Opinion
NO. 09-16-00081-CV
05-19-2016
NATHANIEL JONES III, Appellant v. WARDEN CARTER, Appellee
On Appeal from the 60th District Court Jefferson County, Texas
Trial Cause No. B-196,422
MEMORANDUM OPINION
On November 13, 2015, the trial court declared Nathaniel Jones III a vexatious litigant and signed a separate order requiring that Jones obtain a pre-filing order from the local administrative judge before filing any new litigation in any court. See Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code Ann. § 11. 101 (West Supp. 2015). A pre-filing order is appealable. See id. § 11. 101(c). The notice of appeal for an accelerated appeal of the pre-filing order was due December 3, 2015. See Restrepo v. Alliance Riggers & Constructors, Ltd., No. 08-15-00011-CV, 2015 WL 999950, at *2 (Tex. App.—El Paso Mar. 4, 2015, no pet.) (mem. op.); Tex. R. App. P. 26.1(b).
On March 3, 2016, we received a notice of appeal. On March 16, 2016, we notified the appellant that the notice of appeal was filed outside the time for which an extension of time may be granted for the filing of a notice of appeal. See Tex. R. App. P. 26.3. Jones did not file a response that shows that he filed a notice of appeal within fifteen days of its due date. See id. We dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction.
APPEAL DISMISSED.
/s/_________
LEANNE JOHNSON
Justice Submitted on May 18, 2016
Opinion Delivered May 19, 2016 Before McKeithen, C.J., Horton and Johnson, JJ.