in the Interest of S.J.C.F., a Child

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: November 30, 2018
• Docket: 05-18-01353-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

DISMISS and Opinion Filed November 30, 2018

S In The Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas No. 05-18-01353-CV

IN THE INTEREST OF S.J.C.F., A CHILD

On Appeal from the County Court at Law No. 1 Kaufman County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 96437CC

MEMORANDUM OPINION Before Justices Francis, Stoddart, and Schenck Opinion by Justice Francis

Before the Court is appellant’s motion to dismiss the appeal. The motion was filed after we

questioned our jurisdiction over the appeal as it was filed before final trial, and no appealable

interlocutory order appeared to have been signed. See Tex. A & M Univ. Sys. v. Koseoglu, 233 S.W.3d

835, 840 (Tex. 2007) (“Appellate courts have jurisdiction to consider immediate appeals of interlocutory

orders only if a statute explicitly provides such jurisdiction.”); Lehmann v. Har-Con Corp., 39 S.W.3d

191, 195 (Tex. 2001) (“[T]he general rule, with a few mostly statutory exceptions, is that an appeal may

be taken only from a final judgment.”). In the motion, appellant acknowledges the Court lacks

jurisdiction over the appeal. Accordingly, we grant the motion. We dismiss appellant’s pending motion

for extension of time to file docketing statement and the appeal. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.3(a).

/Molly Francis/ MOLLY FRANCIS 181353F.P05 JUSTICE S Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas JUDGMENT

IN THE INTEREST OF S.J.C.F., A CHILD On Appeal from the County Court At Law No. 1, Kaufman County, Texas No. 05-18-01353-CV Trial Court Cause No. 96437cc. Opinion delivered by Justice Francis, Justices Stoddart and Schenck participating.

In accordance with this Court’s opinion of this date, we DISMISS the appeal.

Judgment entered November 30, 2018.

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