Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2023-10-03 13:08:58.252086+00
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Fourth Court of Appeals
                                          San Antonio, Texas
                                     MEMORANDUM OPINION
                                              No. 04-23-00715-CV

                                                Patrick MINOR,
                                                    Appellant

                                                         v.

                               DIVERSE FACILITY SOLUTIONS, INC.,
                                           Appellee

                       From the 224th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas
                                    Trial Court No. 2023-CI-00587
                               Honorable Marisa Flores, Judge Presiding

PER CURIAM

Sitting:           Irene Rios, Justice
                   Beth Watkins, Justice
                   Liza A. Rodriguez, Justice

Delivered and Filed: September 27, 2023

DISMISSED FOR LACK OF JURISDICTION

           Appellant attempts to appeal the trial court’s order granting Diverse Facility Solutions,

Inc.’s motion for summary judgment. 1 A timely filed notice of appeal is necessary to invoke this

court’s jurisdiction. See Sweed v. Nye, 323 S.W.3d 873, 875 (Tex. 2010); N. Cent. Baptist Hosp.

v. Chavez, No. 04-20-00590-CV, 2021 WL 983351, at *1 (Tex. App.—San Antonio Mar. 17,

2021, no pet.) (mem. op.). In this case, the trial court signed the summary judgment on June 5,

2023. Because appellant did not file a motion for new trial, motion to modify judgment, motion

1
    The summary judgment disposed of all pending parties and claims.
                                                                                    04-23-00715-CV

for reinstatement, or request for findings of fact and conclusions of law, the notice of appeal was

due to be filed on July 5, 2023. See TEX. R. APP. P. 26.1. A motion for extension of time to file

the notice of appeal was due on July 20, 2023. See id. 26.3. Appellant did not file his notice of

appeal until August 3, 2023, and he did not file a motion for extension of time pursuant to

Rule 26.3. See id.

       On August 15, 2023, we informed appellant his notice of appeal was not timely filed and

ordered appellant to show cause why this appeal should not be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.

See Verburgt v. Dorner, 959 S.W.2d 615, 617 (Tex. 1997) (“[O]nce the period for granting a

motion for extension of time under Rule [26.3] has passed, a party can no longer invoke the

appellate court’s jurisdiction.”). We cautioned appellant that we would dismiss the appeal if he

did not respond to our show cause order by August 28, 2023. To date, appellant has not responded

to our order. Accordingly, we dismiss this appeal for lack of jurisdiction. See TEX. R. APP.

P. 42.3(a).

                                                 PER CURIAM

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