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COURT OF APPEALS
SECOND DISTRICT OF TEXAS
FORT WORTH
NO. 2-07-451-CV
DAVID SCOT LYND APPELLANT
V.
NORTHWOOD MHC, L.P., APPELLEES
D/B/A NORTHWOOD AND
CITY OF LEWISVILLE/LEWISVILLE
POLICE DEPARTMENT
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FROM THE 367TH DISTRICT COURT OF DENTON COUNTY
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MEMORANDUM OPINION[1]
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Appellant David Scot Lynd appeals from the trial court=s order severing his claims against appellees Northwood MHC., L.P., d/b/a Northwood, the City of Lewisville, and the Lewisville Police Department from his divorce proceeding involving Lea Ailene Cox. Both causes of action were originally filed under Cause No. 2007-50902-367.
On January 14, 2008, this court sent a letter to appellant advising him that we may lack jurisdiction over his appeal because the trial court=s AOrder on Motion for Severance@ did not appear to be a final, appealable order or judgment and stating that unless appellant or any party desiring to continue the appeal filed a response on or before January 24, 2008, showing grounds for continuing the appeal, we would dismiss the appeal for want of jurisdiction.[2] Appellant did not file a response.
This court has jurisdiction over appeals from final judgments and certain interlocutory orders, if specifically authorized by statute.[3] The order from which appellant appeals is neither a final judgment nor an interlocutory order for which an appeal is authorized by statute.[4] Because we have no statutory authorization to review the trial court=s interlocutory order granting appellees= motion to sever, we dismiss this appeal for want of jurisdiction.[5]
PER CURIAM
PANEL D: CAYCE, C.J.; LIVINGSTON and DAUPHINOT, JJ.
DELIVERED: February 21, 2008
[1]See Tex. R. App. P. 47.4.
[2]See Tex. R. App. P. 42.3(a).
[3]See Jack B. Anglin Co. v. Tipps, 842 S.W.2d 266, 272 (Tex. 1992).
[4]See Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code Ann. ' 51.014(a) (Vernon Supp. 2007); Jack B. Anglin Co., 842 S.W.2d at 272 (AA final judgment is one which disposes of all legal issues between all parties.A).
[5]See Tex. R. App. P. 42.3(a), 43.2(f).