in the Interest of J.J.H., a Child ( 2021 )

Fourth Court of Appeals
San Antonio, Texas
MEMORANDUM OPINION
No. 04-21-00443-CV
IN THE INTEREST OF J.J.H., a Child
From the 224th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas
Trial Court No. 2020-PA-01604
Honorable Susan D. Reed, Judge Presiding
PER CURIAM
Sitting: Rebeca C. Martinez, Chief Justice
Patricia O. Alvarez, Justice
Luz Elena D. Chapa, Justice
Delivered and Filed: December 22, 2021
DISMISSED FOR WANT OF JURISDICTION
On October 15, 2021, appellant, a minor, filed a notice of appeal, stating his intent to appeal
the trial court’s “order denying the motion to remove child from present custody” signed on
October 6, 2021. The clerk’s record was filed on October 26, 2021 and it did not contain a final
order. On November 5, 2021, this court issued an order requiring appellant to show cause why the
appeal should not be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction because the trial court had not entered a
final, appealable order.
On November 12, 2021, the trial court clerk filed a supplemental clerk’s record, which
contains an “Order on Hearing for Change of Placement” signed by the trial court on October 27,
2021. Because no appealable order had been entered in the underlying case, this court ordered
appellant to show cause in writing why this appeal should not be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.
04-21-00443-CV
Appellant did not file a response showing that we have jurisdiction over this appeal. Therefore,
appellant has not provided us, nor have we found, any statutory basis for our jurisdiction to
consider his interlocutory appeal. See TEX. CIV. PRAC. & REM. CODE ANN. § 51.014(a) (listing
interlocutory orders from which interlocutory appeal may be taken); Jack B. Anglin Co. v. Tipps,
842 S.W.2d 266, 272 (Tex. 1992) (holding that Texas appellate courts only have appellate
jurisdiction over appeals from final orders or judgments, unless statute permits appeal from
interlocutory order). Accordingly, this appeal is dismissed for want of jurisdiction. See TEX. R.
APP. P. 42.3(a).
PER CURIAM
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