Citation Codes Equivalent Citations citation codes Docket Number No. 73-2574. Attorney(S) James Edward Clayton, pro se. John B. Tolle, , Dallas, , for defendant- Judges William Homer Thornberry Irving Loeb Goldberg See more information ... Smart Summary Please sign up to generate summary. JAMES EDWARD CLAYTON, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, v. CLARENCE JONES, SHERIFF, DALLAS COUNTY, DEFENDANT-APPELLEE. PER CURIAM: The appeal is ordered dismissed for want of prosecution for appellant's failure to file a brief within the time fixed by the rules. Rule 9(b). See Tidwell v. Dees, 5th Cir. 1972, 464 F.2d 1297.