J. M. v. The State of Texas Appeal from 403rd District Court of Travis County (memorandum opinion )
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TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN NO. 03-14-00689-CV J. M., Appellant v. The State of Texas, Appellee FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF TRAVIS COUNTY, 403RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT NO. D-1-EX-14-000672, HONORABLE BRENDA KENNEDY, JUDGE PRESIDING MEMORANDUM OPINION Appellant J.M. filed a notice of appeal challenging “an order signed September 29, 2014” in his underlying suit seeking expunction of records. However, there is no signed order on his petition for expunction of records in the clerk’s record or in the supplemental clerk’s record, only a September 24, 2014 docket entry. A docket entry does not constitute a written order. In re Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse of McAllen, Inc., 167 S.W.3d 827, 831 (Tex. 2005) (orig. proceeding); see also Unifund CCR Partners v. Hackman, No. 05-06-01139-CV, 2007 Tex. App. LEXIS 1118, at * 1-2 (Tex. App.—Dallas Feb. 15, 2007, no pet.) (mem. op.). Without a final judgment or an otherwise appealable order, we may not exercise appellate jurisdiction. See Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 51.014; Lehmann v. Har-Con Corp., 39 S.W.3d 191, 195 (Tex. 2001). On October 31, 2014, this Court requested that J.M. file a written response demonstrating this Court’s jurisdiction over his appeal.1 J.M.’s response failed to do so. Accordingly, we dismiss this appeal for want of jurisdiction. See Tex. R. App. P. 42.3(a). Jeff Rose, Justice Before Chief Justice Jones, Justices Rose and Goodwin Dismissed for Want of Jurisdiction Filed: December 3, 2014 1 J.M. requested and received an extension of time to file his response. 2
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