Hermelinda Pena, Appellant, v. Tax Clerk Washington, Appellee. (2015)

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Appellant, Hermelinda Pena, attemped to perfect an appeal of a “DWC Benefit Award.”   Upon review of the documents before the Court, it appeared that there was no final, appealable judgment.   On March 30, 2015, the Clerk of this Court notified appellant of this defect so that steps could be taken to correct the defect, if it could be done.   See Tex. R. App. P. 37.1, 42.3.   Appellant was advised that, if the defect was not corrected within ten days from the date of receipt of the notice, the appeal would be dismissed for want of jurisdiction.   Appellant failed to respond to the Court's notice.

In terms of appellate jurisdiction, appellate courts only have jurisdiction to review final judgments and certain interlocutory orders identified by statute.  Lehmann v. HarCon Corp., 39 S.W.3d 191, 195 (Tex.2001).   The Court, having considered the documents on file and appellant's failure to correct the defect in this matter, is of the opinion that the appeal should be dismissed for want of jurisdiction.   Accordingly, the appeal is DISMISSED FOR WANT OF JURISDICTION.   See Tex.R.App. P. 42.3(a), (c).

Memorandum Opinion Per Curiam