Court Opinion

ID: 3201273
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Date Created: 2016-05-06 17:16:43.118476+00
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NUMBER 13-15-00615-CV

                            COURT OF APPEALS

                  THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

                     CORPUS CHRISTI - EDINBURG
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JUAN ANGEL GUERRA,                                                          Appellant,

                                           v.

FABIAN LIMAS AS RECEIVER OF 10164
WEST EXPRESSWAY 83, LA FERIA, TEXAS,                Appellee.
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             On appeal from the 404th District Court
                  of Cameron County, Texas.
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                         MEMORANDUM OPINION
     Before Chief Justice Valdez and Justices Rodriguez and Garza
                   Memorandum Opinion Per Curiam

       Appellant, Juan Angel Guerra, attempted to perfect an appeal from the trial court’s

order denying his motion to recuse the trial court judge in trial court cause number 2014-

DCL-883-G. Because this order is not an appealable order, we dismiss for want of

jurisdiction.
       Upon review of the documents before the Court, it appeared that the order from

which this appeal was taken was not an appealable order. On March 3, 2016, the Clerk

of this Court notified appellant of this defect so that steps could be taken to correct the

defect, if it could be done. Appellant was advised that, if the defect was not corrected

within ten days from the date of receipt of this Court’s letter, the appeal would be

dismissed. Appellant failed to respond to the Court’s notice.

       In terms of appellate jurisdiction, appellate courts only have jurisdiction to review

final judgments and certain interlocutory orders identified by statute. Lehmann v. Har-

Con Corp., 39 S.W.3d 191, 195 (Tex. 2001). An order denying a motion to recuse may

be reviewed only on appeal from a final judgment. See TEX. R. CIV. P. 18a(j)(1)(a).

       The Court, having fully reviewed and considered the documents herein, concludes

that the order appealed from fails to invoke our appellate jurisdiction and is of the opinion

that the cause should be dismissed. The appeal is hereby DISMISSED FOR WANT OF

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

                                                  PER CURIAM

Delivered and filed this the
5th day of May, 2016.

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