Court Opinion

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In The

                                Court of Appeals
                    Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont
                            ____________________
                               NO. 09-13-00227-CV
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                     PATRICIA ANN POWERS, Appellant

                                         V.

                       THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
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                    On Appeal from the 284th District Court
                         Montgomery County, Texas
                       Trial Cause No. 12-05-05314 CV
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                          MEMORANDUM OPINION

      On February 27, 2013, the trial court signed an order denying a petition for

expunction filed by Patricia Ann Powers. A notice of appeal that Powers mailed

on May 10, 2013, was received by the trial court clerk on May 13, 2013. We

questioned our jurisdiction and the parties filed responses. In her response to this

Court’s first inquiry, Powers stated that she was “notified on April 5, 2013.” We

notified Powers a motion requesting a hearing for an order extending the time to

perfect appeal due to late notice of judgment must be directed to the trial court, but

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she has not shown that she followed procedure for obtaining an order finding the

notice date. See Tex. R. Civ. P. 306a (4), (5); Tex. R. App. P. 4.2 (b). Although we

also provided an opportunity to file an amended notice of appeal, Powers has not

sought a restricted appeal. See Tex. R. App. P. 25.2 (d) (7).

      Notice of appeal was due on April 1, 2013. See Tex. R. App. P. 26.1. The

appellant has not shown that she perfected appeal within the time for which we

may grant an extension of time to perfect appeal. See Tex. R. App. P. 26.3.

Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal for want of jurisdiction. See Tex. R. App. P.

42.3 (a).

      APPEAL DISMISSED.

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                                                      STEVE McKEITHEN
                                                         Chief Justice

Opinion Delivered September 5, 2013
Before McKeithen, C.J., Gaultney and Horton, JJ.

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