In the
Court of Appeals
Second Appellate District of Texas
at Fort Worth
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No. 02-19-00365-CV
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EX PARTE J.C.
On Appeal from Criminal District Court No. 4
Tarrant County, Texas
Trial Court No. CDC4-E-13308-17
Before Kerr, Birdwell, and Bassel, JJ.
Memorandum Opinion by Justice Kerr
MEMORANDUM OPINION
J.C., proceeding pro se, attempts to appeal from the trial court’s “dismissal for
want of prosecution.” By letter dated October 4, 2019, we notified him of our
concern that we lack jurisdiction over this appeal because the trial-court clerk had
informed us that the trial-court judge had not signed an order in this case. We
informed him that because it appeared that there was no final judgment or order
subject to appeal, his notice of appeal was premature. See Tex. R. App. P. 26.1(a),
27.1(a).
Our letter also warned that we would dismiss this appeal for want of
jurisdiction unless, within 20 days, the parties provided us with a signed copy of the
order J.C. seeks to appeal. See Tex. R. App. P. 42.3(a), 43.2(f), 44.3, 44.4(a)(2). More
than 20 days have passed, and we have not received a response. Because no party has
provided us with a signed final judgment or appealable order, we dismiss this appeal
for want of jurisdiction. See Tex. R. App. P. 42.3(a), 43.2(f).
/s/ Elizabeth Kerr
Elizabeth Kerr
Justice
Delivered: December 12, 2019
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