Heidi Simon v. Jonathan Simon

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Motion Granted; Appeal Dismissed and Memorandum filed May 30, 2024.

In The

Fourteenth Court of Appeals

NO. 14-23-00966-CV

HEIDI SIMON, Appellant
V.
JONATHAN SIMON, Appellee

On Appeal from the 127th District Court
Harris County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 2021-83480

MEMORANDUM OPINION

This is an attempted appeal from orders signed on December 1, 2023.
Generally, appeals may be taken only from final judgments. Lehmann v. Har-Con
Corp., 39 S.W.3d 191, 195 (Tex. 2001). When orders do not dispose of all pending
parties and claims, the orders remain interlocutory and unappealable until final
judgment is rendered unless a statutory exception applies. Bally Total Fitness
Corp. v. Jackson, 53 S.W.3d 352, 352 (Tex. 2001); Jack B. Anglin Co., Inc. v.
Tipps, 842 S.W.2d 266, 272 (Tex. 1992) (orig. proceeding). The order being
appealed does not dispose of appellee’s claim for attorney’s fees and sanctions. See
Farm Bureau Cnty. Mut. Ins. Co. v. Rogers, 455 S.W.3d 161, 163–64 (Tex. 2015)
(outstanding claim for attorney’s fees under UDJA prevents finality of judgment
absent Lehmann finality language).

On January 12, 2024, appellee filed a motion to dismiss for want of
jurisdiction. The clerk’s record was filed March 22, 2024. Accordingly, we grant
appellee’s motion and dismiss the appeal. See Tex. R. App. P. 42.3(a).

PER CURIAM
Panel consists of Chief Justice Christopher and Justices Spain and Poissant.

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