In the
Court of Appeals
Second Appellate District of Texas
at Fort Worth
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No. 02-18-00381-CV
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IN THE INTEREST OF H.C., A CHILD
On Appeal from the 322nd District Court
Tarrant County, Texas
Trial Court No. 322-378157-04
Before Sudderth, C.J.; Gabriel and Kerr, JJ.
Memorandum Opinion by Chief Justice Sudderth
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Appellant Mother attempts to appeal the trial court’s November 8, 2018 order
granting her request for a new trial. By letter dated December 5, 2018, we informed
Mother of our concern that we may not have jurisdiction over this appeal because the
November 8 order does not appear to be a final judgment or an appealable
interlocutory order. See Fruehauf Corp. v. Carrillo, 848 S.W.2d 83, 84 (Tex. 1993) (“An
order granting a new trial is an unappealable, interlocutory order.”). We requested
that Mother or any other party desiring to continue the appeal file a response by
Monday, December 17, 2018, showing grounds for continuing the appeal and
cautioned that a failure to do so could result in a dismissal of the appeal for want of
jurisdiction. See Tex. R. App. P. 42.3(a), 44.3.
Mother has filed a response, but it does not provide grounds for continuing
this appeal. We therefore dismiss the appeal for want of jurisdiction. See Tex. R.
App. P. 42.3(a), 44.3.
/s/ Bonnie Sudderth
Bonnie Sudderth
Chief Justice
Delivered: January 17, 2019
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