Sid Johnson v. Jane Doe

DISMISS and Opinion Filed March 1, 2019 S In The Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas No. 05-18-01276-CV SID JOHNSON, Appellant V. JANE DOE, Appellee On Appeal from the County Court at Law No. 2 Travis County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. C-1-CV-18-000015 MEMORANDUM OPINION Before Chief Justice Burns, Justice Whitehill, and Justice Molberg Opinion by Chief Justice Burns By letter dated January 22, 2019, we questioned our jurisdiction over this appeal because the notice of appeal was untimely. When no timely post-judgment motion extending the appellate timetable is filed, a notice of appeal is due thirty days after the date the judgment is signed or, with an extension motion, forty-five days after the date the judgment is signed. See TEX. R. APP. P. 26.1, 26.3. Without a timely filed notice of appeal, this Court lacks jurisdiction. See id. 25.1(b). The trial court signed the judgment on August 27, 2018. Appellant did not file any post- judgment motion extending the appellate timetable. Accordingly, the notice of appeal was due on September 26, 2018, thirty days after the date the judgment was signed. See id. 26.1. Appellant filed a notice of appeal on September 27, 2018. Because the notice of appeal was not filed more than fifteen days late, we informed appellant that he could remedy the timeliness problem by filing, by February 1, 2019, a motion for extension of time to file the notice of appeal. See id. 26.3. We cautioned appellant that failure to file an extension motion within the time specified could result in dismissal of the appeal without further notice. As of today’s date, appellant has not filed a motion for extension of time to file the notice of appeal. Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal for want of jurisdiction. See id. 42.3(a). /Robert D Burns, III/ ROBERT D. BURNS, III CHIEF JUSTICE 181276F.P05 –2– S Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas JUDGMENT SID JOHNSON, Appellant On Appeal from the County Court at Law No. 2, Travis County, Texas No. 05-18-01276-CV V. Trial Court Cause No. C-1-CV-18-000015. Opinion delivered by Chief Justice Burns. JANE DOE, Appellee Justices Whitehill and Molberg participating. In accordance with this Court’s opinion of this date, the appeal is DISMISSED. Judgment entered March 1, 2019 –3–