Rogelio A. Marquez v. Maria Cardenas

COURT OF APPEALS

EIGHTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

EL PASO, TEXAS



ROGELIO A. MARQUEZ,


                            Appellant,


v.



MARIA CARDENAS,


                            Appellee.

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No. 08-06-00328-CV


Appeal from the


65th District Court


of El Paso County, Texas


(TC#2004CM737)


MEMORANDUM OPINION


            Appellant Rogelio A. Marquez filed his notice of restricted appeal December 8, 2006, seeking to appeal default orders he asserts were entered as the result of a hearing August 19, 2006. Pending before this Court, on its own initiative, is the dismissal of this appeal for want of jurisdiction. See Tex.R.App.P. 42.3. This Court possesses the authority to dismiss an appeal for want of jurisdiction after giving proper notice to all parties. Id.

            On December 8, 2006, the Clerk of this Court notified Appellant, in accordance with Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 42.3, that this Court may not have jurisdiction over his appeal because it appeared there was no appealable order and/or judgment. Appellant was advised that this appeal would be dismissed unless any party could show cause for continuing the appeal within ten days from the date of receipt of this Court’s letter. Appellant responded to this Court’s notice. However, it still appeared that there was no appealable order. On January 8, 2007, this Court’s Clerk sent an additional notice indicating the appeal would be dismissed. Appellant failed to respond. Accordingly, we dismiss this appeal for want of jurisdiction. See Tex.R.App.P. 42.3(a), (c).

 

                                                                        KENNETH R. CARR, Justice

February 15, 2007


Before Chew, C.J., McClure, and Carr, JJ.