In the Matter of the Marriage of Venkata K. Tumati and Lakshmi S. Tumati v. the State of Texas

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: March 21, 2024
• Docket: 13-24-00067-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

NUMBER 13-24-00067-CV

COURT OF APPEALS

THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

CORPUS CHRISTI – EDINBURG ____________________________________________________________

IN THE MATTER OF THE MARRIAGE OF VENKATA K. TUMATI AND LAKSHMI S. TUMATI ____________________________________________________________

On appeal from the 201st District Court of Travis County, Texas. ____________________________________________________________

MEMORANDUM OPINION Before Justices Benavides, Tijerina, and Silva Memorandum Opinion by Justice Benavides

This cause is before the Court on its own motion.1 On January 22, 2024, the Clerk

of the Court notified appellant that the appeal has not been timely perfected, so that steps

could be taken to correct the defect, if it could be done. Appellant was advised that, if the

defect was not corrected within ten days from the date of the Court’s letter, the appeal

1 This case is before the Court on transfer from the Third Court of Appeals pursuant to a docket

equalization order issued by the Supreme Court of Texas. See TEX. GOV’T CODE ANN. § 73.001. would be dismissed. On February 6, 2024, the Clerk of the Court notified appellant a

second time that it appeared the appeal was not timely perfected. Appellant was again

advised that, if the defect was not corrected within ten days from the date of the Court’s

letter, the appeal would be dismissed.

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

appellant’s failure to timely perfect his appeal, 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).

GINA M. BENAVIDES Justice

Delivered and filed on the 21st day of March, 2024.