Pamela Montez v. Ahmed Said--Appeal from 224th Judicial District Court of Bexar County

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i i i i i i MEMORANDUM OPINION No. 04-08-00334-CV Pamela MONTEZ, Appellant v. Ahmed SAID, Appellee From the 224th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas Trial Court No. 2007-CI-11657 Honorable Michael Peden, Judge Presiding PER CURIAM Sitting: Karen Angelini, Justice Sandee Bryan Marion, Justice Phylis J. Speedlin, Justice Delivered and Filed: August 27, 2008 DISMISSED FOR LACK OF JURISDICTION Appellee has filed a Motion to Dismiss Frivolous Appeal and Request for Just Damages, arguing that we do not have jurisdiction over this appeal and that sanctions should be assessed against Appellant and/or Olga Brown for filing this frivolous appeal. We grant the motion in part. Appellant s notice of appeal states that she is appealing the trial court s order of April 30, 2008, and that this is an accelerated appeal. In his motion to dismiss, appellee argues that the trial court s order is interlocutory and cannot be appealed at this time. 04-08-00334-CV The trial court s order of April 30, 2008, imposed sanctions against appellant and her lawyer for abusing the discovery process. Texas Rules of Civil Procedure 215.1(d) and 215.2(b)(8) each provide that a sanction order shall be subject to review on appeal from the final judgment. TEX . R. CIV . P. 215.1(d), 215.2(b)(8). According to the clerk s record, no final judgment has been signed at this time. We therefore ordered appellant to show cause in writing why this appeal should not be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. See Morales v. Bombardier, Inc., No. 11-04-00251-CV, 2004 WL 2610008 (Tex. App. Eastland 2004, no pet.). Appellant failed to respond. We, therefore, dismiss this appeal for lack of jurisdiction.1 PER CURIAM 1 Although requested by appellee, we decline to assess sanctions against Appellant and/or her lawyer. -2-

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