Dedric Dixon v. Sylvia Griffith Sanders, Kevin W. Boyd, Albert Jackson, and James Dixon

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: May 24, 2024
• Docket: 03-24-00140-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN

NO. 03-24-00140-CV

Dedric Dixon, Appellant

v.

Sylvia Griffith Sanders, Kevin W. Boyd, Albert Jackson, and James Dixon, Appellees

FROM THE 201ST DISTRICT COURT OF TRAVIS COUNTY NO. D-1-GN-19-004019, THE HONORABLE AMY CLARK MEACHUM, JUDGE PRESIDING

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Dedric Dixon attempts to appeal from the district court’s “Order Denying Bench

Warrant.” By letter dated April 29, 2024, the Clerk of this Court informed Dixon that this Court

appears to lack jurisdiction because there is no final judgment or appealable interlocutory order.

The Clerk requested that Dixon file a response by May 9, 2024, explaining how this Court may

exercise jurisdiction over this matter. More than ten days have passed, and Dixon has not filed

a response.

This Court has jurisdiction over appeals from final judgments and from certain

interlocutory orders made appealable by statute. In re Guardianship of Jones, 629 S.W.3d 921,

924 (Tex. 2021). An order denying a motion for a bench warrant is not

independently appealable. See In re Marriage of Hernandez & McCreary, No. 12-17-00397-CV,

2018 WL 524864, at *2 (Tex. App.—Tyler Jan. 24, 2018, no pet.) (mem. op.); Ex parte M.B., No. 02-17-00070-CV, 2017 WL 2805871, at *1 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth June 29, 2017, no pet.)

(mem. op.). Absent a final judgment or other statutory authorization for this appeal, we lack

jurisdiction over this appeal.

We dismiss this appeal for want of jurisdiction. See Tex. R. App. P. 42.3(a).

__________________________________________ Rosa Lopez Theofanis, Justice

Before Chief Justice Byrne, Justices Smith and Theofanis

Dismissed for Want of Jurisdiction

Filed: May 24, 2024