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Opinion filed November 9, 2006
In The
Eleventh Court of Appeals
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No. 11-06-00287-CV
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KEITH RUSSELL JUDD, Appellant
V.
KAREN Y. COREY-STEELE, Appellee
On Appeal from the 244th District Court
Ector County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. C-103,828
M E M O R A N D U M O P I N I O N
The trial court signed the divorce decree in this case on January 13, 1998. On October 12, 2006, Keith Russell Judd filed with the clerk of the trial court a pro se notice of appeal. Upon receipt of the notice of appeal in this court, the clerk of this court wrote the parties and advised them that it appeared the notice of appeal was not timely.
Judd has responded to our letter of October 20, 2006, by filing various pro se motions. Each motion has been considered, and each is overruled.
Judd contends that he perfected an appeal by filing documents in 1998. However, the only notice of appeal forwarded to this court is file-marked 2006. Judd contends that he is entitled to a new trial because his documents have been lost or destroyed. However, Judd has not established that Tex. R. App. P. 34.5(e) applies to his appeal.
Absent a timely notice of appeal, this court lacks jurisdiction to entertain an appeal. Tex. R. App. P. 25 & 26. Therefore, this appeal is dismissed for want of jurisdiction.
PER CURIAM
November 9, 2006
Panel consists of: Wright, C.J., and
McCall, J., and Strange, J.