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Venkatraman v. Bd. of Law Examiners

Court of Appeals of Texas, Third District, Austin
Jul 12, 2024
No. 03-24-00403-CV (Tex. App. Jul. 12, 2024)

Opinion

03-24-00403-CV

07-12-2024

Venky Venkatraman, Appellant v. Board of Law Examiners, Appellee


FROM THE 353RD DISTRICT COURT OF TRAVIS COUNTY NO. D-1-GN-24-000808, THE HONORABLE LAURIE EISERLOH, JUDGE PRESIDING

Before Baker, Smith, and Theofanis Justices.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Thomas J. Baker, Justice.

Venky Venkatraman attempts to appeal from an order signed by the trial court on May 21, 2024, that denied his request for an emergency hearing on his "Motion Asking to Set Aside Defendant's Order." Appellee the Texas Board of Law Examiners has filed a motion to dismiss this appeal for want of jurisdiction, asserting that the order at issue is not a final order or otherwise appealable interlocutory order. We agree with the Board and grant the motion to dismiss.

No final order or judgment appears in the record. In civil cases, Texas courts of appeals generally have jurisdiction over appeals only from final judgments. See Lehmann v. Har Con Corp., 39 S.W.3d 191, 195 (Tex. 2001); see also Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 51.012. We also have jurisdiction to consider appeals of interlocutory orders, but only if a statute explicitly provides appellate jurisdiction. Stary v. DeBord, 967 S.W.2d 352, 352-53 (Tex. 1998); see also Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 51.014. No statute provides this Court with appellate jurisdiction over an interlocutory order denying a request for an emergency hearing on a motion seeking to set aside an order issued by appellee.

We therefore lack jurisdiction over this appeal and accordingly dismiss the appeal for want of jurisdiction. See Tex. R. App. P. 42.3(a).

Dismissed for Want of Jurisdiction.


Summaries of

Venkatraman v. Bd. of Law Examiners

Court of Appeals of Texas, Third District, Austin
Jul 12, 2024
No. 03-24-00403-CV (Tex. App. Jul. 12, 2024)
Case details for

Venkatraman v. Bd. of Law Examiners

Case Details

Full title:Venky Venkatraman, Appellant v. Board of Law Examiners, Appellee

Court:Court of Appeals of Texas, Third District, Austin

Date published: Jul 12, 2024

Citations

No. 03-24-00403-CV (Tex. App. Jul. 12, 2024)