DISMISS; and Opinion Filed October 7, 2015.
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Court of Appeals
Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
No. 05-15-01018-CV
JOHN BRIGGS AND FRANCES BRIGGS, Appellants
V.
WASHINGTON FEDERAL, Appellee
On Appeal from the 162nd Judicial District Court
Dallas County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. DC-14-08367
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Before Justices Lang-Miers, Brown, and Schenck
Opinion by Justice Brown
In a letter dated September 11, 2015, the Court questioned its jurisdiction over this
appeal. Specifically, there does not appear to be an appealable order. We instructed appellants
to file a letter brief, within ten days of the date of the letter, addressing our concern. We
cautioned appellants that failure to file a letter brief within the time specified may result in
dismissal of the appeal without further notice. As of today’s date, appellants have not filed a
letter brief.
In their notice of appeal, appellants state they are appealing the trial court’s August 14,
2015 order that found them in contempt for failing to comply with a previous court order. Courts
of appeals lack jurisdiction to review contempt orders on direct appeal. See Tracy v. Tracy, 219
S.W.3d 527, 530 (Tex. App.—Dallas 2007, no pet.). A party seeking review of a contempt order
involving confinement may seek appellate review by filing a petition for writ of habeas corpus; a
party seeking review of a contempt order that does not involve confinement may seek review
only by filing a petition for writ of mandamus. Id.
Because the order appellants appeal from is not reviewable on direct appeal, this Court
lacks jurisdiction. Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.3(a)
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Court of Appeals
Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
JUDGMENT
JOHN BRIGGS AND FRANCES BRIGGS, On Appeal from the 162nd Judicial District
Appellants Court, Dallas County, Texas.
Trial Court Cause No. DC-14-08367.
No. 05-15-01018-CV V. Opinion delivered by Justice Brown.
Justices Lang-Miers and Schenck
WASHINGTON FEDERAL, Appellee participating.
In accordance with this Court’s opinion of this date, the appeal is DISMISSED.
It is ORDERED that appellee WASHINGTON FEDERAL recover its costs of this
appeal from appellants JOHN BRIGGS AND FRANCES BRIGGS.
Judgment entered this 7th day of October, 2015.
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John Briggs v. Washington Federal
Combined Opinion