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Martinez v. Ward

Court of Appeals of Texas, Eighth District, El Paso
Nov 2, 2005
225 S.W.3d 159 (Tex. App. 2005)

Opinion

No. 08-05-00228-CV.

October 13, 2005. Rehearing Overruled November 2, 2005.

Appeal from the 210th District Court of El Paso County, Texas (TC# 2004-1321) Gonzalo Garcia, Judge.

Marta Martinez, El Paso, TX, pro se.

Miguel Cervantes, El Paso, TX, for Appellees.

Before BARAJAS, C.J., McCLURE, and CHEW, JJ.


OPINION


Appellant is attempting to appeal from an apparent order of the trial court granting a motion for summary judgment in favor of Appellee. The docket sheet indicates that a hearing on the motion for summary judgment was held by the trial court on June 22, 2005.

Pending before the Court on its own initiative is the dismissal of this appeal for want of jurisdiction. See TEX.R.APP.P. 42.3. This Court possesses the authority to dismiss an appeal for want of jurisdiction after giving proper notice to all parties. Id.

On June 30, 2005, Appellant filed a notice of appeal and affidavit of inability to pay costs. On August 22, 2005, this Court received an affidavit from the District Clerks Office stating that no final judgment or appealable order had been filed.

On the same day we received the affidavit, this Courts clerk sent a letter to the parties indicating the Courts intent to dismiss the case for want of jurisdiction absent a response from any party within ten days to show grounds for continuing the appeal. No response has been received as of this date. Accordingly, pursuant to TEX. R.APP.P. 42.3(a) and (c), we dismiss the appeal for want of jurisdiction.


Summaries of

Martinez v. Ward

Court of Appeals of Texas, Eighth District, El Paso
Nov 2, 2005
225 S.W.3d 159 (Tex. App. 2005)
Case details for

Martinez v. Ward

Case Details

Full title:Marta MARTINEZ, Appellant v. Allen Sandy WARD, et al., Appellees

Court:Court of Appeals of Texas, Eighth District, El Paso

Date published: Nov 2, 2005

Citations

225 S.W.3d 159 (Tex. App. 2005)