in the Interest of T.R.H. Jr. ( 2020 )

In The
Court of Appeals
Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont
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NO. 09-20-00100-CV
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IN THE INTEREST OF T.R.H. JR.
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On Appeal from the 75th District Court
Liberty County, Texas
Trial Cause No. CV0901264
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MEMORANDUM OPINION
The appellant, Desireé Heller, filed a notice of appeal from the trial court’s
temporary order, which the trial court signed on February 12, 2020. We questioned
our jurisdiction over the appeal and instructed the appellant to respond by identifying
the statute or rule that she was relying upon to authorize an appeal from an
interlocutory order. In the same letter, we warned the parties the Court would dismiss
the appeal unless we could determine that jurisdiction existed over Heller’s appeal.
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Heller responded by fling an amended notice of appeal. In her amended notice,
she stated she wants to appeal from an order the trial court signed on March 12,
2020. In that order, the trial court denied Heller’s motion to enforce her right to have
visitation with the child who is the subject of the proceedings. After filing the
amended notice, Heller filed a response to this Court’s earlier request, claiming she
was appealing from the order the trial court signed in March and not from the one
the trial court signed in February
Generally, courts of appeal have jurisdiction to review final judgments and
interlocutory orders that the Legislature made appealable by statute. See Lehmann v.
Har-Con Corp., 39 S.W.3d 191, 195 (Tex. 2001). Heller’s response fails to establish
she is seeking to appeal from an order that she has the right to appeal. See Tex. R.
App. P. 42.3(a)
For these reasons, we dismiss Heller’s appeal for lack of jurisdiction. See Tex.
R. App. P. 43.2(f).
APPEAL DISMISSED.
PER CURIAM
Submitted on April 15, 2020
Opinion Delivered April 16, 2020
Before Kreger, Horton, and Johnson, JJ.
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