in the Interest of R. A. K. ( 2018 )

NUMBER 13-18-00452-CV
COURT OF APPEALS
THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS
CORPUS CHRISTI - EDINBURG
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IN THE INTEREST OF R. A. K.
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On Appeal from the 275th District Court
of Hidalgo County Texas.
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MEMORANDUM OPINION
Before Chief Justice Valdez and Justices Longoria and Hinojosa
Memorandum Opinion by Chief Justice Valdez
Appellant, Reyna Lee, attempted to perfect an appeal from an order on emergency
motion to extend temporary restraining order and order denying respondent’s plea to the
jurisdiction signed on August 16, 2018, in cause no. F-4311-18-E. Upon review of the
documents before the Court, it appeared that the order from which this appeal was taken
was not a final, appealable order. On August 20, 2018, the Clerk of this Court notified
appellant of this defect so that steps could be taken to correct the defect, if it could be
done. See TEX. R. APP. P. 37.1, 42.3. Appellant was advised that, if the defect was
not corrected within ten days from the date of receipt of the notice, the appeal would be
dismissed for want of jurisdiction. Appellant failed to respond to the Court’s notice.
In terms of appellate jurisdiction, appellate courts only have jurisdiction to review
final judgments and certain interlocutory orders identified by statute. Lehmann v. Har-
Con Corp., 39 S.W.3d 191, 195 (Tex. 2001).
The Court, having considered the documents on file and appellant's failure to
correct the defect in this matter, is of the opinion that the appeal should be dismissed for
want of jurisdiction. Accordingly, the appeal is DISMISSED FOR WANT OF
JURISDICTION. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.3(a),(c).
/s/ Rogelio Valdez
ROGELIO VALDEZ
Chief Justice
Delivered and filed the
27th day of September, 2018.
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