Shawn L. Dunn v. Major Leo Ramirez, Dr. Koehn, and Correction Officer Connie Piedra

In The
Court of Appeals
Seventh District of Texas at Amarillo
No. 07-23-00085-CV
SHAWN L. DUNN, APPELLANT
V.
MAJOR LEO RAMIREZ, DR. KOEHN, AND
CORRECTION OFFICER CONNIE PIEDRA, APPELLEES
On Appeal from the County Court
Gray County, Texas
Trial Court No. 5456, Chris Porter, Presiding
March 22, 2023
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Before QUINN, C.J., and PARKER and YARBROUGH, JJ.
Appellant, Shawn L. Dunn, appearing pro se, appeals from the trial court’s Order
of Dismissal. The trial court signed the order on November 8, 2022. As no motion for
new trial or motion to modify the judgment was filed, a notice of appeal was due within
thirty days thereafter, by December 8, 2022. See TEX. R. APP. P. 26.1(a). Dunn filed a
notice of appeal on February 24, 2023.
A timely notice of appeal is essential to invoking this Court’s jurisdiction. See TEX.
R. APP. P. 25.1(b), 26.1; Verburgt v. Dorner, 959 S.W.2d 615, 616–17 (Tex. 1997). By
letter of March 2, 2023, we notified Dunn that his notice of appeal appeared untimely and
directed him to show how we have jurisdiction over the appeal. Dunn filed a response
but has not demonstrated grounds for continuing the appeal.1
Accordingly, we dismiss Dunn’s untimely appeal for want of jurisdiction. TEX. R.
APP. P. 42.3(a).
Per Curiam
1 In his letter to the Court, Dunn references filings and an order issued in a case before a justice
court. To the extent Dunn seeks to appeal an order signed by a justice of the peace, we are without
appellate jurisdiction. See Crumpton v. Stevens, 936 S.W.2d 473, 476 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 1996, no
writ) (“An appeal from a justice court judgment is tried de novo in the county or district court.”).
2