Richard Lares v. Martha C. Muniz

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: April 1, 2021
• Docket: 04-20-00475-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

Fourth Court of Appeals San Antonio, Texas April 1, 2021

No. 04-20-00475-CV

Richard LARES, Appellant

v.

Martha C. MUNIZ, Appellee

From the 45th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas Trial Court No. 2006-CI-15663 Honorable Laura Salinas, Judge Presiding

ORDER

Appellant Richard Lares, proceeding pro se, seeks to appeal the trial court’s “Order on Petitioner’s Motion for Order to Compel the Respondent to Produce Documents, Petitioner’s Motion for Contempt of Court and to Modify The Rule 11 Court Order, and Petitioner’s Motion to Correct Judgment, and Respondent’s Motion to Dismiss and Respondent’s Motion to Enjoin” signed on July 17, 2020. The trial court’s order granted Lares credit toward his child support obligation for Social Security benefits received by the children, and denied all other relief requested in the case. Absent an appealable interlocutory order or final judgment in writing, this court has no jurisdiction over this appeal. See Ogletree v. Matthews, 262 S.W.3d 316, 319 n.1 (Tex. 2007); Lehmann v. Har Con Corp., 39 S.W.3d 191, 195 (Tex. 2001); Northeast Indep. Sch. Dist. v. Aldridge, 400 S.W.2d 893, 895 (Tex. 1966).

Accordingly, it is ORDERED that appellant show cause in writing within fifteen (15) days of the date of this order why this appeal should not be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. All appellate deadlines in this appeal are suspended pending further order of this court.

_________________________________ Liza A. Rodriguez, Justice IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court on this 1st day of April, 2021.

___________________________________ MICHAEL A. CRUZ, Clerk of Court