Bob Karim & Associates, L.P. v. American First National Bank--Appeal from 157th District Court of Harris County

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Opinion issued August 31, 2010 In The Court of Appeals For The First District of Texas NO. 01-10-00239-CV BOB KARIM & ASSOCIATES, L.P., Appellant V. AMERICAN FIRST NATIONAL BANK, Appellee On Appeal from the 157th District Court Harris County, Texas Trial Court Case No. 2008-46432-A MEMORANDUM OPINION This is an attempted appeal from a February 19, 2010 interlocutory summary judgment. On July 28, 2010, the Clerk of this Court notified the parties that it appeared that the February 19, 2010 summary judgment was not a final judgment. See TEX. CIV. PRAC. & REM. CODE ANN. § 51.12 (Vernon Supp. 2009) ( In a civil case in which the judgment or amount in controversy exceeds $250, exclusive of interest and costs, a person may take an appeal or writ of error to the court of appeals from a final judgment of the district or county court. ). The parties were given until August 23, 2010, to file a response demonstrating this Court s jurisdiction over the case. The parties were notified that the appeal was subject to dismissal for want of jurisdiction. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.3 (allowing involuntary dismissal of appeal). The parties did not respond, and we know of no statute authorizing an appeal from such an interlocutory order. We dismiss the appeal for want of jurisdiction. PER CURIAM Panel consists of Justices Jennings, Alcala, and Massengale. 2

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