Case Information

R. COURT POWELL v. PIETRO EUSTACHIO AND GRACE EUSTACHIO

No. 05-21-00982-CV

Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas

January 21, 2022

On Appeal from the 298th Judicial District Court, Dallas County, Texas. Trial Court Cause No. DC-18-02969.

DISMISS and Opinion Filed January 21, 2022

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Before Justices Myers, Molberg, and Garcia

Opinion by Justice Myers

The Court questioned its jurisdiction over this appeal because there did not appear to be a final judgment or other appealable order. See Lehmann v. Har-Con Corp., 39 S.W.3d 191, 195 (Tex. 2001) (generally, appellate courts have jurisdiction over final judgments and certain interlocutory orders as permitted by statute); TEX. CIV. PRAC. & REM. CODE ANN. § 51.014(a) (listing appealable interlocutory orders). We directed appellant to file a letter brief addressing the jurisdictional issue with an opportunity for appellees to respond. We cautioned appellant that failure to comply may result in dismissal of the appeal without further notice. Appellant did not file a letter brief as directed.

Appellant appeals from the trial court's order granting appellees' motion for summary judgment. In their original answer, appellees asserted a counterclaim for sanctions. Appellees sought summary judgment on appellant's claims but not their counterclaim. Because appellees' counterclaim remains pending, there is no final judgment and this Court lacks jurisdiction over the appeal. See Lehmann, 39 S.W.3d at 195.

We dismiss the appeal for want of jurisdiction. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.3(a).

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/Lana Myers//

LANA MYERS

JUSTICE

JUDGMENT

In accordance with this Court's opinion of this date, the appeal is DISMISSED.

It is ORDERED that appellees PIETRO EUSTACHIO AND GRACE EUSTACHIO recover their costs of this appeal from appellant R. COURT POWELL.

Judgment entered this 21st day of January, 2022.