Chris Truax v. Kustom Ridz ( 2015 )

NUMBER 13-15-00130-CV
COURT OF APPEALS
THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS
CORPUS CHRISTI - EDINBURG
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CHRIS TRUAX, Appellant,
v.
KUSTOM RIDZ, Appellee.
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On appeal from the County Court at Law No. 5
of Nueces County, Texas.
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MEMORANDUM OPINION
Before Chief Justice Valdez and Justices Rodriguez and Longoria
Memorandum Opinion Per Curiam
Appellant, Chris Truax, attempted to perfect an appeal from an order entered by
the County Court at Law No. 5 of Nueces County, Texas, in cause no. 2014CCV-61232-
5. Upon review of the documents before the Court, it appeared that the order from which
this appeal was taken was not a final appealable order. 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 this notice, the appeal would be
dismissed for want of jurisdiction.
The notice was sent to appellant's last known forwarding address; however, the
notice was returned as not deliverable and unable to forward. The Nueces County
District Clerk has sent other correspondence to appellant at the same address, which has
also been returned to sender.
Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.1(b) requires unrepresented parties to sign
any document filed and "give the party's mailing address, telephone number, and fax
number, if any, and email address." See TEX. R. APP. P. 9.1(b). Appellant has neither
provided this court with a forwarding address nor taken any other action to prosecute this
appeal.
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. See id. Accordingly, the appeal is DISMISSED FOR WANT OF
JURISDICTION. See id. R. 42.3(a), (c).
PER CURIAM
Delivered and filed the
14th day of May, 2015.
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