Opinion
NO. 02-14-00165-CV
06-26-2014
S&B CONSULTING GROUP, LLC, SIMPSONBLACK CONSULTING GROUP, LLC, AND JENNIFER SIMPSON BLACK APPELLANTS v. CHERYL DIETZMAN D/B/A DS BADER AND ASSOCIATES APPELLEE
FROM COUNTY COURT NO. 2 OF DENTON COUNTY
MEMORANDUM OPINION
After the trial court granted summary judgment in favor of appellee Cheryl Dietzman d/b/a DS Bader & Associates, appellant Jennifer Simpson Black filed a pro se notice of appeal with regard to herself, S&B Consulting Group, LLC, and SimpsonBlack Consulting Group, LLC.
On May 28, 2014, we notified Black of our concern that we lacked jurisdiction over the appeals of S&B Consulting Group, LLC and SimpsonBlack Consulting Group, LLC because a corporation may not appear in court through its officers who are not attorneys, and a notice of appeal filed by such an officer is not effective. See Globe Leasing, Inc. v. Engine Supply & Mach. Servs., 437 S.W.2d 43, 45 (Tex. Civ. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 1969, no writ); see also Kunstoplast of Am., Inc. v. Formosa Plastics Corp., 937 S.W.2d 455, 456 (Tex. 1996) (stating that generally, a corporation may be represented only by a licensed attorney, and an individual must appear in person or by an attorney). We informed Black that the appeals of S&B Consulting Group, LLC and SimpsonBlack Consulting Group, LLC would be dismissed for want of jurisdiction unless she or any party desiring to continue the appeals filed with the court a response showing grounds for continuing the appeals. Because Black's response does not show grounds for continuing the appeals of S&B Consulting Group, LLC and SimpsonBlack Consulting Group, LLC, we dismiss these appeals, see Tex. R. App. P. 42.3(a), 43.2(f), and restyle the remaining appeal as Jennifer Simpson Black v. Cheryl Dietzman d/b/a DS Bader & Associates.
PER CURIAM PANEL: MCCOY, MEIER, and GABRIEL, JJ.
See Tex. R. App. P. 47.4.