Opinion
05-22-00300-CV
07-27-2022
DOREATHA ROBINSON, Appellant v. THE OAKS 4614 LLC, INDIVIDUALLY AND D/B/A THE OAKS APARTMENTS, MBP TEXAS, LLC, INDIVDUALLY AND D/B/ACATALYST MULTIFAMILY MANAGEMENT AND D/B/A CATALYST MULTIFAMILY, AND ROSCOE PROPERTIES, INC., Appellees
On Appeal from the 68th Judicial District Court Dallas County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. DC-17-04167
Before Justices Schenck, Osborne, and Smith.
MEMORANDUM OPINION
LESLIE OSBORNE JUSTICE.
The Court questioned its jurisdiction over this appeal as it appeared the notice of appeal was untimely. We directed appellant to file a letter brief addressing the Court's concern. Although appellant filed a letter, she failed to address the jurisdictional issue.
When a party files a timely post-judgment motion extending the appellate timetable, a notice of appeal is due ninety days or, with an extension motion, fifteen days after the due date. See Tex. R. App. P. 26.1(a), 26.3. Without a timely filed notice of appeal, this Court lacks jurisdiction. See Brashear v. Victoria Gardens of McKinney, LLC, 302 S.W.3d 542, 545 (Tex. App.-Dallas 2009, no pet.) (op. on reh'g) (timely notice of appeal is jurisdictional).
The trial court signed the judgment on July 30, 2018. The record reflects appellant filed a letter on August 20, 2018 asking the trial court to "withdraw" the judgment. Construing the letter as a motion for new trial, the notice of appeal should have been filed no later than October 29, 2018 or, with an extension motion, no later than November 13, 2018. See Tex. R. App. P. 4.1(a), 26.1(a), 26.3. Appellant filed the notice of appeal on April 5, 2022, more than three years past the due date.
This order is viewable on the trial court's website.
Because appellant failed to file a timely notice of appeal, we dismiss the appeal for want of jurisdiction. See id. 42.3(a).
JUDGMENT
In accordance with this Court's opinion of this date, the appeal is DISMISSED.
Judgment entered.