Fourth Court of Appeals
San Antonio, Texas
MEMORANDUM OPINION
No. 04-14-00146-CV
IN THE INTEREST OF A.L.A., a Child
From the 73rd Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas
Trial Court No. 2000EM502104
Honorable Eric Rodriguez, Judge Presiding
PER CURIAM
Sitting: Marialyn Barnard, Justice
Rebeca C. Martinez, Justice
Patricia O. Alvarez, Justice
Delivered and Filed: April 30, 2014
MOTION DENIED AS MOOT; DISMISSED FOR WANT OF JURISDICTION
On March 3, 2014, appellant Susan Idalia Anderson Costner filed a “Motion for Leave to
File Late Notice of Appeal” in this court. However, no notice of appeal appears to have been filed
in the trial court or in this court.
This court’s jurisdiction is invoked by the timely filing of a notice of appeal. Molina v.
Housing Authority of the City of San Antonio, No. 04-04-00774-CV, 2004 WL 2715903, *1 (Tex.
App.—San Antonio Dec. 1, 2004, no pet.) (mem. op.); TEX. R. APP. P. 25.1(b). Because it
appeared appellant did not file a notice of appeal, we ordered her to file a written response in this
court on or before April 11, 2014, establishing that she has timely filed a notice of appeal and
thereby invoked this court’s jurisdiction. We advised that if appellant failed to satisfactorily
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respond within the time provided, the appeal will be dismissed for want of jurisdiction. See TEX.
R. APP. P. 42.3(a). Appellant did not file a response.
Accordingly, we hold appellant has not invoked this court’s jurisdiction, and we: (1) deny
her motion for leave to file late notice of appeal as moot, and (2) dismiss the appeal. See Molina
v. Housing Authority of the City of San Antonio, No. 04-04-00774-CV, 2004 WL 2715903, *1
(Tex. App.—San Antonio Dec. 1, 2004, no pet.) (mem. op.); TEX. R. APP. P. 25.1(b).
PER CURIAM
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