Opinion
No. 11-13-00154-CV
06-06-2013
CLAY D. SANDERS, Appellant v. ELIZABETH KARRICK, JAMES LANE, AND JOHN KARRICK, Appellees
On Appeal from the 259th District Court
Jones County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 022183
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Clay D. Sanders, Appellant, has filed two pro se notices of appeal in this cause. In one, he appeals the trial court's April 25, 2013 order denying his motion requesting recusal or disqualification of the trial judge. In the other, Appellant states that he is appealing from an August 9, 2012 order granting summary judgment, which, according to his notice of appeal, he has yet to receive. We notified Appellant by letter dated May 13, 2013, that it did not appear to this court that a final, appealable order had been entered by the trial court, and we requested that Appellant file a response showing grounds to continue this appeal. Appellant filed a response; however, he has not shown appropriate grounds to continue.
Unless specifically authorized by statute, appeals may be taken only from final judgments. Tex. A & M Univ. Sys. v. Koseoglu, 233 S.W.3d 835, 840-41 (Tex. 2007); Lehmann v. Har-Con Corp., 39 S.W.3d 191 (Tex. 2001). According to documentation from the district clerk that was filed in this court on May 13, 2013, the trial court has not signed a summary judgment in this cause. Furthermore, the order denying Appellant's motion for recusal or disqualification of the trial judge is not final and appealable at this time. See TEX. R. CIV. P. 18a(j). Because no final, appealable order has been entered in this cause, we lack jurisdiction and dismiss this appeal. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.3.
Accordingly, the appeal is dismissed for want of jurisdiction.
PER CURIAM Panel consists of: Wright, C.J.,
McCall, J., and Willson, J.