I)IS1VIISS; Opinioii issued Deceanher 21, 2012

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No. 05-12-0051 l-CV

VINCE FUDZIE, INI)1V1DUALLY, AND TMV, LLC D/B/A TRIUNE, Appellants

V.

ANN Ni. WILLIAMS, A/K/A ANNIE M. WILLIAMS, INDIVIDUALLY, ANNIE M.

I1 LI NIS, AS I)IRI ( IOR NI) FOUNDFROFTHF DALLS BLACK DN(F

THEATRF IN HF R OFFI( IAL C PA( ITY, ANGELIA Wil I IAMS, INDIVIDL ALlY,

DAl I AS HI A( K DAN( F I HEATRE, INC , BOARI) OF DIRECTORS, AS A

CORPORATE BODY AND IN ThEIR OFFICIAL CAPACITY, MARVIN E.

ROBINSON, DIRF C I OR AND ( IIAIRMAN, GFORGIA R S( AIFF, DIRE( TOR AND

PRESIDENT, WYNN WATKINS, DIRECTOR, PAULETTE TURNER, SECRETARY,

DEBRA BLAIR ABRON, DIRECTOR, GEORGE AGUIRRE, DIRECTOR, DAVID

ANI)ERSON, DIRt ( [OR, kFNNFD’’ BARNES, DIRF( 1 OR, A SIIONN BROWN,

DIRFC IOR, BILL F. BROWN, DIREC [OR, IUANITA BROWN, DIRECTOR,

WILLIAM B (HUR( HILL, DiRECTOR, MARK ( OOKS, DIRE( TOR, ROBBIE

DOUGLAS, DIRECTOR, GIL] ERT GERST, DIRECTOR, JOHNESE GILMETTE,

DIRE( TOR, ( I ARFN( F GRIER, DIRFCTOR, CLEM MADDOX, DIRFCTOR, LFE

MCKJNNEY, DIRFtZTOR, IIFRDERCINF NASH, DIRECTOR, E OKPA II,

DIRE( FOR, AV LYN PA( F., DIRF( I OR, RON PATTERSON, I)IREC I OR, SIIEENA

PAYNE, DIRECTOR, STEPHANIE PHILLIPS, DIRECTOR, JIMMY PORCH,

DIRF( TOR, JOhN POWELL, IR, DIRF( TOR, FONYA SADLER-GRAYSON,

DIRE( TOR, I AVID A SAMUEL MCGHEE, DIRE( TOR, TERRY SANDERS,

DIREC1 OR, ( AMF RON SMITH, DIRFCTOR, JENN1FFR SOLES, IMRF( I OR,

ALETA S[AMPLF’, I)IRECTOR, DI NF STEPHENSON, I)IRECTOR, KIMBERLY

STRONG, DIRECTOR, ROBERT B. TAPLEY, DIRECTOR, ROSALYN THIBODEAUX

FITCH, DIRF( TOR, I IND [ODD, DIRECTOR, TERDFMA L IDSSERY, DIRECTOR,

WAYLAND WALKER, DIRECTOR, JAMES WASHINGTON, DIRECTOR, TANYA

WATKINS, DIRECTOR, KIM WHITAKER, DIRECTOR, ANNIE M. WILLIAMS,

DIRECTOR, LISA YOUNG, i)IRECTOR, ZENETTA S. DREW, EXECUTIVE

DIRECTOR, Appellees

On Appeal from the 298th Judicial District Court

Dallas County, Texas

Trial Court Cause No. DC-i0-05215
o. 05-12-0051 l-CV

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Before Chief Justice Wright and Justices Francis and Lang—Miers

Opinion By Chief Justice Wright

Our jurisdiction is never presumed and is invoked only upon the tiling ola notice of appeal

from either an interlocutory order the legislature has deemed appealable or a final judgment that

disposes of all parties and claims in a case. See Lehmann v, liar-Con Corp., 39 S.W.3d 191. 195

(Tex. 2001); Bee/thom Group, P.C. v. Snyder, 315 S.W.3d 244,245 (Tex. App.—2010, no pet.). At

issue in this appeal is the trial courts order striking the second amended petition of appellants, and

plaintiffs below. Vince Fudzie. individual!, and TMV. LLC (1/h/a Triune (collectively. “Fudzie).’

