Ivie Fenoi-Lynch v. First National Bank of Omaha

• Court: Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)
• Decided: April 15, 2026
• Docket: 04-26-00093-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

Fourth Court of Appeals San Antonio, Texas MEMORANDUM OPINION No. 04-26-00093-CV

Ivie FENOI-LYNCH, Appellant

v.

FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF OMAHA, Appellee

From the County Court at Law No. 3, Bexar County, Texas Trial Court No. 2024CV10702 Honorable David J. Rodriguez, Judge Presiding

PER CURIAM

Sitting: Rebeca C. Martinez, Chief Justice Irene Rios, Justice Lori I. Valenzuela, Justice

Delivered and Filed: April 15, 2026

DISMISSED FOR LACK OF JURISDICTION

On February 4, 2026, appellant Ivie Fenoi-Lynch filed a notice of appeal from an October

21, 2024 judgment signed by a justice court. The clerk’s record indicates that the justice court

proceedings continued in the County Court at Law No. 3 of Bexar County, Texas. However, the

county court at law has signed no final judgment.

This court’s jurisdiction is limited to appeals from judgments by district or county courts

within our district boundaries. TEX. GOV’T CODE ANN. § 22.220(a). Appeals from justice courts 04-26-00093-CV

generally must be brought in the county court. TEX. CIV. PRAC. & REM. CODE ANN. § 51.001(a).

Consequently, a notice of appeal from a judgment of a justice court does not invoke this court’s

appellate jurisdiction. See Reese v. Scott, No. 03-22-00647-CV, 2022 WL 17096685, at *1 (Tex.

App.—Austin Nov. 22, 2022, no pet.) (mem. op.); McCuin v. Vinyard at the Ranch, No. 05-19-

00992-CV, 2019 WL 5128136, at *1 (Tex. App.—Dallas Oct. 7, 2019, no pet.) (mem. op.).

Additionally, “[c]ourts of appeals generally have appellate jurisdiction only over final judgments.”

Rush Truck Centers of Tex., L.P. v. Sayre, 718 S.W.3d 233, 237 (Tex. 2025). The clerk’s record

does not include a final judgment signed by the county court at law.

On March 13, 2026, we ordered appellant to show cause why this appeal should not be

dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. We cautioned appellant that if she failed to respond by March

27, 2026, this appeal would be dismissed. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.3(a). Appellant responded, but

her response does not establish that we have jurisdiction. Accordingly, this court has no

jurisdiction over the appeal, and we must dismiss it. See id.

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