Patrick Minor v. Lee Woo Sung, Jr.

• Court: Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)
• Decided: April 15, 2026
• Docket: 04-26-00135-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

Fourth Court of Appeals San Antonio, Texas MEMORANDUM OPINION No. 04-26-00135-CV

Patrick MINOR, Appellant

v.

Lee Woo SUNG, Jr., Appellee

From the 150th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas Trial Court No. 2025-CI-21164 Honorable Norma Gonzales, Judge Presiding

PER CURIAM

Sitting: Adrian A. Spears II, Justice H. Todd McCray, Justice Velia J. Meza, Justice

Delivered and Filed: April 15, 2026

DISMISSED FOR LACK OF JURISDICTION

Appellant attempts to appeal the denial of his motion for default judgment. The clerk’s

record indicates the trial court denied the motion, but the clerk’s record does not contain an order

denying the motion. However, even if the clerk’s record contained an order denying the motion,

the denial of a motion for default judgment is an interlocutory order not subject to an immediate

appeal. See TEX. CIV. PRAC. & REM. CODE § 51.014(a)(1)–(18); S. Pioneer Prop. & Cas. Ins. Co.

v. Wilson, No. 01-17-00444-CV, 2018 WL 3384558, at *3 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] July 04-26-00135-CV

12, 2018, no pet.) (“The denial of a motion for default judgment . . . is appealable after a final

judgment or order.”).

We ordered appellant to show cause why this appeal should not be dismissed for lack of

jurisdiction. Appellant did not file a response. Accordingly, this appeal is dismissed for lack of

jurisdiction. See Crain v. Murach, No. 04-24-00591-CV, 2024 WL 4363747, at *1 (Tex. App.—

San Antonio Oct. 2, 2024, no pet.) (dismissing for lack of jurisdiction interlocutory appeal from

order denying motion for default judgment).

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