In the Interest of N.G.M., a Child v. the State of Texas ( 2023 )

Dismiss and Opinion Filed August 7, 2023
In The
Court of Appeals
Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
No. 05-23-00253-CV
IN THE INTEREST OF N.G.M., A CHILD
On Appeal from the 301st Judicial District Court
Dallas County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. DF-22-05861
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Before Justices Partida-Kipness, Reichek, and Miskel
Opinion by Justice Reichek
This appeal was filed after the Office of the Attorney General filed a notice in
the trial court that it was nonsuiting its petition to establish the parent-child
relationship, the sole affirmative pleading in the underlying cause. Because nothing
before us indicated the trial court had signed an order of nonsuit or other appealable
order or judgment, we questioned our jurisdiction over the appeal. See Jack B.
Anglin Co., Inc. v. Tipps, 842 S.W.2d 266, 272 (Tex. 1992) (appellate courts have
jurisdiction over final judgments that dispose of all parties and claims and
interlocutory orders authorized by statute to be appealed); see also Farmer v. Ben E.
Keith Co., 907 S.W.2d 495, 496 (Tex. 1995) (per curiam) (appellate timetable runs
from date judgment is signed, not form filing of pleading). Although we gave
appellant an opportunity to demonstrate jurisdiction, he has failed to do so.
Accordingly, on the record before us, we dismiss the appeal for want of jurisdiction.
See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.3(a).
230253f.p05 /Amanda L. Reichek//
AMANDA L. REICHEK
JUSTICE
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Court of Appeals
Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
JUDGMENT
IN THE INTEREST OF N.G.M., A On Appeal from the 301st Judicial
CHILD District Court, Dallas County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. DF-22-05861.
No. 05-23-00253-CV Opinion delivered by Justice
Reichek, Justices Partida-Kipness
and Miskel participating.
In accordance with this Court’s opinion of this date, we DISMISS the appeal.
Judgment entered this 7th day of August 2023.
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