Patrick Minor v. Kentucky Fried Chicken

Opinion

Fourth Court of Appeals

San Antonio, Texas

MEMORANDUM OPINION

No. 04-26-00136-CV

Patrick MINOR,

Appellant

v.

KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN,

Appellee

From the 407th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas Trial Court No. 2025-CI-24851 Honorable Mary Lou Alvarez, Judge Presiding

PER CURIAM

Sitting: Rebeca C. Martinez, Chief Justice H. Todd McCray, Justice

Velia J. Meza, Justice

Delivered and Filed: April 15, 2026 DISMISSED FOR LACK OF JURISDICTION Patrick Minor challenges the trial court’s denial of his motion for default judgment.

Ordinarily, the denial of a default judgment is an interlocutory order and not subject to appeal. See TEX. CIV. PRAC. & REM. CODE § 51.014(a); Aguilar v. Livingston, 154 S.W.3d 832, 833 (Tex. App. Houston [14th Dist.] 2005, no pet.). Such an order may be appealed only after the entry of a final judgment in the underlying proceeding. See Samuels v. Tex. Workforce Comm’n, No. 04-25-00063- CV, 2025 WL 984588 (Tex. App.—San Antonio Apr. 2, 2025, no pet.); S. Pioneer Prop. & Cas.

04-26-00136-CV

Ins. Co. v. Wilson, No. 01-17-00444-CV, 2018 WL 3384558, at *3 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] July 12, 2018, no pet.).

We therefore ordered Minor to show cause why this appeal should not be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. Minor has not responded. Accordingly, we dismiss this appeal for lack of jurisdiction. See id.; TEX. R. APP. P. 42.3.

PER CURIAM