Opinion
NO. 14-20-00079-CV NO. 14-20-00081-CV
05-29-2020
IN RE D.T.
On Appeal from the 315th District Court Harris County, Texas
Trial Court Cause Nos. 2013-02936J & 2013-03190J
ORDER
The record in Appeal No. 14-20-00081-CV does not indicate that the juvenile court's previous transfer order, signed September 3, 2013, has been reversed by an appellate court (unlike the previous transfer order in Appeal No. 14-20-00079-CV). Nor does the record indicate that the previous transfer order has been set aside by the district court. See Tex. Fam. Code § 54.02(j)(4)(B)(iii) (contemplating a procedure in which the district court may set aside a transfer order). Absent a showing that the previous transfer order has been declared invalid, this court will consider dismissing Appeal No. 14-20-00081-CV for lack of jurisdiction. See Moon v. State, 451 S.W.3d 28, 52 n.90 (Tex. Crim. App. 2014) ("Unless and until the transfer order is declared invalid, the criminal courts retain jurisdiction, and the juvenile court lacks jurisdiction to retroactively supply critical findings of fact to establish whether or not it has validly waived its jurisdiction."). If a party wishes to show meritorious grounds for continuing the appeal, a response must be filed in this court on or before June 8, 2020.
PER CURIAM Panel consists of Justices Christopher, Jewell, and Hassan.