NUMBER 13-14-00541-CV
COURT OF APPEALS
THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS
CORPUS CHRISTI - EDINBURG
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FRANKLIN JONES, Appellant,
v.
TRINA L. VELASQUEZ, Appellee.
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On Appeal from the 343rd District Court
of Bee County, Texas.
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MEMORANDUM OPINION
Before Justices Rodriguez, Benavides, and Perkes
Memorandum Opinion Per Curiam
Appellant, Franklin Jones, filed a motion for leave to file notice of appeal,
attempting to perfect an appeal from a judgment entered in cause no. B-12-1304-CV-C.
Upon review of the documents before the Court, it appeared that there is no appealable
order or judgment. On September 23, 2014, the Clerk of this Court notified appellant of
this defect so that steps could be taken to correct the defect, if it could be done. See
TEX. R. APP. P. 37.1, 42.3. Appellant was advised that, if the defect was not corrected
within ten days from the date of receipt of the notice, the appeal would be dismissed for
want of jurisdiction. Appellant responded to the Court’s notice by requesting an
extension of time to cure the defect. This Court granted appellant until November 5,
2014 to cure the defect. Appellant has failed to respond.
In terms of appellate jurisdiction, appellate courts only have jurisdiction to review
final judgments and certain interlocutory orders identified by statute. Lehmann v. Har-
Con Corp., 39 S.W.3d 191, 195 (Tex. 2001). Because there is no final judgment or order
subject to appeal, the notice of appeal is premature. See Tex. R. App. P. 26.1, 27.1(a).
Appellant has not demonstrated that an appealable order or judgment has been
signed. Accordingly, appellant’s motion for leave to file notice of appeal is DENIED and
the appeal is DISMISSED FOR WANT OF JURISDICTION. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.3(a).
PER CURIAM
Delivered and filed the 20th
day of November, 2014.
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