Opinion
No. 04-15-00222-CV
06-25-2015
IN THE ESTATE OF CARLOS AGUILAR, DECEASED
From the County Court at Law No 2, Webb County, Texas
Trial Court No. 2012-PB4-000048-L2
Honorable Jesus Garza, Judge Presiding
ORDER
Appellants filed a notice of appeal from a probate court order dated February 13, 2015. In response, appellee filed a motion to dismiss the appeal for want of jurisdiction, arguing the order from which appellants are attempting to appeal is not a final, appealable order, but is merely a discovery order that is not appealable. Appellant did not file a response to the motion to dismiss. After review, we granted the motion to dismiss and dismissed the appeal for want of jurisdiction.
In addition to filing the motion to dismiss, appellee filed a motion for sanctions pursuant to Rule 45 of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, arguing the appeal was frivolous. We denied the motion for sanctions. Thereafter, appellee filed a motion asking this court to reconsider our order denying the motion for sanctions. Although the motion was guised as a "motion for rehearing," it did not seek to alter our dismissal; rather, it simply asked the court to reconsider our order denying the request for sanctions. Accordingly, we interpret the motion as a "motion to reconsider" as opposed to a "motion for rehearing." After reviewing the motion to reconsider, we ORDER appellant to file a written response to the motion to reconsider, addressing the propriety of sanctions in this case. We ORDER that appellant file the response on or before July 15, 2015.
We order the clerk of this court to serve a copy of this order on all counsel.
It is so ORDERED on June 25, 2015.
PER CURIAM ATTESTED TO: /s/_________
Keith E. Hottle
Clerk of Court