Juan Roberto Rodriguez v. State of Texas

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: October 5, 2007
• Docket: 07-07-00388-CR
• Status: Published

Opinion

NO. 07-07-0388-CR

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE SEVENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

AT AMARILLO

PANEL D

OCTOBER 5, 2007

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JUAN ROBERTO RODRIGUEZ, APPELLANT

V.

THE STATE OF TEXAS, APPELLEE

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FROM THE 227TH DISTRICT COURT OF BEXAR COUNTY;

NO. 90-CR-1294; HONORABLE PHILIP A. KAZEN, JR., JUDGE

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Before QUINN, C.J., and CAMPBELL and PIRTLE, JJ.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

On September 12, 2007, Appellant, Juan Roberto Rodriguez, an inmate proceeding

pro se, filed a Petition for Lawful Damages for Breach of Contract. He alleges breach of

a parole contract claim and seeks damages for mental anguish. By letter dated September

14, 2007, this Court notified Rodriguez to provide a final judgment or other appealable order, noting that failure to do so might result in dismissal pursuant to Rule 42.3(a) of the

Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure. In response, Rodriguez filed a Notice of Appeal. The

cause number he has provided in his documents reflects a 1990 criminal cause number.

Rodriguez did not, however, provide a final judgment or other appealable order.

This Court has appellate jurisdiction over final judgments and other appealable

orders and has no authority to file petitions initiating litigation. Additionally, Appellant has

not provided any authority or documentation that would authorize an appeal from the

underlying proceeding. See Staley v. State, No. AP-75,462, 2007 WL 2622426, at *1

(Tex.Crim.App. Sept. 12, 2007). Consequently, we have no authority to entertain his

complaint.

Accordingly, this purported appeal is dismissed for want of jurisdiction.

Patrick A. Pirtle Justice

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