Susanna E. Groves v. Cameron Appraisal District ( 2013 )

NUMBER 13-13-00184-CV
COURT OF APPEALS
THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS
CORPUS CHRISTI - EDINBURG
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SUSANNA E. GROVES, Appellant,
v.
CAMERON APPRAISAL DISTRICT, Appellee.
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On appeal from the 357th District Court
of Cameron County, Texas.
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MEMORANDUM OPINION
Before Chief Justice Valdez and Justices Benavides and Longoria
Memorandum Opinion Per Curiam
Appellant, Suzanna E. Groves attempted to perfect an appeal from an order
signed on February 26, 2013, in cause no. CL-05-1249-E. Upon review of the
documents before the Court, it appeared that there was no final, appealable judgment
dated February 26, 2013. On April 15, 2013, 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 responded to the Court’s notice by providing an order signed by
the trial court on April 8, 2013 granting appellant’s affidavit of indigency and by filing an
amended notice of appeal.
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). Appellant is attempting to appeal an
“Order on Plaintiff’s Motion to Reconsider Order and Motion for Interlocutory Default
Judgment.” The order granting appellant’s affidavit of indigency does not establish that
this Court has jurisdiction over this matter.
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
6th day of June, 2013.
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