed March 13th, 2026

Detected March 16th, 2026

Summary

The Texas Court of Appeals, 15th District, granted a motion to consolidate two appeals concerning a divorce decree and a protective order. Appeal number 15-25-00191-CV was dismissed, with proceedings to continue under appeal number 15-26-00020-CV.

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The Texas Court of Appeals, 15th District, has consolidated two appeals related to a divorce decree and a protective order under docket numbers 15-25-00191-CV and 15-26-00020-CV. The court granted the appellant's motion to consolidate, finding the cases intertwined due to shared grounds (family violence) and a single bench trial. Consequently, appeal number 15-25-00191-CV has been dismissed, and all proceedings will now proceed under appeal number 15-26-00020-CV, with appellate deadlines following the latter.

This action primarily affects the court system and the legal professionals involved in these specific cases. For the appellant, Edward Abraham Nalakurthi, the primary action is to ensure all filings and deadlines align with appeal number 15-26-00020-CV. The appellant's brief is currently due March 20, 2026. No new compliance obligations are imposed on external entities; this is an internal procedural matter for the court and the parties involved.

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Ensure all filings and deadlines align with appeal number 15-26-00020-CV
File appellant's brief by March 20, 2026

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Edward Abraham Nalakurthi v. Aparna Sushil Kancherla

Texas Court of Appeals, 15th District

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Docket Number: 15-25-00191-CV
Nature of Suit: Divorce
Disposition: DISMISSED
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Disposition

DISMISSED

Lead Opinion

Motion to Consolidate Granted and Memorandum Opinion filed March 13,
2026

In The

Fifteenth Court of Appeals

NO. 15-25-00191-CV
NO. 15-26-00020-CV

EDWARD ABRAHAM NALAKURTHI, Appellant
V.

APARNA SUSHIL KANCHERLA, Appellee

On Appeal from the County Court at Law No 1
Williamson County, Texas
Trial Court Cause Nos. 25-0007-POC1 & 25-0095-FC1

MEMORANDUM OPINION

On October 17, 2025, appellant Edward Abraham Nalakurthi filed a notice of
appeal from a final protective order signed October 3, 2025, and the appeal, after
being transferred to this Court, was assigned appellate number 15-25-00191-CV.
Subsequently, on January 2, 2026, Nalakurthi filed a notice of appeal from a final
divorce decree also signed October 3, 2025, which after being transferred to this
Court, was assigned appellate number 15-26-00020-CV.
On February 5th and 9th of 2026, Nalakurthi filed the same motion to
consolidate in cause numbers 15-25-00191-CV and 15-26-00020-CV, respectively.
Appellee Aparna Sushil Kancherla opposes the motion but did not file a response in
either case.

Upon review, we grant the motion and consolidate the two above-referenced
causes for all purposes because the causes are intertwined with one another. The
ground for the protective order—family violence—is also one of the grounds for the
divorce decree and was a listed reason in the decree for why the marital estate was
divided the way it was. Additionally, the bench trial encompassed both the protective
order and the divorce decree matters.

The issues, records, and documents filed in cause number 15-25-00191-CV
are consolidated into cause number 15-26-00020-CV. The consolidated appeal shall
proceed under appeal number 15-26-00020-CV, and appeal number 15-25-00191-
CV is hereby dismissed. Appellate deadlines will follow the deadlines in appeal
number 15-26-00020-CV. For clarification, the record in that case is complete and
appellant’s brief is currently due March 20, 2026.1

PER CURIAM
Panel consists of Chief Justice Brister and Justices Field and Farris.

1
15-25-00191-CV does not currently have a reporter’s record, but Nalakurthi in his motion
to consolidate states that the reporter’s record in that matter and 15-26-00020-CV are the same.
Accordingly, with this consolidation, the records in both cases are complete.