Opinion
NUMBER 13-15-00142-CV
05-28-2015
HERMELINDA PENA, Appellant, v. TAX CLERK WASHINGTON, Appellee.
On "DWC Benefit Award"
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Before Chief Justice Valdez and Justices Rodriguez, and Longoria
Memorandum Opinion Per Curiam
Appellant, Hermelinda Pena, attemped to perfect an appeal of a "DWC Benefit Award." Upon review of the documents before the Court, it appeared that there was no final, appealable judgment. On March 30, 2015, the Clerk of this Court notified appellant of this defect so that steps could be taken to correct the defect, if it could be done. See TEX. R. APP. P. 37.1, 42.3. Appellant was advised that, if the defect was not corrected within ten days from the date of receipt of the notice, the appeal would be dismissed for want of jurisdiction. Appellant failed to respond to the Court's notice.
In terms of appellate jurisdiction, appellate courts only have jurisdiction to review final judgments and certain interlocutory orders identified by statute. Lehmann v. Har-Con Corp., 39 S.W.3d 191, 195 (Tex. 2001). The Court, having considered the documents on file and appellant's failure to correct the defect in this matter, is of the opinion that the appeal should be dismissed for want of jurisdiction. Accordingly, the appeal is DISMISSED FOR WANT OF JURISDICTION. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.3(a),(c).
PER CURIAM Delivered and filed the 28th day of May, 2015.