First Court of Appeals

Case: 01-24-00999-CV    
01-24-00999-CV
12/19/2024
Divorce
Matthew MBA 
Chi MBA 
No 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Appellate Briefs
Date▲▼Event Type▲▼Description▲▼Document
10/06/2025Brief filed - oral argument not requestedAppellee
07/21/2025Brief filed - oral argument not requestedAppellant
Case Events
Date▲▼Event Type▲▼Disposition▲▼Document
12/23/2024Appearance of counsel 
12/19/2024Case began in court of appeals 
12/19/2024Notice of appeal received 
12/17/2024Judgment signed by trial court judge 
12/02/2024Notice of appeal filed in trial court 
10/06/2025Case ready to be set 
10/06/2025Brief filed - oral argument not requested 
10/06/2025Appellees brief due 
09/19/2025Response due 
09/09/2025Notice of late brief 
08/20/2026Set for submission on briefs 
08/20/2025Appellees brief due 
07/28/2025Motion for extension of time to file brief disposedMotion or Writ Granted
07/28/2025Motion for extension of time to file brief filed 
07/23/2025Letter filed 
07/21/2025Brief filed - oral argument not requested 
07/17/2025Appellants brief due 
06/24/2025Motion for extension of time to file brief disposedExtension of time to file GRANTED, with no further extensions
06/17/2025Motion for extension of time to file brief filed 
06/13/2025Response due 
06/03/2025Notice of late brief 
05/23/2025Appellants brief due 
04/14/2025Response due 
04/04/2025Motion for extension of time to file brief disposedGrant motion to extend time; absent extraordinary circumstances, Court will not grant additional motions to extend time
04/03/2025Motion for extension of time to file brief filed 
04/02/2025Notice of late brief 
03/20/2025Appellants brief due 
02/18/2025Reporters record filed 
02/18/2025Record due 
02/12/2025Clerks record filed 
02/12/2025Fee paid 
02/10/2025Response due 
01/10/2025Past due court fee notice 
01/08/2025Court fee due 
01/08/2025Docketing statement due 
Calendars
Set Date▲▼Calendar Type▲▼Reason Set▲▼
10/13/2026SubmissionBriefs
Parties
Party▲▼Party Type▲▼Representative▲▼
Office of the Texas Attorney GeneralAppelleeMatthew Deal
MBA, ChiAppelleeCassandra Daniels
MBA, MatthewAppellantDe'La Spears
Trial Court Information
328th District Court 
Fort Bend 
Honorable Judge 328th District Court 
20-DCV-271231 
Sylvia Thompson