Opinion
No. 08-07-00097-CV
June 14, 2007.
Appeal from 288th District Court of Bexar County, Texas, (TC # 1999-EM5-03241).
Before CHEW, C.J., McCLURE, and CARR, JJ.
MEMORANDUM OPINION
William Collier, pro se, attempts to appeal from a judgment entered by the trial court on February 1, 2007. Having determined on our own motion that Appellant failed to timely perfect this appeal, we dismiss the appeal for want of jurisdiction.
A civil appeal is perfected when the notice of appeal is filed. Tex.R.App.P. 26.1; see Restrepo v. First Nat'l Bank of Dona Ana County, N.M., 892 S.W.2d 237, 238 (Tex.App.-El Paso 1995, no writ) (applying former Tex.R.App.P. 40(a)(1)). When no motion for new trial or request for findings of fact or conclusions of law is filed, the notice of appeal must be filed within thirty days after the judgment is signed. Tex.R.App.P. 26.1; Restrepo, 892 S.W.2d at 238. A notice of appeal is considered timely if filed within fifteen days of the due date and accompanied by a reasonable explanation for the failure to file on the due date. Verburgt v. Dorner, 959 S.W.2d 615, 617 (Tex. 1997).
By letter dated April 16, 2007, the Court gave Appellant notice of our intent to dismiss this appeal within ten days unless he could show grounds for continuing the appeal. Tex.R.App.P. 42.3. We have received no response from Appellant. Accordingly, the appeal is dismissed for want of jurisdiction.