James Burley, Jr. v. Bexar County, Et al. Appeal from 45th Judicial District Court of Bexar County (memorandum opinion per curiam)

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Fourth Court of Appeals San Antonio, Texas MEMORANDUM OPINION No. 04-17-00122-CV James BURLEY, Jr., Appellant v. BEXAR COUNTY, et al., Appellees From the 45th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas Trial Court No. 2012TA101906 Honorable Richard Price, Judge Presiding PER CURIAM Sitting: Rebeca C. Martinez, Justice Patricia O. Alvarez, Justice Luz Elena D. Chapa, Justice Delivered and Filed: June 21, 2017 DISMISSED FOR LACK OF JURISDICTION Appellant attempts to appeal from a final judgment signed on August 29, 2016. The notice of appeal, however, was not filed until February 24, 2017, well after the prescribed time limit for perfecting appeal. See TEX. R. APP. P. 26.1, 26.3. “[O]nce the period for granting a motion for extension of time under Rule [26.3] has passed, a party can no longer invoke the appellate court’s jurisdiction.” See Verburgt v. Dorner, 959 S.W.2d 615, 617 (Tex. 1997) (construing the predecessor to Rule 26); In re Estate of Padilla, 103 S.W.3d 563, 567 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 2003, no pet.); Grondoma v. Sutton, 991 S.W.2d 90, 93 (Tex. App.—Austin 1998, pet. denied). 04-17-00122-CV Accordingly, on April 27, 2017, we ordered appellant to show cause in writing why this appeal should not be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. Appellant did not respond. We, therefore, dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.3(a). PER CURIAM -2-

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