Court Opinion

ID: 9400026
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-06-07 08:09:15.708115+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T17:19:41.841246
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In the
              Court of Appeals
Sixth Appellate District of Texas at Texarkana

                  No. 06-23-00019-CV

             EVERICK L. MONK, Appellant

                            V.

         OFFICER MASSEY, ET AL., Appellees

         On Appeal from the 202nd District Court
                 Bowie County, Texas
             Trial Court No. 22C0548-202

      Before Stevens, C.J., van Cleef and Rambin, JJ.
        Memorandum Opinion by Justice Rambin
                                MEMORANDUM OPINION

       On May 31, 2022, Everick L. Monk sued Officer Massey and others for alleged assault

and coercion. Monk v. Massey, No. 06-23-00009-CV, 2023 WL 2733410, at *1 (Tex. App.—

Texarkana Mar. 31, 2023, pet. filed). “On December 30, 2022, the trial court entered an order

dismissing Monk’s lawsuit.” Id. On March 31, 2023, this Court dismissed Monk’s direct appeal

from the trial court’s dismissal order for failure to meet the requirements of Chapter 14 of the

Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code. Id. at *2. We have disposed of Monk’s direct appeal

from the final judgment in this case, and there is no other appealable order or judgment in the

record currently before this Court.

       By letter dated May 10, 2023, we notified Monk of this potential defect in our

jurisdiction and afforded him the opportunity to demonstrate proper grounds for our retention of

the appeal. Although Monk responded to our letter, his response failed to demonstrate proper

grounds for our retention of the appeal. As a result, this appeal is ripe for dismissal.

       In light of the foregoing, we dismiss this appeal for want of jurisdiction.

                                               Jeff Rambin
                                               Justice

Date Submitted:        June 5, 2023
Date Decided:          June 6, 2023

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