Jeff S. Akhtar v. the Mayor and Members of the City Council of the City of Port Neches

In The
Court of Appeals
Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont
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NO. 09-16-00283-CV
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JEFF S. AKHTAR, Appellant
V.
THE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF PORT NECHES, Appellee
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On Appeal from the County Court at Law No. 1
Jefferson County, Texas
Trial Cause No. 128,630
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MEMORANDUM OPINION
Jeff S. Akhtar filed a notice of appeal after the trial court granted a motion
by The Mayor and Members of the City Council of the City of Port Neches to
dismiss claims presented in an intervenor’s petition. We questioned our jurisdiction
and invited the parties to file responses. In his response, Akhtar states that no final
judgment has been signed and the appeal was prematurely filed. See Lehmann v.
Har-Con Corp., 39 S.W.3d 191, 195 (Tex. 2001) (“A judgment is final for
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purposes of appeal if it disposes of all pending parties and claims in the record,
except as necessary to carry out the decree.”). We dismiss the appeal for lack of
jurisdiction. See Tex. R. App. P. 42.3(a).
APPEAL DISMISSED.
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STEVE McKEITHEN
Chief Justice
Submitted on September 21, 2016
Opinion Delivered September 22, 2016
Before McKeithen, C.J., Kreger and Johnson, JJ.
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