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Douglas v. Geico Ins.

Court of Appeals of Texas, First District, Houston
Jul 14, 2011
No. 01-10-01006-CV (Tex. App. Jul. 14, 2011)

Opinion

No. 01-10-01006-CV

Opinion issued July 14, 2011.

On Appeal from the 125th District Court, Harris County, Texas, Trial Court Cause No. 2010-53065.

Panel consists of Justices JENNINGS, BLAND, and MASSENGALE.


MEMORANDUM OPINION


This is an attempted appeal from a trial court order staying the proceeding pending appellant's compliance with the vexatious litigant statute. See TEX. CIV. PRAC. REM. CODE ANN. § 11.001-.104 (West 2002).

Generally, appeals may be taken only from final judgments. Lehmann v. Har-Con Corp., 39 S.W.3d 191, 195 (Tex. 2001). Interlocutory orders may be appealed only if authorized by statute. Bally Total Fitness Corp. v. Jackson, 53 S.W.3d 352, 352-53 (Tex. 2001). Appellant cites no authority, and we have found none, providing for an interlocutory appeal from an order staying a proceeding pending compliance with the vexatious litigant statute. See generally TEX. CIV. PRAC. REM. CODE ANN. § 51.014(a) (West 2008); see, e.g., Almanza v. Keller, No. 10-10-00419-CV, 2011 WL 167619, at *1-2 (Tex. App.-Waco Jan. 19, 2011, no pet.) (mem. op.) (concluding that no statutory right exists to appeal vexatious litigant order requiring cost bond).

On June 17, 2011, the Court notified the parties of its intent to dismiss the appeal for want of jurisdiction unless appellant filed a response demonstrating this court's jurisdiction on or before June 27, 2011. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.3(a). Appellant filed a response, but it does not show grounds for continuing the appeal.

Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal for want of jurisdiction. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.3(a), 43.2(f). All pending motions are dismissed as moot.


Summaries of

Douglas v. Geico Ins.

Court of Appeals of Texas, First District, Houston
Jul 14, 2011
No. 01-10-01006-CV (Tex. App. Jul. 14, 2011)
Case details for

Douglas v. Geico Ins.

Case Details

Full title:RALPH O. DOUGLAS, Appellant v. GEICO INSURANCE, Appellee

Court:Court of Appeals of Texas, First District, Houston

Date published: Jul 14, 2011

Citations

No. 01-10-01006-CV (Tex. App. Jul. 14, 2011)

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