Hermelinda Pena v. Tax Clerk Washington ( 2015 )

NUMBER 13-15-00142-CV
COURT OF APPEALS
THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS
CORPUS CHRISTI - EDINBURG
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HERMELINDA PENA, Appellant,
v.
TAX CLERK WASHINGTON, Appellee.
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On “DWC Benefit Award”
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MEMORANDUM OPINION
Before Chief Justice Valdez and Justices Rodriguez, and Longoria
Memorandum Opinion Per Curiam
Appellant, Hermelinda Pena, attemped to perfect an appeal of a “DWC Benefit
Award.” Upon review of the documents before the Court, it appeared that there was no
final, appealable judgment. On March 30, 2015, 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 the notice, the appeal would be dismissed for
want of jurisdiction. Appellant failed to respond to the Court’s notice.
In terms of appellate jurisdiction, appellate courts only have jurisdiction to review
final judgments and certain interlocutory orders identified by statute. Lehmann v. Har-
Con Corp., 39 S.W.3d 191, 195 (Tex. 2001). 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. Accordingly, the
appeal is DISMISSED FOR WANT OF JURISDICTION. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.3(a),(c).
PER CURIAM
Delivered and filed the
28th day of May, 2015.
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