Johnathan Cooper v. Kevin Young

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: April 25, 2024
• Docket: 09-24-00065-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

In The

Court of Appeals

Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont

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NO. 09-24-00065-CV __________________

JOHNATHAN COOPER, Appellant

V.

KEVIN YOUNG, Appellee

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On Appeal from the 172nd District Court Jefferson County, Texas Trial Cause No. E205815 __________________________________________________________________

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Johnathan Cooper filed a notice of appeal in Trial Cause Number E205815.

In the notice of appeal, Cooper stated, “after several request to both clerk and court

coordination for status update/Jury trial setting other the years – with no response,

files this - to determine whats going on with above-styled cause.” We notified the

parties that the notice of appeal did not identify a final judgment or an appealable

order, and we warned the parties that the appeal would be dismissed for lack of

1 jurisdiction unless the Court received a response showing a ground for continuing

the appeal.

Generally, in civil cases appellate courts review only final judgments and

interlocutory orders specifically made appealable by statute. Lehmann v. Har-Con

Corp., 39 S.W.3d 191, 195 (Tex. 2001). An appeal from an interlocutory order may

proceed as an accelerated appeal “when allowed by statute[.]” See Tex. R. App. P.

28.1. Cooper filed a response, but he failed to identify a final judgment or a written

order from which an appeal is authorized by law. Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal

for lack of jurisdiction. See id. 42.3(a), 43.2(f).

APPEAL DISMISSED.

PER CURIAM

Submitted on April 24, 2024 Opinion Delivered April 25, 2024

Before Golemon, C.J., Horton and Wright, JJ.