Opinion
04-22-00448-CV
08-17-2022
Patrick MINOR, Appellant v. William SIMMONS, Appellee
From the 73rd Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas Trial Court No. 2018CI24173 Honorable Cynthia Marie Chapa, Judge Presiding
ORDER
LUZ ELENA D. CHAPA, JUSTICE
On July 21, 2022, appellant Patrick Minor filed a pro se notice of appeal seeking to appeal the trial court's dismissal of his suit. The clerk's record was filed on July 25, 2022, but it does not contain a final order or judgment dismissing the case. Instead, it contains two sets of judge's notes dated June 18, 2019 and March 2, 2020. In general, "an appeal may be prosecuted only from a signed final judgment," and for a judgment to be final, it must dispose of all the issues and parties in the case. N.E. Indep. Sch. Dist. v. Aldridge, 400 S.W.2d 893, 895 (Tex. 1966). In addition, "judge's notes contained in the clerk's record do not constitute a final order." In re A.W., 384 S.W.3d 872, 873 (Tex. App.-San Antonio 2012, no pet.).
Because the clerk's record does not contain a signed final judgment, it appears we do not have jurisdiction over this appeal. Accordingly, we order appellant to file a response by September 1, 2022 showing cause why this appeal should not be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. If appellant fails to satisfactorily respond within the time provided, the appeal will be dismissed. See Tex. R. App. P. 42.3(c). If a supplemental clerk's record is required to establish this court's jurisdiction, appellant must ask the trial court clerk to prepare one and must notify the clerk of this court that such a request was made. All deadlines in this matter are suspended until further order of the court.