Christopher Chad Bates v. Citibank (South Dakota) N.A.

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                COURT OF APPEALS

                                                 SECOND DISTRICT OF TEXAS

                                                                 FORT WORTH

 

 

                                        NO. 2-08-460-CV

 

 

CHRISTOPHER CHAD BATES                                                 APPELLANT

 

                                                   V.

 

CITIBANK (SOUTH DAKOTA) N.A.                                            APPELLEE

 

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         FROM COUNTY COURT AT LAW NO. 3 OF TARRANT COUNTY

 

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                                MEMORANDUM OPINION[1]

 

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Appellant Christopher Chad Bates attempts to appeal from the trial court=s final summary judgment in favor of Appellee Citibank (South Dakota) N.A.  We dismiss the appeal for want of jurisdiction.


The trial court=s judgment was signed on August 26, 2008, and Bates timely filed a motion for new trial on September 16, 2008.  Bates=s notice of appeal was therefore due on November 24, 2008, but it was not filed until December 3, 2008.  See Tex. R. App. P. 26.1(a)(1).

On December 9, 2008, we notified Bates of our concern that this court may not have jurisdiction over the appeal and informed him that unless he or any party desiring to continue the appeal filed with the court a response showing a reasonable explanation for the late filing of the notice of appeal, this appeal would be dismissed for want of jurisdiction.  See Tex. R. App. P. 10.5(b), 26.3, 42.3; Verburgt v. Dorner, 959 S.W.2d 615, 617 (Tex. 1997).  We have received no response.  Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal for want of jurisdiction.  See Tex. R. App. P. 42.3(a), 43.2(f).

PER CURIAM

PANEL:  MEIER, J.; CAYCE, C.J.; and LIVINGSTON, J.

DELIVERED:  February 5, 2009



[1]See Tex. R. App. P. 47.4.