Brandon D. Hicks v. Latisha D. Hicks

TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN
NO. 03-20-00140-CV
Brandon D. Hicks, Appellant
v.
Latisha D. Hicks, Appellee
FROM THE COUNTY COURT AT LAW NO. 4 OF WILLIAMSON COUNTY
NO. 19-1102-FC4, THE HONORABLE JOHN B. MCMASTER, JUDGE PRESIDING
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Brandon D. Hicks, appearing pro se,1 wishes to appeal what he describes as “the
order awarding title to the property located at 2602 Glen Field Drive, Cedar Park, TX in
Williamson County.” Although it is not clear from the notice of appeal or the record, his
description appears to refer to a temporary order rendered in the course of the divorce proceeding
below. Yet a temporary order, “except an order appointing a receiver, is not subject to
interlocutory appeal.” See Tex. Fam. Code § 6.507.
On April 15, 2020, this Court sent Hicks a letter asking him to identify an
appealable judgment or order over which this Court may exercise jurisdiction. The letter
indicated that failure to do so might result in dismissal of the appeal. Hicks’s response was due
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We hold pro se litigants to the same standard as those represented by counsel. United
Copper Indus., Inc. v. Grissom, 17 S.W.3d 797, 805 n.6 (Tex. App.—Austin 2000, pet. dism’d).
April 27, 2020, but Hicks did not file a response. Accordingly, because Hicks has not identified
an appealable judgment or order, we dismiss his appeal for want of jurisdiction.
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Edward Smith, Justice
Before Justices Goodwin, Kelly, and Smith
Dismissed for Want of Jurisdiction
Filed: May 5, 2020
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