In the Interest of L.C., a minor child Appeal from 246th District Court of Harris County (memorandum opinion per curiam)
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Dismissed and Memorandum Opinion filed August 3, 2023 In The Fourteenth Court of Appeals NO. 14-23-00463-CV IN THE INTEREST OF L.C., A MINOR CHILD On Appeal from the 246th District Court Harris County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 2019-78967 MEMORANDUM OPINION This is an attempted appeal from orders signed May 19, 2020 and July 15, 2020. No timely post-judgment motion was filed as to these orders. Appellant’s notice of appeal was filed June 26, 2023. The notice of appeal must be filed within 30 days after the judgment is signed when appellant has not filed a timely postjudgment motion. See Tex. R. App. P. 26.1. Appellant’s notice of appeal was not filed timely. A motion to extend time is necessarily implied when an appellant, acting in good faith, files a notice of appeal beyond the time allowed by Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 26.1, but within the 15-day grace period provided by Rule 26.3 for filing a motion to extend time. See Verburgt v. Dorner, 959 S.W.2d 615, 617–18 (1997) (construing the predecessor to Rule 26). Appellant’s notice of appeal was not filed within the 15day period provided by Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 26.3. On July 7, 2023, notification was transmitted to all parties the appeal was subject to dismissal without further notice for want of jurisdiction. See Tex. R. App. P. 42.3(a). Appellant filed no response. Accordingly, the appeal is ordered dismissed. PER CURIAM Panel Consists of Chief Justice Christopher and Justices Zimmerer and Poissant 2
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