Court Opinion

ID: 9353192
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Date Created: 2023-01-11 08:09:54.567219+00
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Order entered January 9, 2023

                                     In The
                            Court of Appeals
                     Fifth District of Texas at Dallas

                              No. 05-22-00900-CV

                     DOMANCIO CASTILLO, Appellant

                                       V.

                     SAVING GRACE #22 LLC, Appellee

               On Appeal from the County Court at Law No. 1
                           Dallas County, Texas
                   Trial Court Cause No. CC-22-02837-A

                                    ORDER

      On January 3, 2023, Cleatrice Willform-Castillo filed (1) a motion for

designation for the record on appeal, (2) motion for extension of time to file a

brief, and (3) motion to amend complaint.       In the latter two motions, Ms.

Willform-Castillo states that appellant Domancio Castillo has given her his power

of attorney. A person who is not a licensed attorney may not represent other

persons or entities in legal matters. See TEX. R. CIV. P. 7; Harkins v. Murphy &

Bolanz, 51 Tex. Civ. App. 568, 112 S.W. 136, 138 (Tex. Civ. App.—Dallas 1908,
writ dism’d) (power of attorney does not authorize one to act as attorney-at-law).

Accordingly, the Court will take no action on these motions.

      On January 4, 2023, Ms. Willform-Castillo filed an amended notice of

appeal to reflect herself as the appellant in this appeal. She filed the amended

notice of appeal pursuant to her power of attorney not as a party. Accordingly, we

STRIKE the amended notice of appeal.

                                            /s/   KEN MOLBERG
                                                  JUSTICE