in the Interest of M. S. G., a Child

Opinion

NUMBER 13-11-00526-CV

COURT OF APPEALS

THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

CORPUS CHRISTI - EDINBURG ____________________________________________________________

IN THE INTEREST OF M. S. G., A CHILD ____________________________________________________________

On Appeal from the 156th District Court of San Patricio County, Texas. ____________________________________________________________

MEMORANDUM OPINION Before Chief Justice Valdez and Justices Garza and Benavides Memorandum Opinion Per Curiam

Appellant, Kevin Michael Garcia, attempts to appeal a judgment of contempt

entered against him on January 26, 2011. This court does not have jurisdiction to review

contempt orders by direct appeal. See Norman v. Norman, 692 S.W.2d 655, 655 (Tex.

1985); Tracy v. Tracy, 219 S.W.3d 527, 530 (Tex. App.BDallas 2007, no pet.). Contempt

orders may be reviewed only by an application for a writ of habeas corpus, if the

contemnor has been confined, or by a petition for a writ of mandamus, if the contemnor has not been confined. See Rosser v. Squier, 902 S.W.2d 962, 962 (Tex. 1995); Ex

parte Williams, 690 S.W.2d 243, 243 (Tex. 1985); Tracy, 219 S.W.3d at 290.

The Court, having examined and fully considered the documents on file, is of the

opinion that the appeal should be dismissed for want of jurisdiction. Accordingly, the

appeal is hereby DISMISSED FOR WANT OF JURISDICTION. See TEX. R. APP. P.

42.3(a), (c). All pending motions are likewise DISMISSED FOR WANT OF

JURISDICTION.

PER CURIAM

Delivered and filed the 10th day of November, 2011.