DISMISS and Opinion Filed October 6, 2015.
In The
Court of Appeals
Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
No. 05-15-00952-CV
IN THE INTEREST OF A.W., A CHILD
On Appeal from the 304th Judicial District Court
Dallas County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 08-00843-W
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Before Justices Lang, Evans, and Whitehill
Opinion by Justice Lang
In a letter dated August 18, 2015, the Court questioned its jurisdiction over this appeal.
Specifically, there does not appear to be an appealable order. We instructed appellant to file a
letter brief addressing our jurisdictional concern and gave appellee an opportunity to respond.
This Court has jurisdiction only over appeals from final judgments and those
interlocutory orders specifically authorized by statute. See Lehmann v. Har-Con Corp., 39
S.W.2d 191, 195 (Tex. 2001). A final judgment is one that disposes of all parties and all claims.
See id.
On June 9, 2015, the trial court signed a bench warrant directing the Warden of the
Institutional Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Huntsville, Texas deliver
appellant to the Sheriff of Dallas County for a hearing on June 24, 2015. Appellant was not
present at the hearing. In the notice of appeal, appellant complains about the failure of the Dallas
County Sheriff’s Department to transport him to the hearing in accordance with the bench
warrant.
Appellant is not appealing from a final judgment or any appealable interlocutory order.
In his jurisdictional brief, appellant failed to address the absence of an appealable order.
Because there is no appealable order, this Court lacks jurisdiction. See Lehmann, 39 S.W.3d at
195. Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.3(a).
/Douglas S. Lang/
DOUGLAS S. LANG
JUSTICE
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Court of Appeals
Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
JUDGMENT
IN THE INTEREST OF A.W., A CHILD On Appeal from the 304th Judicial District
Court, Dallas County, Texas.
No. 05-15-00952-CV Trial Court Cause No. 08-00843-W.
Opinion delivered by Justice Lang. Justices
Evans and Whitehill participating.
In accordance with this Court’s opinion of this date, the appeal is DISMISSED.
It is ORDERED that appellee Terri J. Jennings recover her costs of this appeal from
appellant Senrick S. Wilkerson.
Judgment entered this 6th day of October, 2015.
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