Huifen Lang v. City of Garland Municipal Court ( 2021 )

DISMISS and Opinion Filed December 15, 2021
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Court of Appeals
Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
No. 05-21-00522-CV
HUIFEN LANG, Appellant
V.
CITY OF GARLAND MUNICIPAL COURT, Appellee
On Appeal from the County Court at Law No. 1
Dallas County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. CC-20-03691-A
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Before Chief Justice Burns, Justice Molberg, and Justice Goldstein
Opinion by Chief Justice Burns
We questioned our jurisdiction over the order on appeal and directed the
parties to file letter briefs addressing our concern. The parties have complied.
Appellant appeals from the order of the county court at law ordering the
forfeiture of certain animals. See TEX. HEALTH & SAFETY CODE ANN. § 821.025(a).
Section 821.025(e) of the Texas Health and Safety Code provides: “The decision of
the county court or county court at law under this section is final and may not be
further appealed.” See id. § 821.025(e); see also Smalley v. Four Brown & White
Paint Horses, No. 01-20-00103-CV, 2020 WL 2026488, at *1 (Tex. App.—Houston
[1st Dist.] Apr. 28, 2020, no pet.) (dismissing appeal of county court order divesting
appellant of seized animals pursuant to section 821.025). Although appellant filed
a letter brief, nothing therein demonstrates our jurisdiction over this appeal.
Because appellant is prohibited by statute from appealing the county court’s
order, we dismiss the appeal for want of jurisdiction. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.3(a).
/Robert D. Burns, III/
ROBERT D. BURNS, III
CHIEF JUSTICE
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Court of Appeals
Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
JUDGMENT
HUIFEN LANG, Appellant On Appeal from the County Court at
Law No. 1, Dallas County, Texas
No. 05-21-00522-CV V. Trial Court Cause No. CC-20-03691-
A.
CITY OF GARLAND MUNICIPAL Opinion delivered by Chief Justice
COURT, Appellee Burns. Justices Molberg and
Goldstein participating.
In accordance with this Court’s opinion of this date, the appeal is
DISMISSED.
It is ORDERED that appellee CITY OF GARLAND MUNICIPAL COURT
recover its costs of this appeal from appellant HUIFEN LANG.
Judgment entered December 15, 2021
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