Charles A. Watson v. Lance Bremer and Alvarez, Stauffer, Bremer, PLLC

Motion Granted; Order filed July 12, 2022
In The
Fourteenth Court of Appeals
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NO. 14-21-00728-CV
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CHARLES A. WATSON, Appellant
V.
LANCE BREMER AND ALVAREZ, STAUFFER, BREMER, PLLC,
Appellees
and
LANCE BREMER AND ALVAREZ, STAUFFER, BREMER, PLLC,
Appellants
V.
CHARLES A. WATSON, Appellee
On Appeal from the 270th District Court
Harris County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 2015-28746-C
ORDER
Charles A. Watson (Watson) filed a notice of appeal on December 14, 2021
from two orders rendering summary judgment in favor of Lance Bremer and
Alvarez, Stauffer, Bremer, PLLC (Attorneys). On December 15, 2021, Attorneys
filed a notice of appeal from an order denying their motion for a no-evidence
summary judgment signed September 10, 2021.
On June 14, 2022, Watson filed an unopposed motion to withdraw his
appeal. The motion to withdraw Watson’s appeal is GRANTED. Accordingly, we
order the appeal filed by Watson DISMISSED.
The appeal filed by Attorneys is interlocutory and not reviewable on appeal.
Cincinnati Life Ins. Co. v. Cates, 927 S.W.2d 623, 625 (Tex. 1996) (“The general
rule is that a denial of a summary judgment is not reviewable on appeal.”); City of
Houston v. Aster, L.P., 403 S.W.3d 354, 359 n.2 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.]
2013, pet. denied) (“The denial of a partial motion for summary judgment is not a
final judgment and is not reviewable on interlocutory appeal.”); See Tex. Civ. Prac.
Rem. Code § 51.014(a). Accordingly, Attorneys’ appeal is subject to being
dismissed without further notice on the court’s own motion for want of jurisdiction
unless any party files a response on or before July 22, 2022 showing meritorious
grounds for continuing the appeal.
PER CURIAM
Panel consists of Chief Justice Christopher and Justices Wise and Spain.