Ellenor Perkins Ratcliff v. General Dynamics Corporation, General Dynamics Information Technology/New Hampshire Insurance Company

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: May 14, 2024
• Docket: 14-24-00272-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

Appeal dismissed, and Memorandum Opinion filed May 14, 2024.

In The

Fourteenth Court of Appeals

NO. 14-24-00272-CV

ELLENOR PERKINS RATCLIFF, Appellant

V.

GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION, GENERAL DYNAMICS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY / NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellees

On Appeal from the 55th District Court Harris County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 2020-60137

MEMORANDUM OPINION

This is an attempted appeal from an order signed February 27, 2024 granting a third-party’s objections to a notice of deposition and also granting the third-party’s motion for protection. Generally, appeals may be taken only from final judgments. Lehmann v. Har-Con Corp., 39 S.W.3d 191, 195 (Tex. 2001). When orders do not dispose of all pending parties and claims, the orders remain interlocutory and unappealable until final judgment is rendered unless a statutory exception applies. Bally Total Fitness Corp. v. Jackson, 53 S.W.3d 352, 352 (Tex. 2001); Jack B. Anglin Co., Inc. v. Tipps, 842 S.W.2d 266, 272 (Tex. 1992) (orig. proceeding). The February 27, 2024 order is not appealable as a final order. Further, no statutory exception applies that would allow an interlocutory appeal of the February 27, 2024 order. See Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code Ann. § 51.014.

On April 23, 2024, notification was transmitted to the parties of this court’s intention to dismiss the appeal for want of jurisdiction unless any party demonstrated this court has jurisdiction over this appeal on or before May 3, 2024. See Tex. R. App. P. 42.3(a). No response was filed.

Accordingly, the appeal is ordered dismissed.

PER CURIAM

Panel consists of Justices Jewell, Zimmerer, and Hassan.