*1 C HIEF J USTICE C AROLYN W RIGHT L ISA M ATZ J USTICES CLERK OF THE COURT D AVID L. B RIDGES (214) 712-3450 M OLLY F RANCIS lisa.matz@5th.txcourts.gov D OUGLAS S. L ANG G AYLE H UMPA E LIZABETH L ANG -M IERS Court of Appeals BUSINESS ADMINISTRATOR R OBERT M. F ILLMORE (214) 712-3434 L ANA M YERS Fifth District of Texas at Dallas gayle.humpa@5th.txcourts.gov D AVID E VANS 600 C OMMERCE S TREET , S UITE 200 D AVID L EWIS F ACSIMILE D ALLAS , T EXAS 75202 A DA B ROWN (214) 745-1083 (214) 712-3400 C RAIG S TODDART I NTERNET B ILL W HITEHILL HTTP ://5 TH . TXCOURTS . GOV D AVID J. S CHENCK

December 15, 2015 Honorable Robert Burns

Presiding Judge

Criminal District Court

Frank Crowley Courts Building

133 N. Riverfront Blvd., LB-38

Dallas, TX 75207

Re: STATUS INQUIRY

05-15-00895/00896-CR, James Ashby v. The State of Texas Dear Judge Burns:

On October 27, 2015, this Court ordered the trial court to make findings regarding why the reporter’s record has not been filed. To date, we have not received the findings or the reporter’s record. Therefore, please notify us of the status of the findings within TEN DAYS of the date of this letter. We appreciate your attention to this matter.

Sincerely, /s/ Lisa Matz, Clerk cc: Lawrence Mitchell

Lori Ordiway

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