Matthew Taylor Morones v. Comm'n for Lawyer Discipline

On February 11, 2013, the Board of Disciplinary Appeals dismissed for want of prosecution the appeal of Silsbee attorney Matthew Taylor Morones, 41, State Bar of Texas Card No. 24039074, from a judgment of disbarment signed on May 27, 2011 by the Evidentiary Panel for the State Bar of Texas District 3B grievance committee in Case No. D00210394801. Morones did not file a brief and the Board issued an Order to Show Cause to Morones on April 2, 2012. The Show Cause Order gave him 30 days to respond and show cause as to why the appeal should not be dismissed for want of prosecution. Morones asked for and was granted an additional 90 days to file his brief. No brief was filed. A second Order to Show Cause was issued on August 21, 2012, giving him 30 days to respond. Morones did not respond.