Opinion
No. 05-19-01238-CV
11-14-2019
JIGNESH PATEL AND SMITA LAD, Appellants v. SHLOK KRISHNA RONAK, LLC D/B/A SAM'S TOBACCO TOWN AND D/B/A CHEVRON GAS STATION, RONAK SHAH, RAMESH PATEL, AND KRISHNA SHAH, Appellees
On Appeal from the County Court at Law No. 3 Dallas County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. CC-19-00723-C
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Before Chief Justice Burns, Justice Molberg, and Justice Nowell
Opinion by Chief Justice Burns
The Court questioned its jurisdiction over this appeal as there did not appear to be a final judgment or other appealable order. We instructed appellants to file, by November 4, 2019, a letter brief addressing the Court's concern and cautioned that failure to do so may result in dismissal of the appeal without further notice. As of today's date, appellants have not complied.
Generally, appellate courts have jurisdiction only over appeals from final judgments and certain interlocutory orders as permitted by statute. See Lehmann v. Har-Con Corp., 39 S.W.3d 191, 195 (Tex. 2001). A final judgment is one that disposes of all parties and claims. See Lehman, 39 S.W.3d at 195.
The trial court signed an interlocutory order granting appellees' motion to dismiss certain claims pursuant to the Texas Citizens' Participation Act and awarded attorneys' fees. Appellants filed a motion for new trial and for rehearing on the attorneys' fee award. In their notice of appeal, appellants state they are appealing the trial court's interlocutory order denying their motion for new trial and for rehearing. This order is neither a final order nor an appealable interlocutory order. See TEX. CIV. PRAC. & REM. CODE ANN. §§ 27.003; 27.008; 51.014(a)(12) (only denial of motion to dismiss pursuant to section 27.003 is subject to an interlocutory appeal). For this reason, we dismiss this appeal for want of jurisdiction. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.3(a).
/Robert D. Burns, III/
ROBERT D. BURNS, III
CHIEF JUSTICE 191238F.P05
JUDGMENT
On Appeal from the County Court at Law No. 3, Dallas County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. CC-19-00723-C.
Opinion delivered by Chief Justice Burns. Justices Molberg and Nowell participating.
In accordance with this Court's opinion of this date, the appeal is DISMISSED.
It is ORDERED that appellees SHLOK KRISHNA RONAK, LLC D/B/A SAM'S TOBACCO TOWN AND D/B/A CHEVRON GAS STATION, RONAK SHAH, RAMESH PATEL, AND KRISHNA SHAH recover their costs of this appeal from appellants JIGNESH PATEL AND SMITA LAD. Judgment entered November 14, 2019