Generally, an order striking an amended pleading has the effect of restoring the immediatelypreceding pleading as the live pleading upon which the parties will proceed at trial. TEx. R. Civ. P.

65: see also Rand/c v. NCNB 7x. Nat/Bank. 812 S.W.2d 381, 384 (Tex. App—Dallas 1991. no

writ) (quoting Girdenbaum v. .‘ickermann. 393 S.W.2d 927. 929 (Tex. Civ. App.-——San Antonio

1965). a/7”d. 403 S.W.2d 362 (Tex. 1966)). As such, it is interlocutory and not final.

We have found no authority allowing the appeal from an interlocutory order striking an

amended pleading. See generally TEX. Civ. PRAc. & RErvi. CODE ANN. § 5 1.014 (West Supp. 2012)

(listing appealable interlocutory orders). 2By letter dated September 27. 2012. we directed Fudzie

to file, within ten days, a letter brief addressing our concern. To date. Fudzie has failed to comply.

The order is based on a motion by three of the appellees asserting the petition was filed in violation of the pleadingieadline set by the trial

court See TEX. R. Civ P 166.

Authority for interlocutors appeals is also contained in Te\as Rule ol C i’ I Procedure 76a and interspersed among arious other stutute See

Fex R Civ. R 76aX) orderrelatingto sealingorunscalingolcourt records:seu ciLio e g.. TEXClv, l’R.\c & RE\iC0DEAN\ 5 I 5OO3ibi (West

Supp. 2012) (order concerning venue) 51 ((16 (West Supp. 20 l2( & 171098 (West 201 h (certain orders concerning arhiiratiorrt: TEX F \\i (‘ODE

56Ole((l ((Ii) (55 est Supp 2012) (order committing child to thcilitv tOr the mentally ill or mentalls retarded).
Hecause the appealed order is neither lnal nor otherwise appealable. ve dismiss the appeal.

See TEX. R. Ati. P. 42.3(a).

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No. 05-12-0051 I-CV

VINCE FUI)Z1E, IND1VI DuALLY, AN1) TMV, LLC Dill/A TRIUNE, Appellants

V.

