Glenn Samuels v. Texas Workforce Commission

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: April 2, 2025
• Docket: 04-25-00063-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

Fourth Court of Appeals San Antonio, Texas MEMORANDUM OPINION No. 04-25-00063-CV

Glenn SAMUELS, Appellant

v.

TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION, Appellee

From the 438th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas Trial Court No. 2024CI24564 Honorable Rosie Alvarado, Judge Presiding

PER CURIAM

Sitting: Adrian A. Spears II, Justice H. Todd McCray, Justice Velia J. Meza, Justice

Delivered and Filed: April 2, 2025

DISMISSED FOR LACK OF JURISDICTION

Appellant attempts to appeal from the trial court’s order denying his motion for default

judgment, which is an interlocutory order. The denial of a motion for default judgment is not

subject to an interlocutory appeal. See TEX. CIV. PRAC. & REM. CODE § 51.014(a)(1)–(17); S.

Pioneer Prop. & Cas. Ins. Co. v. Wilson, No. 01-17-00444-CV, 2018 WL 3384558, at *3 (Tex.

App.—Houston [1st Dist.] July 12, 2018, no pet.) (“The denial of a motion for default judgment .

. . is appealable after a final judgment or order[.]”). We ordered appellant to show cause why 04-25-00063-CV

this court has jurisdiction over this appeal. Although appellant filed a response to our order, his

response does not demonstrate our jurisdiction over this appeal. Accordingly, this appeal is

dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. See Crain v. Murach, No. 04-24-00591-CV, 2024 WL

4363747, at *1 (Tex. App.—San Antonio Oct. 2, 2024, no pet.) (dismissing for lack of

jurisdiction interlocutory appeal from order denying motion for default judgment).

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