Turron Washington v. Latrina Isaac ( 2023 )

Opinion issued December 12, 2023
In The
Court of Appeals
For The
First District of Texas
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NO. 01-23-00545-CV
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TURRON WASHINGTON, Appellant
V.
LATRINA ISAAC, Appellee
On Appeal from the 309th District Court
Harris County, Texas
Trial Court Case No. 2012-70071
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Appellant is attempting to appeal from a divorce decree signed on November
18, 2013. Appellant filed a notice of appeal on July 25, 2023.
A notice of appeal is generally required to be filed within 30 days after the
judgment is signed. See TEX. R. APP. P. 26.1. This 30-day deadline may be extended
to 90 days after the judgment is signed if appellant files a timely motion for new trial
or other post-judgment motion. See TEX. R. APP. P. 26.1(a). The appellate court
may also extend the time to file the notice of appeal if, within 15 days after the
deadline for filing it, appellant files the notice of appeal in the trial court and files a
motion for extension of time in the appellate court. See TEX. R. APP. P. 26.3.
In this case, appellant did not file a notice of appeal until more than ten years
after the judgment was signed. Therefore, the notice of appeal is untimely. Absent
a timely-filed notice of appeal, this Court lacks jurisdiction over the appeal. See In
the Interest of K.A.F., A Child, 160 S.W.3d 923, 927–28 (Tex. 2005).
On August 17, 2023, the Court issued a notice that the appeal might be
dismissed for want of jurisdiction unless appellant filed a response establishing that
this Court had jurisdiction. Appellant filed no response.
Accordingly, the Court dismisses this appeal for lack of jurisdiction. Any
pending motions are dismissed as moot.
PER CURIAM
Panel consists of Justices Kelly, Hightower, and Guerra.
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