Ruben P. Chavez v. State ( 2015 )

TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN
NO. 03-15-00250-CV
Ruben P. Chavez, Appellant
v.
The State of Texas, Appellee
FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF BELL COUNTY, 27th JUDICIAL DISTRICT
NO. 195,953-A, HONORABLE JOHN GAUNTT, JUDGE PRESIDING
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Appellant Ruben P. Chavez, an inmate, has filed a pro se notice of appeal from the
district court’s interlocutory order, dated March 9, 2015, denying what Chavez styled as a “notice
of appeal.” Based on our review of the limited record before us, Chavez’s “notice of appeal” in the
district court appears to seek relief in a proceeding involving the State’s enforcement of Chavez’s
child-support obligations.
Appellate courts generally have jurisdiction over final judgments and interlocutory
orders that the Texas Legislature has deemed appealable.1 The interlocutory order at issue here is
not among those that we are permitted to review.2 On May 7, 2015, we notified appellant that no
final judgment or appealable interlocutory order appeared in the record before us and requested
1
See Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code §§ 51.012, .014; Lehmann v. Har-Con Corp., 39 S.W.3d
191, 195 (Tex. 2001).
2
See Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 51.014.
appellant file a response by May 18, 2015, explaining why this Court has jurisdiction in this appeal.
On June 4, 2015, we granted appellant’s motion for extension of time, extending the deadline to
file a response to June 15, 2015, and advised no further extensions would be granted. To date, no
response has been filed. Accordingly, we dismiss this appeal for want of jurisdiction.3
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Bob Pemberton, Justice
Before Chief Justice Rose, Justices Pemberton and Field
Dismissed for Want of Jurisdiction
Filed: July 9, 2015
3
See Tex. R. App. P. 42.3(a).
2