Angel C. Gonzales v. Freedom Mortgage Corporation

• Court: Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)
• Decided: July 1, 2026
• Docket: 04-26-00347-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

Fourth Court of Appeals San Antonio, Texas MEMORANDUM OPINION No. 04-26-00347-CV

Angel C. GONZALES, Appellant

v.

FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION, Appellee

From the 131st Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas Trial Court No. 2025-CI-18120 Honorable Norma Gonzales, Judge Presiding

PER CURIAM

Sitting: Lori I. Valenzuela, Justice Lori Massey Brissette, Justice Adrian A. Spears II, Justice

Delivered and Filed: July 1, 2026

DISMISSED FOR LACK OF JURISDICTION

On April 28, 2026, appellant filed a notice of restricted appeal indicating that he wished to

appeal from a “final judgment/order of dismissal signed on: January 28, 2026.” The clerk’s record,

which was filed in this court on June 12, 2026, does not contain any judgments or orders signed

by the trial court. In response to an inquiry from this court, the Bexar County District Clerk’s

Office confirmed that the trial court did not sign any judgments or orders on January 28, 2026. 04-26-00347-CV

Our appellate jurisdiction is limited to appeals from written, signed final judgments and

appealable interlocutory orders. See, e.g., Sammour v. Fed. Gov’t, No. 02-20-00268-CV, 2020 WL

6601596, at *1 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth Nov. 12, 2020, no pet.) (per curiam) (mem. op.). Because

it appeared that no appealable judgment or order had been signed in the underlying case, we

ordered appellant to show cause in writing why this appeal should not be dismissed for lack of

jurisdiction.

On June 24, 2026, appellant filed the response required by our order. The response

represented that the order appellant intended to challenge “was entered in proceedings pending

before the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas[.]” Because we lack

authority to review an order of a federal court, we dismiss this appeal for lack of jurisdiction.

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