in the Interest of J. T., Minor Child

NUMBER 13-19-00041-CV
COURT OF APPEALS
THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS
CORPUS CHRISTI - EDINBURG
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IN THE INTEREST OF J. T., MINOR CHILD
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On appeal from the 430th District Court
of Hidalgo County, Texas.
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MEMORANDUM OPINION
Before Chief Justice Contreras and Justices Benavides and Hinojosa
Memorandum Opinion by Chief Justice Contreras
Appellant Alexis Renee Trevino attempted to perfect an appeal from a judgment
entered by the 430th District Court of Hidalgo County, Texas in cause number CW-0249-
16-J. Upon review of the documents before the Court, it appeared that there was no
final, appealable judgment dated January 17, 2019. On January 29, 2019, 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.
The Hidalgo County Clerk’s Office has informed this Court that no judgment was
entered on January 17, 2019. 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 defect 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).
DORI CONTRERAS
Chief Justice
Delivered and filed the
28th day of February, 2019.
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