Jeanette L. Johnson v. 1910 Pacific, L.P.

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: July 11, 2023
• Docket: 05-23-00370-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

DISMISS and Opinion Filed July 11, 2023

In The Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas No. 05-23-00370-CV

JEANETTE L. JOHNSON, Appellant V. 1910 PACIFIC, L.P., BOXER PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CORPORATION, AND CRYSTAL ANGERER, Appellees

On Appeal from the 160th Judicial District Court Dallas County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. DC-19-04827

MEMORANDUM OPINION Before Justices Partida-Kipness, Reichek, and Miskel Opinion by Justice Reichek

Appellant appeals from the trial court’s April 20, 2023 order transferring a

county court at law case into the underlying district court case pursuant to local court

rules. We questioned our jurisdiction over this appeal because, generally, this Court

has jurisdiction over final judgments and certain interlocutory orders as permitted

by statute. See Lehmann v. Har–Con Corp., 39 S.W.3d 191, 195 (Tex. 2001); see

also TEX. CIV. PRAC. & REM. CODE ANN. § 51.014(a) (listing appealable

interlocutory orders). A final judgment is one that disposes of all parties and claims.

See Lehmann, 39 S.W.3d at 195. A transfer order pursuant to local rules is neither a final judgment nor an interlocutory order for which an appeal is authorized by

statute. See Chen v. Lushia, No. 05-22-00170-CV, 2022 WL 5434189, at *1 (Tex.

App.—Dallas Oct. 7, 2022, no pet.).

Although appellant filed a letter brief as directed by the Court, she addressed

the merits of the transfer order instead of the jurisdictional issue. Because appellant

has failed to demonstrate this Court’s jurisdiction, we dismiss the appeal for want of

jurisdiction. See id; TEX. R. APP. P. 42.3(a).

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JEANETTE L. JOHNSON, On Appeal from the 160th Judicial Appellant District Court, Dallas County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. DC-19-04827. No. 05-23-00370-CV V. Opinion delivered by Justice Reichek. Justices Partida-Kipness 1910 PACIFIC, L.P., BOXER and Miskel participating. PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CORPORATION, AND CRYSTAL ANGERER, Appellees

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

Judgment entered this 11th day of July, 2023.

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