NUMBER 13-15-00113-CV
COURT OF APPEALS
THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS
CORPUS CHRISTI - EDINBURG
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IN THE INTEREST OF L.J.C.S., MINOR CHILD
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On appeal from the County Court at Law No. 5
of Nueces County, Texas.
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MEMORANDUM OPINION
Before Chief Justice Valdez and Justices Rodriguez and Longoria
Memorandum Opinion Per Curiam
Appellant, April Cantu, attempted to perfect an appeal from a final order signed by
the County Court at Law No. 5, Nueces County, Texas, in cause no. 2014-FAM-60639-
5. Upon review of the documents before the Court, it appeared that there was no final,
appealable judgment. On March 11, 2015, 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 failed to respond to the Court’s notice.
The Nueces County Clerk’s Office has informed this Court that no final judgment
has been entered in this case. 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).
The Court, having considered the documents on file and appellant's failure to
correct the defect in this matter, is of the opinion that the appeal should be dismissed for
want of jurisdiction. Accordingly, the appeal is DISMISSED FOR WANT OF
JURISDICTION. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.3(a),(c).
PER CURIAM
Delivered and filed the
16th day of April, 2015.
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