in the Interest of S.L., J.L., and L.L., Children

DISMISS and Opinion Filed December 2, 2021
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Court of Appeals
Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
No. 05-21-00719-CV
IN THE INTEREST OF S.L., J.L., AND L.L., CHILDREN
On Appeal from the 417th Judicial District Court
Collin County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 417-53803-2020
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Before Chief Justice Burns, Justice Molberg, and Justice Smith
Opinion by Chief Justice Burns
By notice of appeal filed August 24, 2021, appellant challenges the trial
court’s August 4, 2021 “order on motion for enforcement.” The order holds
appellant in contempt and confines him to county jail.
Because contempt orders involving confinement are only reviewable by writ
of habeas corpus, we questioned our jurisdiction over this appeal. See In re M.J.,
227 S.W.3d 786, 793 (Tex. App.—Dallas 2006, pet. denied) (orig. proceeding). At
our direction, appellant filed a letter brief in response, stating he “desires to appeal
the matter in its entirety” and noting a final order was signed September 7, 2021.
An appeal of “the matter in its entirety,” however, does not give us jurisdiction
over an order of contempt involving confinement. See id. Additionally, the
September 7th final order is the subject of appellate cause number 05-21-00874-CV,
and that appeal “brought forward the entire case.” See Gunnerman v. Basic Capital
Mgmt., Inc., 106 S.W.3d 821, 824 (Tex. App.—Dallas 2003, pet. denied).
Accordingly, in light of the circumstances before us, we dismiss the appeal. See
TEX. R. APP. P. 42.3(a).
/Robert D. Burns, III/
ROBERT D. BURNS, III
CHIEF JUSTICE
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Court of Appeals
Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
JUDGMENT
IN THE INTEREST OF S.L., J.L., On Appeal from the 417th Judicial
AND L.L., CHILDREN District Court, Collin County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 417-53803-
No. 05-21-00719-CV 2020.
Opinion delivered by Chief Justice
Burns, Justices Molberg and Smith
participating.
In accordance with this Court’s opinion of this date, we DISMISS the appeal.
Judgment entered December 2, 2021.
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