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Dixon v. Sanders

Court of Appeals of Texas, Third District, Austin
May 24, 2024
No. 03-24-00140-CV (Tex. App. May. 24, 2024)

Opinion

03-24-00140-CV

05-24-2024

Dedric Dixon, Appellant v. Sylvia Griffith Sanders, Kevin W. Boyd, Albert Jackson, and James Dixon, Appellees


FROM THE 201ST DISTRICT COURT OF TRAVIS COUNTY NO. D-1-GN-19-004019, THE HONORABLE AMY CLARK MEACHUM, JUDGE PRESIDING.

Before Byrne, Chief Justice, Smith and Theofanis, Justices.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Rosa Lopez Theofanis, Justice.

Dedric Dixon attempts to appeal from the district court's "Order Denying Bench Warrant." By letter dated April 29, 2024, the Clerk of this Court informed Dixon that this Court appears to lack jurisdiction because there is no final judgment or appealable interlocutory order. The Clerk requested that Dixon file a response by May 9, 2024, explaining how this Court may exercise jurisdiction over this matter. More than ten days have passed, and Dixon has not filed a response.

This Court has jurisdiction over appeals from final judgments and from certain interlocutory orders made appealable by statute. In re Guardianship of Jones, 629 S.W.3d 921, 924 (Tex. 2021). An order denying a motion for a bench warrant is not independently appealable. See In re Marriage of Hernandez & McCreary, No. 12-17-00397-CV, 2018 WL 524864, at *2 (Tex. App.-Tyler Jan. 24, 2018, no pet.) (mem. op.); Ex parte M.B., No. 02-17-00070-CV, 2017 WL 2805871, at *1 (Tex. App.-Fort Worth June 29, 2017, no pet.) (mem. op.). Absent a final judgment or other statutory authorization for this appeal, we lack jurisdiction over this appeal.

We dismiss this appeal for want of jurisdiction. See Tex. R. App. P. 42.3(a).

Dismissed for Want of Jurisdiction.


Summaries of

Dixon v. Sanders

Court of Appeals of Texas, Third District, Austin
May 24, 2024
No. 03-24-00140-CV (Tex. App. May. 24, 2024)
Case details for

Dixon v. Sanders

Case Details

Full title:Dedric Dixon, Appellant v. Sylvia Griffith Sanders, Kevin W. Boyd, Albert…

Court:Court of Appeals of Texas, Third District, Austin

Date published: May 24, 2024

Citations

No. 03-24-00140-CV (Tex. App. May. 24, 2024)