Minerva Fonseca v. Rosendo Perez--Appeal from 28th District Court of Nueces County

NUMBER 13-05-193-CV

COURT OF APPEALS

THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

CORPUS CHRISTI - EDINBURG

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MINERVA FONSECA, Appellant,

v.

ROSENDO PEREZ, Appellee.

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On appeal from the 28th District Court

of Nueces County, Texas

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MEMORANDUM OPINION

Before Justices Rodriguez, Castillo, and Garza

Memorandum Opinion Per Curiam

Appellant, MINERVA FONSECA, attempted to perfect an appeal from a judgment entered by the 28th District Court of Nueces County, Texas, in cause number 04-1317-A. Judgment in this cause was signed on November 11, 2004. A timely motion for new trial was filed on November 30, 2004. Pursuant to Tex. R. App. P. 26.1, appellant s notice of appeal was due on February 9, 2005, but was not filed until March 22, 2005. Appellant s untimely motion to file late notice of appeal was received in this Court on April 18, 2005. Appellee has filed a motion to dismiss the appeal for want of jurisdiction and a response to appellant s untimely motion to file late notice of appeal.

The Court, having examined and fully considered the documents on file, is of the opinion that the appeal should be dismissed for want of jurisdiction. Appellant s untimely motion to file late notice of appeal is DISMISSED. Appellee s motion to dismiss the appeal for want of jurisdiction is GRANTED, and the appeal is hereby DISMISSED FOR WANT OF JURISDICTION.

PER CURIAM

Memorandum Opinion delivered and filed this

the 5th day of May, 2005.