Opinion
No. 05-18-00642-CV
03-29-2021
BRIDGET PARSON, Appellant v. BECKY COLE, Appellee
On Appeal from the County Court at Law No. 2 Dallas County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. CC-15-01563-B
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Before Justices Molberg, Reichek, and Nowell
Opinion by Justice Reichek
Appellant appeals from the trial court's May 29, 2018 order denying her motion to vacate a default judgment. By letter dated March 8, 2021, we questioned our jurisdiction over this appeal. We instructed appellant to file, by March 18th, a letter brief addressing our concern and cautioned her that failure to do so may result in dismissal of the appeal without further notice. As of today's date, appellant has not filed a letter brief.
Appellant appealed the December 17. 2015 default judgment and this Court dismissed that appeal for want of prosecution. See Bridget Parson v. Becky Cole, No. 05-16-00060-CV, 2016 WL 1704377, at *1 (Tex. App.—Dallas April 17, 2016, no pet.) (mem. op.).
We abated this appeal on October 31, 2018 due to appellant's bankruptcy filing. We reinstated the appeal on February 25, 2021. --------
Generally this Court has jurisdiction only over final judgments and certain interlocutory orders as permitted by statute. See Lehmann v. Har-Con Corp., 39 S.W.3d 191, 195 (Tex. 2001); TEX. CIV. PRAC. & REM. CODE ANN. § 51.014. Here, the trial court's May 29, 2018 order denying appellant's motion to vacate the default judgment is neither a final judgment nor an appealable interlocutory order. Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal for want of jurisdiction. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.3(a).
/Amanda L. Reichek/
AMANDA L. REICHEK
JUSTICE 180642F.P05
JUDGMENT
On Appeal from the County Court at Law No. 2, Dallas County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. CC-15-01563-B.
Opinion delivered by Justice Reichek. Justices Molberg and Nowell participating.
In accordance with this Court's opinion of this date, the appeal is DISMISSED. Judgment entered March 29, 2021.