NUMBER 13-12-00443-CV
COURT OF APPEALS
THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS
CORPUS CHRISTI - EDINBURG
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HECTOR RIVERA JR., Appellant,
v.
JONATHAN TREVINO, Appellee.
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On appeal from the County Court at Law No. 7
of Hidalgo County, Texas.
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MEMORANDUM OPINION
Before Justices Rodriguez, Benavides, and Perkes
Memorandum Opinion Per Curiam
Appellant, Hector Rivera Jr. attempted to perfect an appeal from an order signed
on June 19, 2012, in cause number CL-12-0522-G. Upon review of the documents
before the Court, it appeared that there was no final, appealable judgment dated June 19,
2012. On July 17, 2012, the Clerk of this Court notified appellant of this defect so that
steps could be taken to correct the defect, if it could be done. See TEX. R. APP. P. 37.1,
42.3. Appellant was advised that, if the defect was not corrected within ten days from
the date of receipt of the notice, the appeal would be dismissed for want of jurisdiction.
Appellant failed to respond to the Court’s notice.
Additionally, on July 17, 2012, the Clerk of this Court notified appellant that the
notice of appeal failed to comply with Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.5(e). See
TEX. R. APP. P. 9.5(e). The Clerk directed appellant to file an amended notice of appeal
with the district clerk's office within 30 days from the date of that notice. An amended
notice of appeal has not been filed.
Upon review of the documents before the Court, it appears there is no final,
appealable judgment dated June 19, 2012. In terms of appellate jurisdiction, appellate
courts only have jurisdiction to review final judgments and certain interlocutory orders
identified by statute. Lehmann v. Har-Con Corp., 39 S.W.3d 191, 195 (Tex. 2001).
The Court, having considered the documents on file and appellant's failure to
correct the defects in this matter, is of the opinion that the appeal should be dismissed for
want of jurisdiction. Accordingly, the appeal is DISMISSED FOR WANT OF
JURISDICTION. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.3(a),(c).
PER CURIAM
Delivered and filed the
27th day of August, 2012.
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