Charles A. Watson v. Lance Bremer and Alvarez, Stauffer, Bremer, PLLC

Opinion

Motion Granted; Order filed July 12, 2022

In The

Fourteenth Court of Appeals ____________

NO. 14-21-00728-CV ____________

CHARLES A. WATSON, Appellant

V.

LANCE BREMER AND ALVAREZ, STAUFFER, BREMER, PLLC, Appellees

and

LANCE BREMER AND ALVAREZ, STAUFFER, BREMER, PLLC, Appellants

CHARLES A. WATSON, Appellee

On Appeal from the 270th District Court Harris County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 2015-28746-C

ORDER

Charles A. Watson (Watson) filed a notice of appeal on December 14, 2021 from two orders rendering summary judgment in favor of Lance Bremer and Alvarez, Stauffer, Bremer, PLLC (Attorneys). On December 15, 2021, Attorneys filed a notice of appeal from an order denying their motion for a no-evidence summary judgment signed September 10, 2021.

On June 14, 2022, Watson filed an unopposed motion to withdraw his appeal. The motion to withdraw Watson’s appeal is GRANTED. Accordingly, we order the appeal filed by Watson DISMISSED.

The appeal filed by Attorneys is interlocutory and not reviewable on appeal. Cincinnati Life Ins. Co. v. Cates, 927 S.W.2d 623, 625 (Tex. 1996) (“The general rule is that a denial of a summary judgment is not reviewable on appeal.”); City of Houston v. Aster, L.P., 403 S.W.3d 354, 359 n.2 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2013, pet. denied) (“The denial of a partial motion for summary judgment is not a final judgment and is not reviewable on interlocutory appeal.”); See Tex. Civ. Prac. Rem. Code § 51.014(a). Accordingly, Attorneys’ appeal is subject to being dismissed without further notice on the court’s own motion for want of jurisdiction unless any party files a response on or before July 22, 2022 showing meritorious grounds for continuing the appeal.

PER CURIAM

Panel consists of Chief Justice Christopher and Justices Wise and Spain.