NO. 07-11-0094-CV
IN THE COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE SEVENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS
AT AMARILLO
PANEL D
APRIL 8, 2011
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In re CHARLES ANTHONY ALLEN, SR.
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Order of Dismissal
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Before QUINN, C.J., and CAMPBELL and PIRTLE, JJ.
Charles Anthony Allen, Sr. filed a notice of apeal initiating this appeal. However,
the document failed to disclose the trial court order or judgment from which appeal was
perfected. As a result of this defect, we directed him to proffer an amended notice
comporting with the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure. Allen complied and in doing
so revealed his intent to appeal from an order of this court denying a previously filed
petition for mandamus. Thus, there is no order or judgment issued by either a county,
district, or any other trial court subject to review. This is fatal to the proceeding since we
have jurisdiction only from final orders of a district or county court. Tejas Elevator Co. v.
Concord Elevator, Inc., 982 S.W.2d 578, 579 (Tex. App.–Dallas 1998, no pet.) (stating
that to invoke the jurisdiction of the appellate court, the appellant must obtain a final,
appealable order or judgment from the county or district court). Consequently, the
appeal is dismissed for want of jurisdiction. Should Allen care to question our decision
regarding his prior application for mandamus relief, the appropriate forum to do so is the
Texas Supreme Court, not this court.
Per Curiam
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