Paul Robert Saunders v. Christi Antilley Saunders ( 2015 )

TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN
NO. 03-14-00807-CV
Paul Robert Saunders, Appellant
v.
Christi Antilley Saunders, Appellee
FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF TRAVIS COUNTY, 345TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
NO. D-1-FM-14-004475, HONORABLE ORLINDA NARANJO, JUDGE PRESIDING
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Appellant filed a notice of appeal on December 23, 2014. However, the record reflects
that the district court subsequently granted a motion for new trial. “Granting a new trial restores
the case to its position before the former trial . . . .” See Tex. R. App. P. 21.9(b). Because there is
no longer a final judgment from which an appeal may be pursued, this Court lacks jurisdiction
over this appeal. See Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code §§ 51.012, .014; Lemann v. Har-Con Corp.,
39 S.W.3d 191, 195 (Tex. 2001). Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal. See Tex. R. App. P. 42.3(f).
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Scott K. Field, Justice
Before Chief Justice Rose, Justices Goodwin and Field
Dismissed for Want of Jurisdiction
Filed: May 8, 2015