Richard Manning, Jr. v. Mae L. Johnson and Pat Williams Appeal from County Court at Law No 2 of McLennan County (memorandum opinion)

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IN THE TENTH COURT OF APPEALS No. 10-20-00214-CV RICHARD MANNING, JR., Appellant v. MAE L. JOHNSON AND PAT WILLIAMS, Appellees From the County Court at Law No 2 McLennan County, Texas Trial Court No. 20200238CV2 MEMORANDUM OPINION On August 14, 2020, Richard Manning filed a notice of appeal in this Court attempting to appeal from the trial court’s denial of his motion to dismiss and motion to reconsider the amount of rent paid into the registry of the court. By letter dated August 18, 2020, this Court notified Manning that the appeal was subject to dismissal because there does not appear to be a final, appealable order. The Clerk also warned Manning that the appeal would be dismissed unless, within 10 days from the date of the letter, a response was filed showing grounds for continuing the appeal. See TEX. R. APP. P. 44.3. On August 20, 2020, Manning filed an Emergency Motion to Stay the trial court’s August 11, 2020 Order for Writ of Possession. Manning also complained in the motion that the order denying their motion to recuse the trial court judge. This Court granted the Emergency Motion to Stay on August 21, 2020. Because there is no final appealable order in this case, we dismiss this appeal for lack of jurisdiction and lift the August 21, 2020 stay. JOHN E. NEILL Justice Before Chief Justice Gray, Justice Davis, and Justice Neill Appeal dismissed Opinion delivered and filed August 31, 2020 [CV06] Manning, Jr. v. Johnson Page 2

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