in the Interest of M.C.T., a Child

Court of Appeals of Texas

in the Interest of M.C.T., a Child

DecidedJuly 21, 2022

Docket05-22-00226-CV

StatusPublished

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DISMISS and Opinion Filed July 21, 2022

S In The Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas No. 05-22-00226-CV

IN THE INTEREST OF M.C.T., A CHILD

On Appeal from the 302nd Judicial District Court Dallas County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. DF-20-09973

MEMORANDUM OPINION Before Justices Schenck, Osborne, and Smith Opinion by Justice Schenck In the notice of appeal, appellant states she is appealing from the trial court’s

judgment signed on February 16, 2022. We questioned our jurisdiction over this

appeal because the clerk’s record does not contain a judgment signed on that date.

We instructed appellant to file, by May 9, 2022, a letter brief addressing the issue

and cautioned her that failure to do so may result in dismissal of the appeal without

further notice. As of today’s date, appellant has not responded.

The appellate timetable does not commence to run other than by signed,

written order. See Farmer v. Ben E. Keith Co., 907 S.W.2d 495, 496 (Tex. 1995);

TEX. R. APP. P. 26.1. Thus, without a signed judgment or appealable order, there is

nothing for this Court to review. See Parson v. Cole, No. 05-21-00086-CV, 2021 WL 960643, at *1 (Tex. App.—Dallas March 15, 2021, no pet.) (mem. op.).

Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.3(a).

/David J. Schenck/ DAVID J. SCHENCK JUSTICE

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IN THE INTEREST OF M.C.T., A On Appeal from the 302nd Judicial CHILD District Court, Dallas County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. DF-20-09973. No. 05-22-00226-CV Opinion delivered by Justice Schenck. Justices Osborne and Smith participating.

In accordance with this Court’s opinion of this date, the appeal is DISMISSED.

It is ORDERED that appellees Michael Senturion Thompson and Courtney Danielle Thompson recover their costs of this appeal from appellant Sandra Jones.

Judgment entered July 21, 2022

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