Opinion
NO. 02-16-00219-CV
08-18-2016
LARRY JOE MORGAN APPELLANT v. RICHARD SCOTT WALKER APPELLEE
FROM THE 236TH DISTRICT COURT OF TARRANT COUNTY
TRIAL COURT NO. 236-282599-15 MEMORANDUM OPINION
See Tex. R. App. P. 47.4.
Pro se Appellant Larry Joe Morgan attempts to appeal a ruling that he presumes the trial court made after an April 7, 2016 hearing to dismiss his lawsuit. On July 5, 2016, we notified the parties of our concern that we have no jurisdiction in this matter because it appeared that there was no final judgment or signed order subject to appeal; we also informed them that the notice of appeal was premature. We indicated that this appeal would be dismissed for want of jurisdiction if a party did not furnish this court with a signed copy of the order Appellant seeks to appeal by July 25, 2016. We have received no response.
See Tex. R. App. P. 26.1(a), 27.1(a).
SeeStewart v. Stewart, No. 02-09-00285-CV, 2009 WL 3416553, at *1 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth Oct. 22, 2009, no pet.) (mem. op.).
Even if the trial court held a hearing on April 7, 2016, and orally dismissed Appellant's case, the time for perfecting an appeal in a civil case runs from a signed judgment or appealable order, not an oral rendition.
Seeid.; see also Tex. R. App. P. 26.1.
Because there is no signed judgment or appealable order, we dismiss this appeal for want of jurisdiction.
See Tex. R. App. P. 42.3(a), 43.2(f). --------
PER CURIAM PANEL: DAUPHINOT, GARDNER, and WALKER, JJ. DELIVERED: August 18, 2016