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NO. 12-23-00218-CV

                           IN THE COURT OF APPEALS

                TWELFTH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT

                                      TYLER, TEXAS

MILISA FOSTER GALYEON, IN AND                     §      APPEAL FROM THE 369TH
FOR MINOR CHILD, I.J.G.,
APPELLANT

V.                                                §      JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT

JASON R. MOORE AND CYLISA N.
MOORE,
APPELLEES                                         §      CHEROKEE COUNTY, TEXAS

                                   MEMORANDUM OPINION
                                       PER CURIAM
         Milisa Foster Galyeon, in and for minor child, I.J.G., filed a pro se notice of appeal from
the denial of her motion to obtain discovery/production. On August 23, 2023, this Court notified
Galyeon that the notice of appeal failed to show the jurisdiction of the Court, namely, there is no
final judgment or appealable order contained therewith. See TEX. R. APP. P. 37.2. We further
notified Galyeon that the appeal would be dismissed unless the information was amended on or
before September 5 to show the jurisdiction of the Court. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.3. Galyeon
filed an amended notice of appeal, which still fails to demonstrate this Court’s jurisdiction.
         Unless specifically authorized by statute, Texas appellate courts have jurisdiction only to
review final judgments. McFadin v. Broadway Coffeehouse, LLC, 539 S.W.3d 278, 283 (Tex.
2018).    Discovery orders are interlocutory and generally not appealable until after final
judgment. Nelson v. Brenda J. Williams & Assoc., No. 05-23-00412-CV, 2023 WL 3814050, at
*1 (Tex. App.—Dallas June 5, 2023, no pet.) (mem. op.) (dismissing for want of jurisdiction
appeal from protective order and order sustaining objections to subpoenas); see Shanks v. Wair,
No. 02-20-00138-CV, 2020 WL 5415225, at *1 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth Sept. 10, 2020, no
pet.). (mem. op.) (per curiam) (dismissing for want of jurisdiction appeal from protective order
and order quashing depositions). Because the order of which Galyeon complains is not a final
judgment or appealable interlocutory order, we dismiss this appeal for want of jurisdiction. 1
See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.3(a).

Opinion delivered September 20, 2023.
Panel consisted of Worthen, C.J., Hoyle, J., and Neeley, J.

         1
          Galyeon’s notice of appeal also fails to comply with Section 51.017(a) of the Texas Civil Practice and
Remedies Code. See TEX. CIV. PRAC. & REM. CODE ANN. § 51.017(a) (West Supp. 2019) (notice of appeal must be
served on each court reporter responsible for preparing reporter’s record).

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                                  COURT OF APPEALS

      TWELFTH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT OF TEXAS

                                          JUDGMENT

                                       SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

                                        NO. 12-23-00218-CV

           MILISA FOSTER GALYEON, IN AND FOR MINOR CHILD, I.J.G.,
                                 Appellant
                                    V.
                   JASON R. MOORE AND CYLISA N. MOORE,
                                 Appellees

                               Appeal from the 369th District Court
                      of Cherokee County, Texas (Tr.Ct.No. 2021-10-0283)

                   THIS CAUSE came on to be heard on the appellate record, and the same
being considered, it is the opinion of this Court that it is without jurisdiction of the appeal, and
that the appeal should be dismissed.
                   It is therefore ORDERED, ADJUDGED and DECREED by this Court that
this appeal be, and the same is, hereby dismissed for want of jurisdiction; and that this decision
be certified to the court below for observance.

                    By per curiam opinion.
                   Panel consisted of Worthen, C.J., Hoyle, J. and Neeley, J.