Christopher L. Wells v. Bobbi Jo Wells

Opinion

MEMORANDUM OPINION No. 04-03-00663-CV Christopher L. WELLS, Appellant v. Bobbi Jo WELLS, Appellee From the 407th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas Trial Court No. 2002-CI-17523 Honorable Janet P. Littlejohn, Judge Presiding

PER CURIAM

Sitting: Catherine Stone, Justice

Paul W. Green, Justice

Sarah B. Duncan, Justice

Delivered and Filed: October 29, 2003

DISMISSED FOR WANT OF JURISDICTION

The trial court signed a final judgment on May 8, 2003. Appellant filed a timely motion for new trial, extending the deadline to file the notice of appeal until August 6, 2003. See Tex. R. App. P. 26.1(a). Appellant did not file his notice of appeal until September 4, 2003. Because appellant did not file his notice of appeal within the required time period, or within the additional fifteen-day grace period provided by the appellate rules, see Tex. R. App. P. 26.3, appellant did not invoke the jurisdiction of this court. See Tex. R. App. P. 25.1(b); Ashley v. Harris County Risk Mgmt., 104 S.W.3d 905, 906 (Tex. App.--Corpus Christi 2003, no pet.). Accordingly, we dismiss appellant's appeal for want of jurisdiction. See Tex. R. App. P. 42.3(a).