Giovanny Laguan v. Hillary J. Lloyd and Kimberly A. Lloyd

Opinion issued August 27, 2013
In The
Court of Appeals
For The
First District of Texas
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NO. 01-13-00510-CV
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GIOVANNY LAGUAN, Appellant
V.
HILLARY J. LLOYD AND KIMBERLY A. LLOYD, Appellees
On Appeal from the 240th District Court
Fort Bend County, Texas
Trial Court Case No. 12-DCV-202692
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Appellant, Giovanny Laguan, attempts to appeal from the trial court’s order
granting a temporary injunction against him and in favor of Hillary J. Lloyd and
Kimberly A. Lloyd. We dismiss the appeal.
An appeal from an order granting a temporary injunction is an accelerated
appeal. TEX. CIV. PRAC. & REM. CODE ANN. § 51.014(a)(4) (West Supp. 2012);
TEX. R. APP. P. 28.1(a). In an accelerated appeal, absent a motion to extend time
under Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 26.3, “the deadline for filing a notice of
appeal is strictly set at twenty days after the judgment is signed, with no exceptions
. . . .” In re K.A.F., 160 S.W.3d 923, 927 (Tex. 2005); see TEX. R. APP. P. 26.1(b).
If a motion for extension of time to file the notice of appeal is timely filed, the
deadline for filing a notice of appeal is extended by fifteen days, to thirty-five days
after the judgment is signed. See TEX. R. APP. P. 26.3; Verburgt v. Dorner, 959
S.W.2d 615, 617 (Tex. 1997). Filing a motion for new trial does not extend the
appellate deadlines in an accelerated appeal. See K.A.F., 160 S.W.3d at 927, 928;
In re R.B.M., 338 S.W.3d 755, 756 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2011, no
pet.).
Because the trial court granted the temporary injunction on March 27, 2013,
Laguan’s notice of appeal was due by April 16, 2013. Laguan, proceeding pro se,
filed his notice of appeal on June 17, 2013, which was eighty-two days after the
temporary injunction was granted. Hence, Laguan’s notice of appeal was
untimely. See TEX. R. APP. P. 26.1(b), 26.3; K.A.F., 160 S.W.3d at 927.
On July 11, 2013, we notified Laguan that his appeal was subject to
dismissal for want of jurisdiction unless he filed a written response showing how
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this Court has jurisdiction over this appeal. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.3(a) (allowing
involuntary dismissal of case after notice). On August 5, 2013, Laguan filed a
motion in response to our notice, contending that the trial court “signed into order a
ruling saying that” he could appeal the temporary injunction on March 30, 2013
and requesting that we retain jurisdiction over this case. This response neither
demonstrates that Laguan’s notice of appeal was timely nor shows that we have
jurisdiction over this appeal.
Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal for want of jurisdiction. See TEX. R.
APP. P. 42.3(a), 43.2(f); see K.A.F., 160 S.W.3d at 927 (holding that untimely
notice of appeal failed to invoke jurisdiction of appellate court); R.B.M., 338
S.W.3d at 756, 758 (dismissing appeal for want of jurisdiction when notice of
appeal was untimely). We dismiss any pending motions as moot.
PER CURIAM
Panel consists of Justices Keyes, Higley, and Bland.
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