DISMISS and Opinion Filed December 6, 2021 

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In The 

Court of Appeals 

Fifth District of Texas at Dallas 

No. 05-21-00931-CV 

ANITA HUTCHINGS AND HAYLEY HUTCHINGS, Appellants 

V. 

THE BERSHIRE COMPANIES, L.P. D/B/A 

THE KRUPP COMPANIES, L.P., DANA HAMPTON, 

AGENT TIGOR HARDONO, AGENT CHRISTINA HILLEBRAND, 

AGENT JOHN WU, AGENT CHELSEA ANTON, CONSERVICE, L.L.C., 

PARCEL PENDING, INC., QUADIENT, INC., HOOVER SLOVACEK 

ATTORNEYS AT LAW, LLP, HOWARD BOOKSTAFF, 

COLBY BINFORD, AND DANIEL EDMUNDS, Appellees 

On Appeal from the 471st Judicial District Court 

Collin County, Texas 

Trial Court Cause No. 471-02530-2021 

MEMORANDUM OPINION 

Before Justices Pedersen, III, Goldstein, and Smith 

Opinion by Justice Smith 

The Court questioned its jurisdiction over this appeal as there did not appear 

to be an appealable order. We directed appellants to file a letter brief addressing our 

concern with an opportunity for appellees to file a response. Appellants have 

complied. 

Generally, appellate courts have jurisdiction only over appeals from final 

judgments and certain interlocutory orders as permitted by statute. See Lehmann v. 
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Har-Con Corp., 39 S.W.3d 191, 195 (Tex. 2001); see also TEX. CIV. PRAC. & REM.

CODE ANN. § 51.014(a). A final judgment is one that disposes of all parties and 

claims. See Lehman, 39 S.W.3d at 195. 

Appellants filed a lawsuit against thirteen defendants. Four of those 

defendants, appellees Hoover Slovacek Attorneys at Law, LLP, Howard Bookstaff, 

Colby Binford, and Daniel Edmunds, filed a motion to dismiss pursuant to the Texas 

Citizen’s Participation Act (TCPA). See TEX. CIV. PRAC. & REM. CODE ANN. § 

27.003. Appellants appeal from the trial court’s September 7, 2021 order granting 

that motion. That order, however, is neither a final judgment, as it does not dispose 

of all parties and all claims, nor an appealable interlocutory order. See id. 

§ 51.014(a)(12) (party may appeal an interlocutory order denying a TCPA motion 

to dismiss). We note that the order states it is “final as to the severed cause.” 

However, the record before this Court does not contain a severance order. 

Although appellants filed a letter brief, nothing therein demonstrates our 

jurisdiction over this appeal.1

 We dismiss the appeal for want of jurisdiction. See

TEX. R. APP. P. 42.3(a). 

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 Appellants note the District Clerk has not provided them with a copy of the clerk’s record which 

impacts their ability to respond to our jurisdictional letter. Appellants, however, do not assert that a final 

judgment exists. 

/Craig Smith/

CRAIG SMITH 

JUSTICE 
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Court of Appeals 

Fifth District of Texas at Dallas 

JUDGMENT 

ANITA HUTCHINGS AND 

HAYLEY HUTCHINGS, Appellants 

No. 05-21-00931-CV V. 

THE BERSHIRE COMPANIES, L.P. 

D/B/A THE KRUPP COMPANIES, 

L.P., DANA HAMPTON, AGENT 

TIGOR HARDONO, AGENT 

CHRISTINA HILLEBRAND, 

AGENT JOHN WU, AGENT 

CHELSEA ANTON, 

CONSERVICE, L.L.C., PARCEL 

PENDING, INC., QUADIENT, 

INC., HOOVER SLOVACEK 

ATTORNEYS AT LAW, LLP, 

HOWARD BOOKSTAFF, COLBY 

BINFORD, AND DANIEL 

EDMUNDS, Appellees 

 On Appeal from the 471st Judicial 

District Court, Collin County, Texas 

Trial Court Cause No. 471-02530-

2021. 

Opinion delivered by Justice Smith. 

Justices Pedersen, III and Goldstein 

participating. 

 In accordance with this Court’s opinion of this date, the appeal is 

DISMISSED. 

 

Judgment entered December 6, 2021