ANN Ni. WILLIAMS, A/KJA ANNIE M. WILLIAMS, INDIVIDUALLY,

ANNIF Ni Wil I IANIS, AS DIRF( TOR AND FOUNDER OF I hF DALLAS BLA( K

DANCE THEATRE IN HER OFFICIAL CAPACITY, ANGEL1A

INDI’ II)UAI L\, D&LLAS Bi &( K DAN( F THEATRE, IN( , BOARD OF

DIRE( 1 ORS, kS C ORPOR&TF BODY AND IN I HEIR OFFI( IAL (APACI IY,

MARN IN F ROBINSON, 1)IRE(TOR &ND CHAiRMAN, (F ORG1$ R SCAIFE,

DIRECTOR AND PRESIDENT, WYNN WATKINS, DIRECTOR, PAULETTE

TURNER, SECRETARY, DEBRA BLAIR ABRON, 1 IRECTOR, GEORGE AGUIRRE,

I)IRECTOR, DAVID ANI)ERSON, DIRECTOR, KENNEDY BARNES, DIRECTOR,

A SHO’N BROWN, DIRECTOR, BILL E BROWN, DIREC I OR, JU4NITA BROW’N,

DIRE( TOR, WII LIAM B (HUR( HILL, DIREC I OR, MARK COOKS, I)IRECTOR,

ROBIIIE DOUGLAS, 1)1 RECTOR, GILBERT GERST, 1)1 RECTOR,

JOHNESE GILMETTE, DIRECTOR, CLARENCE GRIER, 1)1 RECTOR,

CLEM MADDOX, DIRECTOR, LEE MCKINN EY, DIRECTOR, HERDERCINE NASH,

DIRECTOR, E. OKPA II, DIRECTOR, AVALYN PACE, DIRECTOR,

RON PAl IERSON, DIRFTOR, SIIFENA PAYNE, DIRFC[OR,

STEPHANIE PHILLIPS, DIRECTOR, JIMMY PORCH, DIRECTOR,

JOHN POWELL, JR., DIRECTOR, TONYA SADLER-GRAYSON, DIRECTOR,

LAN ID’ SAMUFL MCGIIEE, DIRFCTOR, TERRY SANDERS, DIRECTOR,

CAMFRON SMITH, DIRFTOR, JENNIFER SOLES, DIRFCTOR,

ALETA STAMPLEY, DIRECTOR, DIANE STEPHENSON, I)iRECTOR,

KIMBFRL\ STRONG, I)IRECTOR, ROBERT B TAPLEN, DIRECTOR,

ROS.LYN THIBODFAUX FITCH, DIRECTOR, LINDA FODD, DIRECTOR,

TFRDEMA L USSFR\, DIRECTOR, WAYLAND WALKFR, DIRETOR,

JAMES WASHINGTON, DIRE( TOR, TANYA WATKINS, DIRECTOR,

KINI WHITAKER, DIRECTOR, ANNIE M. WILLIAMS, DIRECTOR, LISA YOUNG,

DIRECTOR, Zf NETTA S DREW, F\F(UTIVF DIRECTOR, Appellees
On Appeal from the 298 1h Judicial I)istrict Court

L)allas County, Texas

Trial Court Cause No. DC-IO-05215

JUDGMENT

Before Chief Justice Wright and Justices Francis and Lang—Miers

Opinion 13v Opinion delivered by Chief Justice Wright

In accordance with this Court’s opinion ofthis date, we DISMISS the appeal. We ORDER

that appellees Ann M. Williams, A/k/a Annie M. Williams, Individually. Annie M. Williams. as

Director and Founder of the 1)allas Black Dance Theatre in 11cr Official Capacity, Angelia Williams.

Individually. 1)allas Black Dance] hcatre. Inc.. Board of l)irectors. as aCorporate Body and in Their

Official Capacity. Marvin F. Robinson. Director and Chairman. Georgia R. Scaifi, Director and

President, Wynn Watkins. Director. Paulette Turner, Secretary, Debra Blair Abron, Director, George

Aguirre, Director, David Anderson. Director, Kennedy Barnes, Director, A. Shonn Brown, Director.

Bill E. Brown. Director, Juanita Brown, Director, William B. Churchill, Director, Mark Cooks.

Director, Robbie Douglas. Director. Gilbert Gerst, Director, Johnese Gilmette. Director. Clarence

Grier. Director. Clem Maddox. Director. Lee McKinnev. Director. 1-lerdercine Nash. Director, F.

Okpa Ii. Director. Avalyn Pace. I)ircctor. Ron Patterson. Director. Sheena Payne. Director. Stephanie

Phillips. Director. Jimm Porch. Director. John Powell. Jr.. Director, Tonva Sadler-Gravson.

Director, Lavida Samuel McGhee. Director. Terry Sanders, Director, Cameron Smith. Director.

Jennifer Soles. Director, Aleta Stampley, Director, Diane Stephenson, Director, Kimberly Strong.

Director, Robert B. Tapley, Director, Rosalyn Thibodeaux Fitch, I)irector, Linda Todd. Director,

Terderna L. Ussery, Director. Wayland Walker, Director, James Washington, Director, Tanya

Watkins. Director. Kim Whitaker. Director. Annie M. Williams. Director. Lisa Young. Director.

Zenetta S. Drew. Executive Director recover their costs ofthis appeal. if any. from appellants Vince

Fudzie. individually, and TMV. LLC d/b/a Triune.

Judgment entered December 21, 201 2.

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CAROLYN WkJHT

CHIEP)IJTICE