Bridget Parson v. Becky Cole

Opinion

DISMISS and Opinion Filed March 29, 2021

S In The Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas No. 05-18-00642-CV

BRIDGET PARSON, Appellant V. BECKY COLE, Appellee

On Appeal from the County Court at Law No. 2 Dallas County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. CC-15-01563-B

MEMORANDUM OPINION Before Justices Molberg, Reichek, and Nowell Opinion by Justice Reichek Appellant appeals from the trial court’s May 29, 2018 order denying her

motion to vacate a default judgment.1 By letter dated March 8, 2021, we questioned

our jurisdiction over this appeal.2 We instructed appellant to file, by March 18th, a

letter brief addressing our concern and cautioned her that failure to do so may result

1 Appellant appealed the December 17. 2015 default judgment and this Court dismissed that appeal for want of prosecution. See Bridget Parson v. Becky Cole, No. 05-16-00060-CV, 2016 WL 1704377, at *1 (Tex. App.—Dallas April 17, 2016, no pet.) (mem. op.). 2 We abated this appeal on October 31, 2018 due to appellant’s bankruptcy filing. We reinstated the appeal on February 25, 2021. in dismissal of the appeal without further notice. As of today’s date, appellant has

not filed a letter brief.

Generally this Court has jurisdiction only over final judgments and certain

interlocutory orders as permitted by statute. See Lehmann v. Har-Con Corp., 39

S.W.3d 191, 195 (Tex. 2001); TEX. CIV. PRAC. & REM. CODE ANN. § 51.014. Here,

the trial court’s May 29, 2018 order denying appellant’s motion to vacate the default

judgment is neither a final judgment nor an appealable interlocutory order.

Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal for want of jurisdiction. See TEX. R. APP. P.

42.3(a).

/Amanda L. Reichek/ AMANDA L. REICHEK JUSTICE

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BRIDGET PARSON, Appellant On Appeal from the County Court at Law No. 2, Dallas County, Texas No. 05-18-00642-CV V. Trial Court Cause No. CC-15-01563- B. BECKY COLE, Appellee Opinion delivered by Justice Reichek. Justices Molberg and Nowell participating.

In accordance with this Court’s opinion of this date, the appeal is DISMISSED.

Judgment entered March 29, 2021.

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