Jeffery Lang Wilson v. Jeannie Marie Coleman

Opinion

COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIRST DISTRICT OF TEXAS AT HOUSTON

ORDER

Appellate case name: Jeffery Lang Wilson v. Jeannie Marie Coleman

Appellate case number: 01-21-00501-CV

Trial court case number: 2019-71440

Trial court: 257th District Court of Harris County

Appellant, Jeffery Lang Wilson, has filed an appeal from the trial court’s May 10, 2021 order granting summary judgment in favor of appellee, Jeannie Marie Coleman in appellant’s bill of review from a default order signed March 23, 2018. Appellant filed a motion for new trial on May 19, 2021. Notice of appeal was not filed until September 13, 2021. When a party files a timely motion for new trial, the notice of appeal is due to be filed within ninety days after the judgment is signed. See TEX. R. APP. P. 26.1(a). Because appellant filed a timely motion for new trial, his notice of appeal was due by the 90th day after judgment was signed, which was August 9, 2021. But appellant did not file his notice of appeal until September 13, 2021. Absent a timely-filed notice of appeal, this Court lacks jurisdiction over the appeal and has no choice but to dismiss the appeal. See Haase v. Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Sorrels, Agosto and Friend, LLP, 404 S.W.3d 75, 80 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2013, no pet.). Accordingly, this appeal will be dismissed unless appellant files a response within 10 days establishing that this Court has jurisdiction over this appeal. It is so ORDERED.

Judge’s signature: ____/s/ Richard Hightower____  Acting individually  Acting for the Court

Date: __December 14, 2021_____