Thomas T. Headen III v. Geoffrey Berg and Abundant Life Therapeutic Services Texas, LLC ( 2019 )


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  • DISMISS and Opinion Filed August 21, 2019
    S    In The
    Court of Appeals
    Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
    No. 05-19-00800-CV
    THOMAS T. HEADEN III, Appellant
    V.
    GEOFFREY BERG, ABUNDANT LIFE THERAPEUTIC SERVICES TEXAS, LLC,
    ABUNDANT LIFE THERAPEUTIC SERVICES, LLC, SS OF MA, LLC,
    BLACKWISE, LLC, EVOLVE OUTREACH TEXAS LLC, PRESIDIUM PRIME, LLC,
    JASON RYAN FORD, MELVIN ANDERSON, AND LANCE TAYLOR, Appellees
    On Appeal from the 68th Judicial District Court
    Dallas County, Texas
    Trial Court Cause No. DC-18-15576
    MEMORANDUM OPINION
    Before Chief Justice Burns, Justice Molberg, and Justice Nowell
    Opinion by Chief Justice Burns
    Appellant sued fifteen defendants. Appellees, ten of those defendants, filed a motion to
    dismiss pursuant to the Texas Citizens Participation Act (TCPA). See TEX. CIV. PRAC. & REM.
    CODE ANN. § 27.003. Appellant appeals from the trial court’s June 11, 2019 order, granting that
    motion in part. Generally, this Court has jurisdiction over final judgments and certain interlocutory
    orders as permitted by statute. See Lehmann v. Har–Con Corp., 
    39 S.W.3d 191
    , 195 (Tex.
    2001). A party may appeal only from an interlocutory order that denies a TCPA motion. See TEX.
    CIV. PRAC. & REM. CODE ANN. § 51.014(a)(12). Because the appealed order does not dispose of
    all parties and claims and is not otherwise subject to an interlocutory appeal, the Court questioned
    its jurisdiction over this appeal and instructed appellant to file a letter brief addressing our concern
    with an opportunity for appellees to respond. Although, appellant did not comply, appellees filed
    a letter brief agreeing with the Court’s assessment that it lacks jurisdiction over this appeal.
    Because the challenged order is not subject to an interlocutory appeal, we dismiss this
    appeal for want of jurisdiction. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.3(a).
    /Robert D. Burns, III/
    ROBERT D. BURNS, III
    CHIEF JUSTICE
    190800F.P05
    –2–
    S
    Court of Appeals
    Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
    JUDGMENT
    THOMAS T. HEADEN III, Appellant                  On Appeal from the 68th Judicial District
    Court, Dallas County, Texas
    No. 05-19-00800-CV       V.                      Trial Court Cause No. DC-18-15576.
    Opinion delivered by Chief Justice Burns.
    GEOFFREY BERG ABUNDANT LIFE                      Justices Molberg and Nowell participating.
    THERAPEUTIC SERVICES TEXAS,
    LLC, ABUNDANT LIFE THERAPEUTIC
    SERVICES, LLC, SS OF MA, LLC,
    BLACKWISE, LLC, EVOLVE
    OUTREACH TEXAS LLC, PRESIDIUM
    PRIME, LLC, JASON RYAN FORD,
    MELVIN ANDERSON, AND LANCE
    TAYLOR, Appellees
    In accordance with this Court’s opinion of this date, the appeal is DISMISSED.
    It is ORDERED that appellees GEOFFREY BERG ABUNDANT LIFE THERAPEUTIC
    SERVICES TEXAS, LLC, ABUNDANT LIFE THERAPEUTIC SERVICES, LLC, SS OF MA,
    LLC, BLACKWISE, LLC, EVOLVE OUTREACH TEXAS LLC, PRESIDIUM PRIME, LLC,
    JASON RYAN FORD, MELVIN ANDERSON, AND LANCE TAYLOR recover their costs of
    this appeal from appellant THOMAS T. HEADEN III.
    Judgment entered August 21, 2019
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Document Info

Docket Number: 05-19-00800-CV

Filed Date: 8/21/2019

Precedential Status: Precedential

Modified Date: 8/22/2019