COURT OF APPEALS
SECOND DISTRICT OF TEXAS
FORT WORTH
NO. 02-16-00420-CV
PAUL LAIR APPELLANT
V.
BRANDI LAIR APPELLEE
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FROM THE 360TH DISTRICT COURT OF TARRANT COUNTY
TRIAL COURT NO. 360-505502-11
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MEMORANDUM OPINION1
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Appellant Paul Lair seeks to appeal the trial court’s “decision to modify
existing court orders.” The notice states in part, “RE: Hearing September 08,
2016, September 28, 2016.” On November 9, 2016, we notified Lair of our
concern that we lack jurisdiction over this appeal because the trial court clerk had
informed us that the trial judge had not signed an order, and we informed Lair
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See Tex. R. App. P. 47.4.
that because it appeared there was no final judgment or interlocutory order
subject to appeal, his notice of appeal was premature. See Tex. R. App. P. 26.1,
27.1. We further informed Lair that unless he or any party desiring to continue
the appeal furnished this court with a signed copy of the order that he seeks to
appeal by November 29, 2016, we would dismiss the appeal for want of
jurisdiction. See Tex. R. App. P. 42.3(a), 43.2(f). We have not received a
response.
The general rule is that an appeal may be taken only from a final judgment.
Lehmann v. Har-Con Corp., 39 S.W.3d 191, 195 (Tex. 2001). Interlocutory
orders may be appealed only if allowed by statute. Bally Total Fitness Corp. v.
Jackson, 53 S.W.3d 352, 352 (Tex. 2001). The trial court has not signed an
appealable interlocutory order or a final judgment. Therefore, we dismiss the
appeal for want of jurisdiction. See Tex. R. App. P. 42.3(a), 43.2(f).
PER CURIAM
PANEL: MEIER, GABRIEL, and SUDDERTH, JJ.
DELIVERED: December 22, 2016
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