Opinion
03-22-00642-CV
12-15-2022
In the Interest of L. I. T.
FROM THE 53RD DISTRICT COURT OF TRAVIS COUNTY NO. D-1-AG-21-000470, THE HONORABLE MADELEINE CONNOR, JUDGE PRESIDING
Before Justices Goodwin, Baker, and Kelly
MEMORANDUM OPINION
CHARI L. KELLY, JUSTICE
Appellant Carlos Tello seeks to appeal a trial court order granting a "motion to compel discovery and for sanctions," signed on September 20, 2022, and an order granting a "motion to strike respondent's due process affidavit," signed on November 30, 2022.
This Court's jurisdiction is generally limited to appeals from final judgments and certain interlocutory orders made appealable by statute. Lehmann v. Har-Con Corp., 39 S.W.3d 191, 195 (Tex. 2001); see Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 51.014(a) (appeals from interlocutory orders); Tex.R.Civ.P. 301 ("Only one final judgment shall be rendered in any cause except where it is otherwise specifically provided by law."). Upon review of the record, it does not appear that a final judgment has been signed in this case, and there is no statutory authority permitting an interlocutory appeal from the orders that Tello seeks to appeal. Consequently, we do not have jurisdiction to consider the merits of this appeal. Accordingly, we dismiss this appeal for want of jurisdiction. See Tex. R. App. P. 42.3(a).
On November 29, 2022, the Clerk of this Court advised Tello that it appears that this Court lacks appellate jurisdiction over this matter because the clerk's record does not contain a final judgment or appealable order. In response, Tello forwarded copies of the trial court's orders but did not explain how this Court could exercise jurisdiction over his appeal.
Dismissed for Want of Jurisdiction