Patricia Decoud Hilliard v. Sandra Ortiz

Opinion issued March 29, 2012.

In The

Court of Appeals

For The

First District of Texas

NO. 01-10-00671-CV

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PATRICIA DECOUD HILLIARD, Appellant

V.

SANDRA ORTIZ, Appellee

On Appeal from the County Civil Court at Law No. 1

Harris County, Texas

Trial Court Cause No. 965316

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Appellant, Patricia Decoud Hilliard, filed a notice of appeal signed by her “agent,” Gunny Thompson, USMC (Ret.), who does not appear to be a party to the trial court’s judgment and is not licensed to practice law in Texas.  A notice of appeal must be signed by a party to the trial court’s judgment or that party’s attorney.  See Tex. R. App. P. 9.1, 25.1(b).  Appellant’s notice of appeal fails to invoke this Court’s jurisdiction since neither appellant nor her counsel signed the notice of appeal. 

On November 7, 2011, the Court notified the parties of its intent to dismiss the appeal for want of jurisdiction unless appellant filed a response demonstrating this court’s jurisdiction on or before November 21, 2011.  See Tex. R. App. P. 42.3(a).  Appellant has not responded.

Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal for want of jurisdiction. See Tex. R. App. P. 42.3(a), 43.2(f).  We dismiss any other pending motions as moot. 

PER CURIAM

Panel consists of Justices Keyes, Bland, and Sharp.