Ronnie R. Ceasar v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: December 5, 2019
• Docket: 09-19-00374-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

In The

Court of Appeals

Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont

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NO. 09-19-00374-CV __________________

RONNIE R. CEASAR, Appellant

V.

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., Appellee

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On Appeal from the 128th District Court Orange County, Texas Trial Cause No. A190283-C __________________________________________________________________

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Ronnie R. Ceasar filed a notice of appeal after appellee Wells Fargo Bank,

N.A. (“Wells Fargo”) filed a notice of removal in the trial court. On October 29,

2019, we informed the parties that our jurisdiction was not apparent from the notice

of appeal, and we warned that we would dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction

unless our jurisdiction was established. Ceasar filed a response, but failed to identify

a signed order or judgment over which this Court has jurisdiction. 1 The records provided to our court by the District Clerk indicate that the trial

court has not signed an appealable order. Rather, the only document that appears in

the record on appeal is the notice of removal filed by Wells Fargo. This Court’s

appellate jurisdiction is limited to appeals from final judgments and such

interlocutory orders as the legislature has deemed appealable. See Tex. Civ. Prac. &

Rem. Code Ann. § 51.014; City of Houston v. Kilburn, 849 S.W.2d 810, 811 (Tex.

1993). Because the record does not contain a signed, appealable order from the trial

court, we conclude that we lack jurisdiction. Accordingly, we dismiss this appeal for

want of jurisdiction. See Tex. R. App. P. 42.3(a).

APPEAL DISMISSED.

PER CURIAM

Submitted on December 4, 2019 Opinion Delivered December 5, 2019

Before Kreger, Horton, and Johnson, JJ.