Rishard White v. Felicia L. Maloy Appeal from 292nd Judicial District Court of Dallas County (memorandum opinion)

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Dismissed and Opinion Filed November 10, 2017 S In The Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas No. 05-17-00977-CV RISHARD WHITE, Appellant V. FELICIA L. MALOY, Appellee On Appeal from the 292nd Judicial District Court Dallas County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. CV16-00363 MEMORANDUM OPINION Before Justices Lang, Brown, and Whitehill Opinion by Justice Whitehill This is an appeal from the trial court’s July 20, 2016 final judgment for a protective order. The notice of appeal was due August 19, 2016 or, with a timely extension motion, September 6, 2016. See TEX. R. APP. P. 26.1(a), 26.3. It was filed on August 18, 2017. At our request, the appellant filed a letter brief addressing our jurisdiction. See id. 25.1(b); Chilkewitz v. Winter, 25 S.W.3d 382, 382 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 2000, no pet.) (per curiam) (timely filing of notice of appeal is jurisdictional). However, nothing in appellant’s letter brief demonstrates we have jurisdiction over this appeal. Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.3(a); Chilkewitz, 25 S.W.3d at 382. /Bill Whitehill/ BILL WHITEHILL JUSTICE 170977F.P05 S Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas JUDGMENT RISHARD WHITE, Appellant No. 05-17-00977-CV On Appeal from the 292nd Judicial District Court, Dallas County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. CV16-00363. Opinion delivered by Justice Whitehill. Justices Lang and Brown participating. V. FELICIA L. MALOY, Appellee In accordance with this Court’s opinion of this date, we DISMISS the appeal. Judgment entered November 10, 2017. –2–

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