Opinion
05-21-00982-CV
01-21-2022
R. COURT POWELL, Appellant v. PIETRO EUSTACHIO AND GRACE EUSTACHIO, Appellees
On Appeal from the 298th Judicial District Court Dallas County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. DC-18-02969
Before Justices Myers, Molberg, and Garcia
MEMORANDUM OPINION
LANA MYERS, JUSTICE
The Court questioned its jurisdiction over this appeal because there did not appear to be a final judgment or other appealable order. See Lehmann v. Har-Con Corp., 39 S.W.3d 191, 195 (Tex. 2001) (generally, appellate courts have jurisdiction over final judgments and certain interlocutory orders as permitted by statute); Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code Ann. § 51.014(a) (listing appealable interlocutory orders). We directed appellant to file a letter brief addressing the jurisdictional issue with an opportunity for appellees to respond. We cautioned appellant that failure to comply may result in dismissal of the appeal without further notice. Appellant did not file a letter brief as directed.
Appellant appeals from the trial court's order granting appellees' motion for summary judgment. In their original answer, appellees asserted a counterclaim for sanctions. Appellees sought summary judgment on appellant's claims but not their counterclaim. Because appellees' counterclaim remains pending, there is no final judgment and this Court lacks jurisdiction over the appeal. See Lehmann, 39 S.W.3d at 195.
We dismiss the appeal for want of jurisdiction. See Tex. R. App. P. 42.3(a).
JUDGMENT
In accordance with this Court's opinion of this date, the appeal is DISMISSED.
It is ORDERED that appellees PIETRO EUSTACHIO AND GRACE EUSTACHIO recover their costs of this appeal from appellant R. COURT POWELL.