in the Interest of M.C.T., a Child

DISMISS and Opinion Filed July 21, 2022
S In The
Court of Appeals
Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
No. 05-22-00226-CV
IN THE INTEREST OF M.C.T., A CHILD
On Appeal from the 302nd Judicial District Court
Dallas County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. DF-20-09973
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Before Justices Schenck, Osborne, and Smith
Opinion by Justice Schenck
In the notice of appeal, appellant states she is appealing from the trial court’s
judgment signed on February 16, 2022. We questioned our jurisdiction over this
appeal because the clerk’s record does not contain a judgment signed on that date.
We instructed appellant to file, by May 9, 2022, a letter brief addressing the issue
and cautioned her that failure to do so may result in dismissal of the appeal without
further notice. As of today’s date, appellant has not responded.
The appellate timetable does not commence to run other than by signed,
written order. See Farmer v. Ben E. Keith Co., 907 S.W.2d 495, 496 (Tex. 1995);
TEX. R. APP. P. 26.1. Thus, without a signed judgment or appealable order, there is
nothing for this Court to review. See Parson v. Cole, No. 05-21-00086-CV, 2021
WL 960643, at *1 (Tex. App.—Dallas March 15, 2021, no pet.) (mem. op.).
Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.3(a).
/David J. Schenck/
DAVID J. SCHENCK
JUSTICE
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Court of Appeals
Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
JUDGMENT
IN THE INTEREST OF M.C.T., A On Appeal from the 302nd Judicial
CHILD District Court, Dallas County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. DF-20-09973.
No. 05-22-00226-CV Opinion delivered by Justice
Schenck. Justices Osborne and Smith
participating.
In accordance with this Court’s opinion of this date, the appeal is
DISMISSED.
It is ORDERED that appellees Michael Senturion Thompson and Courtney
Danielle Thompson recover their costs of this appeal from appellant Sandra Jones.
Judgment entered July 21, 2022
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